Mail Fetcher.

I think most of us have more than one email account. Checking emails from multiple accounts in one place not only saves time but also allows us to mange mails effectively. If you use Gmail, you can read mails from up to 5 accounts of others as long as they support POP access. Read how you can set up mail fetcher.

Microsoft’s Office is threatened by Google Apps.

In the realm of Web 2.0, software applications, I think, are going online. What I mean is that we don’t need to care about what kind of applications are installed our PCs as long as the applications we like to use are available on the net. I believe Google has that vision and Google Apps Premier Edition does cater for the Web 2.0 vision of Google. So there will surely be battles between desktop applications and Web 2.0 applications in the near future.
Read related news: Google to launch new office tools in challenge to Microsoft.

Google’s test on old hard drives.

Google put its six-years-old hard drives to the test and found out that hard drive failure doesn’t account for heavy usage. Google noted, "Our data indicate a much weaker correlation between utilization levels and failures than previous work has suggested." Read more in the news.

How to know if PC contracts virus.

If you feel your PC performs peculiarly, possibly it is infected with malicious virus. Here are some quick tips about how you can detect and pervent:
-Keep your eyes open on any strange files which come out of nowhere. Usually those files are .exe type and their names are somewhat peculiar.
-Your PC is probably infected when you detect that anti-virus program or Msconfig or windows registry editor or any program installed don’t run properly.
-Watch out any sub-menu options of Windows Explorer menu are missing.
-Be aware that your PC uploads files over the net without your approval. Spyware or malware can grab your personal info and get it sent online.
-Install good firewall program since it can report on all outgoing activity and always update anti-virus program.

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.

If you want to run multiple operating systems on a single machine and wonder how you can do so, Microsoft Virtual PC is one solution. Good news is that you can download it for free. Learn more!

Quick Info on Intel’s Core 2 Duo and AMD dual-core.

It’s important to know what type of processors you will need in the future. The need of better processing power of CPU is always demanded. Luckily, we got two giant chip-makers – Intel and AMD – which always compete in the market. That’s very good for PC users but sometimes it’s hard to tell which one is the best. I hope this Q’s & A’s will help you understand more about the differences between Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, Pentium D and AMD processors.

Put your PC in your iPod.

I bet you wonder how you can put your PC in a portable device like iPod. Believe it or not, you can. Let’s say you are a boss of large corporation which have many branches in many states and you have to travel time to time to those branches where you use different PCs with different software and settings. Sometimes an application you want to use isn’t available at office A but it’s available at B. That somehow makes you down. With MojoPac, you can carry you PC in an iPod. What you need is an iPod or removable drive or USB hard drive or any USB complaint storage device. Install MojoPac on such device, put your favorite applications and other user settings into it and take it with you everywhere. Every time you have to use different PCs, your data, files, applications and settings are still accessible as long as you carry your iPod or any MojoPac-enabled device. Try out!

Some basic Q’s and A’s about Vista OS.

The following Qs are the common ones most users want to know:
Q: After I installed the Windows Vista upgrade (Ultimate Edition) I could no longer use iTunes nor access my songs. What's the deal? Surely Microsoft isn't so stupid as to make it incompatible with iTunes.
Q: How can I tell if my antivirus software is still working after the Vista upgrade?
Q: Which version of Vista is the right one to get?
Q: What is the best way to upgrade my graphics card?
Read Answers!

Now anyone can get Gmail.

According to Google Inc., invitations will no longer necessary to use Gmail service. I still remembered the time when I first used Gmail. At that time, only four people can be invited. Now no invitations and free for all!

Sort out unsorted files automatically.

If you ask me, “do you always have to sort different files such as .jpeg, .mp3, .doc and so on into specified folders such as MyPics, MyMp3, etc?” You bet! Especially when I download all sorts of things to a single folder and later I have to sort those files out manually. Isn’t it a daunting task? This little but useful program called FileSort can do sorting for you automatically. You can set the different rules to sort files for e.g. ‘get all .jpeg files sorted into MyPics folder’. Rule can be applied to different file formats, sizes of the files and even ages of the files. Once set the setting, you can forget about sorting and your PC will always be tidy!

Norton Removal Tool.

Sometimes after you have uninstalled Norton products, some files still remained. But to get rid of those remained, Norton provides Norton Removal Tool which can completely uninstall all Norton products from your system. Note that there are two versions – one is for Windows Vista/XP/2000 and the other for Windows Me/98.

How to determine your PC is ready for Windows Vista.

It’s been around five years until Windows Vista can be used. I bet many of my friends would like to know whether their PCs are Vista-friendly. In fact, Microsoft did provide special downloadable program called ‘Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor’. It can scan your PC to help you choose which edition of Windows Vista is right for you. Let Advisor judge your system!

Princeton libraries join Google book-scan project.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Princeton University has become the 12th major library system to join Google's ambitious, sometimes-controversial project to scan the world's great literary works and make them searchable over the Web. Read more!

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MyUninstaller.

MyUninstaller is in fact similar to Add or Remove Programs but it can also provide you with additional info on installed applications such as product name, version, company, installation folder, even web site and others. What I found out is that MyUninstaller has ‘Find’ function to find applications to uninstall but it hasn’t have ‘Sort by’ function as in Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. Download it!

iTunes compatibility issues in Windows Vista.

According to Apple, it recommends users to wait for next release of iTunes before migrating to Windows Vista. There are some compatibility issues Apple need to sort out for Windows Vista users. But if you have installed Windows Vista, Apple also suggests to run the iTunes Repair Tool for Vista. Read more!