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How Secure is your Browser ?

Posted by Thomas On April - 14 - 20118 COMMENTS

Qualys 4 500x230 How Secure is your Browser ? These days with the Internet being all around us, using a secure browser is essential. We all have that one browser we love to use, and often in disregard to its security or lack there of.

The lack of security may lay in an outdated browser version, but also in the plugins, add ons and what not installed. The over eager use of plugins (as done in MSIE and Firefox) is why I personally dread most browsers. Mostly because these plugins tend to clutter my “browsing space” but also due to the lack of security.

How do you know how safe your browser experience really is ?

The short answer is: BrowserCheck By Qualys

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All My Movies Catalogs Your Movie Collection and Shows others what You’re Watching

Posted by Deck Hazen On April - 14 - 2011ADD COMMENTS

There are times when you just want a quick list of your most recent movie titles when someone asks if you’ve seen any good movies lately.

If your memory is as bad as mine and you can’t even remember what you ate for lunch, it’s very handy to be able to whip out your business card with a URL pointing to a list of your most recently watched.

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Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 1 Now Available

Posted by Rich On April - 13 - 2011Comments Off

Windows Forums member, UVAIS, informs us of the availability of Internet Explorer 10 Platform 1.

2mgjmzr Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 1 Now Available

You can read more about it and download it here. [Via Windows Forums]

Paragon Go Virtual: Clone your Windows into a Virtual Enviroment [Freeware]

Posted by Thomas On April - 13 - 20115 COMMENTS

Windows Guides’ Rating	Compatible with	System
5 out of 5

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Desktop Wallpaper: 50 High-resolution Wallpapers for Windows, Linux, Mac [Set 27]

Posted by Rich On April - 13 - 20113 COMMENTS

desktop wallpaper1348 Desktop Wallpaper: 50 High resolution Wallpapers for Windows, Linux, Mac [Set 27]

We love desktop wallpaper on Windows Guides. Here’s a collection of 50 hand-picked high-resolution wallpapers from various sources online. Know a good place for wallpaper or have some to share? Let us know about it in the comments.

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HTC Home Gadget 2.4 [Freeware]

Posted by Thomas On April - 9 - 20111 COMMENT

htc HTC Home Gadget 2.4 [Freeware] Remember I told you about the HTC Home weather gadget (Here) a while back? HTC Home is a Desktop Gadget developed to look like the weather and clock gadget found on the HTC phones. Last time I wrote about it, version 2 was still in Beta. I recently decided to check back with the developers and found that they have recently released version 2.4.

The New and improved

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