Waste Ink – lings

As reported yesterday there was a major problem with the 2Manuals.com website. Thanks to a bit of persistence and a lot of work the 2manuals site owner was able to resolve the problem and finally remove the iframe malware that was polluting all pages.

Whilst it’s good to see the site up and running again, this is where my “Security conscious” self kicks in and recommends you still ensure you scan all utilities and downloads purchased from this and/or received from this or any other site. It’s far too easy to ignore this basic advice and end up with an infected PC if you’re not careful.

There have been some other lingering issues with downloads being unavailable or similar so I’ll follow those up with the site owner but for now it seems 2Manuals is back up and running again

This request crops up a lot from people who want to use an adjustment utility that requires you to change the date on your computer to fool the utility into letting you use it

Tip: Remember to make a note of the current date before you start so you can return the date to today when you have finished

1. Click on the Control panel from the Start menu.
2. Go to “Clock, Language and Region.”
3. Click “Date and Time.”
4. Click the “Date and Time” tab and then “Change Date and Time.” Enter your password if prompted to do so.
5. Double-click the hour. Click the up or down arrows to set the correct hour, or type it manually.
6. Double-click the minutes. Use the up or down arrows to set the correct number of minutes after the hour, or type it manually.
7. Select the correct month from the dropdown menu on the calendar to the left of the clock.
8. Click the correct date on the calendar.
9. Set the correct year by using the up or down arrows next to the box with a year in it.
10. Click “OK” when you have finished setting the date and time.