Monday, April 28, 2008

MSFT KB Fun! - Your password must be at least 18770 characters...

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Bulletproof Setup Links - all located at FileHippo
CCleaner -- Spyware Blaster - AVG Antivirus
An anti-virus/anti-malware alternative that I have read pretty good reviews on lately is:ThreatFire.
And - the website I referenced on "What really slows down your computer" The worst offender is anything with the name Norton in front of it. So - how do you remove Norton stuff? Download the Norton Removal Tool.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

More reasons to install Spywareblaster -Yahoo Banner Ads Infecting Visitors With Malware
<del>Windows XP Service Pack 3 not out after all... Microsoft has decided not to release Windows</del> XP Service Pack (SP) 3 to Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center as planned on April 29. The reason? A last-minute compatibility issue with a Microsoft application — Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS).

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Google street view adventure! a short drama, but a good one...
  1. Click here to see a Google Street View image.
  2. Then click the arrow pointing North to see the next photo in the sequence.

Security D/L of the day - NoScript This addon blocks JavaScript, Java, Flash and other executable content from running in your browser unless you specifically tell it to allow from a particular site. Why does this increase your security? Many malicious sites will use JavaScript or one of these types of programs as an attack vector. However, since these programs are so prevalent on the WWW these days, much functionality is lost by blocking everything.

Use Google as your music search engine - Someone asked me to post my search string to find MP3s on the Googleplex:
-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wma|mp3) "kraftwerk"
In this example, just change kraftwerk to your choice of group.

Friday, May 2, 2008

DST Tools - ProcessExplorer and PC DeCrapifier

♫ More music tips ♫: Chilirec is a web-based recording service that enables you to record internet radio stations. Search, listen and record streaming music from online radio stations. You can either record only the tracks you like or get everything. To get started, browse through available radio channels, select the music tracks you like, and add them to your playlists. If you want to download and save the track to your hard drive just click on the small icon next to the track.