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A new piece of malware has caused an uptick in Apple customers reporting infected machines, renewing a timeless debate on the state of Macintosh security versus Windows. The trojan horse is called Mac Defender. It’s a web pop-up containing a spoof message that tells customers their machines are infected by a virus and they must [...]
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Online Fix It Center
Posted by Online Support on June 28th, 2010
Hello all Windows users, there is some good news from Microsoft. They’re working hard to automate solutions to common software problems in an easy, intuitive way that is available when and where you need it. So if you have any problems and you are looking for a solution in help or support content, or an [...]
Performance & Productivity
Posted by Online Support on June 23rd, 2010
51. Find bottlenecks From what we’ve seen so far Windows 7 is already performing better than Vista, but if your PC seems sluggish then it’s now much easier to uncover the bottleneck. Click Start, type RESMON and press Enter to launch the Resource Monitor, then click the CPU, Memory, Disk or Network tabs. Windows 7 [...]
Useful Enhancements in Windows 7
Posted by Online Support on June 23rd, 2010
33. Hiding the Windows Live Messenger icon If you use Windows Live Messenger a lot, you’ll have noticed that the icon now resides on the taskbar, where you can easily change status and quickly send an IM to someone. If you prefer to keep Windows Live Messenger in the system tray, where it’s been for [...]
Interface Tweaks in Windows 7
Posted by Online Support on June 23rd, 2010
17. Explore God Mode Windows 7 has changed Control Panel a little, but it’s still too difficult to locate all the applets and options that you might need. God Mode, however, while not being particularly godlike, does offer an easier way to access everything you could want from a single folder. To try this out, [...]
Applets & Features in Windows 7
Posted by Online Support on June 23rd, 2010
1. Problem Steps Recorder As the local PC guru you’re probably very used to friends and family asking for help with their computer problems, yet having no idea how to clearly describe what’s going on. It’s frustrating, but Microsoft feels your pain, and Windows 7 will include an excellent new solution in the Problem Steps [...]
