Protect that data!
Sure, you can protect your computer’s sensitive data by using a firewall, anti-virus/malware programs, etc. to help keep hackers out, but what if your laptop or computer is stolen? If you’re a Windows user, you may feel a little better thinking that your Windows account password will keep the thief from sifting through your personal information stored on your hard drive. While it’s understandable to feel that way, you might want to think again. There are many programs out there that make it very easy to hack one’s Windows account password. While most of these programs are designed for legitimate [...]
Windows 7 SP1 officially released
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Final has been released by Microsoft. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an important update that includes previously released security, performance, and stability updates for Windows 7. SP1 also includes new improvements to features and services in Windows 7, such as improved reliability when connecting to HDMI audio devices, printing using the XPS Viewer, and restoring previous folders in Windows Explorer after restarting. For more information on this release, have a look at the following links: Deployment Guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 and Windows 7 with SP1.doc – click here. Hotfixes [...]
Looking for a media player
Joann asks us via our contact page for a recommendation on a media player that can play many different video formats as well as audio. To answer your question Joann, we really like VLC from VideoLAN. Not only is VLC free, but it can play many different media formats without the need for bulky third party codec packs. Codec packs can often cause more issues than they’re worth. The versatile VLC contains just about every codec you will need to play your favorite video and music files. In addition to being a great multimedia player, VLC is also an encoder [...]
Happy Holidays from JS-Computing
JS-Computing would like to wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday.
Looking for a certain hardware driver?
Maybe you just reinstalled Windows, or maybe you deleted a device from Windows Device Manager by accident. Whatever the case may be, we’ve received quite a few requests for various — and some hard to find — hardware drivers lately so we decided to create a driver request forum for this purpose. If you have a driver that you’re desperately looking for, or don’t know which drivers you need for your computer, request away right here in our forums. If it’s out there, we’ll do our best to find it
How to remove Antivirus 2010
Antivirus 2010 is a rogue anti-malware program. It’s also older brother to Antivirus 2008 and 2009. It’s usually picked up via internet ads claiming that your computer is infected and also through trojan horses. It tries to force it’s victim to purchase it as well. Yeah right. While it’s quite annoying and can produce different pop-ups including a fake blue screen of death, it’s actually rather easy to remove thanks to the free Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. Per a member’s request, I have posted a quick and easy removal guide here on our free support forums. It should also be noted that [...]
Mozilla Firefox v3.6.3 released
Mozilla Firefox has been updated to v3.6.3. This release fixes a critical security issue according to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2010-25: Title: Re-use of freed object due to scope confusion Impact: Critical Announced: April 1, 2010 Reporter: Nils (MWR InfoSecurity) Products: Firefox Fixed in: Firefox 3.6.3 Description: A memory corruption flaw leading to code execution was reported by security researcher Nils of MWR InfoSecurity during the 2010 Pwn2Own contest sponsored by TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative. By moving DOM nodes between documents Nils found a case where the moved node incorrectly retained its old scope. If garbage collection could be triggered [...]
Install Windows from a USB flash drive
Update: JS-Computing.com forum member, torquemasterice, has recommended a free program aimed at simplifying this process called, WinToFlash. WinToFlash works with Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 and Windows 7. It is important to note, however, that WinToFlash is currently in beta. If you run into bugs with WinToFlash or choose not to use it, you can continue reading the tutorials here. A few folks have asked us if there’s a way to install Windows from a flash drive. Well, there sure is. I have posted the simple methods here on our forum. There are a couple of reasons [...]
Support forums updated
We’ve just updated our free technical support forums. Feel free to come check it out and let us know what you think! Feedback and feature requests are always appreciated.
Firefox v3.5 released
Our favorite internet browser, Firefox, has been updated to v3.5. You can update your version of Firefox by opening Firefox and selecting Help > Check for Updates. Firefox 3.5 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform, which has been under development for the past year. Firefox 3.5 offers many changes over the previous version, supporting new web technologies, improving performance and ease of use. Some of the notable features are: Available in more than 70 languages. (Get your local version!) Support for the HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements including native support for Ogg Theora encoded video and Vorbis encoded [...]
