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Monday Random Stuff

September 9, 2013, 12:15(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thpinpostlogoThe Week Ahead
Tomorrow Microsoft will have lots of updates for you and Adobe will update Reader.

Men Acting Like Boys
Most of us men never really grow up but we should at least act like an adult in public.
The recent TechCrunch Hackathon and Halo character controversies have reinforced the fact that some folks need to grow up:
TechCrunch Titstare Demo (video – warning, may be offensive to some and possibly NSFW)
Halo character controversy at Gamespot

Speccy
Piriform has updated their free system info tool.

You Knew This Was Coming
Instagram will have ads next year.
Happily, I never signed up there.

Tagged With: Computer News, This Site

My Thoughts On Windows 8.1 RTM

September 8, 2013, 13:03(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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win8logo*Note – This is an opinion piece, not a review. And a short one at that.

I put a poll up last week to see what the regulars who stop by here think. Here are the results (as of this writing):
What is your opinion of Win 8.1 RTM?
No Windows 8 for me. (42%)
Waiting for Oct. 18th. (30%)
Meh. (11%)
It sucks. (9%)
It Rocks. (8%)
(Yes, I am aware this is an unscientific poll.)
[Read more…] about My Thoughts On Windows 8.1 RTM

Tagged With: This Site, Windows 8

New Poll Up – What is your opinion of Win 8.1 RTM?

August 31, 2013, 13:41(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thpinpostlogoI haven’t done polls here for quite a while. Gonna give it another shot (just for fun).
The poll is located in the right sidebar. Please vote!

Tagged With: This Site

Microsoft Digital Citizenship Infographics

August 29, 2013, 15:05(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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microsoft_Knight_shieldThis post dedicated to @thurrott. :mrgreen:
“Each infographic offers relevant statistics of current negative online behaviors and helpful tips for correcting and preventing them, offering one each for tweens, teens, and parents.”
I’m not a parent, teen, or tween so I can’t vouch for the helpfulness of this stuff.
I can say after looking at the infographics, every time Microsoft tries to do “cool” it equals FAIL.

Download one or all:
Is Your Teen a Good Digital Citizen parent infographic PDF.pdf
Bing_for_Schools_infographic.jpg
Student Body Language tween infographic PDF.pdf
The Naked Truth teen infographic PDF.pdf
Using Parental Controls survey results infographic PDF.pdf

Tagged With: Security

nLite Is Back!

August 27, 2013, 19:32(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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nliteAfter no updates for almost 5 years nLite is active again.
For those who don’t know nLite is a program that allowed you to easily create custom installation images for XP (and 2000).
The return of the developer is good news. Congrats and Welcome Back!
I know I will be using it to finalize my XP images just before XP support ends.
nLite Home Page

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware, Windows XP

Honest Trailers – Star Trek Into Darkness

August 22, 2013, 07:08(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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startrekHonest Trailers – Star Trek Into Darkness
:rotfl:

Tagged With: Off Topic

Avoiding The OpenCandy Installer

August 19, 2013, 12:34(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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nocandyMany good freeware programs come bundled with the OpenCandy installer. This article provides information on OpenCandy and shows how to avoid it.
[Read more…] about Avoiding The OpenCandy Installer

Tagged With: How-To's, Security, This Site

Random Friday Stuff

August 16, 2013, 15:06(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

jobs

jobsMicrosoft really wants you to buy Windows 8. Like now:
“Since a security update will never become available for Windows XP to address these vulnerabilities, Windows XP will essentially have a “zero day” vulnerability forever.” Source
“Windows XP is 21 times more likely to be infected with malware than Windows 8.”
and
“Windows 7 is 6 times more likely to be infected with malware than Windows 8.”
and
“Protection against threats begins with modern software and hardware with the latest operating system.”
Source download infographic here.

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hehe….   HaHaHaHa… If Windows Were Houses (credit to a WW-TwiTV watcher) :rotfl:

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$410 motherboard anyone? No? Me either.

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Jobs the movie is getting absolutely pummeled on Rotten Tomatoes. My favorite quotes from critics.
“When a movie presents its subject as a messiah of intuitive design who insisted that corners never be cut and compromises never struck, it should at least attempt to emulate such exacting standards.” Susan Wloszczyna
“Two movies seem to be wrestling for control [here]. One is a poor man’s Social Network that depicts Jobs as a brilliant, antisocial jerk; the other is an embarrassing piece of hagiography that treats Jobs like a messiah.” Ben Sachs
“You either already know all this about Jobs – because you were a true believer in him as The One True Tech God – or you don’t because you don’t care.” Marshall Fine

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So I was going through some very old backups and came across this:
The final version of the first logo I made for this site June 06, 2002
TweakHound.com First Logo

 

Hope you all have a safe and happy weekend!

Tagged With: Computer News

Microsoft Punk’d By Google?

August 15, 2013, 16:55(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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punkedOver at Twitter, Tweeters are Tweeting their indignation at Google rejecting the Windows Phone YouTube app.
I think Google is just messing with them.

Tagged With: Computer News

Time To Run Windows Update

August 13, 2013, 13:18(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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windows securityGot Windows? You’ve got updates!
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2013

Tagged With: Security

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