Lifehacker is a great website. I love it for it’s DIY’s and articles. Adam Dachis has published a tutorial series on Photoshop there which is worthy of attention. Adobe Photoshop is an incredibly powerful software program for image creation and processing. It’s my favorite hobby since learning of it here on WinCustomize. For the longest time I was afraid to touch it or use it… that is until a dear friend, mrs. starkers (my favorite pyrate girl)...
Gregg Keizer at Computerworld reported today that Microsoft started offering Windows XP and Vista users an optional update that disables AutoRun, yesterday. AutoRun is a feature of the operating system that the notorious Conficker and Stuxnet worms used to infect millions of PCs (but not Windows 7 OS). The move, said Microsoft, was a response to malware's continued reliance on infection tactics that abuse AutoRun and AutoPlay, a pair of technologies that automatically l...
Microsoft has announced the availability dates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Today MS officially handed off the final release (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to it’s OEM partners. On February 16th Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will be available for MSDN and TechNet Subscribers as well as Volume License customers. On February 22nd, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will become generally available...
I found a really great article by Adam Dachis today at Lifehacker! Adam Dachis writes for Lifehacker, but apart from that, he’s a Photographer, Photoshop guru, and a web designer. Today, Lifehacker published Adam’s article, ” Basics of Photoshop: Color Correction, Touch Ups, and Enhancements ”. Adam takes you through various tools in Ps and explains what they do and shows how to use them. I found his video really educational and easy to f...
This non-invasive technology using extremely small nanoparticles embedded in the contact lens was developed by Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professor Jin Zhang at The University of Western Ontario. These engineered nanoparticles react with glucose molecules found in tears, causing a chemical reaction that changes their color. The obvious limitations are how the person ‘sees’ colors and that diabetes damages the eye’s natural lens and nerve layer...
Facebook most blacklisted site on the net. I just read this article on TheWindowsClub.com informing on the latest Facebook fiasco and that while supposedly increasing their security measures. Emsisoft has reported a massive outbreak of new Facebook Malware. One variant even hijacks the user’s Facebook account. Interestingly, it’s passed by using their instant messenger. Hardly surprising at the site where it’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg’s account was hacked . Em...
MakeUseOf.com has written about: “The 7 Best Powerful Netbook Applications That Don’t Chug System Resources” and named Impulse the Best Game Platform For Netbooks! The reasons given were that it is not as resource hungry as Steam which always runs in the background, that Impulse can be shut down and the games still played. Though fewer games are available, they also are less resource hungry. Mak...
Everyone loves excellent freebie alternatives to expensive software. The all to often truth is that you get what you pay for (hopefully) and “There ain’t no such thing as free lunch.” So, folks collect gems, share them, write articles about them, try and find sites loaded with them…. Here’s an alternative to that: The alternative is AlternativeTo.net . Bookmark it now. You can always come back to this article. The approach to use is easy: click on Windows...
From Technet : Microsoft today said it will issue 12 security updates next week to patch 22 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE), Windows, its Internet server and Visio, the company's data diagramming tool. The company also announced it will provide patches next Tuesday for three bugs it has already acknowledged, including one that has been exploited by criminals for several weeks, which I’ve kept you updated about. The most important of these fixes are the ...
From Fox tech news, “Intel has found a defect in one of its chips, hurting its credibility during a major product launch and at a time when demand for microprocessors in PCs is being threatened.” The company said on Monday it stopped shipments of the chip used in personal computers with its most advanced Sandy Bridge line of processors and has already started production of a new version. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/31/intel-sandy-bridge-flaw-lau...
Backup is important, but without recovery options it’s just not enough. I noticed Paragon’s Backup on Giveaway of the day’s website today, so I went shopping (not ‘shopping’ that’s what I did for that image) to see what I could find for you. On their website I found the software in the title, and it’s free (no money). While I use Acronis, this software is far from shabby. I strongly suggest the folks without backup and recovery software cruise on over and read...
Windows (ALL current editions) is vulnerable to a hack through it’s MIME HTML handling protocol. This vulnerability would allow malicious code to be run through Internet Explorer and through Opera . This is a variant of XSS (Cross Site Scripting). Firefox requires an add-on to read and write MHTML files. In it’s default configuration it is not vulnerable, Safari and Chrome are not either. Microsoft recommended that users lock down the MHTML protocol handler by runni...
This is a valuable tool to have from AVG, a trusted name in Security software. It sniffs out links with malware in them proactively before you navigate there. There are potential conflicts. While it's stated (see below) that Microsoft Security Essentials will conflict, on my computer it did not pose any problem at all. I think the conflict comes because of the toolbar. I did not install that. Furthermore, MSE updates flawlessly. During installation it offers to install an AVG Secu...
Microsoft Safety Brochure in a variety of formats Protecting your data and information has been the focus of several of my articles. I’ve recommended software, and various steps to take to do so. Microsoft has provided a really nice and easy to understand brochure with many links in it. It’s all of two ‘pages’ and steers clear of ‘jargon’. It's a really wothwhile read. Link to download the information: http://tinyurl.com/6zep7bv ...
This just in from The Windows Club : The full test reports can be found here . Source: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/bitdefender-tops-av-test-list-of-security-software-for-2010-q4#ixzz1CKb4CCyH