Archive for January, 2010
Desktop Fun: Starship Theme Wallpapers
Are you a sci-fi fan who has been looking for some great starship wallpapers for your desktop? Then you will definitely want to look through the “fleet” that we have gathered together for you today. Note: Click on the picture to see the full-size image—these wallpapers vary in size so you may need to crop, [...]
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[MISC GEEKERY] Taskbar Eliminator Does What the Name Implies: Hides Your Windows Taskbar
If you’re a big fan of one of the application launching dock applications like Rocketdock, you might have little need for the Windows taskbar, and would prefer to just hide it. Taskbar Eliminator does just that—the second you run the software, your taskbar will be gone. You can use the Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key combination to [...]
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Get Customizable Distraction-Free Writing with CreaWriter
Are you looking for a distraction-free writing software that lets you choose the background and sounds? Then you will want to take a look at CreaWriter. CreaWriter in Action When you start CreaWriter for the first time you will see this background and hear a “running/trickling water” sound file. Definitely a nice start on a peaceful writing environment. Here [...]
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Listen To XM Radio with Windows Media Center in Windows 7
You don’t need to have a special device to listen to XM Radio, the service is also available online. Today we take a look at setting it up in Windows 7 with Windows Media Center. Note: At the time of this writing we were able to get XM free for seven days XM Satellite To [...]
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[MINI HOW-TO] Always Show Playback Controls in Now Playing Mode on WMP 12
When your playing music or a video in Windows Media Player in Windows 7, you can toggle the playback controls on or off by hovering the mouse over the window. Here we show you how to always have the playback controls show in Now Playing mode. In this example I’m playing a song from the [...]
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USN-892-1: FUSE vulnerability
Referenced CVEs: CVE-2009-3297 Description: =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-892-1 January 28, 2010 fuse vulnerability CVE-2009-3297 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by [...]
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USN-893-1: Samba vulnerability
Referenced CVEs: CVE-2009-3297 Description: =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-893-1 January 28, 2010 samba vulnerability CVE-2009-3297 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by [...]
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USN-891-1: lintian vulnerabilities
Referenced CVEs: CVE-2009-4013, CVE-2009-4014, CVE-2009-4015 Description: =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-891-1 January 28, 2010 lintian vulnerabilities CVE-2009-4013, CVE-2009-4014, CVE-2009-4015 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem [...]
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Friday Fun: Uphill Rush
Another Friday and only a a few more hours until weekend freedom! Instead of staring at the clock and agonizing how time is moving slow, play a fun flash game to pass the hours. Today we take a look at Uphill Rush which is a fun racing game where you can race on different vehicles. [...]
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See Maps of Street Address Locations the Easy Way
Have you found the address for a place that you would like to visit while browsing but no map is available on the website? Now you can see the map and an aerial view image using the Bookmaplet Bookmarklet. Get the Bookmarklet To install Bookmaplet visit the website, grab the bookmarklet with your mouse, and [...]
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