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Gizmo's Freeware: Top selections /////////////////////////////////////////// Big Update: The Best Free PC Games Posted: 25 May 2013 03:07 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... Editor George.J has just given our list of the best free PC games a major overhaul. It now includes 172 items in 40 categories so there is something here for everybody regardless of your age and game genre preferences. Many hours of fun and challenge without spending a cent. http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-fr...

Gizmo's Freeware: Top selections /////////////////////////////////////////// How to Disable JavaScript in Popular Free PDF Readers Posted: 23 May 2013 01:53 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... PDF files with malicious JavaScript embedded in them are a common way to spread malware. One way to defend against such malware is to disable JavaScript in the reader you use unless you need it for a trusted PDF. Here is how to disable JavaScript in the most commonly used free PDF readers. If JavaScript is ever needed, re-enabling it is straightforward in all cases. http://www.techsupportalert.com/content...

Gizmo's Freeware: Top selections /////////////////////////////////////////// Eight PDF Files You Dont Want to Open Posted: 22 May 2013 02:02 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... One of the largest sources of malware infections is PDF files with scripts buried in them. The embedded JavaScripts have instructions to download and install various types of malware. The Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat are the major targets for this kind of attack. Although Adobe seems to issue an unending stream of updates, many PC users still get infected. Here is a tip to help avoid malicious PDF files. From its antimalware products, Microsoft gathers data about the source of malware infections. The Microsoft MSDN blog has just given a list of common infected PDF files that have been detected. I suspect that many readers of Gizmo’s have scripting disabled in their PDF reader but to be on the safe side... more...

Gizmo's Freeware: Top selections /////////////////////////////////////////// How to Customize the Windows 8 Power User Menu to Suit Yourself Posted: 21 May 2013 01:05 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... Windows 8 doesn’t have a Start menu but it does have an abbreviated menu with some commonly used functions. It is variously called the 'Power User Menu', the 'Power Tasks Menu', or sometimes the 'Quick Access Menu' (Microsoft seems to have a problem with consistency of names in Windows 8). In this tip, I’ll point out a free program that gives a quick and easy way to customize this menu to suit your own needs and usage patterns. - Vic Laurie, Tips Editor http://www.techsupportalert.com/content...

Gizmo's Freeware: Top selections /////////////////////////////////////////// Easier Way to Use and Manage Libraries in Windows 7 and 8 Posted: 20 May 2013 12:46 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... Windows 7 introduced a new way to organize files called "Libraries", which was carried over to Windows 8. Libraries are virtual folders that can centralize related items from multiple locations and can be very handy. However, their benefits are lost on many PC users who find their organization and use to be confusing or annoying. If you would like an easier way to take advantage of Libraries, here is something to try: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content... /////////////////////////////////////////// Best Free Windows Store Apps for Your Windows 8 PC or Mobile Posted: 19 May 2013 01:56 AM PDT... more...

Gizmo's Freeware: Top selections /////////////////////////////////////////// Website of the Week: Feed Your Brain Posted: 18 May 2013 01:10 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... "Today I Found Out" is a site whose focus is on learning something new every day. There is a large array of quick facts, articles, infographics etc. that should satisfy the mildest to most intensely curious of souls. The Today In History category is full of interesting tidbits, while the Articles section has several categories for your enjoyment such as animals, entertainment, history, language, people, science, miscellaneous and myths. The Stumble Upon link will take you to the best of "Today I Found Out." http://www.techsupportalert.com/content...

Gizmo's Freeware: Top selections /////////////////////////////////////////// Nifty Way to Find Out What Your Windows Computer Has Been Doing Posted: 17 May 2013 02:51 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... Have you ever wondered what has been going on in your PC? Has there ever been some strange computer activity and you wanted to know what it meant? Here’s a quick and easy way to find out. http://www.techsupportalert.com/content...

With a 13.1 inch tall mid-sized model, Helical Robotics’s HR-MP series robots can scale immense wind turbines to inspect them for damage. Unlike the similar tethered prototype GE and International Climbing Machines began developing last year, these wheeled robots are wireless. Controlled by a radio signal and equipped with digital cameras, the climbing robots may serve to replace high powered telescopes used to inspect wind turbines from the ground, which grow less effective as towers get taller and blades get longer. Remote controlled climbing robots also offer a safer, more practical alternative to inspectors climbing up themselves. Weighing 42 pounds, the HR-MP20 model (pictured above) can carry up to 20 pounds of sensors and other equipment, has a top climbing speed of 43.6 feet per minute, and, according to Helical Robotics, offers a radio control range of 2500 feet. Using five neodymium magnets, the robot is capable of clinging to curved metal surfaces ranging from 7 feet in...

When San Francisco’s quake-damaged Central Freeway met the wrath of the wrecking ball in the early nineties, it left a sprawling waterfront like a blank canvas. In the grand sprucing-up of the Embarcadero,... Photo Credit: Joe Rosato Jr.

Gizmo's Freeware: Top selections /////////////////////////////////////////// What's the Article at Gizmo's that our Users like Best? Posted: 16 May 2013 01:06 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... The current article with the highest user rating at Gizmo's is "A Quick Way to Change or Check your DNS Setting" written by Robert Shifreen, our Hot Finds Editor It deserves its 99% rating as its really useful. Indeed I made use of its advice myself and as a result my internet access is definitely a tad faster. Changing your DNS server is a piece of cake using the free utility suggested by Robert. Results vary from person to person but heck, the promise of zippier internet access makes it well worth a try. http://www.techsupportalert.com/content... /////////////////////////////////////////// What's the Article at Gizmo's that our Users... more...