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Technical Issues
To check for any problems on jfo, jfo:i or hosting, please see here. To report any technical issues, please email us.

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Computer Security
We recommend you use the most up to date versions of internet browsers, firewall, anti-virus, adware and spyware removal tools. Here are links to download recommended software and tools. jfo links to FREE versions where available.

Free Anti-Virus Software
Anti-Virus software from Grisoft available for free downloading for personal use only - Link; please always ensure that you regularly update the software for the latest virus definitions to remain protected - Link; if you find yourself with a virus, they also offer a free virus remover tool - Link

Free Firewall Software
Zonelabs is probably the best in internet firewall protection. They offer a basic version of their personal firewall free of charge - Link; there are two paid for versions that more options but for most home users, the basic version should be more than sufficient. If you use the internet a lot and want the best in security, the other versions are highly recommend.

Pest Scan
Zone Labs offer a free online PestScan that detect bugs your antivirus doesn't even look for. Do you already have spyware, unwanted cookies or other Internet security breaches on your PC? Find out by taking the free PestScan online detector and get the status of your machine. Link

Tracker Cookie Scan
This important free scan from ZoneLabs looks for cookies that track your internet use. You can manually delete these cookies once they are identified or if you have ZoneAlarm Pro, it can remove them automatically. Who is tracking your internet use without you even knowing? Find out now! Link

Others Tools
The recommended free spyware removal tool is Spybot; the recommended free adware removal tool is Lavasoft.

Get the Latest Internet Browser Versions Free
To get the most out of jfo, the latest internet browser is recommended. We recommend you to use spyware removal and adware tools as well, see sections below. To download the latest browser versions of:

Microsoft Internet Explorer (available for Windows)
PLEASE NOTE THAT INTERNET EXPLORER HAS 'SIGNIFICANT VULNERABILITIES', ACCORDING TO US-CERT. WE RECOMMEND CHOOSING AN ALTERNATIVE BROWSER.

Mozilla Firefox (available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)

Opera (available for Windows, Linux, Mac OSX)

Netscape (available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)

Adobe Reader Software
Free software download to view and print Adobe PDF files (Portable Document Format). Link

Zip Programs compress and decompress large files for easy download or transfer. For exmaple, this software would be needed to unzip the Forces Helpline poster

WinZip - This free trial program enables you to quickly and easily compress and decompress files, folders, and entire folder trees to save storage space and dramatically reduce e-mail transmission time, as well as encrypt and decrypt your sensitive documents. Link

TUGZip - a powerful award-winning freeware archiving utility for Windows® that provides support for a wide range of compressed, encoded and disc-image files, as well as very powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration. Link [with thanks to Dimitri]

QuickTime Player
The free QuickTime Player is an easy-to-use application for playing, interacting with, or viewing any video, audio, VR, or graphics file that is compatible with QuickTime. This includes MPEG-4, the standard for digital media on the Internet, and 3GPP and 3GPP2, the new standards for wireless multimedia, now available in QuickTime 6.5. Available for all platforms. Link