Interesting Software and System News

[bob3160]

How to Open .Hlp Files in Windows Vista, 7 or 8 Which Require Windows Help Program (WinHlp32.exe)

[bob3160]

WhoCrashed reveals the drivers responsible for crashing your computer.
This is the Home or Free edition

[bob3160]

Toolwiz Care is a free tool kit designed to speed up your slow PC. With a multi-functional optimization suite,
this Windows system optimizer provides a collection of tools which includes System Checkup, System Cleanup,
System Speedup, and 40+ powerful tools to enhance your PC performance, local and network security,
and optimize the start-up procedure. Toolwiz team guarantees users that Toolwiz Care will stay free forever.
This tool kit is designed for all levels of PC users from beginners to experts.
It can be run without actually installing the program on your system.
(It's amazing to see how many free Tools they have bundled in the Free program)

[Chris Thomas]

Namehelp

Overview

namehelp improves web performance by obtaining more accurate redirections to nearby content delivery network servers.

Basically, namehelp improves your web performance when either you or your ISP uses a remote DNS service.

Quote : Namehelp, a program for Windows, Mac and Linux, was created to improve the user’s web performance by up to 40%. You need to map the network adapter’s (or router’s) DNS to 127.0.0.1 after program installation before you can get started.


Review : http://www.ghacks.net/2012/11/01/namehelp-improve-public-dns-web-performance/

Download : http://aqualab.cs.northwestern.edu/projects/namehelp

[bob3160]

                                             
Right Click Context Menu Adder  is a free portable software which allows you to add your favorite program shortcut,
website link, file or folder shortcut in Windows 7 Desktop context menu quickly and easily.
It can be used in both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows editions and works in Windows 7 and Windows 8

[mchain]

Cray speed bump using 1,000's of Nvidia GPU's

Not sure if this goes here:  http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121026-a-supercomputing-titan

Wonder how fast Win8 would run on that?   

[Chris Thomas]

Windows 8 overtake Android web presence in less than 10 days



http://microsoft-news.com/windows-8-overtake-android-web-presence-in-less-than-10-days/

[bob3160]

Considering I have data restrictions on my smart phone and none on my network,
it isn't hard to understand that statistic.
It actually is meaningless because it doesn't measure how many Windows 8 systems but just how much date those systems
received.

[Chris Thomas]

Considering I have data restrictions on my smart phone and none on my network,
it isn't hard to understand that statistic.
It actually is meaningless because it doesn't measure how many Windows 8 systems but just how much date those systems
received.

Yes

[Chris Thomas]

Windows 8 Crashes 55% Less Than Windows 7

THE STATE OF WINDOWS 8


https://www.soluto.com/windows-8

[Lisandro]

Windows 8 Crashes 55% Less Than Windows 7

It never crashed for me until now...!

[Dch48]

Well 55% of nothing is still nothing. Win 7 hasn't crashed for me yet.

[bob3160]

Irfanview 4.35 now ready for Windows 8
Don't forget to also install it's companion Irfanview Plugins

[ajey]

Windows 8, RT to get first critical security patches next Tuesday
Microsoft's new OS is up for its first security update to shore up holes that would allow hackers to run malware on unprotected PCs.

Read more at http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57547619-83/windows-8-rt-to-get-first-critical-security-patches-next-tuesday/

[Hermite15]

Windows 8, RT to get first critical security patches next Tuesday
Microsoft's new OS is up for its first security update to shore up holes that would allow hackers to run malware on unprotected PCs.

Read more at http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57547619-83/windows-8-rt-to-get-first-critical-security-patches-next-tuesday/

this should have been posted in the updates section http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=9671.0