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Temporarily disable start up scan on ESET security

Shamly — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:33:22 +0000

ESET smart security or anti-virus program will automatically scan programs and memory at start-up. This is set by default and in most cases it is an essential part in protecting your computer. But it may come at a price as your system start-up may get bogged down due to this scanning process. There are many reasons for this happening, such as you may have conflicting programs set to run at start up or have limited amount of memory. . . . → Read More: Temporarily disable start up scan on ESET security

Firefox 3.6.4 now comes with out-of-process plugins

Shamly — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:45:03 +0000

Firefox 3.6.4 has finally arrived and is expected to bring some added stability over previous versions. This is done by making Adobe Flash, Apple QuickTime and Microsoft Silverlight plug-ins run on separate process. So if a plugin crashes or freezes, it doesn’t bring the whole browser down with it. You will be able to reload the page to restart the plugin and try again. . . . → Read More: Firefox 3.6.4 now comes with out-of-process plugins

Opera Browser 10.53 Fixes Critical Security Vulnerability

Shamly — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:25:00 +0000

The Opera web browser is user-friendly, secure, and fast with the inclusion of opera turbo. The Opera browser uses less memory and less space on your hard drive than before. It is also an extremely versatile web browser that includes a lot of new features such as Visual tabs, pop-up blocking, . . . → Read More: Opera Browser 10.53 Fixes Critical Security Vulnerability