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What was New in 2006?




December 31, 2006

Happy New Year!!

Countdown to the New Year

Added a link to timeanddate.com.


12/29/2006


Added my own personal reviews of Acronis True Image 7.0 Freebie and XXClone Freebie.


12/25/2006


Added a link to the January 2007 edition of CPU Mag for the Protect Yourself From Phishy Web Sites article.


December 25, 2006

Merry Christmas!!


12/10/2006


Added a link to Standard Windows Keyboard Layout.


12/04/2006


Added How Do I Repair Internet Explorer?


12/03/2006


Added a link to WebAllow.

Added a link to AutoSizer.

Added a link to the Internet Tutorials.

Added a link to What's Running.

Added a link to the Law Offices of Bernard C. Dietz, PC.


11/27/2006


Added Sri's wonderful Boot into Safe Mode Tip.

Added a link to BootSafe.

Added a link to DeepBurner.


11/26/2006


Added a link to the NetSmartz Workshop.

Added a link to The Portable Freeware Collection.

Changed the Sysinternals link and description to Windows Sysinternals link and description.

Added a link to Undelete Plus.


11/25/2006


Added a new page for Give2TheTroops.org.


11/21/2006


Added a link to Anomalies Unlimited.


11/15/2006


Added a link to instructions on how-to Change the Internet Explorer Window Title.


11/14/2006


Added a link to the Windows Password Hacking article.

Added How Do I Choose the Proper LCD Monitor?

11/12/2006


Added a link to CDBurnerXP Pro.

Added a link to ISO Recorder.

Added What is Email Etiquette?

Added a link to Ubuntu.

Added a link to Imgburn.

Added a link to The Ultimate Troubleshooter.

Added a link to DeskTask.

Added a link to Dave's Computer Tips.


11/11/2006


Added links to both of Ed Bott's Blogs, Microsoft Report and Windows Expertise.

Added a new page for Wounded Warriors.

Added a link to Hacking Windows XP: Speed Up Your Boot.


11/09/2006


Added a link to My New Choice.


11/06/2006


Added a link to the MIT’s Pint-Sized Car Engine Promises High Efficiency, Low Cost article.

Added a link to The Face On Canada article.

Added a link to John Cody's Handango Closes My Account And Reneges On Raffle Prize story.

11/05/2006


Added a link to the web site of the Law Offices of Bernard C. Dietz, PC.

Added a link to the Virginia Registered Agent and Corporate Services web site.

Added a link to the web site of Oscar Thompson, Renowned South Florida Photographer.

Added a link to the web site of Tracie Thompson, Fine Artist.

Added a link to the web site of Profitable Adsense.


10/31/2006


Added How Do I Transfer Files and Settings to a New Computer?

Added a link to the Accelerated Graphics Port Wiki.


10/30/2006


Added a link to the Windows Secrets newsletter.

Added the news about Fred Langa joining the Windows Secrets newsletter team.

Added a link to The Complete List of CSS Tools.

Added How Do I Access/Enter the Motherboard BIOS?


10/17/2006


Added a link to the NTFS Permissions - What Do They All Mean? Part I article.

Added a link to TheFreeDictionary.com.

Added a link to editor PSPad.


10/16/2006


Added a link to the MS OneCare halts flow of antivirus info article.

Added several new articles by Ben Edelman, Certifications and Site Trustworthiness, PPC Ads, Misleading and Worse, and Current Ask Toolbar Practices.


09/27/2006


Added a link to the Netscape Browser.

Added a link to PDF reDirect.


09/26/2006


Added a link to the Solution to fix the pop-ups in TeaTimer.

Added a link to ewido and ewido's Online Anti-Spyware Scanner.

Added a link to PCI Database.

Added a link to an awesome game called ThreadSpace: Hyperbol.

Added a link to RyanVM Integrator for slipstreaming Win XP SP2 and all subsequent updates.


09/24/2006


Added a link to ZSoft Uninstaller.

Added a link to StartupMonitor.

Added a link to StartupList.

Added a link to Pixel2life.com.

Added a link to WebHostingTalk.

Added a link to EULAlyzer.

Added a link to Network Magic.

Added a link to The Dude.

Added a link to xpy.


09/20/2006


Added Neil J. Rubenking's Side-by-Side Instances of Windows Explorer instructions.


