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XP SP2: Lock Up or Will Not Boot After SP2 Install on Prescott

Service Pack 2 will cause some systems with the early version of the Prescott chip to lock up.

Spyware and Malware Removal – Links and Hints

Do you have spyware on your system? Here are some suggestions for removal and hints for keeping it off in the future.

How to Use Hijack This to Clean Spyware From Your System

Hijack This is a powerful tool against spyware. The following Tech-Recipes tutorial contains some useful hints for using it.

XP: Add the Option to Boot to Safe Mode in the Boot Loader Menu

Do you often find yourself needing to boot to Safe Mode in order to debug your system? Here is how to add this step to your Boot menu.

XP: Change the Size of the Volume/Play Control

Some users of XP may find the volume control too large. The following tech-recipe describes how to bring it down to size.

6 Free and Easy Audio/Video Conversion Tools for Windows

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You’ve borrowed your cousin’s ancient digital video camera. After recording your kids at the park, you copy the file to your computer and then realize that it’s some odd file that won’t play on your system. You could download a unique program or drivers to view it, but then you’re limited to those tools. Instead, be a good geek and convert the video into a more commonly used type with one of these free and easy tools.

Prevent LinkedIn from Using Your Photo and Name for Advertising

Reminiscent of Facebook’s privacy issues, LinkedIn by default will use your personal information for advertising unless you request otherwise. These directions will walk you through protecting your name and photo from being used by LinkedIn.

Android: Import Contacts from SIM and move to a new Android phone

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This article will explain how to import your contacts from a SIM card on an Android phone and in turn sync those contacts to your Google account.  Once you do this, you can then move to a new Android phone and never fear losing your contacts again!

Windows Skydrive: Edit folder’s permissions

When sharing your files, photos or documents on the internet via services like Skydrive, it is important to keep files’ permissions under control. This is how you can change the permissions of your existing folders in case you want to open the folders up to the public or narrow down the list of users who can access your files.

Ctrl+Alt+Del Secure Login Windows 7

Add an extra layer of security on your Windows 7 login to make sure your not entering your precious password for a malicious program.

Hack to Activate Facebook Timeline Early

Facebook seems to keep cranking out changes. The Timeline update is going to be one of the biggest yet. You can follow these steps to enable the new Timeline profile design right now!

Enable Multiple Cores on Windows 7

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Many games and other processor-heavy applications really require the CPU power of multiple cores. However, even if you have a dual, quad, six-core processor, you are not guaranteed that all of them are always turned on. By default, Windows will run all your cores. However, in some circumstances windows will set your active cores lower than the max. Problems arise when the Windows OS then never re-enables all the cores. If you have experienced a drastic slowdown in system performance, this could be your quick fix.

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