Freeware

Classic Shell for Win7
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ (NOT TESTED) "Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but are removed from Vista and Windows 7. It brings back the classic start menu that Windows 7 doesn't support, adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and adds couple more... 2 Apr 2010 13:41

Lobby Group Says Open-Source Threatens Capitalism
On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:44:30 +0000, Bear Bottoms wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/feb/23/opensource- intellectual-property Lets ban charity too. ... 2 Apr 2010 09:16

[Update] Screen2Exe v.2.9
Screen2Exe http://www.screen-record.com/screen2exe.htm This screen recorder creates instant screen demos, tutorials and presentations and save them as a EXE file Requirement: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. v2.9 Updates (3/28/2010): *show time for jumping when move cursor over sliderbar. v2.8 Updat... 2 Apr 2010 02:47

iTunes alternative - smallest yet
Since my last post on this subject in which I suggested you look at Sharepod (needs dotNet) I have tested Poddox. Works perfectly with my iPod shuffle and is portable as well as free and is only 407kb unpacked. If all you want to do is move files between your iPod and computer you can't go past this one. Far... 3 Apr 2010 08:12

Panda Cloud Antivirus
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:05:56 +0000, Bear Bottoms wrote: Panda Cloud Antivirus has matured and improved to the point that it is vying for the number one position for free AV's...up against MSE and RISING AV. Is it still owned by that spyware setup called CoS ???? TIA ... 1 Apr 2010 23:32

New Format Factory
Version 2.30 installs two toolbars without any opt-out choice. I was able to Revo them (I think), but I'd stick with v.2.20 unless it is causing you problems. ... 1 Apr 2010 23:32

FireFox v3.6.3 Security Update
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.3/releasenotes/ -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp ... 1 Apr 2010 22:25

LastPass - a questionable security choice
In <news:Xns9D4D8D8D93B10bearbottoms1gmaicom(a)69.16.185.250>, Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1(a)gmai.com> wrote: As you search around the Internet about LastPass, you will find some embarassing links. Thanks for starting a new thread to talk about how embarrassing it is; your thread may help save a few people th... 1 Apr 2010 20:12

Time is it
Time? Is it? ' ... 1 Apr 2010 17:58

Time it is
Time it is, gentlemen please. ... 1 Apr 2010 16:51