Archive for the ‘Software’

  • Trojan.fakealert.5 has affected many
    Just how many people were recently affected by the trojan.fakealert.5 software issue with BitDefender 2010? Right now this is the 11th most popular search term on Google, so many people have obviously been affected by this. Unfortunately BitDefender has not come out with an update to fix this issue yet, and many people have reported having issues with using their computer...
    by Hans at March 20th, 2010 at 02:03 pm
  • Trojan.fakealert.5 virus on BitDefender 2010
    UPDATE: Raluca from BitDefender has posted a comment at this link with more details on how you can fix this problem. Today, BitDefender 2010 users received an update that brings up a fake trojan.fakealert.5 error and falsely detects safe files as viruses. This problem only occurs on those that are using 64-bit operating systems with the 64-bit version of BitDefender 2010. Fix...
    by Hans at March 20th, 2010 at 01:03 pm
  • 90 MILLION copies of Windows 7 sold to date!
    It’s only been about 4 months since Microsoft released Windows 7. Today at Morgan Stanley Tech Conference, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Peter Klien announced that more than 90 million Windows 7 licenses have been sold to date. We don’t know how many of these copies are from OEM sales because Microsoft has not revealed this information. Klein also announced that...
    by Hans at March 2nd, 2010 at 03:03 pm
  • Create iPad applications with iPhone SDK 3.2 beta
    If you are a software developer, and you’re really excited about the new iPad you’ll want to download iPhone SDK 3.2 beta. Apple recently posted this in the Apple Developer Center. With iPhone SDK 3.2 beta you can create iPad applications. If you plan on downloading iPhone SDK 3.2 beta, here is what you need to know: iPhone SDK 3.2 beta requires Mac OS X...
    by Hans at January 27th, 2010 at 02:01 pm
  • Download Firefox 3.6
    Mozilla has released the final version of Firefox 3.6, and you can download Firefox 3.6 from this link. The download size is 7.7 MB. I’ve been using Firefox for 2 hours now and it seems to be a little faster than the previous version and more stable as well. I was previously using Firefox 3.5 and it frequently crashed whenever I had around 4 tabs open, but that...
    by Hans at January 21st, 2010 at 02:01 pm
  • We are unable to create or save new files in the folder in which this application was downloaded
    If you are a college student who purchased Windows 7 for $29, you should have received your download link for Windows 7 in your e-mail. I received mine, and like many other people I got an Unloading the box error message: We are unable to create or save new files in the folder in which this application was downloaded. Microsoft and Digital River are both aware of this...
    by Hans at October 23rd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
  • Download and Install Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
    Today Microsoft has officially released Windows 7. If you are not sure whether or not your system supports it, you can download the  free Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor software to check if it does.  The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor checks your PC to see if it’s ready to run Windows 7. When it’s finished, you’ll see which upgrade options are available and...
    by Doug at October 21st, 2009 at 10:10 pm
  • Windows 7 for $29
    Microsoft is officially releasing Windows 7 tomorrow, and I’m sure there are people here that are planning on buying it. If you’re a college student and have a .EDU e-mail address then you are in luck! Microsoft is holding a promotion where you can get Windows 7 for only $29.99. You can chooser between the following Windows 7  editions: Windows 7 Home Premium...
    by Doug at October 21st, 2009 at 08:10 pm