Windows XP Expert Zone Community WebLog

Great Tip: Nine applications for more secure computing including free apps from Microsoft by MediaBlab on August 23, 2006.

This blog entry was gleaned from MediaBlab.com, a Featured Community Web site.

Here you’ll find 9 apps that will help make your computing experience more secure through encryption, anonymity, creating barriers or just helping to actively watch for bad stuff on your PC. Two you may be particularly interested in are the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and Windows Defender, both free Microsoft products.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Forums: Posters worry about the future of flying with laptops, from TabletPC Buzz.com.

Posters discuss the possibility of having to pack laptops in checked luggage as they look for solutions to possible problems associated with new restrictions.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36533

Forum Thread: How can a person run Windows XP Home virtually while in X64 bit mode, from ProNetworks.com

This blog entry was gleaned from ProNetworks, a Featured Community Web site and was started on August 14, 2006.

A user is interested in running XP Home virtually while in X64 bit mode without having to reboot the machine. Posters suggest VMWare and Virtual PC 2004, among other things.

http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/about81229.html

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Great Tip: How to Change Video Settings in Windows Media Player 10, by UpdateXP.com.

This blog entry was gleaned from UpdateXP, a Featured Community Web site on August 18, 2006.

If you spend a lot of time watching DVDs on your computer, you know how important it is to get the color just right, the brightness perfect, and the screen a little sharper. This brief article will show you how to make these adjustments and get the maximum enjoyment from your movie.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.