groovyHacks.com » freeware http://groovyhacks.com Daily Groovy Geek Hacks Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:13:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 More free software from GFI – Backup – LanGuard – Mail http://groovyhacks.com/159/geekhacks/more-free-software-from-gfi-backup-languard-mail/ http://groovyhacks.com/159/geekhacks/more-free-software-from-gfi-backup-languard-mail/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 22:58:44 +0000 Steve http://groovyhacks.com/159/geekhacks/more-free-software-from-gfi-backup-languard-mail/ image

Free is always a great price especially for great products.  I particularly like FREE backup and Network monitoring tools.  The screenshot to the left is an insert from a recent TechNet magazine.

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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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]]> http://groovyhacks.com/125/geekhacks/freeware-spyware-scanner-spybot-search-and-destroy/feed/ 0 Compact & Crunch Your Firefox Bookmarks http://groovyhacks.com/112/geekhacks/compact-crunch-your-firefox-bookmarks/ http://groovyhacks.com/112/geekhacks/compact-crunch-your-firefox-bookmarks/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:00:22 +0000 grooveDexter http://groovyhacks.com/?p=112 image

The Bookmarks toolbar in Firefox is a useful feature that allows you to bookmark things on the fly and create instant shortcut buttons to get back to them.  However one of the biggest obstacles encountered when using Firefox bookmarks is that you will quickly run out of room, especially if you aren’t running in a maximized window. 

The Smart Bookmarks Bar add-on will fix this …

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One of my favorite 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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    ]]>     http://groovyhacks.com/114/geekhacks/paint-net-release-new-updates-v3-5-3/feed/ 0     Use Scr.im to Hide Email Address And Avoid Spam Bots http://groovyhacks.com/105/geekhacks/use-scr-im-to-hide-email-address-and-avoid-spam-bots/ http://groovyhacks.com/105/geekhacks/use-scr-im-to-hide-email-address-and-avoid-spam-bots/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:02:00 +0000 Steve http://groovyhacks.com/105/geekhacks/use-scr-im-to-hide-email-address-and-avoid-spam-bots/ http://scr.im logo - email privacyHave you ever left a comment on a blog or website and worried about posting your real email address?  Perhaps you were asking for a or???

    The folks over at scr.im have a slick solution.  The process is quick and simple and allows you to create your own URL off the scr.im domain that will point to your email address once your …

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