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When Windows’ Defrag Just Isn’t Enough

hurricon — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:00:28 +0000

While Windows comes with a basic defragmentation utility, it leaves a lot to be desired–it’s slow and sucks up a lot of resources, among other faults. Thankfully, there are other solutions, one of which is Diskeeper 6.0. PC 911 cleans up their drives to bring you this review.

Start Your Codecs: Microsoft Revs Up New Windows Media

hurricon — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:01:17 +0000

Microsoft accelerated the race to establish the next-generation streaming media standard yesterday with the release of Windows Media Audio and Video 8. The upgrade to the Windows Media format, which runs on current versions of Windows Media Player, promises better quality at lower bandwidths, Microsoft says, and will come as standard equipment on Windows XP.

Registry Hack: Tweaking Windows ME’s Pesky System Restore Feature

hurricon — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:01:20 +0000

One of the most often noted features of Windows ME, system restore takes up hard disk drive space, and disabling it still won’t take out the trash. Ars Technica looks at hacking the system registry to clean up after system restore.

Great Idea, But Not-So-Great Windows Security

hurricon — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:59:43 +0000

The Siemens ID Mouse is a great idea — adding biometric security to Windows. But poor software implementation of a solid hardware fingerprint reader makes the ID Mouse little more than a novelty.