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Software

Android 2.2 Has My Vote

August 26, 2010

Verizon is well known for moving as fast as a snail on a turtles back when it comes to issuing the latest version of Google’s Android operating system found on numerous smart phones.
Recently I stumbled across a source offering a release of the latest version of Android Froyo.   Froyo is the code name assigned to [...]

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Mozilla Expands Security Checker To Competitor’s Browsers

March 24, 2010

Mozilla upgrades a Firefox service that scans your computer for security updates on existing Internet browsers installed on your computer.  This security checker scans third-party browsers such as Internet Explorer (IE), Safari, and Opera.
The Mozilla checker is similar to Microsoft’s Windows Update that checks your computer on the first Tuesday of each month.  However, Windows [...]

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The 10 Best Computer Downloads Of All Time

March 4, 2010

PC World posted a piece that includes, per the magazine, the 10 best downloadable programs of all time.
This is a subjective article, but does have a few programs worth looking into.
I don’t agree with all the programs in the list.  The first program is Ad Aware Free.  It will scan and remove adware from your [...]

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Awesome Computer Backup Software For Nothing

January 24, 2010

Backup software is a pain in the neck.  It doesn’t matter what brand, be it commercial or personal grade, or cost.
Backing up a computer is a high-maintenance task whether you area a network administrator, computer technician, or home user.  Surprisingly most don’t take data protection serious enough.  Most either don’t perform regular backups or assume [...]

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St. Louis Based Company Advocates Child Safety On Your Computer

October 5, 2009

Raising children today is more difficult than ever.  Media invades our lives from every passage that opens.  Magazines, TV, billboards, and the computer via the Internet.  Here is a wonderful site that is making good efforts to inform the viewers of child safety.  They are the creator of parental software that manages the exposure of [...]

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