Tech Tip of the Week: How I Keep Clean Without an Antivirus Guarding My System
Most people sleep better at night knowing their PC is well equipped to thwart oncoming malware attacks. Out of paranoia some actually install multiple antivirus programs -- even though that's overly counterproductive. Indeed, with everything that you do on your computer and the information that resides on it, the safety of your sensitive data should be top priority. That said, with a little experi...
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YouTube and Warner Music nearing agreement
YouTube and Warner Music are getting chummy again, according to an unnamed source who said a deal between the two is imminent. According to the source, the agreement -- which is supposedly in its final stages -- would once again allow YouTube to feature music videos from popular artists like Madonna and Green Day.
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Crash Course DLC now available, Left 4 Dead on sale for $15 on Steam
Keeping its promise, Valve has pushed out new downloadable content for its popular zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead. Called "Crash Course," the update brings a new campaign, which falls between the events of "No Mercy" and "Death Toll," and features fresh locations, dialogue, refined item spawning and more. As we've noted in the past, the DLC is available to PC gamers for free via Steam, but owners of ...
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Intel to ship dual-core CPUs for ultra-thin platforms
Ultra-thin notebooks are in for a performance boost next year, when Intel begins introducing dual-core CPUs for a variety of models. Currently, Intel's ultra-thin lineup is mostly composed of chips like the Core 2 Solo SU3000, Pentium SU2000 and the Celeron, all of which are based around a single-core design. The demand for more performance in tight environments has been increasing, and as a respo...
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EU proposes new volume standards for MP3 players
The European Commission introduced new volume standards for MP3 players yesterday, which will supposedly help prevent music lovers from damaging their hearing. The new standard requires devices like Apple's iPod to be tweaked so they play at a safe volume by default, and it there will be a health warning when users attempt to override this setting.
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Tuesday tech deals: Samsung 1080p HDTVs from $869 + free shipping
Samsung 1080p HDTVs from $869 + free shipping
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Toshiba intros new Satellite notebooks for US and UK
Toshiba has introduced two new CULV notebooks to its Satellite line, which will appear stateside as the T135 (13.3") and T115 (11.6") and in the UK as T130/T110. The T13x will be equipped with an Intel Celeron dual-core processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM and 500GB of storage, while the lesser model houses a single-core Celeron, up to 3GB RAM and a 250GB HDD.
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Newegg unveils Windows 7 OEM prices
Online retailer Newegg.com today unveiled prices for OEM editions of Windows 7, and as usual, they're significantly lower than the full and even upgrade retail versions. As you are probably aware, these licenses are intended for small-scale system builders, ban users from transferring the operating system from one PC to another, come with no support whatsoever, and only allows performing a clean i...
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Study: Social media fiends more likely to email
A new study by Nielsen suggests that social media junkies spend more of their day emailing than those who don't partake in social networking. This is interesting, because many see modern social networking services as an alternative to the aging email protocol.
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News around the web: 15 amazing anti IE resources
15+ amazing anti IE resources @ CatsWhoCode
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GPU-accelerated Adobe Flash Player to arrive soon?
It looks like Nvidia and Adobe's long-promised support for GPU-accelerated Flash videos is finally coming to fruition. Although no official announcement has been made, the graphics firm has reportedly been showing early builds of the GPU-accelerated Flash Player around, with YouTube's HD videos running smoothly on Ion-based netbooks where the same footage stutters on Intel's Atom platform.
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Microsoft's free Security Essentials software goes live
Following a year-long development phase and several months in limited public beta, Microsoft has finally released the full version of its anti-malware scanner today -- Microsoft Security Essentials. Formerly codenamed Morro, this free-of-charge replacement for OneCare is designed to provide consumers with real-time protection against Trojans, computer viruses, spyware and rootkits.
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How I Keep Clean Without an Antivirus Guarding My System
Most people sleep better at night knowing their PC is well equipped to thwart oncoming malware attacks. Out of paranoia some actually install multiple antivirus programs -- even though that's overly counterproductive.
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Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0.1611.0
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
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Xfire 1.115
See when your friends are online, what game they're playing, and what server they're on
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JaBack 8.27
JaBack is backup software with advanced automation features.
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AnVir Task Manager Free 6.0.0
Detailed information about the processes running on PC and startup applications.
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Aloaha PDF Suite 3.9.130
Create vector based, high resolution PDF Documents.
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HiDownload Pro 7.53
Multi-threaded download manager that allows you to download individual files or lists of files.
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DSL Speed 4.9
Optimize your DSL connection
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R-Studio 5.0 build 130010
Data recovery software and undelete tool supports FAT12/16/32, NTFS, NTFS5 and Ext2FS (Linux) file systems.
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CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) 2.24.1010
Freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files.
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FlashGot 1.2.0.6
Free Mozilla/Firefox extension to handle downloads with external download managers
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Wise Registry Cleaner 4.83
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.
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Pixia 4.3y
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VSO CopyToDVD 4.3.1
Backup your music, games, movies, video, photos and data files.
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Mp3tag 2.44d Beta
Edit your tags. Looks great and it's free.
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Baku 4.1.3557
Search for system registry errors and unneeded files that can be safely removed.
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SuperRam 6.9.28.2009
SuperRam 5 increases computer performance by freeing wasted memory.
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Throttle 6.9.28.2009
Optimize your internet connection by modifying your Dial-up, DSL, ADSL, Cable, ISDN, and Satellite modem settings.
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PCMedik 6.9.29.2009
Enhance PC performance, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance.
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PcBoost 3.9.28.2009
Boost the speed of your computer by making games and applications run faster.
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GameBoost 1.9.29.2009
Boost your PC games by optimizing your computers' speed and internet performance.
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GameGain 2.9.28.2009
Enhance gaming, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance from your computer.
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Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 6.485.00
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.
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Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 0149.0059
Manually update Ad-aware 2007 with the latest definitions file.
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Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Update September 29, 2009
This updates the detection rules for Spybot Search and Destroy.
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F-Secure Virus Definitions September 29, 2009
Keep your F-Secure products updated.
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F-Prot Antivirus virus signature file September 29, 2009
Keep your F-Prot Antivirus updated against worms, viruses and other malicious programs.
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Growl 1.2 for Mac OS X
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REALbasic 2009 Release 4 for Mac OS X
REALbasic - Object-oriented software programming
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Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs v R2.34 for Win XP/2000/2003 (32/64 bits)
Driver Date: 9/29/2009 OS Support: Windows 2000/XP
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Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs v R2.34 for Windows Vista (32/64 bits)
Driver Date: 9/29/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs v R2.34 for Windows 7 (32/64 bits)
Driver Date: 9/29/2009 OS Support: Windows 7
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