Got any good New Year’s Eve plans? We’re gonna welcome the New Year with new people, meeting most of them for the first time. One of my friends at Microsoft has invited us to a small, casual New Year’s Eve party. At first, I thought it was a trick - he’s the same guy who [...]
Freeware. ToolbarCop is a browser extensions manager which can disable or eliminate the following browser add-ons selectively from Internet Explorer:
* Unwanted Browser Helper Objects (BHO)
* Toolbars (Tool Band)
* Standard Toolbar buttons
* Context menu Extensions
* [...]
Freeware. InterMute’s CWShredder Update Defeats Polymorphic CoolWebSearch Spyware
Unrelenting Browser Hijacker ‘HomeSearch’ Is Easily Removed With New CWShredder
InterMute, Inc., a leading provider of best-of-breed Internet security and content filtering solutions, today announced a significant upgrade of CWShredder(TM) (Version 2.12) that eradicates browser hijacker HomeSearch. This polymorphic spyware takes control of a user’s homepage settings and [...]
From My Kitchen not only simplifies your recipe storage and retrieval, it makes sharing recipes with others a snap! You can also access the From My Kitchen Cookbook, a recipe database on the Internet, where other From My Kitchen users have contributed their favorites.
AceMoney Lite makes it easy to manage a checkbook, create and manage budgets, juggle finances in multiple currencies, track spending habits, record expenses, transfer among accounts, and even do online banking. The account information can be shared or password protected. The program offers an easy to use interface that is straightforward and much easier to [...]
Look at one of your thumbs right now. Is it green? If so, you should either head to the emergency room, or settle in with the fact that you’re a natural gardener. I personally am not a gardener in any way, shape, or form. I’ll get out there and mess with it when I have [...]
Q: What’s the deal with screen resolutions? I have a hard time seeing some of the text and icons within Windows, and someone told me that I could modify my screen resolution in Windows XP to be something more suitable.
It’s year’s end. Frankly, I’m running out of ideas for new columns, so maybe it’s a good thing this year is almost used up. Probably starting in 2005, I will concentrate more on giving specific anecdotes of problems and successes in helping seniors achieve their optimum level of confidence on computers and the Internet. Since [...]
Most versions of Windows support both static IP addressing and dynamic IP addressing. Finding your IP address if you are using static addressing is as simple as opening the properties window for TCP/IP. If you are using dynamic IP addressing, you can find your IP address using the command prompt.
There are two commands available that [...]
People are often nervous about installing new programs on their computer and for good reason. You never really know how a new program is going to behave. I often have friends and family who call asking whether or not they should install this program or that program on their computer.
Windows XP includes a great [...]
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