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January 29, 2013, 16:26(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Kinda busy this week. Here’s a few interesting things from around the web:
US Government: disable Universal Plug and Play on routers due to hacker threat at Newowin
CCleaner v3.27 (slim) is out
Office 3013 is out (i used the upgrade offer and did the 5 machines for one year deal). Hit up PT for lots of MS Office info.
Apple released iOS 6.1 and announced a 128GB iPad.
Some folks are whining about the usable storage space on the upcoming Surface Pro.

HTG – How to Protect Yourself From Java Security Problems if You Can’t Uninstall It

January 21, 2013, 10:29(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

How-To Geek has a good article up: How to Protect Yourself From Java Security Problems if You Can’t Uninstall It

For years, Java has been the top source of browser exploits. Even after a recent emergency patch, Java is still vulnerable. To protect ourselves, we should assume that Java is always going to be vulnerable.

Acronis True Image 2013 40% Off

November 24, 2012, 17:04(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Acronis has a 40% discount for True Image 2013 and 33% discount for upgrade.
Sale expires Nov. 30, 2012
You MUST use the link below.
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[H]ardOCP – ASUS P8P67 Pro New B3 Revision Motherboard Review

August 17, 2011, 14:21(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

[H]ardOCP has a review of what looks to be a pretty decent mid-range motherboard.
[H]ardOCP – ASUS P8P67 Pro New B3 Revision Motherboard Review.
I’m digging the new look of their site too!

While this is not a super-inexpensive board, it really is not set up to be. It has a very solid feature set, a deep and easy to use UEFI BIOS for enthusiasts, and as you see is no slouch when it comes to overclocking.

How-To-Geek – How To Backup and Restore Your Android Phone with Titanium Backup

August 17, 2011, 13:51(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

The How-To-Geek has a good article up: How To Backup and Restore Your Android Phone with Titanium Backup
This is the method I use to backup my Droid X.

25% Off PerfectDisk

July 28, 2011, 17:48(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Just got an email from Raxco:

For a limited time only (through August 1st, 2011) you can Save 25% when you purchase PerfectDisk.

Go HERE and enter the code ENJOYSUMMER in the Promotional Code box.

PerfectCache?

July 19, 2011, 17:14(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

I checked the Raxco blog today and saw a mention of a new program called PerfectCache which I find to be very interesting.
Rather than regurgitate the blog post I’ll just post the link for you:
PerfectCache — automatic disk caching to improve PC and server performance
Here is a screenie of my quick benchmark (click thumbnail for larger image):