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Remove previous Java versions with javara

2009-01-27T04:30:00.001-06:00

How many versions of Java do you have installed on your computer? Have you ever looked at the add remove programs applet in the control panel and thought about checking to see? Well chances are like me you have not. When I looked I found not one but three versions of Java installed on my computer all of them taking up a pretty fair amount of space. I would have never thought to check this had I

Windows 7 Tweaks

2009-01-26T15:30:00.001-06:00

New to using Windows 7 beta but want to tweak it like Windows Vista or Windows XP? Then give SetteMaxer a try. Here is a quick run down from their website. Please do keep in mind just like Windows 7 that this program is also a beta. SetteMaxer is a freeware tool that can help you to optimize and solve problems in some fields of Windows 7 easily, instead of navigating on registry & services

Internet Explorer 8 RC 1 download leak

2009-01-26T12:53:00.002-06:00

If you are like me and would prefer to sample programs before the mad rush then here are the links below to a download Internet Explorer 8 RC1 early. Of course it looks like MS will be releasing this later this week to the rest of the world so if not then wait with the rest of the world and try it the.The official IE 8 RC 1 is set to release in next two days but if you are eager to try our IE 8

Google: Google notebook going away now what?

2009-01-23T06:30:00.001-06:00

Last week Google announced that they would no longer be developing or supporting Google Notebook among other projects. If you are like me you went into panic mode. Even though Google is saying that they are not going to pull the plug on Notebook real soon the Firefox browser plug-in that I have grown to love and use everyday will be no more. So I went out looking for alternatives to Google

Firefox: Open IT firefox featured plugin

2009-01-21T23:44:00.002-06:00

So you say you want to stop having to rely on Microsoft and Adobe to open any old file that you come across on the web that is a document, spreadsheet or presentation. Well then this Firefox add-on is for you. With it and an account to either Zoho or Google Docs and you are good to go. Just right click and choose to open that .doc .ppt .xls or .pdf file online. So long bloated office suite

Gadgets: Yu Type Keyboard Display

2009-01-20T18:00:00.002-06:00

The Yu Type keyboard display was designed for those folks who struggle with typing and have a hard time with having to look from the keyboard to the screen and back to the keyboard to make sure they don't have any typo's.With the Yu Type those two finger typers can concentrate on what they type and see it in the same place they are hunting and pecking away.This is the brainchild of Yusuf Muhammad

Firefox: Dashblog firefox featured plugin

2009-01-20T16:20:00.004-06:00

This is a really cool Firefox plugin called Dashblog. It allows you to post not only text but also screen captures and videos to either your blog, tumblr or twitter.

Google: Chrome Gmail problem

2009-01-19T23:51:00.002-06:00

Do you use Google Gmail? Have you tried the Gmail labs features? If you have and enabled the calendar feature of Gmail labs you may be seeing an authentication request if you are accessing Gmail using Google Chrome. For some reason Chrome cannot keep Gmail convinced that it is authentic in order to continue to display your Google calendar on the side of Gmail. Not sure why this is happening but

Macbook Wheel cool or lame tool?

2009-01-06T16:31:00.001-06:00

No pun intended but why does Apple believe they need to re-invent the wheel?

Mac vs. Pc transformer style

2009-01-05T22:42:00.001-06:00

This is a pretty cool version of Mac vs. Pc. Shame Pc does not have any weapons.

Twittering Washing Machine

2009-01-02T17:54:00.001-06:00

That is really wild. Talk about the house of the future talking to you! Via(Hack a Day & You Tube)

RFID dorm room lock

2009-01-02T15:41:00.001-06:00

Here is an example of an really slick RFID operated dorm room lock.

Critical Internet Explorer Patch Released

2008-12-17T15:57:00.001-06:00

Microsoft has released an out-of-band security update, MS08-078, to fix a vulnerability in its Internet Explorer Web browser that's being actively exploited. "At this time, we are aware only of attacks that attempt to use this vulnerability against Windows Internet Explorer 7," said Christopher Budd, Microsoft security response communications lead, in an e-mailed statement. "Our investigation

Remove Norton Antivirus even without passwords

2008-12-17T13:31:00.004-06:00

Many security packages leave files and registry entries behind that can make it difficult to install a different or new suite, but AppRemover, a new beta app that completely removes security software, can ease the transition from one desktop security suite to another. Norton and Symantec antivirus clients can be installed with password protection enabled, or by an antivirus management server. In

