Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

Optimize your computer the Microsoft way

 

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Nice article with suggestions on how to keep your PC running smoothly. Topics include Disk Check, Removing Temp Files, Defragmentation and other suggestions on how and when to run built-in Windows tools. All OS’s.

Optimize your Windows computer

Update Microsoft Security Essentials

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If you’re use MSE, click on the arrow to the right of ‘Help’ then ‘About MSE’. If you’re using any version other than 1.0.1959.0, click to upgrade or visit the MSE Homepage

Find Microsoft downloads in any language

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Microsoft Worldwide Download Center

Malicious Software Removal Tool – February

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Each month on Patch Tuesday Microsoft releases a new update for their Malicious Software Removal tool. Do you run it? Just go to Start> Search and type in ‘MRT’. Running this scan monthly is recommended.

Follow Bill Gates on Twitter

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If you’re a fan of Bill Gates, then you’ll be able to follow him more closely using his his Twitter account or his new website, The Gates Notes. It’s basically his notes and thoughts about global issues.

Bill Gates Twitter
The Gates Notes

MS SEO Toolkit

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Increase visits to your website with Microsoft’s SEO Toolkit. Included are tutorials that offer detailed analysis of your site and hints on how to increase traffic.

Free Microsoft SEO Toolkit

Microsoft Security Essentials New Beta Version

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You can register for the beta (higher version) at Microsoft Connect.

Security Essentials v 1.0.1901.0

Check Only Non-Microsoft Services That Are Running

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Follow Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools to System Configuration (or type ‘config’ in Start>Search. Click on the Services tab and check ‘hide all Microsoft services’.

Out Of This World – Microsoft WorldWide Telescope

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View stars, planets, lunar and Martian missions from either your browser or as a downloaded app. Requires Silverlight 3.

Microsoft Research’s WorldWide Telescope

Add Google Search to the Right-Click Menu in IE

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Have you ever wanted to quickly perform a Google search on some piece of text you read while browsing the Internet in IE? With a little registry hack, you can add an option to the right-click context menu in IE to add this capability.

Add Google Search to Right-Click Context Menu in IE




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