Monthly Archives: February 2011
Emsisoft Free Emergency Malware Removal Kit – USB Ready
This post was originally published July 26, 2010. I came across the Emsisoft Emergency Kit just in the last few days, which means, I haven’t had a chance to put it through my normal test process. So, in the interest … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 12, 2011
CNET: Windows Starter Kits – Windows Starter Kit collects all the essential programs you have to have to get your PC set up and ready to go. These include Web browsers, productivity programs, social networking tools, image editors, and music … Continue reading
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Finally! Google Account Two Stage Sign-in Verification Is Here
In June of last year, I wrote an article “My Gmail Account Hacked From Nigeria”, (outlining my experience following a Gmail account hack), which drew a substantial number of comments, and complaints (directed at Google), from Gmail users. An interesting … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 11, 2011
Sandboxing to come in Avast 6 – The ability to run programs while blocking them from potentially damaging your computer will be made available to all 130 million Avast users when the program upgrades to version 6 soon. Check out … Continue reading
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Immunet 3.0 Released – Exciting Improvements
The latest version of Immunet Protect has just been released (February 9, 2010), and in the development process, this outstanding free companion Antivirus has undergone a name change to – Immunet 3.0 – Powered by ClamAV. Regular readers here, will … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 10, 2011
25 Free Software Programs Worth the Download – Looking to get the most out of your computer, but don’t want to spend the money on a bunch of new software without a test run first? We’ve put together a list … Continue reading
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Benchmark Your Computer’s Performance Capabilities With PerformanceTest
It’s hard 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
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 9, 2011
Chrome Utility Makes Viewing PDF and PowerPoint Files a Breeze – Reading PDFs posted on the Web can be an annoying experience. Google’s free Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer extension for Chrome solves the problem easily. Click a link to a PDF, … Continue reading
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Test Your Computer’s Hardware And Subsystem Reliability With BurnInTest
BurnInTest (latest release January 19, 2011 ), is a terrific software tool for both Windows and Linux, which allows all the major hardware sub-systems of your computer to be simultaneously tested for stability, and reliability. This menu driven application tests … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 8, 2011
New report details the prices within the cybercrime market – What’s the price of a a stolen credit card number? How much does it cost to buy actual bank credentials and transform them into physical credit cards? Does it really … Continue reading
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