Recent content by TechnoGuRu

The firewall will prompt whenver a connection is attempted. Like Nick said, it's up to you to determine what needs to be allowed and what needs to be blocked. I used to let Generic Host Process access the internet to check for updates and synchronize my PC clock, but recently found out that it...

A higher sample rate might help mouse accuracy and smoothness in games. I always set it to 200. It even makes the mouse move smoothly in Windows.

Final version IS out. Get it here. It's no different from the beta. Google Toolbar is the best thing since sliced bread. All they need is a Mozilla Firebird version.

Windows Messenger wont close unless IE is closed also. Do yourself a favor and install MSN Messenger 6. It's less picky about closing than Windows Messenger.

The only way to find out is to try it.

I've used Norton Anti-Virus and nothing else for years now. Works great for me.

The Nullsoft Shoutcast plugin for Winamp lets you stream audio from your computer to the world wide web.

I never used it, but I hear Lindows is pretty user friendly. Running windows applications with Linux is whole different story. Wine doesn't work with every app.

Try going to the Temporary internet files settings in the Internet Properties. Change the "Check for newer versions of pages:" setting to never or every time you start Internet Explorer.

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I use MSN Messenger Plus for MSN Messenger. You gotta love them voice commands. :)

Go to the Kazaa Lite Website and get Supertrick. It block many website ads. There is also another tool called eDexter that replaces blocked ads with a transparent image. You can get both these in the "Other" download category.

True, maximum speed depends on the medium. You need 52x rated CD-Rs to burn at 52x speed.

Thank GOD. The only thing keeping me from making Firebird my default browser is the bookmark problem.

I know, but you can't sort as neatly as IE does.