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Freeware Spyware Scanner Spybot Search and Destroy

Steve — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0000

For years and years I’ve been using the Freeware security Spybot search and destroy.

Although it’s a free product, don’t let that scare you. Spybot does a great job of staying up to date with the latest threats out there, protecting your computer from various spyware / malware and even has some great tools which allow you to change system parameters such as which apps …

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Paint.net Release New Updates – V3.5.3

Steve — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:53:55 +0000

One of my favorite FREE image editing applications paint.net just released a new update – Version 3.5.3

The update mainly covers just a few bug fixes so new new functionality this time around.

Fixed DirectDraw Surface (.dds) file format support for CPUs which do not have SSE2 (Pentium III, Athlon XP).

Fixed an issue with the File->Save dialog related to file type plugins that were
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Add More Options To “Copy Link Location” In Firefox

grooveDexter — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:21:13 +0000

When you’re writing emails and documents, it can get frustrating trying to copy in links. The default “Copy Link Location” context menu option in Firefox not only copies the URL, but brings all of the formatting with it. Rather than manually edit your pasted link every time, why not let Firefox do it for you?

Using the CoLT Firefox plug-in you can add more choices …

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Search Google Anonymously Using A Firefox Add-on

grooveDexter — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:25:00 +0000

It’s no surprise that Google tracks everything you do using their services. Mainly for data collecting to maximize advertising potential etc.. The thing is however, even if your not on a Google site/service, cookies like to stick around and collect data as you visit OTHER sites (not to mention google analytics, adsense, etc…)

Don’t like the idea of Google tracking you? Here is a solution. …

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