Oct 22, 2009

Windows 7 Now Available

Official Web Site: www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
From: Microsoft Corporation
Available: Now
Pricing: Consumers who purchase a new computer after June 26th will qualify for a free upgrade to Windows 7 from these versions of Vista only: Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate. Vista Starter, Home Basic and Enterprise editions are not included. Upgrade pricing from Vista TBD. Rumored retail pricing for Home, Professional and Ultimate ($259, $299, $319).
Hardware Requirements: 1GHz or faster 32-bit or 64-bit processor
1GB of memory and 16GB of free disk space (32-bit)
2GB of memory and 20GB of free disk space (64-bit)
Notable Feature: "XP Mode" virtualization (run Windows XP applications inside of Windows 7).

Microsoft also has available a Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. It scans your PC to see if it's ready for Windows 7, and tells you about any known compatibility issues: Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta

Aug 28, 2009

Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) Now Available

Official Web Site: www.apple.com/macosx/
From: Apple Inc.
Available: Now
Pricing: $29 to upgrade from Leopard. $49 for Family Pack.
Hardware Requirements: Mac computer with Intel processor
1GB of memory, 5GB of free disk space
Notable Feature: All native OS X apps, like Mail, Quicktime, Finder, and Safari, coded for 64-bit compatibility.

Aug 7, 2009

Fix another Office 2007 Annoyance - the Missing Menu Bar

UBitMenu will emulate the Office 2003 style menu in Word 2007, Excel 2007 and Powerpoint 2007. If you have spent agonizing minutes trying to find features in Word, Excel or PowerPoint ribbons after upgrading to Microsoft Office 2007 that would have been at your finger tips in Office 2003 you will soon appreciate UBitMenu.

Go here to download and install the Classic Menu for Office 2007 (UBitMenu). Free for personal use.

Aug 2, 2009

Free Printer Drivers for Mac OS X (Gutenprint)

Gutenprint is a package of high quality printer drivers for Macintosh OS X and other UNIX-alike operating systems. High quality drivers are available for over 1300 inkjet, dye sublimation, and laser printers, including Canon, Epson, Lexmark, Sony, Olympus, and PCL printers. In many cases, these drivers rival or exceed the OEM drivers in quality and functionality.

Please see our free Mac software page for the link to Gutenprint: Mac Software

Jul 8, 2009

Free AntiVirus software for Mac OS X (iAntiVirus)

The Mac is not vulnerable to very many viruses, but for those users who want some extra protection, PC Tools is now offering a free program, iAntiVirus, that provides real-time protection and comprehensive system scanning to ensure your Mac remains safe and virus free: iAntiVirus

We have more free Mac software links here: Mac Software

Jun 9, 2009

New Operating System Overview: Ubuntu 9.04

Apr 19, 2009

Online Backup Services

Data backup is important for both home and business users. In addition to your own local data backup (external hard drives, CD's, DVD's, etc.), you should also consider using an online backup service. You should be backing up your financial files, email, digital photos, music, scanned documents, address books and any other data you create.

If you have a broadband connection to the internet, online backup services can guarantee you have an additional offsite copy in case of fire, theft or other natural disasters.

Setup is very easy and the backup is done automatically in the background during idle time on your computer. Likewise, restoring data is very easy too.

Two economical and dependable sevices we recommend are Carbonite and Mozy. Both offer products for Windows or Mac. Visit their web sites for more information and to sign up!

Feb 2, 2009

Don't buy a new computer with Windows Vista, unless...

... you get a free downgrade disk to Windows XP or a free upgrade disk for Windows 7. The beta testing for Windows 7 is going well and this new version of Windows may be available later this year. Many vendors are offering the XP downgrade disks with Vista Business and Ultimate versions.

Jan 31, 2009

Beware of Antivirus 2009 or Antivirus Plus!

Antivirus 2008 is one of the latest counterfeit antispyware that devastates web. Antivirus 2008 (and it's many clones, including Antivirus 2009, Antivirus Plus) is a rogue anti-malware program that displays false results and misleading system popup error messages that require you to first purchase the software before you can remove anything.

It can appear after you install a video codec that came with Trojan horse, malware or virus, or by just visiting a malicious or infected web site with a non-secure web browser such as Internet Explorer 6 or earlier.

While you may indeed have spyware and malware on your system, this program will not remove anything!

None of our recommended free removal tools were effective in removing this piece of crap - many systems required a complete (and costly) re-install of Windows to fix. However, we have found one new tool that removes most instances of this program: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. The paid version includes realtime protection, but the free install will work for removing Antivirus 2008, Antivirus 2009 and Antivirus Plus. Download the program from malwarebytes.org.