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A Computer Generated Girl

Photo from Anonymous

Computer Generated GirlWell, even the girl in this picture is not real!

To almost quote the great philosopher Forrest gump, “Mama always said on line dating was like a box a chocolates, never know what you’re gonna get.” This can be true even if you have a persons picture in front of you and a detailed profile, as believe it or not people tell lies. Hard to believe I know but it happens. Pictures are either years out of date or of someone else, profiles are faked or even stolen and you may get a massive surprise if you meet up.

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Time Machine Kinda Backup utility for Windows

DocShieldFreeware Genius is a resourceful website and a must-subscribe blog specially for those on Windows OS. There is a new article detailing about DocShield — a program that runs in the background and monitors files and folders that you specify for changes, creating compressed snapshots of your files whenever it detects any changes, enabling you to retrieve your files in case of data loss, and providing a retrievable version history of your files and/or data.

Well, Mac OS X Leopard users have enjoyed the awesome Time Machine feature that does pretty much the same and now Windows users got to enjoy a pretty similar feature with DocShield. This is utility software that you can setup once and let it do the hard work of versioning and backing up your files. The Freeware Genius Author have highly recommended this software for Windows users. DocShield is compatible right from Windows 98 to ME, to NT to Windows 2000, XP and Vista. It requires .NET Framework 2.0.

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A full OS in your pocket

I really love some of the awesome tips and tricks from Scott Dunn of Windows Secret. Here is another trick from him on how to Carry an entire operating system in your pocket.

Let me summarize and shorten the points for you;

Running applications from a USB flash drive on a public computer is convenient but exposes you to malware and other limitations of the host PC. By installing a Windows-like version of Linux on a flash drive, you can take a complete operating system wherever you go and work in a safe, secure environment, even in an Internet cafe.

A simple and powerful solution is to install one of the many versions of Linux that are specifically designed to run from a bootable flash drive or CD.

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You’ve Windows Vista; Add an option to boot Windows XP

Scott Dunn of Windows Secret have a nice article that will teach you how to Dual Boot Microsoft Windows XP right inside your Windows Vista environment.

It’s getting harder to buy a new computer with Windows XP installed and — after Microsoft stops selling XP on June 30, 2008 — it will become nearly impossible.

Fortunately, you can have Windows XP and Windows Vista running together by setting up your system to boot between the two operating systems.
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Publish your Microsoft Outlook 2007 Calendar online

There may be reasons why you may want to do this, so read on. Here is a technique on how to Publish your Microsoft Outlook 2007 Calendar online. Here are the steps;

  1. In Microsoft’s Windows 2000, XP or Live go to START > PROGRAMS > MICROSOFT OFFICE > MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 2007
  2. Open your Outlook 2007 calendar; then click PUBLISH MY CALENDAR link on a left side. A wizard will drive you through the process. Sign in with your Windows Live ID (any Hotmail or MSN account will do). If you don’t have a Windows Live account, the wizard will prompt you first to create one and then to sign in.
  3. After you sign in, a form will appear, asking you to specify the calendar’s time span and to set permissions for who can view it (everyone or just the people you choose). Choose how information to show; for example, you may want to list the actual appointments and descriptions, fewer details, or merely general term such as “free” and “busy”.
  4. By default, your Office Online calendar will regularly update to reflect changes you’ve made to it in Outlook. If you would prefer that it not update at all, click ADVANCED > SINGLE UPLOAD > OK.
  5. When you’re ready to publish, click OK. It will ask if you’d like to invite others to view your calendar click YES to send invitations
  6. To see your calendar, sign in to Office Online with the account you used to publish the calendar. Next click Outlook Calendar Sharing Service on the left side of the page, and finally choose your calendar.
  7. To enable others to view the calendar, all you have to do is send them the URL.

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Media players more dangerous than Windows

Windows Secrets have an article warning users that their Media Player is more dangerous than windows.

Windows users face the greatest security risks today not from flaws in Windows itself but from un-patched media players. That’s because many Windows Secrets readers, according to an online test we sponsored, are running versions of Flash, Java, and QuickTime that are un-patched against the latest security threats.

Read more at Windows Secrets.

Google adds StarOffice to their “Google Pack”

StarOffice is a full-featured office suite that contains a word processor, a spreadsheet tool, applications for presentations, databases, math formulas and drawing. It has support for most Microsoft Office formats, but it can also export documents as PDF out of the box. The software normally costs $70, but it’s available for free in Google Pack. The StarOffice download is about 140 MB.
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