A Mozilla official today pointed Firefox users to the extension that adds Microsoft's Bing to the list of the browser's search engines after Google's CEO downplayed consumers' privacy concerns.
Citing a clip from a CNBC broadcast last Friday, during which Google chief executive Eric Schmidt discussed online privacy, Asa Dotzler, Mozilla's director of community development, provided a link to the Firefox extension that adds Bing to Firefox's search engine list. "Here's how you can easily switch Firefox's search from Google to Bing," said Dotzler in an entry on his personal blog today. The link he included leads to the Bing search add-on.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Essentials
Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.
Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.
Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
To enable the Windows 7 administrator account
To enable the Windows 7 administrator account:
net user administrator /active:yes
To disable the Windows 7 administrator account:
net user administrator /active:no
To change the password of the Windows 7 administrator account:
Net user administrator password
An alternative would be to enable or disable the Windows 7 administrator account using the Local Security Policy option. You can open the Local Security Policy by launching secpol.msc from the run box.
You find the option under Local Policies-> Security Options. Just change the setting Accounts: Administrator account by double-clicking the entry.
net user administrator /active:yes
To disable the Windows 7 administrator account:
net user administrator /active:no
To change the password of the Windows 7 administrator account:
Net user administrator password
An alternative would be to enable or disable the Windows 7 administrator account using the Local Security Policy option. You can open the Local Security Policy by launching secpol.msc from the run box.
You find the option under Local Policies-> Security Options. Just change the setting Accounts: Administrator account by double-clicking the entry.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Top 10 Ways to Clean Up Your PC
10. Clear Your Desktop
9. Uninstall Unneeded Programs
8. Clean Up Your Startup, Registry, Cookies and More
7. Organize "My Documents"
6. Automatically Delete Temporary Files
5. Visualize and Reduce Disk Usage
4. Detect and Delete Duplicate Files
3. White Out Disk Free Space
2. Evacuate the Dust Bunnies
1. Wipe Your Hard Drive and Reinstall Windows
9. Uninstall Unneeded Programs
8. Clean Up Your Startup, Registry, Cookies and More
7. Organize "My Documents"
6. Automatically Delete Temporary Files
5. Visualize and Reduce Disk Usage
4. Detect and Delete Duplicate Files
3. White Out Disk Free Space
2. Evacuate the Dust Bunnies
1. Wipe Your Hard Drive and Reinstall Windows
Monday, November 9, 2009
Clean Up Your Start-Up
Both Windows XP and Windows Vista include a Start menu folder called Startup, and in it you'll probably see some application shortcuts. If there are programs listed in Startup that you don't want to load at system start-up (which will slow things down, after all), you can simply delete the shortcuts there.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Windows 7
I have had Windows 7 Enterprise on my test PC for 90 days now. So far I have not seen any of the random errors I would get with Vista. A down side to 7 is there is no upgrade path from XP. This will make it harder for Business to make the leap.
My suggestion is keep XP if you have it, and if you are going to buy new, then Windows 7 will work out fine for you.
My suggestion is keep XP if you have it, and if you are going to buy new, then Windows 7 will work out fine for you.
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