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How to Surf Anonymously & Hide Your PC: Part 1 - Anonymising Your PC
Monday, January 19th, 2009
WARNING: Your PC is being hacked. ALL THE TIME. Lock it down. Hide it. Stay safe. Protect your data & identity. Here's THE ULTIMATE HOW-TO GUIDE.» guide » Anonymous PC
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Enable the Phishing Setting for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Chrome & Safari Browser
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
SCAM! Phishing steals sensitive data, using dodgy emails & websites. HERE'S HOW to protect yourself - for Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Chrome & Safari.» guide » Prevent Phishing Configuration
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How to Disable Windows XP Services
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Microsoft is well-known for bloating it's operating systems with a bunch of "services". These little programs run in the background, slowing down your PC. I reckon about half can be either turned off, else set to run only when needed, greatly improving performance. I show you how, and it's dead simple...» tip » Stop Unwanted Services
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Preview: How to Surf Anonymously & Hide Your PC
Friday, January 16th, 2009
FIND a level of anonymity to suit you - THE ULTIMATE 5 Part GUIDE. Enjoy faster safer web surfing. Control your PC, online activity, identity & data.» preview » Anonymous PC & Surfing
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Video: We Are Living in Exponential Times
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
CATCH a glimpse into the future. This video eloquently sums up our near technological future, and the kind of gadget power we can expect to have.» video » Exponential Times
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jQuery Birthday, 1.3 Born, OpenSource Lives On
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
PHEW! jQuery has teamed up with the Software Freedom Conservancy. So our favorite javascript library is future-proofed, and so are our projects [...]» news » jQuery stays Opensource
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Happy New Year, Snappy New Site & a Ton of New Content
Friday, January 9th, 2009
OK, so we're all turkey'ed out and glad to be back at work. Sure, I was really thinking that last week on the ski slope. And I guess this is one of those years we face with a certain degree of trepidation. Hey, you never know. Maybe Microsoft will go out of business, Internet Explorer [...]» guv news » HNY!
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Video How-to: Add a Favicon
Friday, December 5th, 2008
If I had a Big Mac for every favicon tutorial out there, I'd be dead. But hey, I needed a favicon, and I figured a video illustrating the process may come in handy for some folks, so here goes. What is a favicon, and what's it for? I explain that here and in the video, [...]» video » Insert Favicon Tutorial
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Windows Authenticode Nag Screen
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Seen this nag screen? Or rather, this scare screen, from Microsoft? Let me answer that! If you install software from a vendor that hasn't been "approved" by Microsoft, you have. "Approved", one could argue, is another word for "conned." And you and I, the software users, are left confused. Don't be. For a tidy little [...]» tip » Microsoft Authentic Scam
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Now Reselling Lunarpages Hosting, but why?
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
So you need an ISP, a server to host your website or blog? Else you're paying too much at the moment, with no thrills or poor service. But where do you start to research your new host? Here at Guvnr, I've done the research for you, and me. UPDATE: No, not a Lunarpages reseller any [...]» review » Cheap 'n Cheerful Web Hosts
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