09/12/2006


Added a link to Ben Edelman's Which Anti-Spyware Programs Delete Which Cookies? article.

Added a link to the Spyware Weekly Newsletter - Sept 6, 2006.

Added a link to Atomic Clock Sync and a nice review by TourDeFarce.

Added a link to FreeAntennas.com.


09/08/2006


Added a link to PDFCreator.


09/07/2006


Added How Do I Fix the Master Boot Record (MBR)?

Added a link to Adobe Reader.

Added a link to, and an awesome review of, xplorer². Thanks TDeF for the review!!


09/06/2006


Added a link to ScottBrady.net.


09/03/2006


Added a new page about How I Keep Spam Out of My Inbox.

Added a link to the 2.5" to 3.5" IDE Hard Drive Cable Adapter.

Added a link to the Easy IDE - USB 2.0 To IDE ATA HDD Converter.

Added a link to External HDD Enclosures.


09/02/2006


Added a link to americanfishes.com.

Added a link to VoodooPC.com and Rahul Sood's Weblog.

Added a link to Unitek Computers.

Added a link to Password Agent.

Added a link to a Laptop HDD Mounting Kit.

Added a link to Cyberguys.

Added a link to FrozenCPU.

Added a link to the FrozenCPU Virtual-Hideout.net Special Edition ATX 2.0 Power Supply Tester.


08/29/2006


Added a link to Spyware Weekly Newsletter - August 29, 2006.


08/25/2006


Added a link to the Questions arise on PC World tests By Brian Livingston article.


08/23/2006


Added a link to Malware Removal.


08/19/2006


Added a new Hardware Heading for Monitors and also added a link to the Notes on the Troubleshooting and Repair of Computer and Video Monitors FAQ.


08/17/2006


Added a link to Operation First Response' Laptop Fund-Raiser on my personal web site.

Added a link to HelpWithPCs.com's Install Hard Drive article.

Added a link to HardDriveUpgrade.com's Computer Memory Upgrade Install Guide, Hard Drive Upgrade Install Guide and Video Card Upgrade Install Guide.


08/16/2006


Added Spyware Weekly Newsletter Headlines for both August 8 and August 15, 2006.


08/15/2006


Added How Do I Disable Windows Messenger?

Added Controlling Cookies in Internet Explorer 6.0.

Added a new page Windows Troubleshooting and then added Pictures Are Not Displayed on Web Sites in Internet Explorer and Fixing Windows2000/XP CSRSS.EXE Slowdowns.


08/14/2006


Added How Do I Use System Restore?


08/13/2006


Added a link to ihelpyou.

Added a new How Do I Run System Restore in Windows XP? heading.


08/07/2006


Added a new page for ResourcesForSoldiers.com.

Added a link to 1stpageseo.


08/04/2006


Added a Very Belated link to the Give2TheTroops® web site! Dunno how I screwed this up by not adding their link, but I did. Sorry about that Give2TheTroops®!!!


08/03/2006


Added a link to Matt Hartley's Is Windows Genuine Advantage Really Spyware? article.


08/02/2006


Added a link to Scot Finnie's most recent, and final, The Right Antivirus article. I fully believe that his latest article is a MUST READ!

Also added a link to Scot Finnie's Windows Genuine Advantage: What It Is and How to Remove It article.


08/01/2006


Added an excellent Explanation of the Differences Between Cloning, Imaging, and Backups.

Added a link to Mark Salloway's Windows XP Resource Center.

Added a link to the 4 Steps to Set Up Your Home Wireless Network article.

Added a link to Paragon Drive Backup.

Added a link to Freebyte.com.

Added two Security Articles by Ben Edelman.


07/28/2006


Added a new heading titled "How Do I Fix The NTLDR Is Missing Error?"


07/27/2006


Added a link to Chris Pirillo's Free Online Fax article.

Added a link to The PC De-Crapifier.

Added a link to XXCLONE.

Added a link to COOLSITES by Mark Donaldson.

Added a link to KillProcess.

Added a link to the new Google U.S. Government Search Engine.


07/26/2006


Added a link to Matt Hartley's Building Your Own Home Projector article.


07/24/2006


Added a couple of new links for Booting Into Safe Mode.

Added How Do I Install a Network Card (NIC)?

SpywareInfo and Mike are Back In Action!

