Monthly Archives: October 2010
Free GigaTribe – Go Private With Your File Sharing
The Recording Industry Association of America which represents the recording industry distributors in the United States, has managed to have LimeWire banished from the playing field – Boo, Hiss!! I must confess though, I’ve never been a fan of public, … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – October 31, 2010
CNET: Windows Starter Kit – The Windows Starter Kit is a collection of some of the best and most essential freeware to get your new PC going. From browsers to productivity to utilities, we cover all the bases. 5 Apps … Continue reading
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CCleaner 3.0 released – Now Native 64 Bit Compatible
What can you say about CCleaner (the granddaddy of all system cleaners – it’s been around since 2004), that hasn’t already been said of this freeware system optimization, privacy, and cleaning tool. Even though I have tested a fairly large … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – October 30, 2010
Scare up Some Fun: Halloween Downloads – Ghosts and goblins are everywhere–especially your PC’s screen. (Oh, and there are zombies on your lawn. You might want to take care of that.) Whether Halloween means goofy games, scary screensavers, or a … Continue reading
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System Mechanic 10 – A One Click Computer Maintenance Solution
It’s difficult to be in IT and avoid being asked for advice on computers – everything from operating systems – (should I be running Windows 7?); malware – (is the Internet really unsafe?); problems – (what’s wrong with my computer? … Continue reading
LimeWire Is Dead – Long Live FrostWire!
If you visit the official LimeWire website, you will, no doubt, be surprised to see the following message - “This is an official notice that LimeWire is under a court-ordered injunction to stop distributing and supporting its file-sharing software. Downloading … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – October 29, 2010
Lifehacker: How to Break Into a Windows PC (And Prevent it from Happening to You) – Whether you’ve forgotten your password or you have a more malicious intent, it’s actually extremely easy to break into a Windows computer without knowing … Continue reading
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Firefox Update (3.6.12) Fixes Zero Day Vulnerability
Yesterday, we reported on a critical zero day vulnerability in both Firefox 3.5, and Firefox 3.6., which could have allowed remote code execution in the Browser. Mozilla jumped on this issue immediately, and has provided a fix by releasing Firefox … Continue reading
NEW – Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.3 Blocks Malicious And Suspicious Websites
Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.3, Panda Security’s newest release (October 27, 2010), of it’s popular cloud-based antimalware application, should be even more effective at keeping the bad guys at bay with it’s newest enhanced feature – blocking suspicious and malicious websites … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – October 28, 2010
Avoid Poison Web Sites With Free Firefox Add-on Search Engine Security – Firefox add-on Search Engine Security guards against online attacks that start with poisonous results from Bing, Google or Yahoo. Firefox Add-on Firesheep Brings Hacking to the Masses – … Continue reading
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