TechLog for March, 2009

Don’t be fooled: Conficker

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As of now, no one really knows what potential the Conficker worm is, and just how much damage it could do… Hopefully on April 1st it will all be a big joke.
If you are running Windows and want to do a free Virus scan of your computer, head on over to live.com, as Microsoft is [...]

Nice(er) than Vista

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I have had Windows 7 installed on an older laptop of mine for a short while now. I decided that I would put it on my newest laptop and see how its driver support was. Turns out, it worked flawlessly, and I couldn’t be happier.
This laptop shipped with XP SP2 on it from the factory [...]

Spring Cleaning: Your PC

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Well, its that time of the year again… and if you are like most PC users out there – it’s time for a spring cleaning. Read my simple tips for cleaning up your PC this spring – and you will see a performance boost – guaranteed!
First things first, we need to defrag your hard drive. [...]

New Gmail Feature – Unsend?

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Gmail released a new feature today called Send Undo – which basically allows you to retrieve an email right after you sent it if you realized ‘no…. that was my secretary, not my wife’. If you wish to activate this feature, log into your Gmail and go to the settings page, from there just click [...]