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Removing Internet Security 2010

Removing Internet Security 2010

Internet Security 2010 is just one of many fake antivirus applications like Antivirus Live and Advanced Virus Remover that hold your computer hostage until you pay the registration fee. This is a very abusive method to make you pay to clean up viruses that are not really in your system.

Normally these infections start with a [...]

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Want to test a new windows release with no risk? Try Microsoft’s FREE virtual machines.

Many IT organizations are contemplating if they will upgrade to Windows 7. Server admins on the other hand will be needing to test server releases like Windows Server 2008, Sharepoint Server, Exchange Server and SQL Server. The quick solution to test this releases is by using virtualization.
A VHD is a common virtualization file format [...]

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How to Remove/Unlist your Facebook Profile from Google

Have you ever run a search on Google for your own name? If you’ve been online for some time, you might be surprised at the incredible amount of information you could find. (Try the same search on your own telephone/mobile number too!)
Most facebook users will probably notice that usually, the first website listed in the [...]

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Traumatic Data Loss – Backup now!

Traumatic Data Loss – Backup now!

Most of us have owned a computer for years now. We practically store our whole life in those little machines; photos, videos, music, documents, emails and more. Unfortunately however, only a few consider data backup seriously. In my own experience as a freelance technician for a couple of years, only a really small percentage of [...]

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iPhone Multitasking

iPhone Multitasking

Although multitasking is a feature that a lot of iPhone users have been asking about (including me) Apple seem to have held back on implimenting it for some reason or another. Therefore some great programmers have taken the matter upon themselves and they created various applications that can be used on a jailbroken iPhone to [...]

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Windows 7 – Live Messenger Polygamy

Following my previous article on Windows Live Messenger polygamy (aka. MSN Messenger). I’ve tested out the same method to run two (or more) Live messengers at once on Windows 7, and the trick works great! – so head over to http://www.itnewsblog.com/2009/03/28/open-2-windows-live-messengers-at-once-msn-polygamy/ and follow the steps in the blog post.
Be careful when editing the registry since [...]

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