Monthly Archives: January 2010
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – January 16, 2010
You don’t need to ‘know’ Linux to use Linux – There is nothing — I repeat, nothing — that requires any special knowledge to use Linux on the desktop today. If you’ve already mastered Windows XP, you’ll have little more … Continue reading
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Safe, Secure Browsing, with Free WOT Browser Add-on
WOT (Web of Trust) recently awarded it’s 2009 “WOT Publicity Award” to 10 Bloggers and happily, Tech Thoughts was one of the recipients. It would be difficult for regular readers of this site not to be aware, that I write … Continue reading
Live Pc Care, Desktop Defender 2010, APcDefender Fake Antiviruses – Panda Security Takes a Look
Courtesy of Panda Security: This week’s PandaLabs report looks at three fake antiviruses: Live PC Care, Desktop Defender 2010 and APcDefender. Live PC Care: As usual with these malicious codes, first it carries out a fake scan of the infected … Continue reading
Filed under Anti-Malware Tools, cybercrime, Don't Get Scammed, Don't Get Hacked, downloads, Freeware, internet scams, Internet Security Alerts, Malware Reports, Manual Malware Removal, Panda Security, PandaLabs, Recommended Web Sites, Rogue Software, Rogue Software Removal Tips, scareware, Scareware Removal Tips, Software, Windows Tips and Tools
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – January 15, 2010
New IE hole exploited in attacks on U.S. firms – The vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 6, IE 7, and IE 8 on Windows 7, Vista, Windows XP, Server 2003, Server 2008 R2, as well as IE 6 Service Pack 1 … Continue reading
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If it’s in the News – Watch for an Email Scam
If an event is newsworthy, you can be sure cybercriminals are exploiting it to their own advantage. Cybercriminals have jumped (as expected), on the earthquake tragedy in Haiti, and are already exploiting this sad event. Cybercriminals are experts at exploiting … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – January 14, 2010
94 more secret Windows shortcuts – Last week the blogosphere went temporarily insane over a silly Windows shortcut that someone decided to dub “God Mode.” There are at least 39 GUIDs that do similar things. Attention Windows XP users: Update … Continue reading
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Partition Your Hard Drive Freely with Partition Wizard
There are a number of sound reasons to partition today’s large Hard Drives. The best reason I can think of (from a personal perspective), for partitioning is simply this – data organization. Additional good reasons to partition could include, keeping … Continue reading
Filed under downloads, Freeware, Hard Drive Tools, Software, Utilities, Windows 7, Windows Tips and Tools, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – January 13, 2010
Free Tools for Fine-Tuning Your Windows 7 Setup – No-cost apps and Web services help you set up your Windows 7 computer just the way you want it. Disaster-Proof Your PC: Image Your Drive, Make a Backup Plan – Last … Continue reading
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Comodo System Cleaner – The Free “Swiss Army Knife” of System Cleaners
Calling this free application “a system cleaner” is more than a slight understatement – it’s a bit more “Swiss Army Knife” than that. The inclusion of a System Tweaker, AutoRun Manager, and File Wipe module, takes this application out of … Continue reading
Filed under Cleaning Your Computer, Comodo, Computer Maintenance, Disk Cleaners, downloads, flash drive, Freeware, New Computer User Software Tools, Portable Applications, Registry Cleaners, Slow Computer, Software, System Tweaks, System Utilities, USB, Windows 7, Windows Tips and Tools, Windows Vista, Windows XP
