Zolved Free Remote Control (alpha) - Support and help for problems with iPods, computers, XBox, email, cell phones, PDAs, wireless networks, game consoles and Windows Vista. A quick, small tool that lets you share the view and control of your PC with someone remote who is helping you resolve a problem Also perfect for training, collaboration or having your kid fix the darn thing! The other half of the tool. The Helper should start this tool on the remote PC so it can find the shared PC and really see what's going on. See exactly what your boss is doing and make corrections on the fly as your boss is mesmerized by your skills. Why pay for Dameware Mini Remote™, PCAnywhere™ or GoToMyPC™ when you have to open ports in your firewall to get them to work?
Why download large software packages or signup for a trial that you won't buy? Why install a big trial package, read a tutorial and search for how to do port forwarding? Currently supported platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional/Server, Windows Me, Windows 98 and maybe Windows 95, but we don't have a copy to test on. originally adapted from VNC by bay area ruby on rails developer chris finne. Spyware Warrior: Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites.
Old News FTC Strikes a Third Time [4 August 2005] On August 3, 2005, just five months after moving against SpywareAssassin and two months after moving against SpyKiller 2005, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced that it had settled a complaint against Advertising.com, the company behind SpyBlast, an "anti-spyware" product that has been listed on these pages since June 26, 2004 (the very day this list was first published). In its complaint, the FTC specifically noted that the SpyBlast program installed adware that tracked users' surfing activity without clearly and conspicuously notifying users outside of the EULA that such adware would be installed.
According to the FTC: You can read more about the FTC's action against SpyBlast and Advertising.com here: FTC Strikes Again [26 June 2005] On June 23, 2005, just 3 months after moving against SpywareAssassin, the U.S. You can read more about the FTC's action against SpyKiller 2005 here: Rogue/Suspect List Hits 200 Apps! A Dubious Milestone. Best Software Tools for the Family Tech Support Guy. Most of you reading this have encountered people asking you solve problems on their computers – more than once.
You’re an expert in their eyes, and they want you to solve the problems they’re facing with their PCs. They might be your family members, your colleagues or whatever. If you frequently encounter situations like this, you can arm yourself with the following tools and make things easy for yourself and others when you’re working on a problematic computer system. Feel free to suggest your favourite softwares in the comments section below. Anti Spyware You gotta have one. Anti Virus Avast! Another good antivirus is AVG, does a lot of stuff, but still Avast! Junk File Removers You surely must have seen disks filled with nothing but junk.
CCleaner -That’s the best junk remover I’ve ever used. HijackThis – Scans the nook and corner and checks and reports to you. PC Decrapifier Rightly named, this tool removes the nuisances that come pre installed with your Windows PC. UBCD for Windows gOS. Castellini on Computers Radio Talk Show - The #1 Computer Radio Show!
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