The Non-Profit Tech Guru » How-Tos http://www.albeekara.com The Bleeding Edge of IT from the Non-Profit Trenches Sun, 16 May 2010 17:24:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Free Anti-Virus for Windows – Check It Out http://www.albeekara.com/2009/10/09/free-anti-virus-for-windows-check-it-out/ http://www.albeekara.com/2009/10/09/free-anti-virus-for-windows-check-it-out/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:30:49 +0000 Albee http://www.albeekara.com/?p=267 I don’t normally do this, but Microsoft just released a totally free anti-virus/anti-malware product that actually works very well – I’m recommending that all home users and some small business users (without centralized A/V management) use it exclusively. It uses very few system resources, updates itself quietly, and is actually free, not just free-but-trying-to-sell-you-an-upgrade (like AVG etc).

So, you can ditch your McAfee, Norton etc., which don’t protect you any better, are a hassle to use, slow your system down, and extort money from you on a yearly basis.

Just remember, you must remove these programs completely before installing the Microsoft Security Essentials client.

Here are links to removal programs – they work much better than doing the uninstall routine from add/remove programs:

Norton/Symantec: Norton Removal Tool
McAfee: McAfee Removal Tool
AVG 32-bit: AVG Removal Tool
AVG 64-bit: AVG Removal Tool

Once you have completed the uninstall, go to the Microsoft Security Essentials site and download the installer – run it, let it do it’s thing and you are good to go….

]]> http://www.albeekara.com/2009/10/09/free-anti-virus-for-windows-check-it-out/feed/ 2 Non-Profit IT Resources (Great for Businesses too) http://www.albeekara.com/2009/06/10/non-profit-it-resources-great-for-businesses-too/ http://www.albeekara.com/2009/06/10/non-profit-it-resources-great-for-businesses-too/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:49:10 +0000 Albee http://www.albeekara.com/?p=204 I’ve created a little page that contains some awesome IT services that just happen to be free for non-profits. They are also great for small businesses – cheap, powerful, reliable.

See more at Albee’s Geek Out Page

]]> http://www.albeekara.com/2009/06/10/non-profit-it-resources-great-for-businesses-too/feed/ 0 I wish I had thought of this…. http://www.albeekara.com/2008/12/22/i-wish-i-had-thought-of-this/ http://www.albeekara.com/2008/12/22/i-wish-i-had-thought-of-this/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:42:53 +0000 Albee http://www.albeekara.com/?p=147 Some enterprising teenagers in Maryland have found a way to send speeding tickets to their enemies. Send these kids to Harvard!

Don’t like speed cameras? Use them to punk your enemies

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]]> http://www.albeekara.com/2008/09/25/my-approach-to-tech-support/feed/ 0 Create ringtones on your iPhone – for free http://www.albeekara.com/2008/08/09/create-ringtones-on-your-iphone-for-free/ http://www.albeekara.com/2008/08/09/create-ringtones-on-your-iphone-for-free/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:03:03 +0000 Albee http://www.albeekara.com/?p=3 I found a link that shows you how to create an iPhone ringtone from any song in your itunes library – you don’t have to pay for it through the iTunes store. Works with Windows or Mac. It works great!

http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/07/free-custom-iphone-ringtones-using-only-itunes/

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