Archive for October, 2009

Tips on How to Upgrade to Windows 7

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

(CBS) Microsoft is, if anything, tenacious. After nearly three years trying to get people to buy Vista, the company has decided to put that operating system in its rear-view mirror. On Thursday Microsoft and a slew of PC makers will introduce Windows 7 to the general public.
I’ve been using various test versions of Windows […]

Firefox outperforming Internet Explorer and Chrome

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Mozilla Firefox has been outperforming Internet Explorer for a number of years, and its latest version is even faster than ever. However, there is a new, lean, free web browser on the block which runs web pages at lightning speed. It goes by the name of Google Chrome. Google released the source code of Chrome, […]

How to Do Freehand Drawings in PowerPoint

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

PowerPoint’s drawing tools can be cumbersome to use. Using the freehand or scribble tool in the AutoShapes to make a line, curve, or shape, requires you to go to the tool again to add another piece of the drawing. This instruction shows you an alternate and better way to do freehand drawings in Power Point.

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How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla’s browser

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Security problems with Microsoft’s dominant Internet Explorer browser helped pave the way for Mozilla Firefox to emerge as an alternative for Web surfers.

However, Firefox users should be aware that hackers can exploit software flaws and design features to launch attacks.
The following configuration changes, recommended by CERT/CC, can disable various features and set up the browser […]