Now that we in the northern hemisphere have had some time to digest the Windows 7 hype and settle in for the coming winter, we thought we would get some more hard data regarding Windows 7 security. On October 22nd, we settled in at SophosLabs and loaded a full release copy of Windows 7 on [...]
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Quick and easy file encryption
There are all kinds of ways to secure things. Stuff it in the back of a closet. Stick it under a mattress. Bury it in the back yard in a coffee can. These techniques might best be called “security by obscurity”. After all, if nobody can find your stuff, then they can’t mess with it. [...]
Oxygen Office Suite – an Alternative to MS Office for Windows 7 | Windows 7 News
The Microsoft Office Suite of software programs is very popular. However, you cannot pick and choose which application comes with the suite, although once you begin the installation process, you can select which programs to install. Nevertheless, alternatives do exist to the MS office suite. Oxygen office is an extension of the OpenOffice.org suite of [...]
Google goes the Linux/Unix way – derStandard.at/Web
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Internet privacy jeopardized – Internet – krone.at
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Google reveals a part of their stored user information – Internet – krone.at
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This makes your data secure against phishing – Internet – krone.at
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Internet-Browser – Test – CHIP Online
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Does Kaspersky’s demand for an internet-passport make sense?
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Yadis! Backup
It’s an easy-to-use backup-tool, which will save you a lot of troubles. It guards your personal data by making real-time copies whenever you make changes to your documents to almost any destination you choose. via Yadis! Backup.
Scherz-Kettenmail verunsichert Autofahrer – krone.at – Internet
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Scharfe Sicherheits-Kritik an Windows 7 – Microsoft – derStandard.at/Web
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Microsoft Österreich: Windows 7 “ist niemandem wurscht” – Microsoft – derStandard.at/Web
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FCC Begins Crafting New Neutrality Rules – Watch FCC hearing stream live… – dslreports.com
Today’s the day that the FCC will begin the long and arduous process of hashing out the new network neutrality rules they announced they’d be expanding back in September. You can expect the signal to noise ratio today to be pretty high as lobbyists fire up their bullhorns and the talking points fly, but despite [...]
CintaNotes – A Free Personal Notes Manager
A free, lightweight and user-friendly personal notes manager CintaNotes is your essential assistant in the daily task of organizing information, such as your own thoughts and ideas, article excerpts, blog postings, quotes from famous people, research data, curious facts, Wikipedia entries, you name it. via CintaNotes – A Free Personal Notes Manager.
Personalization Gallery – Windows themes, backgrounds and gadgets – Microsoft Windows
Note: Themes apply to Windows 7 only. To download a theme, click the Download button, and then click Open. The theme is applied to your desktop and added to Personalization in Control Panel. via Personalization Gallery – Windows themes, backgrounds and gadgets – Microsoft Windows.
Windows 7 avalanche: Roundup of hacks, tips, downloads, and more!
Now that you can go and pick up Windows 7 just about anywhere I hear there’s a free copy of Starter coming with every Happy Meal, let’s take a look back at some of Download Squad’s past articles about the new OS.After all, we’ve been covering it since it was just a rumor and using [...]
10 Things To Do After Installing Windows 7 | Windows 7 News
For many users, (unless they live in the UK where there are postal strikes) tomorrow will be the first time many users will receive their copy of Windows 7. Out of the box, Windows 7 needs very little configuring, but here are 10 things you can do get even more out of your new operating [...]
Windows 7’s Big Day Tomorrow + New Offers Announced! – Windows 7 Team Blog – The Windows Blog
Tomorrow’s our big day – Windows 7 officially launches and hits General Availability or GA as we have acronyms for everything. That means Windows 7 will be available for purchase worldwide! I thought I’d take a moment to highlight some things to look out for as Windows 7 becomes available in stores and online around [...]
