Windows
Secunia Software Inspector
Secunia is a highly-respected security company. It offers a number of online and contract security solutions, including its excellent free software inspector. It’s a good idea to take advantage of this service from time to time. I do. Just this evening it caught a JRE update that I’d missed. Here’s what the Web site says [...]
Clear Temporary Internet Files Folder When Browser Is Closed
The purpose of the Temporary Internet Files folder is to speed up browsing on the Internet. However, this folder can consume disk space. If you are not too concerned with performance in terms of browsing, you can have the contents of this folder deleted automatically. You can complete this task in Internet Explorer 7 by [...]
Prevent Last Logon Name From Being Displayed In Vista
There are many small steps you can take to secure your computer. One way is to configure your computer so it does not display the username of the last user to log on. This way if someone wants to attempt to log on as you, not only do they have to figure out your password [...]
FixDat Bluetooth Car Diagnostic Tool
When the check engine light comes on in the car, there’s always that slight panic wondering whether your car is about to bite it while you’re driving. DATZOO offers a solution that might give you some peace of mind while simultaneously allowing you to quickly adjust a bogus problem in your system. Its new FixDat [...]
Windows, Linux, OS X… Haiku?!
Be. It’s not just the second letter of the alphabet, it’s the name of an operating system from yesteryear. BeOS, to be specific – and it’s coming back with a vengeance under the name ‘Haiku’: Haiku is an open source operating system currently in development designed from the ground up for desktop computing. Inspired in [...]
The American Presidents Screensaver
The American Presidents Screensaver shows images of every United States president from George Washington to George W. Bush. Most images are accompanied by a quote from or about that president. This screensaver contains 42 amazing images. [Download Free Trial] [More Information]
FontFrenzy v1.5.137
FontFrenzy tames the frenzy of fonts that can clutter and slow down Windows. The DeFrenzy function removes and stores all fonts except those that were present when Windows was first installed. In short, it cleans up your font folder so that Windows boots more quickly and runs more smoothly. FontFrenzy helps solve the problem of [...]
Jangl
As the Internet and its participants become more open in terms of the information that they’re willing to share with complete strangers, there’s an interesting discussion that needs to continue to take place in regard to why anonymity can be a good thing and when it should be used. People (especially teenagers) are sometimes way [...]
Require CTRL + ALT + DEL For Logons In Vista
You can configure the local security policy so the Windows Security dialog box will be displayed, requiring all users to press CTRL + ALT + DEL to log on. Users will then be prompted to provide a valid username and password to access the computer. You can configure this option in Windows Vista by using [...]
Ask for Video Help – Get a Video Answer
Gonna try something new here on The Chris Pirillo Show – if we’re even going to keep that name rolling forward (and I’d love your feedback on the subject)… Please submit your questions and/or comments through this widget, which requires absolutely NO registration on your part – and should work with your Webcam instantly. This [...]
