Oct 04, 2009 @ 09:01 pm by HackingManual
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 HackingManual
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
Sep 17, 2009 @ 10:17 pm by HackingManual
Free and Discounted Microsoft Software for Students.
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Windows 7 – $30
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Windows Vista Ultimate- $64.95
Microsoft Office Ultimate- $59.95
Microsoft Office Visio- $55.95
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Microsoft Expression Studio -FREE
More – FREE
Sep 12, 2009 @ 10:32 pm by HackingManual
Avira Exchange Review
Installation- was pretty easy, only issue I had was where to put the license key. Avira support was quick and helpful.
Support- Avira’s email support is usually pretty helpful and quick to reply. They usually solve my problem the first time they reply.
Anti Spam- This feature needs improvement. It lets spam through and blocks false positives.It’s based on word lists which need tweaking. It is somewhat helpful but using a Real Time Blacklist would work better.They should team up with someone like Spam Haus to provide RBL.
Email Viruses- This is probably the main reason for installing avira exchange. It works pretty well.
Aug 02, 2009 @ 07:58 pm by HackingManual
Meebo allows you to sign onto your instant messenger without downloading any software. It allows you to IM through the web page. With support for AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk, Myspace, Facebook, ICQ, Jabber, and My Yearbook.
You can even create your own Meebo Chat room to embed on your website.
How cool is that. No more need to download software on your already heavily taxed computer. Just run it through the web browser.
I had never heard of Meebo until I saw my nephew Chris using it on his computer.
Aug 02, 2009 @ 07:50 pm by HackingManual
Irfanview – Everyday photo viewer, croper, resizer, minimal editor, . I use this program on a daily basis.
Gadwin Printscreen – Basic Screet Shot Capture. Comparable to SnagIt. Needs a bit of pre configuration before use though. Good for making Image Tutorials.
Foto Flexer – Cool online photo editor. Lots of effects, Motivational Posters are probably my favorite.
Aug 02, 2009 @ 07:36 pm by HackingManual
Audacity- Powerful Audio Editor
Cam Studio- Basic Video Screen Capture tool.
Jashaka -Video and Audio editor with powerful features.Works on Windows, Linux and Mac. Comes with Jah Video Player is claimed to be able to play any audio or video format.
Jul 30, 2009 @ 11:26 pm by HackingManual
Do you have private conversations on yahoo messenger. Did you know anybody with access to your computer can read them without having your password?
All of your IM logs are stored in a yahoo messenger Dat file that is normally unreadable. There is a new freeware program called Yahoo Messenger Archive Decoder that will allow a person to read the IM logs without being online and without having your password. It even lets you export the logs as word documents. This provides a security until Yahoo encrypts their Instant Messenger Files.
Jul 26, 2009 @ 09:24 pm by HackingManual
Forget torrenting and limewire. You can download music straight from You tube with Youtube to MP3 Converter. It’s pretty simple to use just copy and paste the youtube link into the program and download. You can even copy and paste multiple links in. I would sugest changing the output quality to high quality.
Jun 20, 2009 @ 06:41 pm by HackingManual
Get a complete analysis of your network traffic and anything that could be causing problems using ICSI Netalyzr. This online scanner is hosted by Berkeley.edu
Although however ironic an Online network problem analyzer is, it really does do a nice job.
In my report I found out that comcast residential service blacklists me from sending email. So if I had an email server at home my email’s would go out as spam.
