Lockergnome's Windows
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Microsoft fighting spyware? ()
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Link to Friends | Posted by Marc Erickson
Microsoft buys tools for fighting spyware Microsoft Corp.'s
announcement last week that it has purchased a small vendor of
antispyware tools serves to highlight the growing seriousness of the
spyware problem for users, according to security analysts. Microsoft
said it acquired New York-based Giant Company Software Inc. for an
undisclosed amount and plans to use the company's intellectual
property and technology assets to provide Windows users with new tools
for protecting their systems against spyware.... [Continued]
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I Love Braun Shavers (GnomeREPORT)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Chris Pirillo
My Braun 8595 arrived the other day, and I can't wait for my next
shave (tonight, after I'm finished entering this report). I dare you
to find a geekier electric shaver! I've been using Braun products for
a few years now... after having gone through Norelcos and Remingtons.
Once you go with a self-cleaning Braun, you can never go back. Its new
multi-angled foil will undoubtedly spoil my face for life.
Straight-edged razors are so... [Continued]
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Dirt Cheap Video Editors and DVD Burners (PC
World Picks)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Lockergnome
As many of us know, video editors and DVD burners aren't known for
being cheap. These PC World Picks are notable exceptions.... [Continued]
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Feeding Frenzy (Download)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Lockergnome
Everyone's seen or experienced an aquarium screensaver, but
imagine if that aquarium screensaver were actually an interactive
arcade game. You're an individual fish that has to eat smaller fish to
survive while avoiding bigger fish that want to eat you. That's what
Feeding Frenzy is all about. We were skeptical about this particular
game, but minutes after installing it, we were hooked!... [Continued]
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The New Trillian 3 (Download)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Mitch Keeler
The folks at Cerulean Studios have finally rolled out another
version of Trillian, everybody's favorite instant messaging program.
Is it still the best application at version three? Well, I will start
out by saying that I am already not in a good mood because right now
I'm using the free version of Trillian 3. Why, you may ask?... [Continued]
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ScreenHunter v4.0 Free (Download)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Brandon Watts
Activity is constantly taking place on your screen, but how are
you going to preserve it? The Print Screen key is still an option,
although it has technically been dead for ages due to its limited
functionality. It had such good intentions, however, we demand a lot
more from our screen capture tools these days. We want to be able to
specify specific regions to capture, and we want the process to be
painless and... [Continued]
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All-Streaming-Media (Favorite)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Brandon Watts
If you�re like most computer users, then you probably take in a
fair amount of streaming media. Whether it�s video or audio, people
want a rich multimedia experience when they�re online. Streaming media
provides a much more memorable experience than regular textual
content. We�ve talked about a bunch of different streaming media
recorders lately, but if you�re looking for a more detailed comparison
of what�s out there, turn to All-Streaming-Media.com.... [Continued]
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Give Firefox Amnesia (Gnewbie Gnook)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Brandon Watts
Q: One of the things that I like the most about Firefox is the
Google search box in the upper right-hand corner of the browser. I use
it for just about all of my searches, and I�ve noticed that it
remembers what I have searched for in the past. How can I erase
Firefox�s memory?... [Continued]
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One Person's Clean Desk Is Another Person's
Headache (Sherman's Senior Service)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Sherman E. DeForest
My article on helping seniors attack the problem of desktop
clutter drew by far the most responses to any article I've written on
the subject of helping seniors. This could mean that desktop clutter
is considered by readers to be more of a problem than I anticipated,
or, more likely, it indicates that I left out critical material. First
off, about twenty readers wrote to object to my statement "there is no
clean answer to... [Continued]
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Can I Crack A Password Protected Microsoft
Word File? (Ask Dave Taylor!)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Dave Taylor
Dave, I just got another read-only password-protected Word file
from my boss and I'm hoping there's a way to sidestep the password
because he gets really mad every time I ask him to unlock the file
and/or send me an unprotected version. I dunno if this is legal,
though. Can you even answer this for me?... [Continued]
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Enabling Security Logging in Windows XP
(Tips)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Diana Huggins
One of the security features included with Windows XP that you
have more than likely heard about is Internet Connection Firewall or
ICF. It is a built in firewall component that is designed to protect
your computer from unsolicited traffic. So if your computer is
connected to the Internet, it is recommended that you enable it. If
you are running Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, this component will now
be enabled by default. You... [Continued]
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More Holiday Cheer: Control This Guy�s
Appearance on National TV With Your Web Browser (Aunty Spam's Net
Patrol)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Aunty Spam's Net Patrol
Many of you will remember that Aunty reported on Alek Komarnitsky
and his 17,000 Christmas lights that you can control with your Web
browser. Well, if you enjoyed that (and if you haven�t yet checked it
out, you really should), now you can influence not only Alek�s
Christmas lights, but whether he will appear on any one of several
national television shows, including Letterman, Oprah, and the Tonight
Show. MajorGeeks, and there can be no... [Continued]
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New Computer for the Holidays? Here�s How to
Secure it Out of the Box! (Aunty Spam's Net Patrol)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Aunty Spam's Net Patrol
Rob Pegoraro at the Washington Post has a great article which
makes tons of sense. It�s all about how to shore up your brand new
computer�s protection against Internet nasties before the nasties have
a chance to attack. You know, the old �ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure". Pegoraro makes a really good point. Many of us set up
our present computers before the current explosion of hacking,
spyware, malware, etc.. So... [Continued]
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Want to Become a Photoshop Wizard? (TCB)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Dan Gray
Adobe Photoshop training comes in many shapes and forms. While the
bookstore shelves are packed with Photoshop training books, book-based
learning often fails to jumpstart the brain. (Disclaimer: this is from
a guy that's put many geekbooks to bed.) For many folks, hands-on
classes with real live Photoshop experts will open the eyes faster
than any book or video. But the level of Photoshop training classes
varies with the venue.... [Continued]
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What Was eBay Thinking When It Built A Spam
Engine? (Ask Dave Taylor!)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Dave Taylor
Ah, it's a brave new world over at eBay. On 2 December it
introduced "My Messages" so that it'd have a way to communicate with
customers directly. You can't communicate with another eBay user using
My Messages; it's just a one-way conduit for whatever material the
eBay marketing team deems worthy of sharing with its loyal customers.
(Quite literally, too: customers that aren't loyal and regular
visitors to the site will find that the messages... [Continued]
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Toys for Tots (Family First)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Family First
Today's Christmastime Family First site features the site of a
program that has been around for over 200 years. Actually the
organization that sponsors it has been around that long, not the
program. But it is one that everyone has heard of, and is currently
being featured in one of the most original and charming Public Service
Announcements I have ever seen.... [Continued]
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Krista McCann (Feedback)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Marc Erickson
Krista McCann, you are having trouble with Norton AntiVirus -
please contact me with a valid e-mail address. I've tried to e-mail
you several times but the mail server reports your mailbox is
unavailable.... [Continued]
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