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- Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this time
- Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this timeSimpler ideaThe problem with UAC is not really how it works to protect potentially vulnerable areas of the OS, it's that tons of applications NEED to do potentially OS-threatening things in order to work as an everyday course of business.If an app wants...
- Tags: UAC, Please get UAC, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- My 10 favorite Windows programs of all time
- My 10 favorite Windows programs of all timeHow does Windows Photo Gallerycompare to iPhoto. I tried Photo Story, and it is ok, I do not take a lot of pictures, nor do a lot, so this is first time I heard of Windows Photo.My mom uses iPhoto for about fifty...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Web browsers, Google Notebook, Microsoft Windows, favorite Windows program, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Windows Program, FeedDemon
- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
- A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
- A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+WindowsNot a very wide appeal to these toolsThere are only 2 or 3 mentioned here that most people would find useful, but still worth mentioning none the less.Reg Cleaners tend to scare meI like the idea of cleaning registries, but for some reason or another every time I attempt to...
- Tags: freeware, AVG
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- A dozen free & essential apps for Windows
- Every time I build a new Windows computer, there are a dozen free and essential applications that I always install for other people. These applications all seem to fill essential functions and they all seem to be well-behaved installers and uninstallers, in other words it won't crash your computer or...
- Tags: Application, DivXNetworks, Antivirus, Dr., Codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Skype Technologies S.A., Computer, FastStone, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Security, Software, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- Microsoft wants to help you speed up Vista
- Microsoft wants to help you speed up VistaHave to disagree with the missing tip.I've never had to re-install Windows. I ran Windows 2000 until January 2007 without a single re-install. My Vista system has been running fine without a re-install. My work XP system is on its original install.If you...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Branding, Intel SpeedStep, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, brand name, Microsoft Windows Vista, registry
- Discussion threads 2008-01-30
- Say "No!" to bundled apps!
- Say "No!" to bundled apps!Roxio Creator 9 has got to be ....... one of the worst. Not only does it push a laundry list of programs already checked. It installs several DivX programs that aren't even listed with a check box. You can uninstall them later but...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Roxio Creator 9, Linux, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2008-01-02
- GoodNightPC (exe)
- GoodNightPC is an award-winning PC utility to automaticly shut down, restart, lock or hibernate your computer. Ideal for saving electricity and cut off your power bill. GoodNightPC is small and efficient. New features include Boss Key for fast windows hiding and automatic run of maintenance software like ad-aware, ccleaner or...
- Tags: GoodNightPC, Construction, Productivity
- Software downloads 2007-12-24
- Click&Clean (exe)
- Click&Clean is a free add-on/extension which adds a Cleaner button to the Internet Explorer and/or Mozilla toolbar. Just click on the Cleaner button and CCleaner will be started and it will erase the Internet history and other tracks on your computer safely and completely without any prompts. If you use...
- Tags: Button, Prompt, Mixesoft, Click&Clean, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2007-11-30
- Free alternatives to commercial software
- Over then next few weeks I'm bound to get my brain picked to shreds on a near infinite number of tech-related subjects. One subject that came up extensively over the holiday period last year was what free software was available to replace commercial software. Last year I was ill-prepared, this...
- Tags: Software, Project Manager, Tool, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-11-21
- Are you prepared for holiday PC repairs?
- Are you prepared for holiday PC repairs?UBCD4Win ...... for when things go really bad ...I also find a TechNet ISO handy. Oh, and a password unmasker ... Also, give someone you know the gift of a password safe - http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/Why do I bother visiting relatives? They should come...
- Tags: FireWire, Microsoft Windows, Ethernet, Desktops, PC-Repair, relative, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- What am I doing wrong with Google Reader?
- What am I doing wrong with Google Reader?I've never triedGoogle reader, but I love the Sage Reader plugin for Firefox. Try that and see if it works with the same links.Redirection?For me in Google Reader, I see the same feedburner url in the status bar (including for this story.)...
- Tags: RSS, Web browsers, Google Reader, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-05
- #10: NoScript for Firefox (Ten free security utilities you should already be using)
- #10: NoScript for Firefox Ten free security utilities you should already be usingSo why was NoScript the last one mentioned?The first entry should have been Firefox to replace Internet Exploder and the second should have been NoScript. Anything that requires you to sign up and allows a third party server...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, UNIX, security, America Online Inc., Mozilla Firefox, NoScript
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- Bustin' malware!
- Bustin' malware!Seems like alot of work.It does not have to be that way. Other options exist.Free AVsBoth Avast! from Alwil and AVG are good, free-for-home-use AVs. I like Avast's automatic update, though the need for email reregistration and the recent habit of the software to demand restarts after each...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Web browsers, SpyBot, AVG, malware, Trend Micro Inc., anti-spyware
- Discussion threads 2007-07-09
- How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware
- How to fully de-gunk a PC of CrapwareApple Troll keeps on his topic - NTNTUse X-Lite Mega pack to avoid installing QT and iTunesUse X-Lite Mega pack to avoid installing QT and iTunes or Real Player. Real Player is the most horrible application I've ever seen in the way...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, TCP/IP, Apple QuickTime, TCP Optimizer, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Crapware, Quick Time, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware
- One of the most hated things on the Personal Computer is Crapware. It slows your PC down to a craw, often causes instability and crashes, eats up valuable screen real-estate, and may even border on Malware. I started on this topic a few months ago with a partial solution but...
- Tags: Browsers, Desktop, Microsoft, Security, Vista
- Blog posts 2007-06-18
- Killing the crapware problem on PCs
- As many readers know, Im not a fan of the Apple ads but this one was spot on and not to mention funny. Poor old PC looked like a balloon and his dangling arms almost made him look like Jabba the Hutt.One of the things that bother me the...
- Tags: Microsoft, Desktop, Hardware, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-04-20
- What's the real story with Vista upgrades?
- What's the real story with Vista upgrades?For the benefit of all the home users...... with upgrade coupons and irreplaceable items on their hard drives, I'm hoping that Microsoft makes it as difficult as possible to clear the drive.Difficult to read a reformatted hard drive.Yurk!That would mean, if true, that all...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Ghosting, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Upgrade
- Discussion threads 2007-01-29
- More security bang for fewer bucks
- More security bang for fewer buckshuh???"A lot of consumers associate Microsoft with good software and Microsoft is able to take advantage of its brand recognition." Somebody is smoking something here when is associating M$ with security and 'good' software.Gee, so your saying competition is good?Simply amazing...hmmmmmmmmI do not know if...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, TV & Home Theater, Operating systems, vista, Microsoft Corp., security
- Discussion threads 2006-08-29
- Huge cost to economy from spyware, viruses, theft
- Huge cost to economy from spyware, viruses, theftWhat is the best spyware and virus incubator?I'm not saying, but I am incapable of getting viruses, and my system is not susceptible to spyware. It's a shame that you have to pay for an OS, anti-virus software, good anti-spyware software, etc. For...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Schedule Tasks, virus, spyware, security, software
- Discussion threads 2006-01-23
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