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Acer Gridvista Enables Aero Snap Features
On February - 28 - 20106 COMMENTS
If you are still using Windows XP or still haven’t moved up from the Windows-we-all-love-to-hate: Vista , and you are just a little, a tad, envious of the Aero Snap Function in Windows 7 … Or…
If you have Windows 7 and would like to enhance the way Aero Snap works , then This is the freeware for you: Acer Gridvista.
Read on for download link.
Microsoft Warns of Fake “Security Essentials 2010″ Anti-virus Software
On February - 26 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Microsoft is warning users about a fake anti virus product named “Security Essentials 2010″, near identical to the naming of the company’s own protection software.
The fake software is actually the trojan Win32/Fakeinit. If a user installs the software then Fakeinit’s downloader installs a fake scanner component that monitors other processes and attempts to terminate them. In some cases, processes will be flagged as if they are infected.
The trojan also lowers a number of security settings in the registry and changes the desktop background to an unchangeable multicoloured warning: YOUR SYSTEM IS INFECTED
Please be advised and Do NOT download this software!
Read more about it here!
Advanced Defrag that Really Works
On February - 26 - 2010Comments Off
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PROS: The program is very easy to use right out of the box. It works quickly and silently in the background without taking up too much of you CPU.
CONS: The final reports after analyzing and de-fragmenting can be long and difficult to read for novices. I would want to see more help-information being provided in click-able links throughout the reports. VERDICT: An affordable defrag solution that actually improves your computer and registry without causing new errors. PRICE: $34,95 per license (3 user license) VERSION REVIEWED: 4.4.2 DOWNLOAD: http://www.advanceddefrag.com/ |
Outlook 2010, Part 3: Contacts
On February - 25 - 2010Comments Off
What’s new in the way Outlook handles Contacts ? Not much actually, even thou there are some nice improvements. You’ve always been able to add senders to your list of contacts by Right-Clicking them from the Email Header. And its still possible. What’s new is that you get access smaller version of the contact card right there in your email. Giving you access to several functions.
Read on to learn more…
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Can’t Delete a File? Use the Command Prompt [How To]
On February - 24 - 2010179 COMMENTS
New to using the command prompt? Check out the Windows Command Prompt Beginner’s Guide
![command prompt Cant Delete a File? Use the Command Prompt [How To]](http://i1.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/command-prompt.png?resize=189%2C189 "Cant Delete a File? Use the Command Prompt [How To]")
Have you ever experienced that windows won’t allow you to delete a file, presumably because some service or dll is still using it ? Even when you know for a fact that it’s not in use ? Or maybe you have tried to delete a folder, but you couldn’t because a “File in the selected folder is still in use by Windows” ?
Oh, I can hear you: “yes, but I use the “take ownership” function that I’ve added to my Context menu”. ALAS, Sometimes not even that will work – what then ? Do you have to Reboot your computer to be able to delete that file ?
Earlier, Harry had an article about the Command Prompt (read it here) and his top ten commands. One of those were the command we are looking to use now: DELETE (DEL).
Remote Desktop, No Installation Required – Freeware
On February - 23 - 20105 COMMENTS
Everyone who knows me, knows I’m a bit more than normally interested in Computers. So of course whom do they contact when they have problems with theirs ? Lucky guess. But figuring the problem over the phone isn’t always as easy, and some of my friends being “Twelve O’Clock Flashers” – explaining them what to do isn’t all that easy either.
The best way, sometimes, is using Remote Desktop. But this usually involves getting the already troubled users to download and install a small client of some sort and guide them through that. And, well… Let’s just say I sometimes hate being the one they call. However…