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![htc HTC Home Gadget 2.4 [Freeware]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/htc.png "htc")
Remember I told you about the HTC Home weather gadget (Here) a while back? HTC Home is a Desktop Gadget developed to look like the weather and clock gadget found on the HTC phones. Last time I wrote about it, version 2 was still in Beta. I recently decided to check back with the developers and found that they have recently released version 2.4.
The purpose of this post is to confirm the confidence I have in RAID technology as expressed in the earlier post “RAID“. It is occasioned by my recent plans to write a very different piece.
Background: the Warning Signs
Summers can get pretty hot here in Auckland. The average temperature for this time of year is 24 degrees Celsius (that’s 75 degrees Fahrenheit to North Americans) with 99% humidity so it’s no simple matter to keep a computer cool.
In this guest post, James Ricketts discusses how deal with computer uninstall errors. Find out more about James at the end of this post.
Uninstalling applications is never as seamless a process as installing them. Although Windows PCs come with a built-in utility, the Add or Remove Programs utility, that allows users to easily uninstall various applications and software, it usually fails to do the required job when you need to uninstall certain applications, such as McAfee Antivirus suite or DirectX.
Incomplete uninstallation may cause errors and complications on the system. Leftover processes of a previously installed program may interfere with other running processes and cause application errors, as well as performance related issues, such as frequent software crashes and system slow downs. This is why it is absolutely essential that when you remove a program you ensure that all its associated processes, files, and registry entries are also permanently deleted.
With the help of two examples, McAfee antivirus suite and DirectX we discuss how to uninstall programs that may not get completely removed using the Add or Remove Programs utility.
![windows7livecd Create a Windows 7 Live CD [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/windows7livecd.jpg "windows7livecd")
About a year ago I set out to create me a Windows 7 live CD. Finally, I am able to present you with the How-To. But before we get into that, let’s review what a LIVE CD is.
A Live CD is an actual Windows Installation that you carry with you on a USB Flash Drive or CD/DVD. The Windows Installation is portable, meaning that you can have your own windows running on any PC you encounter. The Live CDs are most commonly used to repair computers that have crashed or to rescue data from a hard drive before doing a fresh installation. The great thing about a Live CD is that it does not alter anything on the computer you use (almost like a sandbox). You boot the computer as if it is your own (from the CD/DVD or USB). You can pre-install all the software you like, making it available no matter where you are. Sort of a Laptop, but without the hardware.
In the Linux World it has been around for years ( and as Windows XP). But Windows 7, well it’s been a longer road. You have of course been able to download illegal Windows Live Copies on the net for a while – but now at last I am able to show you have to create your own legal copy (for your personal use), provided you own a Windows Setup Disk and license.
Enough chit chat, let’s get on with it…
![system32 RSVR85 95 Fix Your PC After a Virus Removal [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/system32_RSVR85-95.png "system32_RSVR85 (95)")
This is a common problem and I am sure many of you have had this problem before. Your antivirus detects a virus, then it removes the virus but your system doesn’t act the way you expected. In this post you will learn how to fix a computer after a virus infection.
We have spoken before about removing Windows virus:
Test to See if Your Antivirus Software Works (Safe)
Remove Viruses And Malware in Safe Mode [How To]
Thomas has written a post about a program that restores several windows features:
Re-Enable 2.0 – Restore Windows functionality after virus and Trojan attack [Freeware]
In this post we are going to use another approach with SuperAntiSpyware portable to do this:
![mystify 220x176 Unlock Mystify, Ribbons and Bubbles Screensaver Settings [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mystify.png "mystify")
I’m guessing that the screen savers themselves doesn’t need any introduction. Many people like the Mystify, Ribbon or Bubbles screen saver, but secretly wish they could tweak them, ever so slightly. Having just one mystify ribbon scrolling over your screens – it seems lonely. Having a small monitor, the bubbles get too big.
Word has it that the people behind the screen savers did intend to add a settings menu to them, but never got around to it. Nevertheless, they all come with a few hidden settings that you can tweak.
