How to optimize your Windows swap file – So no matter if you think you know it all or if you’ve never even heard of a page file before, we think you’re going to learn something new along the way. From how best to set-up your page file, how to avoid the usual pitfalls, to some intriguing tricks that are just damn handy to know about.
Lifehacker: Picasa 3.5 Organizes Your Photos with Facial Recognition – Google’s free desktop photo organizer is stepping up to iPhoto’s killer feature by adding face recognition and syncing it with Picasa Web Albums, making it easy to send Uncle Bob every single photo you’ve got of Aunt Marla.
Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know – Microsoft is making available to thousands of pre-selected testers on September 17 the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) test build of its Web-ified version of Office.
Trusted Web sites: Exploit tool of choice – A new report offers insight into what is happening to Web sites. It is not what most of us want to hear. Websense Security Labs provides twice-yearly reports assessing Web-based malware. Their latest report is not encouraging.
Flash Cookies? What are Flash Cookies? – Put on your Security hat. There is a new threat to users’ privacy.
Seagate Launches High-End Barracuda XT Drive – Seagate’s Barracuda XT is a desktop hard drive that the company touts as one of the first to use the 6 Gbps SATA interface, perfect for high-performance enthusiasts or professional artists involved in content creation.
New Free Web Service Confirms Theft Of Your Identity – Web-based search service lets individuals check — in detail — whether their personal information has been compromised.
This Week’s Top 10 Spyware Threats – There are a few things to look out for while you surf this week. There is a rogue security software scam afoot on Twitter so be wary. There is a danger in clicking on shortened links and Twitter because of its limitation on size makes life difficult.
Off Topic:
The Best Sounds for Getting Work Done – The right kind of sound can relax your mind, hone your focus, drown out distractions, or get you pumped to kill your to-do list. We’ve assembled some research and free resources to help you create your own best workspace soundtrack.
Would you buy a personal supercomputer (for $8K)? – Silicon Graphics International today unveiled a “personal supercomputer,” called the Octane III, with a price tag that starts at $7,995.
Aspirin found effective in preventing and treating colon cancer – The big news about aspirin today is that it can reduce the risks of death from colon cancer. It can also help protect people with Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition, from getting this cancer.
Postal Worker Stole 30,000 Netflix DVDs – A former postal service employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than 30,000 DVDs that moved through a western Massachusetts post office.
Today’s Quote:
“Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public”.
– Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Today’s Free Downloads:
EULAlyzer – discover if the software you’re about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or much much more. EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases.
Process Tamer – a tiny (140k) and super efficient utility for Microsoft Windows XP/2K/NT/Vista that runs in your system tray and constantly monitors the cpu usage of other processes. When it sees a process that is overloading your cpu, it reduces the priority of that process temporarily, until its cpu usage returns to a reasonable level.
FoxTor: Helping protect your identity while browsing online – When you use the Internet, you leave a trail of information that can be used to track your online activities. FoxTor is a tool that helps prevent this. It provides an easy and convenient way to browse the Web anonymously using the Firefox web browser.
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