Matthew Helmke posted an interesting article on his blog about stuff that is OK to do with Linux but it’s not OK while using Windows or even a Mac.
Among those are :
Upgrade to the newest version legally and without paying money
Have the latest version of the operating system run faster than the previous version on [...]
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Apple CEO, Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air at MacWorld Expo last Tuesday.
The specifications :
Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz
2GB DDR 2 667MHz RAM
80GB Parallel ATA Hard disk drive
13.3″ Widescreen TFT display
Intel GMA X3100 graphic processor with 144MB DDR2 shared with main memory.
Built-In ISight camera.
Full size keyboard.
802.11n based wireless support & Bluetooth 2.1
NO optical drive
NO firewire
NO ethernet
There’s [...]
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According to Lordpegasus more than 80% of computers are infected by spywares and every 1 out of 5 PCs are infected by virus.
According to an online survey,
77% think they are safe from online threats!
67% does not have an anti virus software installed!
49% of broadband users does not have firewalls!
88% are not aware that they have been infected by spywares!
So what you need to do is,
Install anti virus software [...]
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Ten tips from Ralph, how to keep your PC safe from viral and spyware infections!
Use an Anti-virus and UPDATE the pattern regularly.
Use an email antivirus service.
Do not install P2P programs.
Do not install “free” stuff like screensavers, cool [...]
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If you have to put your e-mail address on your website but wish to avoid spamers and phishers from grabbing it, try encoding your e-mail address before putting it on your site.
RalphTheGeek have just the tool to encode your e-mail for you.
Go to RalphTheGeek’s site and encode your e-mail now!
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Mashable have made a list of more than 80 online storage sites. SOME are free!
For the complete list of all 80 sites, please go to Mashable
Read the comments on Mashable for more online storage such as MongoFiles where you will get 99 gigs of free storage!
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MacFixit gave the following guidelines before upgrading to Leopard ( OS X 10.5 ) to avoid issues, before and after upgrading.
Backing up your data
Preparing your startup disk
Make sure all devices are synchronized prior to updating
Disconnect all external devices, update firmware
Make sure that you are using the latest firmware
Archive and Install: A Hassle eliminator
Make sure you’ve [...]
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by Jonathan Crow
View ThinkFree or Microsoft Office word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation files without having any other office applications installed. After installing the appropriate Widget simply drag and drop files from your desktop, or copy and paste…
Compatible with Firefox [...]
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>> Originally on Gizmodo. Go there for more pics
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By Adam Pash
If the high price tag for Apple hardware has kept you from buying a Mac but you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and get adventurous, you can build your own “Hackintosh“—a PC that runs a patched version of OS X Leopard. What?!, you say. Apple’s move to Intel processors in 2006 [...]
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