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That Damn PC

Archive for the ‘Web Tools’ Category

October 8th, 2007

A New Way to Print Any Document on the Road

You’re on the road and you need to print something, the problem is something comes up. From missing USB ports to not having the right application, plenty of obstacles can prevent you from printing your files on the road. CloudPrint, a free beta app from Hewlett-Packard Labs, aims to solve those problems by taking printing […]

By Kiven -- 0 comments

September 14th, 2007

Microsoft Genuine Advantage – Diagnostic Site

Having a problem validating your copy of Windows? Try running the Diagnostics at Microsoft’s Genuine Advantage website.
What is the purpose of this site? These diagnostic pages will help you ensure that your browser settings are configured properly to see images and run scripts. They will also ensure that the appropriate helper applications for your browser, […]

By Kiven -- 2 comments

September 11th, 2007

Optimize Firefox for Broadband

Believe it or not, Firefox is optimized for dial-up connections by default. You need to change some settings to get the browser’s best performance over DSL, cable, or other broadband links.
Next, open Firefox and press -L to place the cursor in the address bar. Type about:config and press . Then enter network.http in the filter […]

By Kiven -- 2 comments

August 26th, 2007

Patch your Yahoo! Messenger

Yahoo has recently updated its messenger IM software to flush a bug that hackers could exploit by sending video chat invitations to unwary users. The vulnerability, which surfaced last week in a post on a Chinese security forum, could be exploited by duping a user into accepting a malicious webcam invitation, security firm McAfee Inc. […]

By Kiven -- 0 comments

August 3rd, 2007

Play those Flash Movies again and again offline

If you’ve ever enjoyed playing a Flash movie/animation on a Web site, you know how technical it is to be able to open them and save them for offline viewing or sharing it with friends. Grab a copy of the free Movies Extractor Scout Lite; it automatically finds the Flash files in your Internet cache, […]

By Kiven -- 0 comments

May 10th, 2007

Free Web Security Scans

Sure, you got an antivirus and antispyware installed on your PC but sometimes you just need to verify things just to have a good night’s sleep. Presenting these free online antivirus and spyware scanners that will help make your PC more secure. Not suggested for those with slow connections.

Trust, but verify. It’s a good motto […]

By Kiven -- 0 comments

March 21st, 2007

Slick Video Downloading Tools

Need an easy way to download those useful/funny/amusing YouTube and Google videos? You might wanna check out youtubex.com or download a copy of the nifty Tubeme app here
For this lovely and rainy day we’ve got a hot release called TubeMe.
By the name of the tool you can understand it’s has to do with www.YouTube.com.
This application […]

By Kiven -- 0 comments

January 6th, 2007

Remember all your passwords: Use Roboform

 
If you’re like me, then you probably have tons of different passwords for different websites. Sometimes, old age kicks in and you just forget what your password for a particular web service is. Enter Roboform. Its a password manager and a webform filler so you dont have to remember if your password for yoursite.com is […]

By Kiven -- 0 comments

January 5th, 2007

Clean your PC with Crap Cleaner

 
Dont waste any precious harddrive space by cleaning out the garbage with CCleaner aka Crap Cleaner. Its free for download and will help you reclaim those precious bytes. CCleaner cleans Temporary files, URL history, cookies from Internet Explorer, Opera and Firefox as well as old temp and log files. It also comes with a handy […]

By Kiven -- 1 comment

December 29th, 2006

Megite technology news: hot tech news, culled from top tech sites

I recently found out about Megite Technology News
“Megite crawls and indexes thousands of blogs every day, then it ranks all the posts and pick top 500 (sometimes less) to present to the user.” [Matthew Chen, Megite News] (what a brilliant idea!!!)
Megite has feeds for internet videos, technology, politics, entertainment, business, science, sports, health, […]

By Mary Ford -- 1 comment

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