How do I clone a hard drive with Clonezilla? – With Clonezilla you can clone a single drive or even a single partition within a drive and then recover that drive later. Jack Wallen shows you how.
51 Productive & Petite Apps Every Student Should Put on Their USB Drive – Petite USB drives, already handy for carrying data, are becoming more useful and powerful. This new technology is available for any PC, and apps for this utility, in addition to regular USB drives, are included in our list of 51 productive and petite apps that every student should put on their USB drive.
Malware delivered by Yahoo, Fox, Google ads – Malware that exploits holes in popular applications is being delivered by big ad delivery platforms including those run by Yahoo, Fox, and Google.
Which Browser Should I Use: Firefox or Chrome? [Ask Lifehacker] – Dear Lifehacker, I’ve been a huge fan of Firefox for years (prompted in great part by Lifehacker’s recommendation), but it seems like Google Chrome has made huge strides lately. My question: Which is better, Chrome or Firefox? Which should I use?
Chinese Official Says Google ‘Totally Wrong’ – When Google announced plans to continue operating its search engine in China, but to circumvent the government’s filtering rules by redirecting traffic to Hong Kong, it seemed pretty plain that the Chinese authorities wouldn’t be pleased. And they’re not.
Handy Tips for Windows Media Center and More – Tweak Windows Media Center to save hard-drive space, make files open in the right programs, and force apps to launch full-screen.
13 Terrific Cloud Services for Small Business – Cloud computing is one of the most hyped technology trends of 2010–and it should be. Here are a baker’s dozen cloud-computing services that are perfect for SMBs.
Security Slideshow: A Brief History of Malware – Coping with the tangle of viruses, worms, Trojan Horses and rootkits that infest today’s IT environment is no simple task – and threats are growing more sophisticated every day. Here’s a look at how malware has evolved and how it has changed the stakes for enterprises large and small.
10 ways to survive office politics – Friction, gossip, deceit, power plays — fine for movies and TV, but potentially disastrous in the workplace. See how to steer clear of issues that can unravel company culture and hurt your career.
Google’s virtual trip on the great Trans Siberian Railway – The great Trans Siberian Railway, the pride of Russia, goes across two continents, 12 regions and 87 cities. The joint project of Google and the Russian Railways lets you take a trip along the famous routes …. (submitted by Dar)
Should there be a major in business intelligence? – Universities aren’t keeping up with the science of business intelligence and failing to produce the next-generation workers needed to crunch and understand data, according to a survey.
Pic: The greatest programming tip ever written – Here’s an ingenious little tip to all programmers that will guarantee an improvement in the quality of the code you produce — one that somebody included as an advisory pop-up for MS Visual C++.
Virgin spacecraft makes maiden voyage (photos) – As Virgin Galactic readies its commercial spaceflight program, its first commercial aircraft, the VSS Enterprise, undergoes testing at the Mojave Air and Spaceport in California.
“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”
– George Washington
JMC Photo Gallery – This small but efficient and capable gallery software downloads as a zip file but requires no installation; it’s accessible immediately after extraction, which also makes it portable. As is typical of photo galleries, it has a stylish, up-to-date interface that neither overpowers nor detracts from the image displays. The program immediately locates image files on your PC and groups them together in angled displays for rapid scanning and sorting, or in more traditional library groupings.
FileZilla – Rich in Web content, short on cash? This free, open-source FTP application is handy if you’re looking for a solid tool to handle FTP transfers and don’t want to part with your bucks.
URLProtocolView – NirSoft develops nifty, compact, free utilities for a broad range of specific uses. Its URLProtocolView is an easy-to-use tool that displays all URL protocols currently installed in your system.
Avira AntiVir Personal – Free Antivirus 10 – Avira’s AntiVir has been a player in the security world for some time; however, in 2008 its status boomed because of its remarkably strong detection rates. It still remains near the top of independent antivirus efficacy tests, but while the 2009 version more or less kept pace with the competition, the 2010 edition isn’t quite as good as it could be.
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