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AVG Free Anti-virus Program

November 15, 2004 | In software, security | No Comments

When my subscription renewals to Norton Anti-virus came up, I have been disabling Norton and installing free AVG 6 by Grisoft. As of the end of this year, AVG 6 will no longer be offering free virus definition updates to its users.

Please also be advised, that as of December 31st, 2004, database updates and support for older versions of AVG Free Edition will no longer be available. If you are currently using an older version of AVG Free Edition, we encourage you to download the new version of AVG Free Edition by the end of 2004. GRISOFT will notify AVG Free Edition users about the availability of the new AVG Free Edition via the regular update process.

AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements).

Other free anti-virus alternatives are Avast and eTrust 2005. eTrust comes as part of the Microsoft Partner Pack for Windows XP.

The Partner Pack is the ultimate application package for your Windows XP PC. Install this package and you will be able to play new games and have more fun, explore the internet in new ways, keep in touch and share information with friends and family, better protect your PC and do more with tools and desktop utilities.

Play:
Super Slyder�
Serpentine�

Share:
PhotoSite�
Microsoft Time Zone

Protect:
Computer Associates
eTrust�

Explore:
Google Deskbar�
Desktop Media Gallery�
Onfolio Express

Do More:
Post-it� Software Notes
PayPal Payment Wizard
Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager

Search Wars - Which is the Best?

November 12, 2004 | In search engines | No Comments

The BBC compares Google, Yahoo!, Ask Jeeves, A9 and the new MSN beta.

As Microsoft enters the internet search engine market, users find themselves overwhelmed with options. We compare the big players on five key areas.

Comparing Mozilla 1.2 to IE 6.0

November 9, 2004 | In search engines | No Comments 101 things that the Mozilla browser can do that IE cannot

Can manage saved passwords

Lets you view and delete stored login and passwords. Choose the Password Manager from the Tools menu.

Can fill-in complete forms automatically

Stores complete forms which can be later be filled in automatically. This is useful if you want to register for something 600 times. To fill in a form, choose Fill In Form from the Edit menu.

May be installed quickly and anywhere

Mozilla may be installed on any drive and at any location. It may installed on a network drive and run directly from there. In fact, it really doesn’t have to be installed at all.

Can set size of printed output

This may vary based on your printer, but one can scale the printed document or fit it to the page. Useful for those sites that are just a bit too large.

Easily accessible preferences file

Preferences are all stored in a single file (prefs.js) which one can easily edit to add custom settings which have no UI.

Preferences can be moved around easily

One can easily copy preferences, bookmarks and other settings to another system as they are all stored in a single directory.

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Top 10 list of supercomputers

November 8, 2004 | In hardware | No Comments The Top 10 include machines from the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and China.

Kosher Geek Jonah Ottensoser

November 3, 2004 | In general | No Comments Jonah Ottensoser is part of a trend among tech companies, who are acknowledging cultural and religious values to enter emerging markets overseas and become more competitive in niche markets at home.

A retired helicopter engineer who is himself Orthodox, Ottensoser teaches Sabbath law to technical teams at companies like General Electric, Electrolux, and Viking. His job: to guide them in building electronic brains and mechanical guts that are Sabbath-compliant.

Ottensoser works for Star-K, a nonprofit that certifies food products as kosher. Of several hundred kosher agencies in the world, Star-K is the only one that certifies technology, and Ottensoser is the firm’s only appliance consultant. That makes him the world’s lone kosher geek, the man tasked with certifying that the movement of every electron in an appliance is sanctioned by G-d.

Meet the hacker who makes your home appliances right with G-d.