Added a link to A Review Scot Finnie Provided for SlickDeals.net in his newsletter.


07/05/2006


Added a link to Kim Komando's Web Site.

Added a link to CutePDF.

Added a link to PrimoPDF.

Added a link to pdfforge.org.


07/04/2006


Added a link to Theitlibrary.com.


06/18/2006


Added How Do I Disable or Enable Windows XP System Restore?


06/14/2006


Added a link to SmartSync Pro.

Added a link to my Stop Solicitation Calls Solution that was published recently in a LockerGnome newsletter.


05/19/2006


Added a link to SystemRescueCD.

Added a link to the Event ID Database.


05/17/2006


Added a link to John Mayer's Startup Programs and Executables Listing.

Added a link to DaniWeb.


05/11/2006


Added a link to Woody Leonhard's Microsoft Patch Defense Condition Level (MS-DEFCON) page.

Added a link to Jmtb02.com.


05/10/2006


Added a link to Graphics Buyer's Guide Spring 2006, Part 1.


05/05/2006


Added a link to ARTCYCLOPEDIA.

Added a link to The Damnedest Thing I Ever Saw!


05/01/2006


Added a link to Beer Games.

Added a link to the Net Neutrality And Myths That Have Arisen Against It article.

Added a link to CSS Play by Stu Nicholls.

Added Laptop LCD Removal Instructions.


04/30/2006


Added a link to css-discuss.org.


04/29/2006


Added a link to the How To Clear A Stubborn Inkjet Printer Clog article.

Added a link to Pandora Media.

Added a link to Amusement Park Physics.

Added a link to ThinkVitamin.


04/26/2006


Added a link to SequoiaView.

Added How Do I Show Hidden Files & Folders?


04/24/2006


Added the new "Headlines" page.

Added links to the HP Recalls Notebook Batteries & Microsoft Patch 'Erases' Outlook Express Addresses; Users Irked articles.


04/23/2006


Added several links to Security Forums.

Added How Do I Remove a Device Driver from My Computer?


04/22/2006


Added a link to Flying Hamster.

Added links to several ZDNet Security Blogs.


04/21/2006


Added a link to the Quick Access InfoBar from ProcessLibrary.com.

Added a link to 18004MEMORY.COM Memory Wizard.

Added a link to Data Memory Systems Inc.


04/20/2006


Added a link to the Langa Letter: XP's Little-Known 'Rebuild' Command article.


04/19/2006


Added links to DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, and ImgBurn.

Added a link to DriverHeaven.net.


04/18/2006


Added a link to the Ars System Guide: April 2006 Edition article.

Added the How Do I Change File Associations? heading

Added a link to the 125 tips for Windows 98 article.


04/17/2006


Added a link to Fdisk.com.


04/14/2006


Added a link to System Information for Windows.

Added a new heading for Batteries and a link to E Products To Go, Inc.

Added a link to Security First Consulting, Inc..

Added a link to ProcessLibrary.com.

Added a link to AVS Disc Creator.


04/11/2006


Added instructions on how to Change the size of and/or Defrag Win XP's Virtual Memory (Swap File) Settings.


04/10/2006


Added a link to TheOpenCD.

Added a link to Home Wireless Network.

Added a link to the Router Guide.

Added a link to HotHardware.

Added a link to Open Regedit in IE.

Added a link to Partition Logic.

Added How Do I Disable the Indexing Service?


04/08/2006


Added How Do I Identify Files?

Added a link to OutlookCode.com.


04/07/2006


Added a link to Benjamin Edelman's Direct Revenue's Dirty Documents article.


Added Creating a Windows Installation CD from your Recovery Disk.


04/05/2006


Added three recent Security Related Articles by Ben Edelman.

Added a link to OpenOffice Tutorials.


04/01/2006


Added a link to Bruce Schneier.

Added a link to the Video Guide: Securing Your Wireless Network article.

Added a link to the Boycott Starforce Web Site!

Added a link to the Cool Science - Insanely Great Science Websites! web site.

Added a link to the Comprehensive guide to .htaccess article.

Added How Do I Backup the Windows Registry?

Added a link to Tech-Recipes.com.

Added a link to Password Safe.


03/30/2006


Added How Do I Install/Replace a HDD in My Computer?


03/25/2006


Added How Do I Re-install Windows with a Recovery CD?

