After a somewhat brief Aikido class tonight I was enlisted by Crow to help rid a Vista machine of the Vundo trojan which found it’s way onto the machine (prior to Avast being installed).
Avast did a great job of finding most things and cleaning them up. What it had trouble with was a few DLLs [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Windows'
Virus Hunting — Avast + Unlocker
March 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Admin Tools · Security · Utilities · Windows
Easter Eggs — Software style
March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
There’s a quick list of Easter Eggs over on LifeHacker… Some of them are pretty sweet (Google Earth Flight Sim!). Some are old classics.
Have a look at the LifeHacker post, and then check out these other two sites for a few more:
Mac OS X Easter Eggs
Windows Easter Eggs
Tags: Geeky · Mac OS X · Tech Tips · Windows
4.5 Ways to Pimp Out Windows Vista
March 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
As some of you may already know, I run Windows Vista on my Macbook. Not full time, mind you, I’m a fan of virtualization. :) I’ve been trying to give my ol’ Vista install a bit more of a “wow” factor recently, and I’ve come across some great tips to help make your PC unique.
1. [...]
Tags: Downloads · Geeky · Microsoft · Tech Tips · Windows
Updates: Windows vs. Apple
November 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
I realize that many of you reading this are well aware of the tediousness of regularly performing your windows updates. Hopefully it’s not as bad as this guy… I mean hell we’ve all done it. Reload your Windows PC and spend 30-60 minutes running Windows Update multiple times to make sure you’ve covered everything.
So why, [...]