March 2007

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Google Pack Gets Updated

Google PackGoogle Pack has been updated. In response to users’ comments, Google has made some changes to the free software programs that make up Google Pack. Previously, Google Pack contained a special version of Symantec Antivirus program, which offer…

Written by Winston on March 28th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Yahoo! Mail goes to infinity and beyond - Yodel Anecdotal

Yahoo! Mail goes to infinity and beyond - Yodel AnecdotalIn celebration of its 10 year anniversary, Yahoo! Mail announce that it will offer unlimited e-mail storage. The program will be slowly rolling out starting this May. I have to admit I am a littl…

Written by Winston on March 27th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Visual Studio’s Tacit Endorsement of MadLibs

Formatting strings can be a tricky job…I’m sure there’s a logical explanation, but still… It really {0} me off when {1} Visual Studio 2005 SP1 decided to throw this {2} my way.»

Written by «/\/\Ø|ö±ò\/»®© on March 26th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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High Yield Savings Accounts

Which Online High-Yield Savings Account is Best? ∞ Get Rich SlowlyPersonally, I wouldn’t mind a little more cash. There are a number of banks which are offering a high yield savings account. These banks are able to offer higher yields because the sav…

Written by Winston on March 22nd, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Patch that Might Help with 0×8ddd0009 as well as high SVCHOST.EXE CPU Utilization?

In the past, I’ve written about both high CPU utilization by SVCHOST.EXE as well as the 0×8ddd0009 Windows Update / Microsoft Update error, so I thought I would mention this…MS KB 932494 (When you use Automatic Updates to scan for updates or to apply…

Written by «/\/\Ø|ö±ò\/»®© on March 19th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Your ISP may be selling your web clicks

Your ISP may be selling your web clicksNet users know that there is no such thing as privacy on the Internet. But, few know that people’s own Internet Service Provider (ISP) sell logs of their customers’ activity on the Internet to market research firm…

Written by Winston on March 16th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Windows Defender 7 Released

Windows Defender homeToday, Microsoft released its latest version of Windows Defender 7. As some of you may know, several years ago Microsoft acquired Giant Software and its anti spyware program. Windows Defender is included in Windows Vista and is a f…

Written by Winston on March 15th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance NotificationSurprise, surprise! No security patches for next week’s Patch Tuesday. However, there will be a new version of Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal tool. In addition, there will be 2 non critical patche…

Written by Winston on March 8th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Enable Netflix Watch Now movie streaming on any account - Lifehacker

Enable Netflix Watch Now movie streaming on any account - LifehackerEarlier this year, Netflix rolled out a new service called “Watch Now.” The service allows users to stream movies to their computer. Depending on which plan users use, users get an a…

Written by Winston on March 7th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Part 1: Introduction - What’s using my CPU?

Recently, I have been involved in attempting to diagnose problems with excessive CPU utilization. Often times, this type of thing is relatively easy to identify - at least as far as pointing the finger at the thing that is consuming CPU cycles. Task Ma…

Written by «/\/\Ø|ö±ò\/»®© on March 6th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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