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Windows 7
SteadyState for Windows 7?
Mar 15th
Microsoft’s SteadyState is a great tool. After you install and configure SteadyState, you basically have a local backup image of your computer, exactly how you’ve set it up. Any changes that a user makes (installing programs, getting infected by viruses, etc.) get undone with a simple reboot.
This is really helpful in situations such as school computer labs, or if you’re the technical support for a relative who isn’t computer-savvy.
The good news is that SteadyState is available for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Unfortunately, Microsoft has no plans to create a Windows 7-compatible version of SteadyState.
Would you benefit from a Windows 7-compatible version of SteadyState? Let your voice be heard by speaking out in this message thread at Microsoft’s SteadyState forum.
Weekly Round-up 2009-09-12
Sep 11th
A quick run-down of posts and tweets from the past week:
Untangle for Windows-Free Unified Threat Management for the Rest of Us – We posted about Untangle for Windows, a free download of an open-source based Unified Threat Management suite. The Linux-based version of Untangle is very stable and mature, and Untangle for Windows, though it is beta software, shows great promise. We will be detailing our experiences with Untangle for Windows in an upcoming post.
Windows 7: How to Reset the Recycle Bin – In Windows 7, a corrupted recycle bin can prevent you from deleting files or emptying the recycle bin. Tech-recipes.com shows us how to fix this issue.
WordPress 2.8.4 – Lorelle warns us that a security vulnerability in all pre-2.8.4 version of WordPress (used for self-hosted blogs, as opposed to WordPress.com blogs) is being actively exploited. Upgrade now to close that security hole.
GeoChirp – GeoChirp is a Twitter/Google Maps mash-up that shows what your neighbors (as identified by your and their IP addresses) are tweeting.
Keeps those comments and questions coming. We appreciate them!