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Category Archives: Programs and Software
Data Recovery Program: Recuva
Where can I find a free data-recovery program? Recuva is a free data recovery from Piform, the company that created CCleaner, the free program for cleaning out your computer. From their website: “Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Stuff, Programs and Software
Tagged accidental, data, delete, deletion, document, email, free, how do I, mp3, recovery, recuva, shred, where can I find, Windows, word
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How To: Download All Google Docs Documents
How can I backup, download, or export all of my Google Docs Documents? (For the sake of simplicity, I am going to refer to backups and downloads as exports.)Google has made it surprisingly easy to export your entire Google Documents … Continue reading
Free Encryption Software: TrueCrypt
What is the best, free encryption software? TrueCrypt is an open-source encryption program for encrypting your entire hard drive, flash drive, partition, or file containers. TrueCrypt is expiable of running on Windows 7, Vista, and XP, Mac OSX, and Linux. … Continue reading
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Tagged encryption, free, full drive, open source, opensource, partition, security, software, system, the best, true crypt, truecrypt, volume
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Can't Beat Free: Microsoft Security Essentials for Antivirus
In 2009, Microsoft released it’s own free antivirus program. This is not the first time they have released an antivirus program, you may remember Windows Live One Care, a low-rate antivirus service. Questions arise about how good this free program … Continue reading
Posted in Programs and Software
Tagged antivirus, detection, essentials, Microsoft, mse, msse, program, security, virus, Windows
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GTA: San Andreas on Linux
How can I play Grant Theft Auto: San n on Linux? Some people have reported that the installer works just fine under Linux without any additional packages, however I suggest using PlayOnLinux to install this game. PlayOnLinux (PoL) can typically … Continue reading
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Tagged games, grand theft auto, gta, how do I, linux, play on linux, playonlinux, PoL, san andreas, Ubuntu
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Windows 7 Starter Edition
What are the disadvantages, or advantages of Windows 7 Starter Edition? Windows 7 Starter Edition is supposedly focused at Netbooks. Wikipedia words this a little differently: “Out of all the different editions (Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Stuff, Hardware and All That, Programs and Software
Tagged advantages, disabled, disadvantages, featuers, limitations, max, maximum, Microsoft, netbook, netbooks, starter, Windows, Windows 7
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Wubi for Installing Linux
How well does Wubi work for installing Linux? Wubi is increasingly becoming the most popular way of installing Linux under Windows due to its’ simplicity. With a few clicks, a fully functional Linux installation can be installed to your hard … Continue reading
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Tagged advantages, disadvantages, easy, install, installing, linux, wubi
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Boot Description
How can I change my boot description of my Windows installation? Simply boot into the Windows OS that you want to change the name of, and open Command Prompt as an Administrator. Type: bcdedit /set {current} description “Your Description Goes … Continue reading
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Tagged bcdedit, boot, change, description, edit, how do I, installation, Windows
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EXT Filesystem on Windows
Can Windows see/read the EXT Filesystem from Linux? Yes. The easiest way to use this is the free, open source program called Ext2 IFS For Windows. Just download and install. Does Ext2 IFS For Windows allow you to write to … Continue reading
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Tagged dualboot, easy, ext, ext2, filesystem, for windows, how do I, linux, on windows, read, Windows, write
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How well does WINE Work?
How well does Wine Work for most Windows applications? Wine (Wine is Not an Emulator) is not an emulator (if you didn’t gather that deduction from the acronym definition). Don’t expect it to emulate. It provides an application compatibility layer … Continue reading
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Tagged appdb, compatibility, database, emulator, linux, macos, programs, solaris, what is, Windows, wine, winehq, x86
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