Windows
Windows Update From Within Firefox WOW!
Steven S. Warren of TechRepublic’s The Hot Button blog writes: I recently downloaded Firefox version 1.5 and I am very impressed with its capabilities. I especially like the themes and extensions that I can take advantage of. Once such extension is IETab.This extension is similar to IE View, in that it allows you to view [...]
E-greetings, Screensavers Bring More Tears Than Cheers
Niall McKay of SearchSecurity.com writes: Spyware writers are targeting holiday revelers with a variety of goodies, including Christmas screensavers, games, interactive greeting cards and widgets that create cute little customizable gift tags or turn the curser into a Christmas tree. Despite their innocent appearance, many deliver a hidden payload to spy on the unsuspecting user’s [...]
Flaws Plague Symantec, McAfee
SearchSecurity reports: Vulnerabilities have surfaced in anti-virus products from Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc. Symantec reported flaws in its AntiVirus Library in a message to customers of its DeepSight Threat Management System Tuesday. The library “has been found prone to multiple heap overflow vulnerabilities when scanning malformed .rar [archive files],” the Cupertino, Calif.-based company said.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
This will be my third Christmas with Ponzi, and we’ve already got one standing tradition: we open our Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. Yeah, I know it’s not the same as waiting until 5AM on Christmas morning to let the wrapping paper fly, but since we don’t have kids, we’re enjoying being Christmas kids ourselves. [...]
BullZip PDF Printer v1.0.0.16
BullZip PDF Printer is a virtual printer driver that enables you to convert any printable document or image to PDF format. It works with all applications that offer a Print option – simply select the newly added BullZip PDF Printer instead of your regular printer, and the document will be converted and saved as PDF [...]
Boing Boing
You just can’t ignore the fact that blogs are taking over the Internet. What used to be a personal publishing outlet for geeks in the know has turned out to be a cultural phenomenon that is beginning to both dominate the news networks and attract celebrities to start their own journals. It seems like everyone [...]
WinFixer2005
Ken Colburn of Data Doctors helps Rod, who writes: Is WinFixer2005 legitimate? My computer seems to be working well, yet I keep getting messages that it has potentially serious problems that WinFixer2005 will fix for just $39.95. The Information Superhighway has gone from an eight-lane concrete speedway to a four-lane mud bog that covers Internet [...]
Update Drivers In XP
Manufacturers frequently update their drivers to fix problems and take advantage of operating system features. These drivers are usually available from the manufacturers’ Web sites; Microsoft also maintains driver files for many devices on its Web sites. Downloaded driver files are typically compressed into a self-executing file that needs to be extracted to use the [...]
Last Minute Shopping Deals!
I’m a glutton for punishment. I don’t even start shopping until the week before Christmas. This year was no different. I’ve been braving the stores the past few days, and it hasn’t been too bad. It’s all in the tactics and the timing – hitting the stores in the off-hours. I made a great find [...]
Resize C Drive (Partition) Without Losing Data?
Gazette reader ‘Joanna’ writes: Dear Dennis, I have installed a 120 gigabyte (GB) hard drive in my computer. The 120 gigabyte drive has been split into two entities: the C drive is 15.5 GB large and contains Windows XP plus all my installed programs; the D drive is the remaining 104 GB and contains a [...]
