Makeuseof.com has made some wonderful informative publications for free over the years and they just did it again.Here is a link to an e-Book you can download or read online at Scribd. (We should have a post about Scribd soon.)MakeUseOf.com Windows on SpeedThis is a full search-able book for Windows 7 and XP that list … Continue reading About keeping Windows fast
Facebook Security
We've had discussions at our meetings about Facebook Security in the cafe and how anyone with the Firefox extension Firesheep could access our accounts while using Facebook in the cafe. Now there is news on the Facebook Blog about this:A Continued Commitment to Security (1)Apparently Mark Zuckerborg, Facebook's founder was hacked recently so now the … Continue reading Facebook Security
No EPCUG Meeting this week due to Football Game Conflict
I've been trying to get the Ducks to change the time of their little game but so far I have not heard back from them and it looks like they will be performing right when we should all be meeting.So I guess we'll just have to defer to football arrogance. We'll try again next week … Continue reading No EPCUG Meeting this week due to Football Game Conflict
Windows Secrets
Some of us in this group have been using PCs for decades now and from back in those early years were some writers/geeks who became well known for having great information. Among these was Fred Langa who kept the Langalist for years before he joined the Windows Secrets gang. Personally I have been using them … Continue reading Windows Secrets
Windows Live Programs
Most of us are running Windows computers, I have been the lone Linux holdout unwilling to give M$ my money. But I took M$ up on its Family package (3 installs of Family Premium) and have been looking over the Windows only services available for a change. A visit to Live.com lists an a number … Continue reading Windows Live Programs
Windows 7 Upgrade for three computers in a family
If you have as hard a time giving money away to the biggest money holders on the planet for the latest Windows, there is a sale going on right now worth looking at. M$ is offering Windows Home Premium on three computers for $150 right now and they give a Cisco router with the deal. … Continue reading Windows 7 Upgrade for three computers in a family
A new Facebook – Privacy ebook…
Follow this link to get either a downloadable PDF book or link to the Scribd page for the book from MakeUseOf's website. The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Guide [DOWNLOAD] I like the MakeUseOf website very much for good information and I am impressed they made this particular book available free. The topic is … Continue reading A new Facebook – Privacy ebook…
Firesheep… How to get hacked with open networks
I urge everyone to read this website as there are a number of news stories about it right now:Eric Butler - Software Developer in Seattle WAThe bottom line. It is now possible to download a simple Firefox extension and go to an open network (such as Aquilla and Pricilla's) and log into other users Facebook … Continue reading Firesheep… How to get hacked with open networks
Gmail Hotkeys
Image via WikipediaWhile I am a user of Thunderbird most of the time for my mail I have several computers so I wind up checking my Gmail addresses in its website form quite often, that is at Gmail.com.I find all webmail sites to be very 'clunky' and slow but Gmail does offer hotkeys so moving … Continue reading Gmail Hotkeys
Free Windows 7 Guide
The Windows 7 Guide: From Newbies To ProsThose of you at the meeting this week heard me tell you about an 'E-Book' I found from MakeUseOf.com's website for folks getting used to the new Windows 7. The book can be downloaded for use in a PDF reader but is also available at Scribd.com where you … Continue reading Free Windows 7 Guide