An interesting question has come up in the 404 Tech Support forums that I have answered to the best of my abilities. It expands on several topics that I've discussed before such as using Kon-Boot to get logged into the machine (or other means), viewing saved passwords in browsers, and circumventing some security measures by using the target hard drive as a secondary hard drive … [Read more...]
Windows 7 Is Coming!
Windows 7 is set to be released October 22nd. Be prepared by running the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. This 6.3 MB download can install on your computer and check devices and programs for potential problems with upgrading to Windows 7 if you didn't install the Beta/Release Client to test for yourself. After running it on my Windows Server 2008 box, it looks like I'll need to … [Read more...]
Configure your Antivirus Correctly
Antivirus software can frequently be blamed for eating up computing resources and slowing down a computer. Most of the time that is the basis for arguments when we choose or recommend our favorite antivirus software (I recommend Avast.). The problem of resource-hungry malware protection software is usually a result of the program itself or poor programming, but some of the … [Read more...]
A Week of Google Code, Day 4: SymLinker
While looking around for a particular utility, I ended up on Google Code just dredging through all the projects they have online. As I went through, I kept opening tabs to more and more applications that sounded interesting. I found enough applications worth sharing that I decided to post one per day this week and highlight some hidden treasures of Google Code. Day #4: … [Read more...]
Windows 7 RC Available
The Windows 7 RC is now publicly available. Go check it out and get a preview of the next Windows operating system. 32-bit and 64-bit options are available again in multiple languages. It seems the roll-out of this 3.05 GB iso and product keys is going a little smoother than the Windows 7 beta. It looks like Microsoft has outsourced much of that work to Akamai Technologies. A … [Read more...]