Category Archives: apps

Best-ever Freeware Utilities

Posted on Tuesday, January 3, 2006 by Beanbag

This is an excellent resource page that has links and short reviews to some really useful, free programs. There are a lot of great freeware products out there. Many are as good or even better than their commercial alternatives. This … Continue reading →

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xpy – Fix default threats on Windows XP

Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 by Beanbag

xpy is a useful utility that helps close some security holes in Windows XP by tweaking certain registry settings for you. Small tool which disables the default threats of a Windows XP installation. Besides disabling Windows and some of its … Continue reading →

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Cooperative Linux

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 by Beanbag

Another way to run Linux under Windows. Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively. More generally, Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux kernel that … Continue reading →

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Portable Linux on my Thumbdrive

Posted on Friday, December 16, 2005 by Beanbag

Nice tutorial on using Qemu to create an instance of linux you can carry on your USB thumbdrive. Link

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Foxmarks – Synchronize your Firefox bookmarks

Posted on Friday, December 16, 2005 by Beanbag

Here’s a new Firefox extension to help you keep your bookmarks synchronized between multiple computers. It will synchronize your bookmarks through Foxcloud’s server, or you can use your own FTP or WebDAV server. An additional benefit of using Foxcloud’s server … Continue reading →

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nLite – Windows Installation Customizer

Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 by Beanbag

Here’s a way to create a custom Windows OS Installation CD, allowing you to completely prevent the installation of components you don’t want. nLite is a tool for permanent Windows component removal and pre-installation Windows setup. After removal there is … Continue reading →

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Portable Firefox 1.5 on PortableApps.com

Posted on Friday, December 9, 2005 by Beanbag

Latest version of Portable Firefox available, now at their new home on PortableApps.com. Lots of other cool applications there to check out. Portable Firefox 1.5 has been released. New in this version is: An update to Firefox 1.5 Final (with … Continue reading →

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