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Free Software.

geeksquad101 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:36:37 +0000

Here are my top choices for free software.

Browser: Firefox 3.

Firefox 3 is the best web browser out there, because it is fast, efficient, and very customizable.

Download Firefox 3 here.

Writing Software: OpenOffice.

The best things about OpenOffice are that it is free, and can open basically all of the documents that Microsoft Word can.

Download OpenOffice here. http://www.openoffice.org/

PDF Opener: Foxit Reader.

Foxit Reader opens quickly, and is less bloated than Adobe Reader.

Download Foxit Reader here. http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader_2/down_reader.htm

E-mail: Mozilla Thunderbird.

Thunderbird is very secure, and looks very cool.

Download Thunderbird here.

Calendar: Mozilla Sunbird.

Download Sunbird here. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/

Easy Ways To Speed Up Your PC – Tip #4

geeksquad101 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:42:28 +0000

Disable file indexing. What file indexing does is it makes a searchable keyword index from all your files and documents on your computer and lets you search for them without knowing the name of the file you need. This is very taxing on your computer. You can disable file indexing by going to start menu/my computer/right click on C: Local Disk/properties/uncheck allow Indexing Service to index this drive for fast file searching.

Easy Ways To Speed Up Your PC – Tip #3

geeksquad101 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:54:40 +0000

Disable unwanted startup programs. To do this go to start menu/run/msconfig/startup. You will see a list of the applications thatrun at startup. However, before disabling a startup program, google its name. Some startup programs are important and if disabled will damage your computer badly.

Free security software.

geeksquad101 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:17:39 +0000

Now as many of us know, the top security programs are expensive. But if you don’t use security software your computer will get infected with viruses and spyware and all that stuff. I have made a list of some of the free security programs out there that work well. Note: one of the big problems with free security software is that you have to manually update your virus definitions, because if you don’t update them they will be out of date and your software will be useless against newer viruses.

Security Software:

AVG Anti-Virus Free Editon – http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=txt

Windows Defender – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=435BFCE7-DA2B-4A6A-AFA4-F7F14E605A0D&displaylang=en&mg_id=10134

HijackThis – http://www.download.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html?tag=txt&cdlPid=10781312

Spyware Blaster – http://www.download.com/SpywareBlaster/3000-8022_4-10196637.html

ZoneAlarm Firewall – http://www.download.com/ZoneAlarm-Firewall-Windows-2000-XP-/3000-10435_4-10039884.html

Easy Ways To Speed Up Your PC – Tip #2

geeksquad101 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:58:44 +0000

If you are surfing with Internet Explorer 7, turn off the Phishing Filter. The Phishing Filter, I find slows down your browsing a little bit, and it dosen’t really do anything. Phishing Filter is located in Internet Explorer under tools/phishing filter/turn off automatic website checking. Than, go to http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html and download McAffe Site Advisor. It is free. What Site Advisor does is check its data base to see what the feedback is on different sites. If the Site Advisor’s icon is green, that means the site is ok. If it is yellow, that means procede with caution. If it is red, don’t visit that site. If it is black/gray, that means that the site has not been tested yet.

Easy Ways To Speed Up Your PC – Tip #1

geeksquad101 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:24:20 +0000

Ok, I know a lot of people already do this, but defrag your pc. Defragging your pc reorganizes your files so that they are closer together and in a better order than they were originally, which leads to your pc being able to jump from one file to the other faster. Disk Defragmeter is located in start menu/all programs/accessories/system tools/Disk Defragmenter. Click on Disk Defragmenter, and when the window pops up click defragment. After it is done just exit out and start using your computer again. It should be a little bit faster now.

Hello!

geeksquad101 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:00:47 +0000

Hello and welcome to my blog. This blog is all about technology. If have any questions, just leave a comment and I will try to get back to you ASAP. Thanks.