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6 Signs Of Malware Infections

Posted by Angel Luis On July - 25 - 20102 COMMENTS

Windows 7 Shield 6 Signs Of Malware Infections Virus, spyware and other types of malware are here to stay. Our main problem is becoming a little paranoid about the subject. One of the reasons that drives to this situation is that many people–even skilled ones–are not aware of the symptoms of having a malware infection.

This post is just a basic list, I am preparing a more advanced article about the same topic so take this one as an introduction.

The best way to know if your computer is infected by some sort of malware is by using an antivirus to detect infections. So, what is the point in this list? Sometimes, the security utilities have problems detecting some sort of virus, as happens with the more sophisticated viruses out there.

Slow performance could be seen a sign of infection, but as there are so many reasons that can drive to this behaviour is not included in the list.

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Windows 7 Media Center – “Out Of The Box”

Posted by Deck Hazen On July - 23 - 20101 COMMENT

This is the first in a series of articles taking a detailed look at Windows Media Center (WMC) as offered in Windows 7. We’ll look at the main features as well as some of the minor goodies — we’ll point out a few short-comings and explain how some of these short-comings are overcome with some great 3rd party programs.

Our conclusion is that WMC provides an easy and attractive console for many of your digital entertainment sources – movies, TV, radio, music, photos – and more. One remote control drives the system, it looks great, there are a host of plug-ins and add-ons to fill a few functionality gaps , and it’s free with the Windows 7 operating system.

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10 Top Tips to Save Space on Your Hard Drive (HDD)

Posted by Rich On July - 22 - 20104 COMMENTS

7 save hdd space 10 Top Tips to Save Space on Your Hard Drive (HDD)

With multi-terabyte drives gaining prevalence in the bays of our PCs, a lack of hard drive space is less of an issue these days; however, it seems no matter how big the drives get, we still manage to eventually fill them. In this guide, you’ll learn ten top tips to save space on your hard drive.

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Editorial: The Future is in the Cloud(s)

Posted by Mike On July - 22 - 20104 COMMENTS

I recently posted in Windows Forums about what I think will be the emphasis in Windows 8 development. In a nutshell, I talked about “the cloud”. For those of you not familiar with this terminology, just think about local storage; your C: drive. Now imagine all of the things you hold dear on that little hard drive platter floating around on the internet, ready for you to grab from anywhere. Photos, contacts, e-mails, notes, files, application settings; the list goes on and on. That is the concept of the cloud. Read the rest of this entry »

Interview with the Chit Chat for Facebook Developer

Posted by Harry On July - 20 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

After we posted a review of Chit Chat for Facebook, we sent a few questions to the developer, and here are all the questions and answers:

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Seven iTunes Alternatives You Should Consider Using

Posted by Rich On July - 19 - 20107 COMMENTS

Reluctantly, I use iTunes as I have an Apple phone and I want to keep it synchronized with my PC. As with most electronic devices that sync with your PC, you are stuck using the proprietary software needed to communicate with the device. iTunes isn’t all that bad, but I set out looking for good alternative to iTunes and here is what I found.

In this guide, I look at seven iTunes alternatives and compare them side by side to give you an option to use them as an alternative to iTunes.

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