Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Best Free Stuff for Your PC (and Mobile Devices) - PCWorld
Best Free Stuff for Your PC (and Mobile Devices) - PCWorld: "It may turn out to be true after all that the best things in life are free. Certainly when it comes to software and services designed to make your PC faster, more fun, and easier to use, there's no shortage of amazing freebies."
6 Super Security Freebies - PCWorld
6 Super Security Freebies - PCWorld: "Simple security: In last year's roundup of best free stuff, the beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials 2 impressed us. Since then, Microsoft has officially released the utility to the public, and our admiration has only grown. With its combined antivirus, antispyware, and firewall protection, Security Essentials provides a solid layer of protection against the most common threats without hobbling your PC or nagging you with annoying update reminders."
Epsilon Data Breach: Expect a Surge in Spear Phishing Attacks - PCWorld Business Center
Epsilon Data Breach: Expect a Surge in Spear Phishing Attacks - PCWorld Business Center: "Epsilon--the largest distributor of permission-based email in the world--revealed that millions of individual email addresses were exposed in an attack on its servers. While no other information was apparently compromised, security experts are warning users to brace for a tidal wave of more precise spear phishing attacks."
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Free YouTube to MP3 Converter - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com
Free YouTube to MP3 Converter - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com: "The minor quibbles we have with Free YouTube to MP3 Converter have nothing to do with its functionality. This effective freeware is ready to go right out of the box, but can be easily customized by the user."
What Your Computer Does While You Wait : Gustavo Duarte
What Your Computer Does While You Wait : Gustavo Duarte
What Your Computer Does While You Wait
This post takes a look at the speed – latency and throughput – of various subsystems in a modern commodity PC, an Intel Core 2 Duo at 3.0GHz. I hope to give a feel for the relative speed of each component and a cheatsheet for back-of-the-envelope performance calculations. I’ve tried to show real-world throughputs (the sources are posted as a comment) rather than theoretical maximums. Time units are nanoseconds"
What Your Computer Does While You Wait
This post takes a look at the speed – latency and throughput – of various subsystems in a modern commodity PC, an Intel Core 2 Duo at 3.0GHz. I hope to give a feel for the relative speed of each component and a cheatsheet for back-of-the-envelope performance calculations. I’ve tried to show real-world throughputs (the sources are posted as a comment) rather than theoretical maximums. Time units are nanoseconds"
How to Shutdown your Computer with a Cell Phone | Hack N Mod
How to Shutdown your Computer with a Cell Phone | Hack N Mod: "You can remotely shut down your computer from anywhere in the world using any cell phone with texting capabilities and Mozilla Thunderbird, a Mac, or Microsoft Outlook. It’s pretty simple to accomplish and the video above guides you through the step by step setup process."
Monday, April 4, 2011
Save Images with Transparency in GIMP
Save Images with Transparency in GIMP: "GIMP is one of the best programs for creating a transparent background behind an image. This free, open source image processing software program has advanced and sophisticated tools to both create your transparency and to create complex semi-transparent effects within the transparency."
Change photo backgrounds easily - Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Downloads
Change photo backgrounds easily - Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Downloads: "Even the most basic photo editors can do some pretty cool effects. You no longer need to buy expensive software to have fun with your photos.
One of the neatest tricks is to change the background of a photo. This lets you put your subject anywhere in the world – or even out of this world. Removing the original background can be a real challenge, though."
One of the neatest tricks is to change the background of a photo. This lets you put your subject anywhere in the world – or even out of this world. Removing the original background can be a real challenge, though."
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