I love Auslogics. You probably use their BoostSpeed and Disk Sefrag. Both excellent at their tasks. Browser Care won’t do anything you can’t do from within each browser, but it affords you a single ‘go to’ window to do it all for all your browsers using the tabs. Features: Keep a watch on your home page and change the hijacked home page, if need be Remove unwanted toolbars, add-ons and plugins Set your preferred search engine as default and keep a w...
For those who use Skype, WOM found some good hacks here: http://lifehacker.com/disable-the-ads-in-skype-contact-lists-1442903511 1. Here’s how to remove ads (in the contact list): 2. For those who help others fix their computers or to save a thousand plus words, this might save a trip. It can also be useful in showing a presentation, for instance. There are other tips there, so it might be worth your while to look. Thanks to WOM a...
Good news. Now MS has released a new option in the Disk Cleanup tool called “Windows Update Cleanup”. This is for Windows 7 SP1. Windows 8.1 already has it. You just might regain a few gigs of disk space. So why can’t you just delete stuff manually? Why a special tool? Well, because some files are needed just in case a system file gets corrupted or you need to roll back a Windows Update. The tool isn’t called that in the update. It’s ...
As the title says… You can read more here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-oct I’ll only say that it’s a good idea to do the patches… If you don’t use the browser, etc. fine. a screenie about the updates:
Neat! On my iPad I use Dragonspeak. Now I’ve got something for my PC. Granted, there is a native Windows utility, but it won’t do what even the free version of this software will. If your PC doesn’t have an embedded mike, you’ll have to get one. It has some nice features. You can send the messages by email, post them to face book, even attach pictures, eCards and screenshots to the voice recordings…which is pretty nice. I’m posting a comparison of the free and paid versions, bu...
Just saw this, folks. If you have an Adobe account, you might want to watch your credit reports even though Adobe states all that info was hashed and salted. “Adobe said it does not believe the attackers got their hands on decrypted credit or debit card numbers. However, the company is in the process of notifying customers whose credit or debit card information is believed to be involved in the incident, so that they can take appropriate steps to protect themselves against p...
If you’re into typography (as I am), this is a great opportunity to pick up a whole bunch for free. All you have to do is navigate to bitsdujour.com and click. To get the download and the deal, you have to like their page on face book, but there’s a way to do that if you don’t have a face book page as well…just read what’s on the link at bitsdujour. It’s a 25.6 Mb download…you can probably pick and choose which you want and which you don’t after decompressing it. Anywa...
I know that it’s best to buy your food from local growers, producers. How about a computer, or parts for one? I figure there are a few factors which might influence the choice: 1. Experience: How comfortable you are putting your machine together, or changing parts. 2. The type of hardware you want might not be available locally. 3. Urgency: The internet can deliver very quickly, frequently without shipping costs. However, local shops might be even faster if ...
Sounds crazy, right? Except it isn’t. As you might have heard, Firefox plans to block all third party cookies, which will drastically decrease the ability to track your browsing habits. That’s ok. Up until now, it’s been up to the user to do that or not. Some cookies are better/more functional than others. Those which help websites load faster are good. When those cookies are blocked, what will happen? It won’t change where ads get displayed, but it will change which get ...
Well, gifs seem really outdated…and for CS/CC users, making them is easy with the animation parts of the software. Not everyone has that software. So, if you like gifs and I do, this software is really good. It makes gif making truly simple, and has plenty of features. There’s only a ‘free edition’, so you don’t have to buy after 30 days, and all the features there are to get are already there. Even nicer, it has multi-language support and runs on every OS. It’s really smal...
All versions of IE (IE6-IE11) are vulnerable to a remote code execution which works through a memory corruption bug. Attacks have been reported, so this isn’t a ‘theoretical’ thing. The reported attacks are using attacks on IE8 and IE9. The source for this is http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2887505 : “Mitigating Factors: By default, Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Se...
About the tools in the W8 Recovery Drive. 1. Creating a Recovery Drive for both a flash drive and an optical disc: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/create-a-recovery-drive-in-windows-8/7261 2. How to use the recovery drive in W8: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/be-ready-to-use-the-windows-8-recovery-drive/7287 3. How to use the automatic repair tool and how it works: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/how-the-wi...
Folks, MS apparently didn’t pretest the patches thoroughly enough. “The issues affected users of various Office programs and suites, including Office 2013. In addition, two non-security patches for PowerPoint 2010 also had the same issue.” – Neowin.net Apparently now they’ve gotten their final fix. Even if you downloaded them before, download and install the fixes. So far, that’s two months running that MS has pulled inadequately ...
I hate passwords which expire. This is why. Sorry your password has expired- you must register a new one. Did anyone discover that password and hack my computer? No, but your password has expired- you must get a new one. Why do I need a new one since that one seems to be working pretty well? Well, you must get a new one as they automatically expire every 30 days . Can I use the old one and just re-register it? ...
Dave Cross is a truly gifted instructor…and member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame since 2009. I’ve learned a good deal from him. This time, there’ll be a long first day followed by one hour daily sessions, with homework assignments. I only wish I could join him in studio. The lessons are webcasts, and are free. They’ll be rerun on the same day for those on different schedules and time zones. You can enroll here: http://www.creativelive.com/courses/30-days-photosho...