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Windows 7 - Two Install Hacks That Can Save You Time & Money

Submitted by Chris Woo on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 02:45
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I recently upgraded two of my home computers to Windows 7. One of them was already running the release candidate version of Win7, and the other, our media center PC, was running XP. The media center was treated to a clean install of Win 7, courtesy of an Upgrade version of Windows 7, which is cheaper than the full version, but my plan to save a little money ran into an unexpected snag: the clean install wouldn't activate with the enclosed key, primarily because it was a clean install.

Got Lots of Passwords? Passpack 'em!

Submitted by Chris Woo on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 19:49
Password Security

A little while back, I posted an entry on password security, and how many folks rely on passwords that were used for multiple applications, ie. same password for email, online banking and wireless network, and were too weak in that they were easily brute-forced (short passwords like "1234") or easily guessed based upon readily available personal information, ie. wife's birthday or your pet's name.

Boxee - The Hottest Tech You've Not Seen?

Submitted by Chris Woo on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 00:42
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I've been running a media center PC for years, and for the past year, it's been the primary content provider in the living room. You'll note that I used lower-case "media center" as I've stayed well clear of Microsoft's product, and have been using Snapstream's Beyond TV software in combination with basic satellite service from DirectTV, and a Firefly remote (which, unfortunately, does not seem to be widely available anymore).

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