Archive for 'Tips & Tricks'
Removing Internet Security 2010
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Jes Darmanin.
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 [...]
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Want to test a new windows release with no risk? Try Microsoft’s FREE virtual machines.
Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by Jes Darmanin.
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
Posted on 19. Dec, 2009 by Jes Darmanin.
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 [...]
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Traumatic Data Loss – Backup now!
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Jes Darmanin.
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
Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Jes Darmanin.
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
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by Jes Darmanin.
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 [...]
