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Archive for October 7th, 2009

Offline AV check tool

by @ Wednesday, October 7th, 2009. Filed under tech

Saw this in a security list and thought it was worth posting. It is a CD/DVD you can burn to test a machine while the main OS isn’t running so any real bad virus type critters on the machine can’t block the check. Best part is that it is free. It is Linux based but […]

Do it yourself Solar Panels…

by @ Wednesday, October 7th, 2009. Filed under alternatives

http://www.discoversolarenergy.com/DIY/pv-panels.htm http://www.power4home.com/index2.php http://www.greendiyenergy.com/index2.php Rating 3.00 out of 5

Outlook 2010 and Coloring Messages from specific senders

by @ Wednesday, October 7th, 2009. Filed under tech

I recently updated my main PC to Windows 7 Ultimate RTM and Office 2010 Preview. As you can expect, when you come from Windows XP SP2 and Office 2003, there are going to be some changes, some good, some maybe that don’t seem so good. Overall my thoughts (on both Windows 7 and Outlook) is […]

Heat Grabber for Additional “Free” Winter Heating

by @ Wednesday, October 7th, 2009. Filed under alternatives

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1977-09-01/Mothers-Heat-Grabber.aspx Rating 3.00 out of 5

Installing WireShark on Windows 7 x64

by @ Wednesday, October 7th, 2009. Filed under tech

Due to an issue with the WinPcap install, WireShark doesn’t seem to work on Windows 7 after you install it. Here are the steps I followed to get it to work. 1. Download WinPcap 4.1 Beta5 from http://www.winpcap.org/install/default.htm 2. Manually install WinPcap. Next through Dialogs… Update 2009/10/12: If the above still doesn’t allow the install […]

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