UnChrome - Anonymize Google Chrome

2008-12-16T16:19:00.002-06:00

Unfortunately, each Google Chrome installation contains a unique ID that allows Google to identify its user. Google doesn't make it an easy job to remove this ID either.UnChrome helps you with this task. It replaces your unique ID with Null values so that your browser cannot be identified any longer. The functionality of Google Chrome is not influenced by this. You only need to apply UnChrome

Hackers behind Amazon Scam

2008-12-15T10:40:00.001-06:00

Hackers have helped logging firms in Brazil evade limits on tree felling, says a Greenpeace report. The hi-tech criminals penetrated a computer system designed to monitor logging in the Brazilian state of Para. Once inside the system, hackers issued fake permits so loggers could cut down far more timber than environmental officials were prepared to allow. Greenpeace estimates that 1.7m cubic

Tweak Tuesdays: Shutdown Windows XP Quicker

2008-03-18T06:00:00.000-05:00

So here are two quick ways to speed up your Windows XP shutdown and if need be restart time. The first one is do away with that awful Exiting Windows .wav file that plays. It slows down the process considerably and I don't know about you but I am tired of hearing it. All you need to do to silence this slow down is to click your start button then go to: settings -> control panel -> Sound,Speech

Mobile Monday: Google Calendar Sync

2008-03-17T06:00:00.000-05:00

Have you seen the above new red letters on you Google Calendar page? Well I have to admit that this was something that has been out for a couple of weeks and I completely missed it. I usually access my Google Calendar from Gmail via Greasemonkey script so I do not always see the new stuff that they post there. None the less as soon as I saw it I had to load it. And I am extremely happy, I can

Firefox Friday: Broadband Speed Test and Diagnostics

2008-03-14T06:00:00.000-05:00

If you are like a lot of folks on the net, you want to know your Internet speed. Well that is where this great Firefox Extension comes in. Broadband Speed Test and Diagnostics is a nice and hand built in Internet speed test and diagnostic. All you do is load it like any other extension and access it via the tools drop down. There you have four choices. You can check your download speed, your

Thursday Firefox Special tip: Backing up About:Config settings

2008-03-13T06:00:00.003-05:00

Are you like me and have made several changes to your Firefox registry file or "About:Config" file? Well just like any other changes that take time to do you want to back them up so that you will not have to go thru the trouble of redoing all that work. It is pretty easy and painless thing to do all you need to do is know where to go to get to the file that you need which is call "prefs.js" and

Vista Web Minute: Tips to Improve Windows Vista Performance

2008-03-10T06:00:00.000-05:00

Registry errors often cause several computer-related errors, which may prove fatal to your computer. The registry-related errors occur when it starts expanding due to the accumulation of several unwanted, invalid, outdated, and incorrect entries within it. These entries find a place in the system’s registry and leads to uncontrolled registry growth. This unwanted growth is likely to cause poor

Firefox Friday: Mozilla Weave Extension

2008-03-07T06:00:00.000-06:00

Pic: FolkenStardust's As more folks are taking there computer everything with them these days it only makes sense to have a online source to consolidate your information. I have for the past yearbeen using Google's Browser Sync. for Firefox, which has worked out okay but left more to be desired. I did not like the fact that half the time when I would restart my Firefox that I wouldbe prompted to

Web Wednesday: Radio-Locator

2008-03-05T06:00:00.001-06:00

Who needs to find a radio station these days with them being streamed online or viasatellite you ask? Well some of us folks do not yet have satellite radio or HD radios andthis handy little site will locate any radio station in a given area by several different ways. It is amazing how many things can be singled out and found online like this.Next week I will look at a site that can show you all

Web Minute: Handy Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts

2008-03-04T10:00:00.000-06:00

I guess I am a real dummy because of all the different operating systems and applications that I have used over the years with keyboard shortcuts it never dawned on me that Firefox had some really useful ones. The one that I have gripped about internally to myself over and over again is to be able to move from tab to tab in Firefox from the key board. Well I just happened to stumble across an

Tweak Tuesdays: Speedup Firefox Page Loads

2008-03-04T06:00:00.000-06:00

In previous posting's I have mentioned several ways that you can tweak Firefox to speed it up. Now there are all kinds of different off the shelf so to speak applications that will make these tweaks for you without you having to even tinker with the inner workings of Firefox. Those are good and I have seen significant browsing speed from my previous tweaks but the one that I want to tell you