Just ten minutes ago, something happened that I want to ask the experts about. As it happened, a catter made a link to a video of Hayley Westernra singing 'All Things Bright and Beautiful', and I wanted to hear it. So I played the video, which is a very slick, professional-looking thing, not something posted by the typical amateur. So far, so good.

The next thing that happens is that my Noteworthy Composer program has lost its MIDI connection. My piano keyboard will not make a sound, and when I play a document, the music seems to advance (notes turn from black to red) but no sound comes out. Bummer! There was some code in that video that appropriated my MIDI.

This happens rather often. I can enjoy several videos, then along comes one that interferes with my setup. Fortunately, I can undo the dirty deed by using System Restore, but that gets old after a while.

Nothing on Noteworthy Composer seems to have changed - the settings are the same under Tools-Options-MIDI. The change is deeply buried. I asked the customer service reps at Noteworthy about this, but they didn't know nothing.

Any suggestions for protecting my from these evil videos?