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After 15 years with Windows, 30 days with Snow Leopard
After 15 years as a Windows power user, and current Windows 7 user, a colleague at What the Tech has accepted the challenge of his roommate, a database engineer for online casinos and corporate logistics networks, to give up his Windows notebook cold turkey, and use a similarly…
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GFI Backup 2009 – Home Edition – Product Review
Think back to the last time you took your poor failing (or failed) computer to your nearest G.O.D. (Geek On Duty…I just made that up and I hope it sticks). What was the first question that came out of his/her mouth? Was it “Do you have a recent backup”? I bet…
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Computer Security, Defense-in-Depth
The most popular forum in our message boards is Virus, Spyware and Trojan Removal. After we’ve helped someone remove one or more infection from their system, the most popular question is, “How can I keep it from happening again”? One of our experts has authored a post,…
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How To Make Your Wireless Network More Secure
With wireless internet taking over our lives to power platforms ranging from remote workstations and a new online casino to streaming media, internet cables have become a rare sight. Today, what has been a breakthrough, cutting edge discovery just several years ago, is being…
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Conficker Installing Rogue Software – Spyware Protect 2009
It appears Conficker’s long feared payload is nothing more than another rogue antispyware removal application that attempts to dupe people into purchasing it. Don’t buy Spyware Protect 2009, remove it. Read our Spyware Protect 2009 removal guide. Having followed the…
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Windows 7 Beta – Fix Installer & Windows Update Crashes
Some Windows 7 Beta users are reporting crashes when running Windows Update, or installing third party applications (i.e. Java, Flash, and other MSI-based installers). The third-party Windows .msi installer, or Windows Explorer will crash. Microsoft has identified this may be…
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10 Free DNS and IP Lookup Tools – or DNSstuff.com Alternatives
If you’ve ever tried to lookup the location of an IP address, check the status of DNS propagation, or wanted to check the health of your DNS or mail server, you’re probably familiar with DNSstuff.com. It used to be an incredibly useful site – when it was free. While…
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Win32/Conficker.B/Downadup Infection Prevention and Removal
Is there a Windows Update icon in the system tray by your clock that you’ve been ignoring? You know, the one that says, “New updates ready to install”. This would be a good time to stop ignoring it, and make sure your system is fully updated. At a very minimum, install the…
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ERD Commander – Free Trial from Microsoft
ERD Commander is a very useful tool that Microsoft acquired with it’s purchase of Winternals. It’s especially useful for computers that aren’t able to boot into Windows, or even safe mode. ERD (Emergency Repair Disk) allows access to Windows restore points, file recovery, crash…
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Norton Internet Security 2009: Review
Change can be a great thing. We’ve all heard fascinating tales of people who shed half their weight. But change can also be treacherous and destructive. A peek into history books would reveal us tales of great empires falling apart, leaving nothing but dust behind.…