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Penn State's Computer Store and ITS Care about Your Security

We hope you've learned some ways to keep yourself and your computer safe while navigating through the Take Control Contest. Feel free to stop in at our two Computer Store locations (12 Willard Bldg or HUB next to the id+ office) to find out more about safe computing.

Our consultants are here to help. Whether you have a computing question or you need information on  products, we are here to provide answers and support.

Below is a list of products that can help you Take Control!

Antivirus

This one is easy, antivirus software is available to students, faculty, and staff.  Just visit downloads.its.psu.edu to download it and other great software.

Back up

FreeAgent 250GB portable hard drivePair a great external hard drive with back up software built into your operating system, and backing up all your files, photos, music, and movies is a piece of cake. 

Mac OS X offers a utility called Time Machine and Windows 7 offers the Backup and Restore Center.  Point those utilities to an external hard drive (or network drive), tell it what files to backup, and let it go to work.

Hard Drives

Theft prevention

Laptops pose a high risk of theft, some tools to combat theft are laptop locks and/or theft recovery software.

LoJack is a piece of software that tracks a stolen laptop once it gets connected to the Internet.LoJack for Laptops

Laptop locks are a great tool for securing your laptop in your dorm room or when leaving it unattended.

Utilities

If something does happen to your computer, it's imperative to have the right tools available to bring it back to life.  Check out some of these utilities that cure many ailing computers.

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