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...
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...
To complement Island Dog’s article on Valentine’s Day Wallpapers , I bring you some fun and beautiful Valentine’s Day fonts from How-To Geek. There’s a wide selection, and some have wing-dings also! Just a screenie and a link to the page: HERE.
With the increase in use of internet, the threat of unexpected virus attack on your PC is increasing, Internet Security solutions are must required to stay safe and secure. Most of us are searching for a better security solution these days! Here is a comparison list of the Top 5 paid Internet Security Suites available for 2011. You can see a top 10 list, also. For me, the top five was enough. Norton pretty much aced the others out. This isn’t Gran...
For the artists, just ran across this one. The company is reliable and has been around a long time. From NeoPaint: “NeoPaint is a full featured artist’s studio for Windows that’s easy-to-learn, powerful and fun! It’s simple enough for beginners yet packed with powerful features and advanced tools. NeoPaint makes it easy for business and home users to touch up photographs and create great looking graphics for desktop publishing, presentations and the Internet! Neo...
Just as predicted (somewhere) in the “Mastermind – dead” thread, supposedly “leaked” photos of ObL dead are tainted with malware. We’ve seen this before with all the major disasters such as the Japanese Earthquake and others. Curiosity, or a desire to help (in the case of the earthquake) and a desire to learn details attracts large numbers of potential victims whose guard is down (“after all, who would even think of exploiting such a thing?”). The scammers and hac...
" I’ve been a bit frustrated in my writing, lately. If you’ll remember, back when I started doing this “News & Apps” article writing, I dealt with Apple products as well, and owning an iPad makes me a bit enthusiastic about it. Well, yesterday a friend approached me with the question, “How come you never write about Apple stuff, Doc? You know, there are quite a few folks with iPhones, iPads and iPods on WC.” I found myself answering, “Well I ...
Just a quickie… There’s an article which might interest you: Lifehacker put out a great article today on how to decrease expenses… a good thing! Also some deals and things you probably don’t know about yet. Took a bit of ‘chopping’ to get this pic right. Link: http://lifehacker.com/#!5797326/top-10-things-you-can-get-for-free-or-cheap