反间谍软件不可少

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问：在新版的微软Office软件中，我在打开新文件的对话框里找不到“收藏夹”功能了。在以前的版本中，当我打开一个文件时，对话框左边会出现一个名为“收藏夹”的条目，点开这个条目，我就可以找到常用文件的位置。他们真的把这个非常有用的功能去掉了吗？

答：没有，但是他们改变了你把这个功能放在Office 2007显眼位置的方式。你可以用右键点击对话框的左边条，然后从下拉菜单中点击“添加收藏夹”选项，这样你的“收藏夹”图标就应该会出现在对话框的左边条中，而且以后也会一直在那里。

问：如果我已经有了McAfee安全软件，我还需要再安装一个反间谍软件吗？

答：每台运行Windows操作系统的电脑，包括运行虚拟Windows电脑的Mac，都应该安装反间谍软件。从某些方面看，间谍软件带来的安全问题比病毒还糟糕，它可能会导致个人信息被盗。

过去几年中，McAfee研发出了很多种类和各种版本的安全软件。一些软件、尤其是最近推出的综合性产品都有保护电脑免受反间谍软件侵袭的功能。你可以看看自己购买的版本是否包括这个功能。如果没有，你需要升级至一个更加综合的版本，或者去买一个单独的反间谍软件。

问：当我的朋友把我的一张斯派克•琼斯(Spike Jones) CD放进他的Mac电脑中，准备把里面的歌曲上传到iTunes里，结果这张CD被错误识别出一个非常令人尴尬的专辑名。难道iTunes是到网上去搜寻专辑名，而不是直接从CD上识别吗？

答：是的。像iTunes这样的音乐程序以及它的所有主要竞争对手都不能直接识别CD专辑名。因此，它们需要依赖网上数据库。每张CD都有一个隐藏的编码，数据库提供商可以通过它来快速同他们巨大的CD目录进行匹配，然后提供相应的专辑名称、歌手、日期、曲目清单以及其他信息。但有时候，尤其是CD不是很知名的情况下，数据库就会出错，提供一些错误信息。当这种情况发生时，你就不得不手动输入相关信息了。

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Q: In the new version of Microsoft Office, I cannot find a 'favorites' capability in the Open dialog box. In my older version, when I began to open a document, I had a box on the left called 'Favorites' that I could invoke to find common file locations. Did they really kill this very useful feature?

A: No, but they changed the way you make it visible in Office 2007. You can get back your 'Favorites' category by right-clicking the bar at the left-hand side of the Open dialog. From the menu that appears, click on 'Add Favorites,' and your Favorites category should appear in the left-hand bar, and stay there.

Q: If I have McAfee security software, do I need an anti-spyware program as well?

A: Everyone running a Windows computer, even a virtual Windows computer on a Mac, should have anti-spyware software. In some ways, spyware is a worse security problem than viruses, and can lead to identity theft.

McAfee has made many types and versions of security software over the years. Some, especially recent versions of the company's comprehensive products, include anti-spyware protection. Check your version to make sure it includes this capability. If it doesn't, you will either need to upgrade to a more comprehensive suite, or obtain a separate anti-spyware product.

Q: When my friend put a Spike Jones CD of mine into his Mac to import it using iTunes, the CD was misidentified with an embarrassing title. What would cause such a thing to happen? Does iTunes go out to the Web looking for album names, instead of going by what's on a disk?

A: Yes. Music programs like iTunes, and all its major competitors, can't identify a disk directly. So they rely on online databases to identify CDs. Each CD contains a hidden code that the database providers quickly match up with their huge catalogs of CDs to provide the album title, artist, date, track list and other information. But, sometimes, especially when the CD is relatively obscure, the databases are wrong and yield erroneous information. When that happens, you have to type in the information by hand.