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Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletins

Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletinsAlways Update - ALL Software!!It's also a good idea to check all your applications against manufacture recommended updates, Adobe, Java, etc... Windows Vista / XP isn't the only update that we should be concerned. - Walter Anderson, MCSE, A+, Network+, Sharepoint ConsultantAnyone...

Tags: Patches, system restore, security vulnerability, patch management, Microsoft Corp., desktop, security

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

10 top Vista tweaks, part 2

As I noted in the first installment of this series, some of my favorite productivity-enhancing techniques don't involve custom code or registry edits. Instead, they involve learning how the basic building blocks of Windows work, and then rearranging those components to cut steps out of the tasks you perform most...

Tags: Sleep, Desktop, Search, Network, Microsoft Windows XP, Tweak, Window, System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Shortcut, File, Computer, Start, IFilters, Network Location, Search Criteria, Default Option, Citeknet Website, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-06-17

System Tools (gg)

System Tools Gadget allows you clean up you computer with one simple click or you can open defragmentation, make a back-up from you file, or a system restore. If you click on the first icon the computer open the program Clean Up and destroy all temp files. If you open...

Tags: System Restore, Icon, Defragmentation, Tool, Computer, System Tools Gadget, Productivity

Software downloads 2007-09-13

Remote Manager (msi)

Remote Manager enables administrator to perform mundane tasks and more remotely. This tool has powerful system restore feature based on Microsoft Windows System restore. It allows administrators to remotely restore the system to a previous state, force create a restore point snapshot and or schedule restore point creation on the...

Tags: Restore Point, Administrator, System Restore, Remote Manager

Software downloads 2007-06-11

Vista Hands On

Vista Hands OnDrive sizesOn a large drive 15% is actually a lot of wasted space in my opinion. Say I'm buying a 320 GB harddrive, which I am as my current hard drive is too full to allow Vista to install. That means that 15% is 48 GBs of space...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, system restore, Linux, disk, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-25

Vista Hands On #16: A smarter way to manage System Restore space

When a Windows tip becomes popular, it spreads through the community like wildfire. Unfortunately, there's usually only a random relationship between the speed of transmission, the quality of the advice, and its relevance to you.Case in point: I've seen at least 10 sites this week echo a tip that shows...

Tags: Windows Vista, Tips

Blog posts 2007-04-25

How do I... Create and use System Restore in Windows Vista

No matter how careful you are, when it comes to installing drivers and applications in Windows Vista there are just going to be times when you need to perform a system restore. This brief step-by-step tutorial shows you how to create a restore point and then use it to return...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2007-02-14

Perfect for the holidays: The blue screen of hive death

Perfect for the holidays: The blue screen of hive deathOne possible fix.....Though I haven't seen the specific error message they usually flahs by to quickly upon rebooting, I have had similiar situations where power was interuptted or some other unclean shutdown.Here's what I do: I reinstall a clean copy of...

Tags: Backups, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Voska, system restore, hive death, backup, CD, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-12-18

Recover from almost any registry error in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP by using these backup tools

Mistakes will happen, but you can recover from almost any registry error if you master the backup tools and features described in this sample chapter from Microsoft Windows Registry Guide, Second Edition. These features not only back up and protect the registry; they also push the reliability of Windows XP...

Tags: Registry, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Press, System Restore, Backup, Tool, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Book chapters 2006-08-17

10 things you should know about Windows XP's System Restore tool

If a crash or some other incident renders your WinXP system problematic or unbootable, you can use System Restore to return it to a previous working state. These pointers will show you how to effectively use this valuable safety net. Windows XP's System Restore monitors changes to...

Tags: System Restore, Tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2006-02-28

Turn Off System Restore to Save Space

By default, Windows XP keeps a backup of system files in the System Volume Information folder. This can eat up valuable space on the hard drive. If a person doesn't want Windows to back up the system files, this webcast will show how to do it.

Tags: Space, System Restore, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts

Windows Vista Makes Backup and Recovery Simple

Does a person store valuable personal data on his computer? Is it vital to his home or office that his computer is always in good working order? Has he ever deleted an important document before he had a chance to back it up? If he answered "Yes" to any of...

Tags: Recovery, System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Software

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux

Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...

Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-25

How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability

The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...

Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer

Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer.  From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...

Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Buffer-overflow, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Secunia Research, Vendor, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Gateway stops selling PCs direct

Gateway, one of the early PC makers that sold their wares direct, said Friday it will sell its systems completely through channel partners and retailers. The company, now a part of Acer, said shifting to a channel-based distribution model will simplify its business and cut costs. ...

Tags: Gateway Inc., PC, Acer Inc., Retail, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop

Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Ready for real Indian medicine?

Ready for real Indian medicine?Reply from C.A. ChienDear Mr. Blankenhorn:Thanks for your note. To clarify: (1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on [i]Medical Onshoring[/i]; thus, the USPTO filing; (2) as to the "how," head to --http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing),...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Medical Onshoring, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Juniper: Enterprise demand strong; Johnson hired to scale up

Current Juniper CEO Scott Kriens delivered strong quarter results, said enterprise demand was solid and outlined the primary reason Kevin Johnson was hired as his replacement: He knows how to scale. Ahead of its earnings report statement Thursday Juniper made the Johnson news official. The company has...

Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Kevin Johnson, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!

We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!Linux has no marketing.Market share is directly related to marketing. When is the last time anyone saw a Linux commercial?Isn't that the point?You say that Canonical needs to listen more to the "customers" but...

Tags: Copiers, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Market-Share, Apple Inc., Ubuntu, wanna-be, Microsoft Corp., photocopier, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24