Google recently began sending out window decals to local businesses to promote the usage and adoption of QR codes, as well as to promote Google Maps, and they’re calling these businesses Favorite Places. QR codes can be decoded with most smart phones (iPhone, Android phones and Blackberry’s) and will provide a link to the business listing on Google Maps.
The good news: We’ve been selected as one of the few businesses to receive these promotional window decals!
However, because we don’t have an actual office (I work out of my home), I thought I would go ahead and post pictures of the letter Google sent, along with the QR code window decal.
I can’t tell you how many times this little application has saved me: Winsock XP Fix
I keep it on my thumb drive so I always have it when I need it. And although the name says XP Fix, it works in other versions of Windows as well.
The Winsockfix Utility will:
Detect your current Operating System
Release the IP address, taking you “Offline”
Reset the TCP stack using Netsh.exe (Windows XP only)
Delete the current Registry TCP and Winsock Values
Import new “Working” Registry Values
Backup any Current “Hosts” file
Replace the “Hosts” file with a default one
Reboot the Computer
Often times, as a computer repair guy, you’ll encounter someone who can’t connect to the internet, and when the problem doesn’t seem to be related to any network hardware, it’s probably related to the TCP/IP stack, the HOSTS file or some registry settings. This mostly happens when adware, malware or viruses change these settings or modify the files needed to connect to the internet. When you get rid of the problem source, the files it modified are still jacked up.
That’s where this program comes to the rescue. Make it the first thing you try, before spending countless hours troubleshooting other things or reinstalling programs, and you’ll have super fast resolution times and can move on to your next customer.
From a report released by Panda Security, makers of Panda Antivirus, the number of PC’s infected with Malware grew 15 percent in the month of September. The numbers are just staggering, showing why you need an up-to-date antivirus AND an anti-malware program installed.
Credit: Panda Security
As you can see from the line graph, the US is just 9th on the list of most infected, with nearly 59 percent of all PC’s infected with malware.
And the following pie chart shows a breakdown of the number and types of those malware infections.
Digsby, for those unfamiliar with it, is a chat program. But it’s much, much more than that.
Yes it will allow you to be logged in to all the popular IM networks: AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, Jabber, and more.
It also supports Facebook chat, with status updates and news feeds from your Facebook friends.
Also has Twitter integration, even though I prefer a dedicated Twitter app, like TweetDeck.
Probably the best feature, the one I find indispensable and can no longer live without, is the ability to check numerous email accounts. You get audio and visual notifications of new emails, previews of the email, and even has the ability to ‘Mark as Read’, ‘Archive’, ‘Delete’ or ‘Report Spam’ on new emails.
Because I have 16 email addresses that I use, all for various reasons, this is my favorite feature of Digsby. I’m able to keep my inboxes at zero, because of the instant notifications on every one.
The chat features are great too, showing which of your friends are available, no matter what chat program they use. And its fully skinnable, meaning you can make it look just the way you want.
Check out the new introduction video from the guys at Digsby:
The only drawback: Digsby will try to install a bunch of extra crap when you install it, so don’t just click ‘Next, Next, Next’ when installing. Pay attention to the install screens and make sure you uncheck the authorization to install some of the unnecessary add-ons.
If you work on computers, you’ve undoubtedly encountered a rogue anti-virus program. These programs disguise themselves as real antivirus programs, trick the user into installing them, and claim the user has viruses all over their system.
Google recently began sending out window decals to local businesses to promote the usage and adoption of QR codes, as well as to promote Google Maps, and they’re calling these businesses Favorite Places. QR codes can be decoded with most smart phones (iPhone, Android phones and Blackberry’s) and will provide a link to the business listing on Google Maps.
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