Monthly Archives: August 2010
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – August 31, 2010
How-To: Give Your Laptop a Cooling Overhaul – Modern day laptops are loaded with powerful, heat producing components that can often lead to overheating, especially if you’re asking your laptop to do some heavy lifting. If your laptop ever feels … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – August 30, 2010
58 Open Source Software Apps for Small Business – Why spend more money on small business software than you absolutely have to? A brand name doesn’t mean it’s the best, and these open source software applications can do the job … Continue reading
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Is Your Internet Neighborhood Overly Risky?
In the real world, the neighborhood in which you live can have some impact on the chances of you been victimized by a crime. In the virtual world, the same principal is in operation – if we can, for the … Continue reading
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Filed under cybercrime, Don't Get Scammed, Don't Get Hacked, Internet Security Alerts, Malware Advisories, Reports, Safe Surfing, Tech Net News, Windows Tips and Tools
EnhanceMySe7en – A Free Windows 7 Tweaking Utility
Free tweaking utilities (they seem to be a dime a dozen these days), run the gamut from overwhelming in their scope, to just barely making it. EnhanceMySe7en, a free tweaking utility designed specifically for Windows 7, hits the middle ground … Continue reading
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Filed under 64 Bit Software, downloads, Freeware, Geek Software and Tools, PC Tools, Software, System Tweaks, System Utilities, Utilities, Windows 7, Windows Tips and Tools, Windows Vista
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – August 29, 2010
5 Freeware Apps for Searching Thy Desktop Awesomely – This week’s Freeware Files come courtesy of podcast aficionado R. Ellen Ferare. Or, rather, you can thank her for the idea. We got to talking this past weekend and she noted … Continue reading
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Screwed On A Social Network? – Who’s Fault Is It Really?
Not a day goes by, it seems, when Facebook and the opportunities it presents for cyber criminal activity, isn’t in the News. Not mainstream News, of course, since cyber crime rarely involves sex, or violence. Mainstream media, where salacious and … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – August 28, 2010
Fixes for Windows 7 – Windows 7 is an unqualified hit, but it’s not perfect. Here are five easy ways to make a good operating system better. Lifehacker: How to Run Windows, Mac, and Linux Side by Side and Pain-Free … Continue reading
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Backup Your Gmail With Free Gmail Backup
Having had one of my Gmail accounts hacked earlier this year (from Nigeria), I learned the hard way, that creating backups shouldn’t only apply to an operating system, or applications. Backing up a web mail account can be a lifesaver. … Continue reading
Filed under Backup Tools, downloads, Email, Freeware, Gmail, Google, Interconnectivity, Software, Utilities, Windows Tips and Tools
