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August 31, 2008 by
Tim Elam
Tucked away on the Jeep website is a free geocaching video game named “Jeep Geocache Challenge”.
You can explore five different areas in your All New 2008 Jeep Liberty Limited, 2007 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, or a 2007 Jeep Commander Limited. Hop out of your Jeep vehicle at any time to access [...]
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June 16, 2008 by
Tim Elam
Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 17th, is the official lauch date of Firefox 3. To celebrate this milestone you can help set a Guinness World Record for the most downloads in a 24 hour period.
Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help set the record [...]
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Tags: how-to, software | Posted on
December 3, 2007 by
Tim Elam
I recently had a client who installed ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite over a year ago and used the built-in password protection to keep the settings from getting changed. But now they forgot the ZoneAlarm password, meaning that the program settings cannot be changed or the program cannot be un-installed.
The only way to remove or [...]
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November 28, 2007 by
Tim Elam
Windows Update can keep your operating system up-to-date, and Microsoft Update can keep both your operating system and all installed Microsoft products up-to-date. But as for other installed programs, users are usually left checking for updates to each program separately. However, there are several programs that can help automate the process. The one that I [...]
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September 4, 2007 by
Tim Elam
Spybot - Search and Destroy 1.5 features a lot of improved detection mechanisms , improved operating system support (Windows Vista integration), improved browser support, and much more.
Some notable changes include:
Improved 64 bit immunization
New warnings about missing admin rights on Windows Vista
Support for multi-line bookmarks (IE 7 / Vista)
New Immunization for Firefox & Mozilla
Improved Immunization for [...]
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Tags: malware, software | Posted on
August 1, 2007 by
Tim Elam
One of the questions that I here the most is “Why are there so much adware and spyware written for Windows operating systems?”. Well, Microsoft Windows is by far the most popular and widely used desktop operating system in the world. Therefore it is the biggest target for malicious code writers. Why would a malicious [...]
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Tags: software | Posted on
July 30, 2007 by
Tim Elam
Today the Mozilla released an update to the Firefox web browser. This update addresses some security issues and brings the current version number up to 2.0.0.6. If you haven’t updated yet, do so now by clicking on “Help” then “Check for Updates” from the toolbar.
Read the Firefox 2.0.0.6 Release Notes for all the details of [...]
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Tags: geocaching, software | Posted on
March 7, 2007 by
Tim Elam
This is the eighth article in a ongoing series titled, “TWiG - This Week in Geocachingâ€. With each article I hope to highlight my personal geocaching treks and comment on anything that I find of interest that’s going on in the world of geocaching (i.e. geocaching related websites, forum posts, blogs, podcasts, etc.).
The Sinkhole
The weather [...]
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Tags: free, games, software | Posted on
July 25, 2006 by
Tim Elam
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of playing video games with my friends, mainly Paul and Jason. One of my favorite NES games is The Legend of Zelda. I couldn’t begin to count the number of hours that I’ve spent playing and replaying the Zelda series of both the NES and the SNES.
While surfing [...]
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July 11, 2006 by
Tim Elam
Believe it or not, there are hundreds, even thousands, of free and open source software programs (FOSS for short) available to download on the Internet.
I am a big proponent of FOSS. Many FOSS programs are on par or superior to their commercial equivalent. FOSS is great not just because of the cost, but also because [...]
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