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Windows 7 hidden treasures: Windows Disk Image Burner

Posted 04 February 2010
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Windows 7 has new and built-in software tools or accessories that make the whole computer easier to use. This first hidden treasure I actually use quite a lot at the office when I need to burn an ISO image to DVD: Windows Disk Image Burner.

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Windows 7 hidden treasures: Windows Disk Image Burner
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Blog improvements coming soon

Coming soon to the Cibertek Blog, new site features. Over the next few days, we will be adding some new “WordPress” features to the blog. Here’s what to expect that will be visible:

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Google Chrome 4.0 is finally here

Google Chrome 4.0 is finally here

After what seems to be a very long wait, Google Chrome 4.0 was released this week. For the first time since Firefox came along, Chrome is a legitimate third alternative to Internet Explorer. The main reason is because Chrome can now be extended with third-party applets called “extensions” just like Firefox “add-ons”.

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Secure your network, change the default password to your router

Changing your default router password is one of the easiest things to do to secure your network. The problem is most people don’t know how, don’t care to, or forget the password they set. But if you don’t know how, all you have to do is reference the router’s manual for instructions. If you don’t care or understand how critical it is to do so, then I should ask if you keep your front door open at night also?

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More tips to improve your wireless signal

More tips to improve your wireless signal

Last week I posted 5 tips to help improve your home network connection speed. Continuing on that theme, here is a Great article by Tony Northrup posted on the Microsoft at Home with some more tips to help improve performance.

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Useful webapp of the week #8: Alternative.net

Useful webapp of the week #8: Alternative.net

Have you ever needed a specific software installed but couldn’t afford the cost of the software license and wished you had another choice? Or, have you ever wondered if there was an alternative or replacement for a piece of software that was no longer available or was to old to run on your current system? Try using Alternativeto.net to find “alternatives”; Open Source, freeware or shareware, that do the same or close to the same thing as the expensive and popular ones.

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5 tips to help improve your home network connection speed

5 tips to help improve your home network connection speed

Slow home network performance is more common then most people think and you don’t have to live with it. But before you start blaming your provider for that slow connection there are a few things you should check first.

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Microsoft releases patch to fix the “Google Hack” flaw

Microsoft releases patch to fix the “Google Hack” flaw

If you are one of the lucky people who are still using IE6, Microsoft has released an “out-of-band security update for the Internet Explorer vulnerability used in the recent Chinese attacks on Google.” So download this patch as soon as possible. Better yet, it might be time to upgrade to IE8 or download and use Firefox instead.

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Useful webapp of the week #7: Evernote

Useful webapp of the week #7: Evernote

Starting with this post, I am making a slight change in the title of this weekly post. It’s a small change from “website” to “webapp”. The basic reason is that is that I believe that most websites that are really useful or make life easier in some way, are a lot more than just good web design. They are more like functional web based applications. This is especially true of my favorite webapp to date: Evernote.

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If your new PC seems slow, it could be the Bloatware

If your new PC seems slow, it could be the Bloatware

Like a lot of people this Christmas, I got a new laptop. As usual, it had several useless pre-installed software on it taking up resources and space. The only way to regain the wasted space and to make sure I had a clean, working system was to do a complete overhaul.

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Useful website of the week #6: Xmarks.com

Useful website of the week #6: Xmarks.com

This weeks “useful website” is more than just a website, its more like a “web-tool” or “internet tool”. Xmarks.com is where you can get the Xmarks add-on that will synchronize your bookmarks/favorites across the same computer or multiple computers.

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Useful website of the week #5: Pandora.com

Useful website of the week #5: Pandora.com

If you haven’t heard of Pandora.com before or know what it is, you are definitely missing out on one of the coolest websites on the web. Imagine listening to all kinds of music streamed right to your computer and out the speakers, all day if needed, for free.

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Useful website of the week #4: Mint.com

Useful website of the week #4: Mint.com

First, I am aware that for some people, this website might be a little scary. I acknowledge the “scariness” and I too was a little wary to start using it. But, if you can get past this, Mint.com is pretty cool. Mint.com is a “Web 2.0″ website or web tool that will aggregate all of your financial account balances in one place.

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Why I love Dropbox more than Live Mesh

Why I love Dropbox more than Live Mesh

Back in July, I wrote about the ways you can synchronize files between computers over the internet. At that time, I exalted the virtues of Microsoft’s Live Mesh and its other services like Skydrive. For some reason I hadn’t even mentioned Dropbox, mostly because I hadn’t heard of it up to that point.

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How to keep all your Windows applications up-to-date the easy way

How to keep all your Windows applications up-to-date the easy way

I started up a Windows Vista machine recently that hadn’t been turned on for almost 9 months. Of course, the first thing it did once I gave it an internet connection was to start downloading all the past 9 months worth of Windows updates.

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