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Free antivirus 2007-09-08 11:19:00 Usually when I fix a pc, now days its often because of a virus, malware etc, one of the 1st things I install or them is the free version of Avast. It works great:)avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use.http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.htmlPowered by ScribeFire. ...

RocketDock 2007-09-08 09:52:00 Been using this little program for a long time and it keeps getting better :-)Gives your pc a lil mac like look.RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher.It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy accessand organization. With each item completely customizable there is noend to what you can add and launch from the dock. Now with added Taskbar support your minimized windows can appear asicons on the dock. This allows for better productivity andaccessibility. http://rocketdock.com/Powered by ScribeFire. ...

ePrompter 2.0 SR105 2007-09-05 21:10:00 ePrompter is an email retrieval and notification utility thatautomatically checks eight email accounts for AOL, AltaVista,Earthlink, Email.com, Hotmail, Juno, Lycos, Mail.com, Mindspring, MSN,Netscape, POP3, Rediffmail, USA, Yahoo, ZDNetOneBox and hundreds ofother email domains - all at the same time, featuring a uniquescreensaver and a rotating tray icon that let you know at a glance thecurrent status of your selected email accounts, whether your computeris online or offline.. http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/ePrompter/1011118463/1Powered by ScribeFire. ...

Crossing The Line Between Tired And Fatigued 2007-09-05 21:05:00 “Feeling fatigued is something people shouldn’tignore,” Heyman says. “When you feel fatigued and you dothe normal activities – such as improving your diet, gettingadequate sleep at night and reducing your stress – andyou’re still fatigued and can’t do normal activities, thenit’s time to see your doctor.” sourcePowered by ScribeFire. ...

Hurricane Forecast: Heightened Activity For Rest Of Season 2007-09-04 22:34:00 Above-average hurricane activity is expected for the remaining three months of the hurricane season, the Colorado State university forecast team said September 4. The individual month of September and the two-month period of October-November are expected to experience five named storms each. In September, the forecast calls for four of the five storms to become hurricanes and two to become major hurricanes. In October-November, the team forecasts two of the five named storms to become hurricanes and one to become a major hurricane. "We expect the remainder of the season to be active," said PhilKlotzbach, lead author of the hurricane forecast. "The conditions inthe Pacific are transitioning to a weak La Nina. We haveseen low pressure readings in the tropical Atlantic during August. Thecombination of these two factors usually implies an active season." sourcePowered by ScribeFire. ...

Spybot Search and Destroy 1.5.1 2007-09-04 22:04:00 Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm in trying to see if something snooped into your computer, too :) Download Spybot Search and Destroy from FileHippo.comPowered by ScribeFire. ...

DPS says it needs better road training 2007-09-03 11:51:00 AUSTIN — State Trooper Todd Dylan Holmes was just 29 when he died in the line of duty.He wasn't killed in a shootout or scuffling with a suspect.Instead, his patrol car was struck broadside by an 18-wheeler when he tried to cross a highway to pursue another vehicle in East Texas near Marshall.Holmes is the only Texas trooper to die so far this year in a work-related collision, but he's far from the only one to run into trouble while driving.Every year, Texas Department of Public Safety officers are involved in hundreds of collisions — 3,483 of them since 2001 — that claim lives, cause injuries and cost millions of dollars. SourcePowered by ScribeFire. ...

Ditto - clipboard extension 2007-08-31 15:01:00 Heres one that I use everyday so I thought id pass it along, Its Freeware:)Ditto is an extension to the standard windows clipboard. It saves each item placed on the clipboard allowing you access to any of those items at a later time. Ditto allows you to save any type of information that can be put on the clipboard, text, images, html, custom formats, ..... Easy to use interface Search and paste previous copy entries Keep multiple computer's clipboards in syncData is encrypted when sent over the network Accessed from tray icon or global hot key Select entry by double click, enter key or drag drop Paste into any window that excepts standard copy/paste entries Display thumbnail of copied images in list Full Unicode support(display foreign characters) UTF-8 support for language files(create language files in any language)http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/Powered by ScribeFire. ...

Stop Malaria At Its Source 2007-08-30 20:26:00 If this link in the chain of infection can be broken at its source— the mosquito — then the spread of malaria could bestopped without any man, woman, or child needing to a take a drug. sourcePowered by ScribeFire. ...

