ABXZone Computer Forums - General Software http://www.abxzone.com/forums/ Discuss any application, system or programming software here. But if it is Mac or Linux turn to our sub-forums where you can get more detailed information. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:49:11 GMT vBulletin 1 http://www.abxzone.com/forums/images/element/misc/rss.jpg ABXZone Computer Forums - General Software http://www.abxzone.com/forums/ The Cloud: Private vs. Public http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f168/cloud-private-vs-public-120533.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:44:22 GMT There seems to be lots of back and forth on this debate recently. Like it or not, the bottom line is the IT world is moving to the cloud. All the majors are jumping on the band wagon. The question now is, do you want public or private. And when you move your information is on the cloud....who owns it? eg: What happens to it when you die?
So what's the deal....where do you stand?

CZ ]]> General Software CloudZone http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f168/cloud-private-vs-public-120533.html Remove M$ Memory Limiter on Win7 x86 http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f168/remove-m-memory-limiter-win7-x86-120528.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:49:24 GMT As most of you know Windows 32bit OS's are limited to 4g and in most cases (as with me) 3g of system memory. Evidently this is an intentional kernal lock and can be removed. My laptop (running win7 x86) with 4g RAM installed now shows all 4 in use compared to 3 without the patch. See article and patch download link here:

UNAWAVE - 32-bit Windows 7 with full 4 GB or 8 GB RAM support

I don't know how much real time advantage this really has but the author claims that Win 7 can use up to 64g RAM! :rubeyes:

I would be interested in other people's opinion of this. :coffee: ]]> General Software SpeedDMN http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f168/remove-m-memory-limiter-win7-x86-120528.html Essential Free Apps for Back-to-School Laptops http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f168/essential-free-apps-back-school-laptops-120508.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:38:44 GMT
Heading off to class with a shiny new laptop is one of the best things about the back-to-school season, but we have yet to find a laptop that's perfectly set up out of the box. The typical first-time-use experience for a new laptop owner can be a frustrating one, with pop-up warnings from your free antivirus trial software; annoying settings to go through the first time you launch Internet Explorer (likely the only browser preinstalled on your machine); and missing or crippled apps for burning DVDs, opening ZIP files, or playing videos....
Essential free apps for back-to-school laptops
]]> General Software ctal http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f168/essential-free-apps-back-school-laptops-120508.html pc activity monitoring software http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f168/pc-activity-monitoring-software-120492.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:00:30 GMT I'm using some trial software that a friend recommended and am getting ready to purchase it. My kids are getting older and spending alot of time on the the PC - online most of it. We have rules and we talk about what they are getting into, but the web is a wide open space with no limits, and they are getting curiious, pretty bold...

So I'm using this software called Family Cyber Alert - it logs all that they are doing on the PC. It seems pretty easy to use, pretty straight-forward, and at first use seems to give me a better handle on what they are getting into, "where" they are going, etc., so maybe I can better steer them away from trouble.

My question is whether anyone else is familiar with this software (or this type software) and has any experience to share or feedback to offer. For example, logging everything the way it does, does that create any greater risk for someone hacking my personal information somehow?

Thx for any feedback. ]]> General Software rick99 http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f168/pc-activity-monitoring-software-120492.html Install All Your Favorite Freeware in One Fell Swoop http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f168/install-all-your-favorite-freeware-one-120483.html Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:17:39 GMT
Are you upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 or buying a new PC? In both cases, you face the same tedious chore: reinstalling all your apps ....

Ninite creates a custom software installer .... Just choose from the dozens of available programs--everything from AVG Free Anti-Virus and Dropbox to OpenOffice and uTorrent--and the service builds an installer that will download and load them all.

Once you start the installer, you can sit back and relax: Ninite automates the entire process, meaning you don't have to sit around clicking Next a bunch of times.

Even better, Ninite automatically chooses the proper version of each program--32- or 64-bit--and eliminates any toolbars that might try to sneak in during installation.
Install All Your Favorite Freeware in One Fell Swoop
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