Posted on 24 November 2008. Tags: calendar, free services, photo tools, wallpaper tool
Have you ever found yourself fumbling around on your computer for a calendar? Are you opening up Outlook or Google Calendar (or some other calendaring program) to see on what day the 23rd falls? No need to go to those extremes for a simple date look up. Now you can turn any background or image into desktop wallpaper with an added month calendar.
Continue Reading
Posted in Internet, Photography, Web Browsing
Posted on 21 November 2008. Tags: accessibility, color blind, color software, tips
Do you or someone you know have trouble using a computer because of the difficulty in distinguishing between different colors?
Scientists are not sure but it is believed that anywhere between 8% – 12% of the population is color blind. Computer programs use lots of colors to represent different panels, boxes, menus, and data which can make use of a computer difficult for the color blind.
Continue Reading
Posted in Software Tools
Posted on 19 November 2008. Tags: anti-virus, free services, malware, microsoft
Microsoft has recently announced their plans to release free software to protect against viruses, spyware, and malware.
Continue Reading
Posted in Anti-virus, Software Tools
Posted on 17 November 2008. Tags: free services, online storage, synchronization, web tools
For some time now I have stopped carrying around a USB thumb drive or portable hard drive. I used to use them to transfer files between my computers – both Mac’s and PCs. I started using a couple of free services to sync my files between multiple PCs and/or Mac’s.
Continue Reading
Posted in Internet, Software Tools, Web Browsing
Posted on 15 November 2008. Tags: malware, security, thumb drive, Trojan, USB, Windows
Have you ever found a USB stick in the lobby of a hotel? Perhaps there are two or three in a pile or on a display that asks you to “take one”. Maybe you work at a company and someone has dropped of a pamphlet or flier for a product and left a USB thumb drive behind with “literature” about the product.
Continue Reading
Posted in Hardware, Quick Tips
Posted on 12 November 2008. Tags: anti-virus, malware, Trojan, virus, Windows, XP
AVG anti-virus recently released an update to their virus definitions file which incorrectly detected a critical Windows file as being a Trojan horse program.
Continue Reading
Posted in Anti-virus, Software Tools
Posted on 10 November 2008. Tags: free services, microsoft, office, Software Tools, tips
Manage your money, create seasonal memos, organize your schedule, and more with free Microsoft Office templates.
Continue Reading
Posted in Quick Tips, Software Tools
Posted on 09 November 2008. Tags: encryption, security, tips, wep, Wi-Fi, wpa, wpa2
It now appears as though the widely adopted wireless connection protocol of WPA is no longer secure. Researchers have found a way to compromise the wireless security protocol of WPA in a matter of a few minutes. The protocol has been adopted by a number of organizations and companies, which could be forced to change their wireless implementations. The news comes from to us from PC World.
Continue Reading
Posted in Networking, Wi-Fi
Posted on 07 November 2008. Tags: internet scams, malware, phishing, security, spam, virus
Hackers and phishers are taking advantage of your need for election news by using President-elect Barack Obama’s name to get you to click on links and run programs that will infect your machine with malware.
Continue Reading
Posted in Email, Internet