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If you enjoy using the internet to meet new people online, there is a good chance that you have heard of or even used a social networking website before. Social networking websites are websites that allow internet users with the same interests, views, and beliefs to come together online. In a way, a social networking site is similar to a community or neighborhood. Although there is a good chance

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How you would like to meet and communicate with other internet users, especially ones that share the same views and beliefs as you do? If you would then you may want to think about joining a social networking website, if you haven't already done so. When it comes to easily finding and communicating online with other internet users, social networking sites are, perhaps, the best way to go.If you

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Have you ever wondered whatever happened to your high school sweetheart? How about your best friend who you lost contact with overtime? If you have there is a good chance that you have tried to contact them. Unfortunately, many individuals get married or move away. This may make it difficult to contact those that you used to know. That is unless you join one of the most popular online social

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The interesting detail about the last salvo alleged copyright violations concerning Google YouTube is no suprise. My friend and I had talked about it about 6 months ago. The two founders of YouTube dodge a huge bullet in copyright violations, and made out like a bandit in the process (i.e selling to Google). Not sure who has the better deal in the transaction, Google, or the two founders of

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Daylight savings time is 3 weeks early this year, thanks to the US Energy Policy Act 2005. On the surface it sounds like a good idea. But is it?In the past this might have been a good idea. These days maybe not. People are leaving for work before dawn, and sometimes not getting back until after dark. Due to these patterns are we energy? I'll let you decide.On other hand, we use lights, and

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US DOT CIO Daniel Mintz says he has placed "an indefinite moratorium" on Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Internet Explorer 7. Sounds like there are concerns with security and compatibility. The department is looking at other alternative solutions.With upgrade come costs. With upgrade of OS comes upgrading of other specialized department applications. Spending on upgrades at this time is

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As usual, Microsoft starts fighting the competition when there is a sense threat or perceived threat to their turf. The latest on the radar is Google. I was perusing an article from SiliconValley.com, it sounds like the battle lines are drawn. Each are firing salvos. The battle will get serious soon. Latest salvo is from Microsoft Attorney Thomas Rubin. Rubin says "Companies that create no

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While I was at work yesterday morning, I saw an email from InfoWeek. Headline: Latest Vulnerability found in Windows Vista. This definitely does not suprise me. Then later yesterday, there was a Mac commerical making fun of this vulerabiity of Vista. Boy, how news travel, and Apple has reacted very quickly market wise to capitalize on this latest news. According to the InfoWeek article, I

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Windows Vista consists of Windows Media Player 11, Windows Movie Maker with new effects and High Definition support, Windows Calendar, DVD Maker, Contacts, Fax and Scan, Disk Defragmenter with scheduled defragging, Windows Easy Transfer, Memory Diagnostics Tool, mildly improved Task Scheduler, and many other smaller tools. Microsoft is obscuring the differentiation between Control Panels and

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Social Bookmarking has been all the rage. It supposedly increases your traffic. You notice many blogs with "Share This", and small icons underneath. Some popular ones include Google, Yahoo, Del.icio.us, Technorati.I believe the jury is still out on social bookmarking. We'll see how things progress.tags: Google, Yahoo, Delicious, Technorati, social bookmarking, software

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Namespace Improved:After a brief, detour where we talked about socoial bookmarking, we continue on Vista Dissected. The names for well-known Windows objects, like Windows XP's My Computer and My Documents, have lost "My". They are now simply "Computer" and "Documents." That's the way it should be. But that's just a minor aspect of the changes to the "shell namespace" in Windows Vista. When you

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Windows Photo Gallery:Windows Photo Gallery offers an easier, more intuitive way to view, manage, and refine your photos and home movies. A streamlined process simplifies acquiring and importing images and videos, and new organizational options make it easier to find and enjoy your memories. You have the flexibility to launch any of your other photo- and video-related applications from directly

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Desktop Search:Windows Desktop Search (WDS) is the software that enables information workers to quickly find and retrieve e-mail, documents and files on a PC and corporate network. Windows Desktop Search is free with your Microsoft Windows License.Windows Vista includes built-in desktop search capabilities. If you are running Windows Vista, you do not need this software.The Windows Desktop Search

