Unwanted Network Neighbors

Neil Rubenking served as vice president and president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years when the IBM PC was brand new. He was present at the formation of the Association of Shareware Professionals and served on its board of directors. In 1986, PC Magazine brought Neil on board to handle the influx of Turbo Pascal tips submitted by readers. By 1990, he had become PC Magazine's technical editor and a coast-to-coast telecommuter. His "User to User" column provided readers with tips and solutions on using DOS and Windows, while his technical columns clarified fine points in programming and operating systems. His utility articles—over forty in total—featured useful programs and programming examples in Pascal, Visual Basic, and Delphi. Mr. Rubenking has written seven books on DOS, Windows, and Pascal/Delphi programming, including PC Magazine DOS Batch File Lab Notes and the popular Delphi Programming for Dummies. In his current role as a PC Magazine Lead Analyst, he evaluates and reports on client-side operating systems and security solutions, such as firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and full security suites. He continues to answer readers' questions in the ongoing "Solutions" column and on PC Magazine's discussion forums.