Top Ten Geek Christmas Gifts for the 2009 Christmas Season
posted by Pfkninenines on 8th December 2009, at 11:38pm | 1 Comment
Since the Holiday season is just around the corner, Shane and I decided to work on our Geek Christmas Lists. Luckily, I was given the task of the pricey gifts…
If you are on any Windows operating system, there is one thing that I can almost guarantee you’ve thought of – viruses. Previously, you have had to go out and trust free software solutions, or trust a pay solution that usually had a yearly fee. Well, no more my friends! Microsoft has released their own free solution that promises to crush the competition.
Encryption and Steganography – Ways to Obscure data
posted by Pfkninenines on 11th August 2009, at 11:21pm | 1 Comment
Hide or obscure anything you wish in plain sight with one of two easy to use techniques.
Twitter – Microblogging for everyone
posted by Pfkninenines on 24th June 2009, at 4:04pm | 1 Comment
If you haven’t been locked away in dungeon for the past few years, you’ve probably at least heard of something called ‘Twitter’. Twitter is a website that allows its users to post 140 character updates for what they are currently doing. Designed to allow for the use of a text message update, 140 character posts have become normal in what is now known as Micro-Blogging.
Windows 7 RC, build 7100 and beyond
posted by Pfkninenines on 12th May 2009, at 3:02pm | No Comments
Not too long ago, I wrote an article on the Beta release of Windows 7. Microsoft has moved on, and the build numbers have gone up. The official Release Candidate was released on May 5th, 2009 available to any and all users for download from Microsoft through July..
Keeping Your Windows PC at Peak Performance
posted by Pfkninenines on 7th April 2009, at 11:55pm | 10 Comments
Chances are, you’re not using a freshly installed copy of your OS, and you’re probably already noticing a decrease in system performance since when you first installed your operating system. With a few free utilities and tweaks, you can get your PC back to a like-new if not better performance level.
How To Install And Use VirtualBox
posted by Pfkninenines on 24th February 2009, at 6:57pm | 3 Comments
History and Features
If you have been following my previous articles, you have probably seen the mention of virtual machine software known as VirtualBox quite a bit. A virtual machine is a product that can effectively simulate a set of hardware that an additional operating system can utilize, all while you are still using your [...]
Unetbootin – Install A Linux Distro On Your Thumb Drive
posted by Pfkninenines on 27th January 2009, at 3:00pm | 6 Comments
I’ve already done an article on how to easily try any Ubuntu release with the full performance of a partition, without any of the hassle, with Wubi. There is another program to check out if you’ve wanted to try out a popular Linux distribution without having to install it on your hard drive or in a virtual machine, Unetbootin. Now you can easily install nearly any distribution on your USB thumb drive…
Review of the Pre-Beta releases of Microsoft’s new OS, Windows 7.
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