Windows

Creating Relative Shortcuts in Windows

December 12, 2009

As a professional techie, I tend to carry a flashdrive around with various tools and applications pre-loaded on it. One of the most useful programs I have on my current drive is a portable version of Google Chrome. However, due to the way that Chrome Portable installs itself on a flashdrive, the executable winds up [...]

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Stopping Conficker

October 7, 2009

Conficker is a notorious computer worm that has been infecting Windows computers since early November 2008. Simply put, it uses flaws in Windows to co-opt your computer and link it to a giant collection of other computers (called a "botnet") that can be remotely commanded by the worm's authors. FYI: Conficker only affects Windows computers, [...]

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