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Windows XP: Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder or My Computer Icon. This problem is caused by users changing settings in the Edit File Type dialog box for the Drive or File Folder registered file types. Some others have told me it can be caused by [...] Microsoft Updates for Duqu Security researchers became aware of Duqu in October when Symantec said it had found a virus that contained code similar to Stuxnet, a piece of [...] I was on twitter and saw a link to an article that discusses why the bad guys seem to be winning the IT or cyber security battle. This article is well written and offers readers many items to ponder and provides links to a lot of great tools. A couple of highlights from the article: Internet User Guide: [...] Reading through the NSA guide to securing computers and networks I noticed the recommendation to using alternate DNS providers and we agree with this assessment. Alternate DNS solutions offer a lot extra’s for a small fee. “Domain Name Servers (DNS) provided by the ISP typically don’t provide enhanced security services such as the blocking and blacklisting [...] Kind of New Items for 2011: Items or services that MLD Services has been using in 2010 that we think would be a big benefit to our customers in 2011. Google’s Android on smartphones. Outstanding system with outstanding tools and is available through all wireless carriers and from multiple hardware manufacturers. What are computer parasites? ‘Parasite’ is a shorthand term for “unsolicited commercial software.” Computer parasites are an unwanted program that gets installed on your computer which you never asked for, and which performs tasks for someone else’s profit.* Computer Parasites or unsolicited software can cause the following problems. Causes unwanted advertising pop ups. The following tips are intended to help you maintain your computer in top working condition. DO NOT turn your computer off with the power switch, use the Windows shut down feature. I see way to many people use this method. Why? Windows cleans up temporary files and cleanly closes programs as it shuts down, minimizing the [...] For a while MLD Services has been looking at online office applications to move away from desktop applications, and has been looking for a way to see which word processor might be up to the task. We have narrowed our choices down to three; Google Docs, Microsoft’s Live web apps featuring [...] I am well on my way to replacing my Microsoft office software with the on-line business tools offered by Zoho, and I wanted to write about my experiences so far. Zoho’s office suite prices seem to be very competitive, with the first three users signed up to the business service free, and then $5.00 per user [...] Microsoft does spring new surprises now and then, for instance, it has launched the Silverlight 4 Beta client for Facebook. This opens a world of opportunity for developers to develop rich internet apps and high quality media that is visually stunning and more functional for the users. Silverlight Facebook client will enable snazzy Facebook interfaces that will hold users interest for a longer time than the default and rather boring white and blue Facebook interface. So there’s something for everyone in this Facebook [...] |
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