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Learn Who Tracks your Online Activity with Ghostery

Whether you believe it or not, you’re an important person on the Internet.. Yups. Advertising networks are all competing over how best to track your web activity. These activity can include how you interact with a particular website, what you are most likely going to click on, how long each of your visit usually lasts, [...]

The Ultimate PC Troubleshooting CD

With all the freewares available out there to help with computer troubleshooting issues, it can be a hassle trying to find the right one for the job. As experienced workers will tell you, a job is a whole lot easier, no matter what it may be, if you just have access to the right tools. [...]

Kindle Fire In-Depth Review

After playing with the Kindle Fire for a couple of days now, I can finally put together my review. Usually, I don’t get all that much excited about a electronic device prior to its release on the market. But when I do, watch out! I will spend days and nights researching the product before its [...]

How To Remove Bloatware from New Computer

One very popular request from many users is how does one go about cleaning a computer from all the junk and crapware (bloatware is another popular term) installed by default on a newly purchased OEM computer from the store? Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) computers are basically computers you see displayed at your big name electronics [...]

Remotely Control Windows from Your iPhone!

So a good friend recently came down for a visit. Being the tech geeks that we both are, a lot was discussed on recent technologies, gadgets and the such. One of the things he displayed that stood out to me, although nothing new, was being able to remotely control his laptop back at his home [...]

Automatically Turn On/Off Computer at Specified Time

I’m like a mercenary at times. Ask me to do a job or how to accomplish something and I’ll comply without asking any questions as to the “why” part. So, when a friend asked me how to have his computer automatically turn on and off at a specified time everyday, I granted his wish without [...]

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Kindle Fire In-Depth Review

Padding your Passwords!

In a recent Security Now! podcast from Steve Gibson of GRC Research and Leo Leoporte of the TWiT network, they talked about a very interesting topic concerning password security. Basically, two words can sum up the entire talk: size matters! What Steve found was that a a long and randomly generated password consisting of all [...]

iPhone/iPod Stuff: Use SharePod and Ditch iTunes!

My love for iTunes have grown only a little since it was first introduced. I’ll have to admit that the program can certainly do a lot of things when it comes to managing our media content on your PC’s. One of the best things I love about it is being able to easily browse the [...]

The Ultimate PC Troubleshooting CD

Quick Folder Access in Windows

Does your desktop even closely resemble that of the picture? If so, then it’s time to make a change. Although I myself have been victim of the ‘messy-desktop’ syndrome in the past, I have since changed my ways. While it is true that there is nothing really wrong with having your desktop littered with icons, [...]

Installing Windows 7! Part 1

This is truly a great time to be a geek. Heck even if you are not, you will still find something that will interest you when you explore what Windows 7, Microsoft’s next operating system, has to offer. Microsoft has a lot at stake here and I will explain why. In this first of two [...]

Create a Auto-Playlist in Windows Media Player

I don’t request a lot when it comes to media players. As long as it indexes my music correctly and gives me a nice album art view of my music library, I’m satisfied. I have always loved Windows Media Player because it was simple to use and provided a mess-free environment. One feature that I’ve [...]

How-To Play Almost Any Video File!

There was a time when all you needed to play your video files was Windows Media Player. This was especially true when it came to simple AVI and WMV movie clips. Now days however, you will no doubt come across all different types of media files. The problem is that Windows Media Player alone can’t [...]

Impressive iPhone Portable Backup Battery for Cheap!

We’ve all at one time or another experienced it: we need to make an important (or not) phone call and find out that our iPhone is dead in the water as far as battery energy is concerned. Life sucks doesn’t it? Maybe only now you’ll have finally regretted spending so much time earlier watching those [...]

Microsoft’s Windows 7 Anti-Piracy Update

Microsoft just released a new Windows update for people currently using Windows 7. What does the update do that will no doubt garnish so much attention the next couple of weeks? Well, it must have something to do with anti-piracy technology, don’t you think?! When Microsoft first introduced the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy system, [...]

Amazon’s Kindle Cloud Reader

Electronic reading is a very hot topic. E-reading devices such as the Kindle, Nook and even the iPad makes reading books fun again. We can all agree, I assume, that the e-reading business is only just beginning to bloom and currently, Amazon is in the forefront of that business. Basically, a lot of money is [...]

Split and Merge Your PDF Documents

Every now and then, you would come across a PDF file sent to you either from your boss or from your co-workers and colleagues. Simply reading them and even editing them is no problem if you use the ever awesome Foxit PDF Reader, but what if you wanted to do a little more with that [...]

Replacing Chrome’s Omnibox with Fauxbar

I like Google’s Chrome browser. I honestly do. It’s snappy fast, looks nice, and has a very cool app store. There are obviously things I do not like about the browser such as the inability for the Adblock Plus addon to block advertisements in videos. However, the biggest and most offending feature that drives me [...]

Windows 7 Pricing Announced!

Finally, Microsoft has taken down the curtain on the pricing of it’s next operating system, Windows 7. While some may be surprised by it, there is a very special offer that will allow you to upgrade to Windows 7 for a very cheap price. The full source can be found here. More information is written [...]

How To Reset Windows Logon Password

Have you ever one day sat in front of your computer with that blank stare on your face wondering what the heck your password was to log in to your Windows account? This is a very common scenario for a lot of computer users. While you maybe able to type in your password with your [...]

Introduction to Local Group Policy Objects: Part 2

In the first of this two part series, I gave an introduction on Local Group Policy Objects. I explained why you would want to configure a computer’s LGPO, especially if you are tasked with managing them in a unsecured or public location, and how how easily it can be done. Basically, if your computers are [...]

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Staying Safe from Phishing Scams

That is one nasty looking fish! Yet, it operates very similarly to how phishing scam authors work. Phishing email has been around for quite some time and it seems as if the problem is growing bigger … [Read More...]

Free Online Malware Scans At Your Disposal

There are many online web scanners by different companies that offer to help you eradicate your computer malware woes. Performing these scans using them can help in that you are not just relying on … [Read More...]

Prevent Deleted Files From Being Recovered

Another article, another way to deal with your deleted data. Many times, we inadvertently delete our files and need some way to actually recover those files. For that, you can read over this article … [Read More...]

How To Securely Wipe your Hard Drive

Ever wanted to securely wipe your hard drive prior to selling or giving it away for someone else to use? I'm praying you don't just hand over your hard drive as is and hope that the next user wouldn't … [Read More...]

Remove the Latest Malware Threats!

Malware, spyware, viruses, trojan horses, scareware, worms, rootkits, oh my! You've most likely heard of all or some those terms describing nasty software infections that harm your computer. Well, get … [Read More...]

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