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Posted in Backup/Recovery, Data Storage, Email, Security, Utilities on Apr 15th, 2008
Cryptainer LE is the freeware version of Cypherix’s Cryptainer product. The software is very handy for encrypting sensitive data to send via email. You can also create a 25mb encrypted partition on your PC to store private documents like spreadsheets and .PDF’s . Cryptainer is very easy to use and I use it as a quick and […]
Posted in Hosting and Services, SEO Tools, Utilities, WebDev on Mar 22nd, 2008
Ajax Whois is an easy to use website to aid in domain lookups and WhoIs information. You can specify a search of 7 of the most popular top level domains at one time. The site is based on Ajax programming which means all of your queries are delivered in real-time as you type them out, this makes Domain […]
Posted in Backup/Recovery, Security, Utilities, Virus/Spyware Removal on Mar 21st, 2008
Internet and network connectivity in Windows XP is notorious for being easily disabled and corrupted from minor tweaks to the registry and winsock settings. Removing software, scanning for and deleting spyware can cause these registry corruptions which prevent Windows XP from accessing the network. It seems that the frequencies of corruption have declined since the […]
Posted in Security, Utilities, Virus/Spyware Removal on Mar 16th, 2008
Windows Defender is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Windows Defender no longer supports Windows 2000 as mainstream support ended in June 2005.
The above passage is from the Microsoft website. In a nutshell, Windows Defender […]
Posted in PC Maintenance, Utilities on Mar 6th, 2008
Process Explorer is a free utility from Microsoft. It’s an add-on extension of the Task Manager that is included with the Windows Operating System. This utility gives more in-depth information regarding any processes running on a computer system. It enables the user to view which dll’s or exe’s are running and the amount of resources that […]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Graphic/Multimedia, Utilities on Mar 2nd, 2008
I use Audacity to cut up my mp3’s into shorter files, especially the really long DJ mixes. Audacity has been around for awhile and is a pure opensource project that uses the GNU license. I really like how simple it makes cutting up .wav and .mp3 files. Audacity can also record and edit audio from an external […]
Posted in PC Maintenance, Utilities on Feb 23rd, 2008
Memtest86 is an excellent little program for testing your system memory. I’m feeling a bit lazy tonight so here’s an excerpt from their website:
Memtest86 is a thorough, stand alone memory test for x86 architecture computers. BIOS based memory tests are a quick, cursory check and often miss many of the failures that are detected by Memtest86. […]