2 days ago

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: For those of you that might have missed the news Microsoft is throwing its annual Professional Developer Conference (PDC), which is where they trot out new additions or upgrades to their various platforms for the developers in attendance. From their development tools like VisualStudio to the next release of Office this is w (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: Anti-virus software is a requirement for anyone running a Windows machine (don’t worry that day will come as well the Mac world) with it often being one of the first things installed on a new machine. This often involves downloading and installing a large program as just about any anti-virus program these days also [...]. (Read More)

3 days ago

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: There’s more than a few tweaking programs or registry edit tips out there to add the option of opening the selected folder (directory) in Explorer within the Command Prompt window but there is a much simpler way to do this in Windows 7 (and apparently Vista as well). Here is the standard Explorer right click menu [...]. (Read More)

5 days ago

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: Last article was a brief introduction.  Lets start with protecting your phone.  Screen Protectors. One of the very last things you want to happen to your phone is  to damage the lcd screen.  So a protector is a must have at all times.  I know there are all kinds of hard and soft case covers. I’ve never [...]. (Read More)

5 days ago

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: “Traduttore, traditore”. It’s Italian, and it can be translated into English as “translator, betrayer” – but it loses the pun, which is the whole point of its meaning. As you all know by now, I am French, and I have lived in France all my life, except for a few forays into foreign countries, for [...]. (Read More)

5 days ago

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: Il s’agit d’un billet temporaire qui n’a pas été supprimé. Supprimez-le manuellement. (d5246b25-48a0-4266-bb82-435f09fa6d1d – 3bfe001a-32de-4114-a6b4-4005b770f6d7). (Read More)

Nov 10, 2009

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: For those not familiar with the term ransomware trojans basically infect your computer and in the process encrypt your files, change extensions and several types of nasty tricks to them. When done the trojan will typically pop up a dialog demanding cash to return your system to normal. There is a new one according to [...]. (Read More)

Nov 07, 2009

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: For the past 12 years or so, Paris, France, has been the location of a unique phenomenon (unique in Europe, at least): within a radius of 150 meters (about 500 ft), you can find over 60 shops selling computer parts at extremely aggressive prices. They even have a dedicated collective web site where you can [...]. (Read More)

Nov 06, 2009

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: The registry has – in my opinion – always been the Achilles Heel for Windows. When first conceived it was only meant to be used by Windows and other Microsoft specific software. It was never meant to be the gluttonous pig that it has devolved into, but once developers discovered ways to store their [...]. (Read More)

Nov 06, 2009

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: You ever read those EULA (End User Licensing Agreement) that comes with the software we use everyday? Well I would imagine that like most people, myself included, we tend to click the Next button during install once the shakes from seeing all that legalize settles down. While there is some ongoing debate over just how [...]. (Read More)

Nov 03, 2009

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: Here’s a screen that will bring back memories for those of us old enough to remember DOS and VGA monitors. The only problem is that this is a fake online scanner virus warning notice being displayed in a browser window. According to the guys over at Sunbelt Software this is one called BlockScanner and is [...]. (Read More)

Nov 02, 2009

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: You’re quietly working away minding your own business when you start to find that programs are taking a coffee break amount of time to open and everything seems to be taking forever to complete (never mind the it’s Windows what do you expect jokes – heard them all). As the frustration mounts you wonder what [...]. (Read More)

Nov 02, 2009

"Tech" via Carlos Lorenzo in Google Reader For the last 6 weeks or so, Windows 7 has been available for the MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and I have played with it since then. Since last week (October 22nd), it has been available on the shelves, but brand computers ordered after (approximately) October 15th have been delivered with Windows 7 pre-installed unless oth (Read More)

Nov 01, 2009

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: I will admit to being a stats junkie when it comes to traffic on both my various blogs as well as our Community Forums here at WinExtra. What I really don’t like is having to use different stats packages from different companies. So not long ago I decided to go back to using the [...]. (Read More)

Nov 01, 2009

Submitted by Steven Hodson from blog: The other day I wrote and talked about the idea of Microsoft getting into building their retail chain computers. Well today Alex over at the Sunbelt Software blog has a post about how the Microsoft branded PCs at their retail stores are coming with Microsoft Security Essentials pre-loaded.However, for their new PC re-sellin (Read More)

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