Oct 04, 2009 @ 09:01 pm by admin
PCWorld Reports that AV-Test.Org has put Microsoft’s New Anti Virus to the test.
Microsoft Security Essentials Detected 98.44 percent of viruses out of 545,034. However it wasn’t that great at detecting Spyware and Ad-ware only detecting 90.95 percent. In my opinion not many AV programs are. Two programs I recommend for spyware and adware are Spyware Doctor Starter Edition, and Malware Bytes Anti Malware, Both are Free and Deathly effective.
Overall, Microsoft Security Essentials did better than I expected, However I’m not ready to switch from my current AV which is Avira Free Edition. However If you are a corporation or small business it could be very cost effective since most AV Free editions cannot be used for businesses.
Microsoft’s Free AV Looks Good in New Test Results [Via PCWorld]
Oct 04, 2009 @ 08:35 pm by admin
How to stop VMWare Server from crashing/Freezing Vista.
If you install VMWare Server 1.09 or below your computer will freeze up when you start your virtual machine. To fix that first go to
Host—Host Settings—Fit all host memory into reserved host ram.
The second thing you want to do is make sure your virtual machine has a low spec of memory, so I you have 2GB of ram, and vista is using 1GB, then use 512MB for you virtual machine.
Vista doesn’t play well with VMWare Server1.09 and below, to resolve that you could always upgrade to VMWare Server 2 and above. Although I have noticed VMWare Server 2 is wierd and difficult to use compare to version 1.
Another option is that you can run VMWare Server on XP. It runs much better and smoother. I wonder if this issue will be fixed in Windows 7
Oct 04, 2009 @ 08:22 pm by admin
How to reset apple laptops when they won’t turn on or stop charging.
If you apple powerbook won’t turn on:
Take the battery out
Hold the power button down for 10 seconds
Put the battery back in
Make sure you laptop is plugged in and hit the power button
It should turn on
I’m not sure why this happens, my powerbook stopped charging the battery.
These are the steps you need to preform in order to get you powerbook to turn on again.