Crash Test Vids 2007-08-30 11:43:00 See how your 4 wheeler (car) matches up:) Found HEREPowered by ScribeFire. ...

Process Lasso 2007-08-29 12:22:00 Ever get the feeling your PC is slowing down? Well it most likely is. Not only can spyware and other malware bring the pc to a halt but your own legit processes that are running can as well. This little gem can be a big help. I run so many programs at once thats its no wonder and thats not counting all the MS processes. Process Lasso is a unique new technologyintended to automatically adjust the allocation of CPU cycles so thatsystem responsiveness is improved in high-load situations. It does thisby dynamically temporarily lowering the priorities of processes thatare consuming too many CPU cycles, there-by giving other processes achance to run if they are in need. This is useful for both single andmulti-core processors. No longer will a single process, even at normalpriority, be able to bringyour system to a virtual stall.In addition, Process Lasso offers capabilitiessuch as default process priorities, termination of disallowedprocesses, and logging of processes executed. Process Lass ...

Stopping High Speed Pursuits 2007-08-28 22:20:00 Thanks in part to NASA research, law enforcement now has better "teeth" to take a bite out of crime.A tire deflation device (TDD) is a strip that contains embedded metalspikes. The strip is thrown over the road in front of a speedingvehicle, deflating the tires and forcing it to stop. This device letslaw enforcement stop a speeding vehicle safely, often without the needof a dangerous high-speed pursuit.The goal of the design is to keep spikes attached to the strip unless atire runs over them. In reality, spikes that didn't puncture the tireswere often knocked loose by fleeing cars and trucks, scattering acrossthe road and creating a potential problem for other motorists, plus aclean-up nuisance for police officers. NASA teamed with Phoenix International, Ltd., of Brookfield, Wisconsinto develop a better engineering solution to keep the unused spikes inplace while still allowing the strip to have puncture power. NASA'sPlum Brook Station's facilities tested the MagnumSpike! tire defla ...

Vista Battery Saver 2007-08-28 20:52:00 Wow, do I need this.... my laptop battery doesnt last long at all.... ive even thought of buying several batteries to get me through trips:)))))Thistinny program will save up to 70% of your battery by disabling thosenice, but greedy Vista features. Running in task bar with privateworkset of 5.5M and 0% CPU it will do all work for you, by enabling anddisabling customizable features when power source changed or batterypower fall under certain percent. PrerequisitesMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium and up version, running on notebook computer http://www.codeplex.com/vistabatteryPowered by ScribeFire. ...

U.S. troops swap combat ideas on new Web site 2007-08-28 18:06:00 A little strange but interesting:)Troopideas.com is not exactly MySpacefor war fighters, but it's a Web site that invites frontline troops topost their ideas for improving the combat experience. Engineers anddevelopers then use Web 2.0 techniques such as mashups and wikis to turn those ideas into reality. Dozens of U.S. servicemen and women have so far posted submissions tothe Web site since it was launched early in August. The ideas rangefrom low tech to high tech: Creating a helmet-mounted mirror that letsa soldier see behind his back, for example, and a scheme for blockingthe cell phone transmissions used to detonate roadside bombs. Story HEREPowered by ScribeFire. ...

Ad-Aware 2007 Free 7.0.2.1 2007-08-28 12:58:00 A utility ive been using for a long time. Get it update it and scan your pc once a week:)Ad-Aware is designed to provide advanced protection from knownData-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selectedtraditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and trackingcomponents. Ad-Aware 2007 Free continues the Lavasoft tradition and spirit byproviding a no-strings-attached, full powered free anti-spyware productthat is safe, thorough, and easy to use. Get advanced protectionagainst spyware and malware by thoroughly scanning your memory,registry, Hosts file, hard and removable drives for data-mining,aggressive advertising, parasites, keyloggers, Trojans, dialers,browser hijackers and tracking components. It thoroughly detects andremoves both known and emerging malicious threats. Surf the Internetwith peace of mind and let Ad-Aware shield you from dangerous intrudersand prying eyes. Preserve your computer investment with regular scansto identify and remove malicious a ...