Added How-To Install a Graphics Card.

Added links to ATI, Matrox and nVIDIA.

Added a link to Driver Cleaner Professional.

Added a link to Processor Electrical Specifications. If you've ever needed to know what the Maximum Allowable Temp is for your CPU, then check this out!


03/23/2006


Added a link to Fred Langa's 10 Critical Factors When Buying A New PC article.

Added a link to TechSpot Computer Buying Guides.

Added a link to The PC Guide's Step-By-Step Summary Guide To Buying A PC article.

Added a link to the Ziff Davis Web Buyer's Guide web site.

Added a link to the New publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer article and the Security Help and Support for Home Users page.

Added a link to the Refurbished Laptops 101 article.

Added a link to the Broadband Router Guide for the Home & Small Office article.

Added a link to SearchNetworking.com's Crash Course: Routers article.

Added a link to PracticallyNetworked's Latest Reviews of Routers page.

Added a link to c|net.com's Networking and Wi-Fi Routers Reviews.

Added a link to Personal Computer World's Buyers' Guide: Routers page.

Added a link to About.com's Home Computer Networks page.

Added a link to NetworkWorld's Research Center: Routers page.

Added a link to Computer Networking For Homes and Small Businesses.

Updated the Networking Hardware Manufacturer Web Sites links.


03/22/2006


Added a link to CCleaner.

Added How Do I Block Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File?


03/21/2006


Added two new, and related, security articles; Advertisers Funding 180solutions and Adware Opponents Expose Offending Advertisers.


03/20/2006


Added How Do I Slipstream Windows XP & Service Pack 2 (SP2) Onto a Bootable CD?

Added a link to StopBadware.org.

Added a link to the Turning Adware into Shameware article.


03/19/2006


Added a link to BookGap.com.

Added a link to Answerbag.

Added a link to ConsumerAffairs.com.

Added a link to the Consumer Information and Consumer Protection search listings at DMOZ.org..


03/18/2006


Added a new page called Technology Headlines.

Added a link to the Free Web Development Tools article a link to the Norton Security Update Boots AOL Users Offline article.

Added a link to RealTechNews.


03/17/2006


Added a link to Google Invades Mars!

Added a link to WiredSafety and the list of their web sites.

Added a link to HelpWithWindows.com.

Added a link to SniffPass, created by Nir Sofer, and his NirSoft Freeware web site.


03/16/2006


Created a new page, Link/s of The Day and added the first one for spinoff.

Added a link to the How to prevent the credit bureaus from selling your name to mailing lists article.

Added a link to the Web Design Reference Guide.

Added a link to Web Hosting Jury.

Added links to CastleCops' Blog & Newsletter.


03/09/2006


Added How Do I Repair Windows XP?

Added Spyware Warrior's Newest rogue anti-spyware installs adware from BestOffersNetwork article.

Added a new hardware auditing tool, HWiNFO.

Added a link to gethuman.

Added a link to Comodo BackUp.

Added a link to a Salem Oregon Home for Sale. It's been sold!


03/02/2006


Added links to several web sites listing BIOS Beep Codes.

Added How Do I Find Out What DLLs Are Installed On My PC?


03/01/2006


Added a link to AnandTech's Motherboard Price Guide.

Added a link to AnandTech's RealTime Price Engine and Buying Guides.

02/28/2006


Added a link to Get Safe Online.

Added a link to Battery University under Digital Cameras and Laptop Computers.

Added a link to HDClone.

Added a link to JOURNEYSYSTEMS Power Supply Calculator.

Added How Do I Remove Norton From My Computer?

Added a link to Hard Drive Noises.

Added a link to Crimson Editor.

Added a link to Google Page Creator.


02/26/2006


Added a link to Joy of Tech Comics.

Added a link to Easy Thumbnails.


02/24/2006


Added links to the SSA's "Public Warned about Identity Theft E-mail Scam" article and Ben Edelman's "Nonconsensual 180 Installations Continue, Despite 180's "S3" Screen" article on the Security News page.


02/17/2006


Added a link to DriveImage XML and updated the links on the Cloning a HDD page.


02/16/2006


Added a link to Judy's Book.


02/13/2006


Added a new Tech News Headlines page.

Added a link to PHP from the Ground Up.

Added a link to WinBackup.