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Wireless Networking OverviewWireless networking is more secure, with enhanced support for the latest wireless security protocols which includes Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, or WPA2. It is good that Microsoft is using the latest wireless network encrpytion standards. Instead of showing multiple pop-up notifications, Windows Vista shows a system tray on the lower right side of the screen with a

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Amazing graphics:You can now receive the most exciting visual experience ever seen on a Windows PC. Windows Vista introduces DirectX 10—the most powerful gaming graphics platform ever built. DirectX 10 delivers unprecedented realism and detail. See a screen shot of utilizing Nvidia GPUThese groundbreaking graphics provide an incredibly lifelike game experience. New games that take advantage of

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We were involved in Valentine's festivities. Sorry for the late post. Happy Valentine's Day. The Love O Metre tells all.tags: Valentine's Day, Love O Metre, software

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Sleep mode plus fast start-up and shutdown:Sleep is a new power state that combines the quick-resume benefits of Standby with the data protection benefits of Hibernation. In previous versions of Windows OS, if you turned your computer off to save power or extend your mobile PC's battery life, it took an unusual long time for it to start back up. With Windows Vista, the PC will turn back on

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KB890830: The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool helps remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000.Microsoft has released the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool to help remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows Vista, Microsoft

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The Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update (KB929427):SUMMARYThe Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update is a package of software updates that address common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. When you try to install and run certain legacy games or applications in Windows Vista, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:• The game or application may

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Let's go into a bit of history of Windows.Microsoft Windows Vista is finally moving towards a security model that competing operating systems such as Mac OS X and Linux have utilized for years. As usual, Microsoft is a late comer. Since Microsoft has a virtual monopoly on the world's desktop, Microsoft will prevail in the mission of securing Windows Vista. Microsoft will expend more resources

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Vista Window Dissected: It's about securityLinux and Mac OSX users have ragged and criticized on Windows for years. It appears that in the latest version of Windows, dubbed Vista, the security loop holes may have been rectified. Vista may no longer be the bulls eye for hackers, and virus writers. • Protected mode Web browsing -- Vista Internet Explorer 7 runs in an isolated area in OS.•

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Blog Kog

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Paying money for anti spyware is ludicrous. The free ones are just a good if not better. Some of the famous one such as SpyWall Anti Spyware 1.3.8.9, Windows Defender, Anonymizer Anti Spyware 3.1, and Spyware Doctor 4 cannot do the job of Super Anti Spyware. I have tested them all. Nothing is better.I know there are some naysayers out there saying that Super Anti Spyware has spyware on it. I know

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Well, I finally have a chance to make part 2 of the Free Anti Spyware post. I have been extremely busy. I had to work Saturday this week, which is extremely rarely. At any rate, I do have some interesting finds.I launch all four Spyware, Ewido Anti Spyware, LavaSoft Adaware Personal Edition, SuperAntiSpyware.com's Super AntiSpyware and Safer Networking's SpyBot Search and Destroy.Spybot

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The search for a do all, fix all, detect all Free Anti Spyware is analogous to searching for the Holy Grail. Recently, Grisoft purchased Ewido Networks, the purchase gives Grisoft a foothold into the Anti Spyware market. Although you can Ewido for free for 30 days. Is Ewido worth purchasing?Are any of the Free Anti Spyware truely a notch above the competition?I decided to conduct my own test.

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This morning I was surfing CNN, and I happen to go to the cartoon animation section of the website. The cartoon was on political satire. The cartoon was so funny I wanted to save it and pass it along to my friend. I was unable to do this because the presentation was in Macromedia Flash. I started to do some research on the web. Being a computer scientist, I notice the extension of the file

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Part 2:A month ago my computer started getting slow again. I did not know what was going on. My SpyBot Search and Destroy was not picking up anything. The software had all its patches/updates. Yet my computer was getting slower. This was really puzzling. I asked my IT friend at work again. I explained to her the situation. It was about how the computer was getting slower and that SpyBot

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A couple of months ago my computer was acting up on me. The computer was less than 2 months old, and for the last month the computer was getting slower by the day. I remember clicking on Internet Explorer, and it took 5 MINS to start the program. I wasn't sure what was wrong. I spoke with a good IT friend of mine. She suggested that I may have Spy Ware on my computer. Here I have been

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