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Another Tool For Your Malware Removal Arsenal

Whenever your anti-virus program fails or you are having to clean someone else’s computer, a way to clean your system is by using malware scanners. If you ever have the need for these types of tools, one you should take a look at it is a-squared Free.
Like most tools in it’s class, a-squared Free scans [...]

MyDefrag – Have You Tried It?

For those of you that have ever used JkDefrag, MyDefrag is what it has evolved to, and it’s still as great as ever.
When it comes to running a file defragmentation on your Windows PC, the only thing you truly care about is getting it done as fast as possible with no fuss. MyDefrag does just [...]

Tool In Google Reader Helps You Determine What You Are Actually Reading

I use Google Reader as my RSS reader and am subscribed to enough feeds that I get approximately 100 new items daily. Obviously, this is way more than I can read so I need to make sure I am only subscribed to feeds that I actually read, otherwise the shear number of items becomes overwhelming. [...]

It’s Time To Bring Back NNTR

NNTR means No Need To Reply. Where this originated from I haven’t a clue, but it’s something that has been dormant for years that I believe needs to be used again.
Were I to hazard a guess, I believe NNTR came about due to one of two reasons. Either the fact email used to actually cost [...]

Feature Loaded Online Image Editor

If you seldom use graphics editors on your computer and only need them on occasion, using an online image editor may be for you. A tool which can fit this use quite nicely is Sumo Paint.
Sumo Paint can be run entirely within your browser and supports the ability to both save files to and open [...]

How Can VPNs Secure Companies?

This is a guest post by Elisabeta Ghidiu.
VPNs are a common subject these days and they are being used both by home users and companies. From a company point of view, when we think of a Virtual Private Network we think of an intelligent tunnel that encrypts data at the IP level and send the [...]

Wondering Who Else Is Using An Image?

Whenever you get a call from a number you don’t recognize, you can do a reverse lookup to find out a little more about who the caller is. So from that line of thinking, TinEye allows you to do a reverse lookup on an image file.
TinEye is a reverse image search engine. You can submit [...]

Ubuntu 10.04’s UI – What Can Less Brown Do For You?

If there’s two things Ubuntu has always been, it’s brown and orange. This has a striking resemblance to the not-so good looking nature of, say, a shag living room carpet circa the 1970s.
You can’t convince me that a brown interface with bright orange icons looks good. Not a chance. Ubuntu has been like that for [...]

USB Device To Easily Add Multiple Monitor Support

If you want to use multiple monitors, you either have to have a graphics card which supports it or a laptop capable of handling this. Typically this allows you to have two monitors plugged in at one time, but what if you want more? A device which makes this possible is is a USB to [...]

Windows 7: Where’s My Sidebar?

I’ve recently hopped aboard the Windows 7 train, using Microsoft’s latest OS on a new PC build. Right away I found that the day I’ve long feared has arrived: Microsoft has removed all features allowing for a toolbar you can dock to the side of your screen.
I hate the start menu. It takes 3 clicks [...]

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