Added a link to SpamPal.

Added a link to AnandTech's Price-Point Comparing Three-Way Case Shootout article.


02/12/2006


Added a link to CastleCops Newsletter Feb 11, 2006.

Added a link to CastleCops' HijackRemote: Convenience versus Trust article.

Added a link to CastleCops' Identity Stolen... Now what? article.


02/08/2006


Added a link to CastleCops' "SpyFalcon, a nightmare rebranded" article.

Added a link to the CastleCops web site and the CastleCops Forums.


02/06/2006


Added a link to MS's Search for Product Support Information by Product.

Added a link to Scanit's Browser Security Test.

Added a link to the QuickTime Standalone Player.

Added a link to AKGBackup™.

Added a link to the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC).


02/05/2006


Added a link to The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).

Added a link to the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA).

Added a link to the National Consumer Protection Week web site.


02/04/2006


Added a link to Spyware Weekly Newsletter - Feb 3, 2006.

Added a link to i-SAFE.


02/02/2006


Added a link to SpywareInfo's Virus Warning - Take Steps Now article.


02/01/2006


Added a link to The Web Robots Pages.

Added a link to the Robots.txt Tutorial.

Added a link to ProduKey.

Added a link to The Montville Archives' Backup That System! article.

Added a link to the Floatutorial.


01/29/2006


Added a link to SiteAdvisor for Firefox.

Added a link to Foxit Reader.


01/27/2006


Added a link to MajorGeeks Support Forums' "READ & RUN ME FIRST Before Asking for Support" article.

Added several Security News articles.


01/25/2006


Added a post by Eric L. Howes' about his web site moving to a new location.

Added numerous links to Google Info for Webmasters.

Added a link to KartOO - A Visual Meta Search Engine.

Added a link to the Urgent Alert Raised for 'Blackworm' D-Day article.

Added the "About Us" info from StopBadware.org's web site.

Added a link to Fast File Undelete.


01/23/2006


Added a link to Kidz Privacy.


01/21/2006


Added How do I Know if My Computer has USB 2.0 or 1.1?

Added How do I Automatically login Windows XP?

Added a link to Real Alternative.

Added another Disable Windows Messenger link.

Added a link to the Speakeasy Speed Test.


01/20/2006


Added How Do I Identify the Connectors on My Computer?


01/17/2006


Added a link to Vitalsecurity.org.

Added a link to the Spyware Weekly Newsletter - Jan 17, 2006.

Added a link to the Renowned spyware researcher Eric Howes joins Sunbelt Software article at SpywareInfo.com.


01/16/2006


Reorganized my Personal Security Instructions page.

Added a link to Langa Letter: 5 Essential Steps To PC Security.

Added Affiliate Hall of Shame by Ben Edelman.


01/15/2006


Added What is the BIOS and How do I Access it?


01/13/2006


Added a link to a PCMag article titled, "Spyware Alert: WinFixer Almost Tricked Us."

Added a link to BCWipe thanks to Adam!

Added links to Google Book Search, Project Gutenberg and Project Gutenberg of Australia.

Added a link to The Montville Archives.

Added a link to The Web Developer's Handbook.

Added How do I Run Old Applications under Windows 2000, NT and XP?


01/12/2006


Added two new security articles, Symantec confesses to using rootkit technology & Symantec Removes Rootkit From Security Package.


01/09/2006


Added a new Security Article, 180's Newest Installation Practices, by Ben Edelman.

Added a link to Computer First Aid Using Knoppix.

Updated the How do I Recover Lost Files? heading.

Updated the How do I Reset Passwords? heading.


01/08/2006


Added a link to SmoothWall Express.

Added How do I Disable the Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP?

Added a link to Dan's Cartoon of the Day. Y'all really should visit Dan's Cartoons as he has a wide variety of some very funny, well done cartoons. I especially like his Computer Cartoons and More Computer Cartoons. (These last three links will open in a New Browser Window.)


01/05/2006


PLEASE READ: MS has finally released a patch for the WMF Metafile Format Flaw.


01/04/2006


Added a link to CD Freaks.


01/01/2006


PLEASE READ: There is an Unofficial Patch for the recently announced Windows Metafile Format flaw that y'all should install immediately!!


Well, here we are in 2006. Woohoo!!
Happy New Year to All'a Y'all!!




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