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PST Desktop Live Makes Performance Benchmarking Simple
10:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Linux Live: If you want to put your computer through the paces and get some feedback and benchmarks, you’ll be hard pressed to find a tool more packed with tests than the Phoronix Test Suite Live CD. More »
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Windows Surface Scanner Finds Bad Hard-Drive Sectors
8:30AM Lisa Hoover | Windows: When your computer starts acting hinky and spitting out error messages, it’s hard to know exactly where to begin to diagnose the problem. Windows Surface Scanner gives you a place to start. More »
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MinimizeToTray Revived Puts Firefox In Your System Tray
8:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows only: Firefox extension MinimizeToTray Revived puts Firefox in your system tray, and replaces the popular MinimizeToTray extension that has been abandoned and doesn’t support Firefox 3 or later. More »
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MyPorts Gives You Detailed Information On Open Ports
10:00AM Whitson Gordon | Windows only: If you’re looking for a simple solution to secure your connection, free utility MyPorts shows you what open ports are being actively used and which may be unnecessary. More »
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FavBackup Updates, Backs Up Multiple Firefox Profiles
8:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows only: Portable browser backup utility FavBackup updates with loads of changes, including single-file backups, multiple profile support and a new Ribbon interface. More »
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MSE Update Utility Keeps You Secure Without Windows Update
6:30AM Whitson Gordon | Windows only: If you’re a fan of Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus (and many of you are) but not a fan of the pesky Windows Update, MSE Update Utility will keep your virus definitions up to date without Windows’ unwanted help. More »
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SyncToy 2.1 Speeds Up Windows File Syncing
3:30AM Kevin Purdy | Windows: Microsoft’s SyncToy is a simple but effective tool for mirroring folders across hard-drive locations, networks or USB devices. With a 2.1 update, it’s been retooled to run faster, back up configurations and handle errors much better. More »
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VHD Attach Adds Virtual HDD Mounting To Your Right-Click Menu
1:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows 7/Windows Server 2008: If you’re a fan of the virtual hard-drive system available in newer versions of Windows but you’re not a fan digging in the control panel for clunky mounting and unmounting, check out VHD Attach. More »
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Clean Drive Finds And Deletes Old Files
8:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows only: System cleaner application Clean Drive does only one thing, but handles it with ease — it searches for and deletes old files that you don’t need anymore. More »
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