Monday, February 02, 2009

Weekend News and Freebies

Google gets overprotective, flags whole internet as malware

Google has some built in tools that will warn you before you click a link that could take you to a website running code that could harm your computer. And usually that's a good thing. But Saturday morning, Google started returning warnings for virtually every single search result.

Hulu: We're evil, and proud of it

Google's "don't be evil" motto has been the target of the occasional critic. Hulu, however, has declared in its hyped-up Super Bowl TV ad that it is evil--and it's not making any apologies.

Keep a Spare PC at the Ready for Emergencies - PC World

Some good ideas here for emergencies to keep you up and running when your main PC goes down. I am sensitive to this as my main desktop just went down.

Featured Freeware: Pandora Recovery

Now for NTFS and FAT-formatted volumes, Pandora functions by scanning the hard drive and building an index of existing files and deleted file markers. This, in turn, allows the dead files to be brought back to life--as long as the file format is currently supported by the computer. Users can browse for deleted files, search for specific ones, preview certain file types like images, and get an estimate on the chance of recovery and the amount of time the procedure will take.

Weather apps: Six more weeks of winter?

Here are some of our favorite ways to read the mercury on our Windows PCs.

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