I decided to do a positive tutorial on the benefits of using modern technology.

Leave all the dire security warnings behind. Something fresh, and positive about modern technology. Do I hear a sigh of relief out there? :)

Recently, I was going to do a tutorial at a Sunshine Coast Computer Club meeting, on internet TV.

I was going to demonstrate how to access all these great free legal TV programs and documentaries.

Just before I started, a member approached me with a recommendation of a internet site his relatives where raving about.

I quickly typed in the address to see if it was worth recommending to club members.

Well, this was a presentation computer I set up so it has all the software I have recommended people use in my recent blogs, plus more.

Who said I was paranoid?

As soon as the site came up, a large red warning sign popped up.

“This site is trying to drop malicious code into your computer.”

A little bit of paranoia sometimes pays off.

What was I to do?

I couldn't pass up an opportunity like this.

So I left the warning sign glaring into the room as members sat down for the tutorial.

A chance to get back at my detractors.

It certainly reinforced all that I had been saying about the state of internet security.

There are many TV media sites popping up all over the internet.

A considerable percentage of these are using free media as a lure to people, in order to hook their computer for hacking.

Another trick in my opinion is false advertising.

There are some sites that state for a one off fee you can have life time access to services offering thousands of free satellite TV programs and documentaries.

What you are actually paying for is not a service, but a piece of software that correlates all the freely available Internet media content.

It does save you from having to spend days trying to find it all.

Equally, there are free software programs available that do this, like Miro.