Archive for November, 2008
Friday, November 28th, 2008
Security researchers at Microsoft Corp. late yesterday warned of a significant increase in exploits of a Windows bug that the software vendor patched with an emergency fix last month, confirming earlier reports by Symantec Corp. Microsoft again urged users to apply the MS08-067 patch if they have not already done ...
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Xerox has announced a new ‘green’ toner - Ultra Low-Melt EA Toner - that can cut power consumption of their printers by as much as 30 percent.
The new EA toner accomplishes this by melting at the point of fusing at a much lower temperature; down as much as 45 degrees ...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
1. Windows
For years Windows has been buggy, slow, clunky, unrefined, and rather disappointing when compared to smooth, refined operating systems with stable foundations like Linux and Mac OS X. Bottom line, Windows needs to be rewritten. It may seem impossible, but unless it’s done the OS will never be a ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
The excitement of buying a new router is unparalleled, but what does a blissed-out geek do with the old one?
If your new router's a Netgear, you can pack up its poor predecessor — regardless of the brand — and send it to the company for free recycling.
Netgear's recycling website offers ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Anyone looking to get rid of their old computers in a safe way, both in terms of environmental impact and information security, can breathe a sigh of relief as Dell and Goodwill Industries have come up with Reconnect Texas, a free(!) computer recycling program that ensures that all computers go ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
Beware of scare-ware! Perhaps the biggest and widest spreading virus infection is Windows XP Antivirus or Antivirus XP 2008. Do not allow this program to infest your computer, remove XP Antivirus immediately! If you are not sure your CPU has been infected, then check if your system has exhibited at ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
PC Tools Internet Security Suite 2009 is a complete Internet security suite that offers powerful Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, Firewall and Spam protection in one application. It detects, removes and blocks all types of Spyware, Adware, Viruses, Trojans, Worms, Keyloggers and other threats.
PC Tools Internet Security includes both anti-spyware and anti-virus protection ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
Much as some of us might wish otherwise, not all computers are for fun and games. Business PCs are a large and important part of the desktop market, and have a different set of requirements to those of the general home user, enthusiast or gamer. Obviously, they don't need to ...
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
eMail management has become a high priority for all businesses, both large and small, with most written correspondence being delivered in email form. Businesses can use tools like SharePoint to manage most of their important business documents, but the inability to easily place emails into SharePoint and share those files ...
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
AVG Internet Security 8 is a suite of tools that will keep your PC spam free and safe from viruses or nasty code snippets. The software is easy to use and is not as intrusive as some of the other applications we have tested.
A few months back, we looked at ...
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