A Simple PDF Viewer

Courtesy of What's On My PC :: A Super Fast and Portable PDF Viewer

Looking for a  PDF Viewer to replace Adobe?  Read Rick's review about the Sumatra PDF Viewer. I've never really cared for Adobe due to the size, and Sumatra even has a portable version for flash drives. Read more about Sumatra at What's On My PC. . .

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Decode Short URL Services

Shortened URLs | ESET ThreatBlog

ESET ThreatBlog posted an article about a new decode short URL service, LongURL.org.
This particular service is very nice, you get a thumbnail screen shot of the website. You can visit LongURL.org itself or you can install it as either a Firefox extension or Greasemonkey script.

TechnixUpdate blogged about decoding short URLs to reveal long URLs back in October as well. My favorite from that article is UnTiny.

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How's Your Password?

Microsoft Malware Protection Center : Do and don’ts for p@$w0rd$

Ever wonder about the strength of your password? I get on my soap box when talking to my daughter about her poor choices in passwords. Microsoft Malware Protection Blog gives us some warnings and tips. Plus a very handy password checker, see how yours will rate.

Microsoft's password checker http://www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud/passwords/checker.aspx

CCleaner Updated

Download CCleaner 2.26.1050

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history.

Health Check?

How long has it’s been since you gave your computer a Health Check? Too long? Head over to F-Secure to give your computer a online Health Check. It’s quick, easy and free. No installation is required.

Health Check 2.0  features:

• Windows 7 support
• Firefox and Internet Explorer 8 support
• Automatic backup solution detection
• Simplified user experience with 3 steps and a solutions page
• Optimized for Mini laptops
• New Java base launch (no more ActiveX)

Read more at F-Secure News . . .

Universe Firefox

On the Universe Firefox blog Giovanni Panasiti  writes an article showing a list of the best Add-on’s to help improve your security using the Firefox Web Browser. There are seven items in the list, I have all of these except the one for PhishTank. Read more about these great Add-on’s at Universe Firefox and add to your browsing security.

SpywareBlaster

SpywareBlaster
is updated to add 42 new items in the latest database.

Favicon's

How to Add Favicon to Blogger (blogspot) | Tips Blogger

Head over to TipsBlogger and learn how to add your own Favicon to your blog. TipsBlogger also gives a excellent list of websites to generate your Favicon. I went to The FavIcon Labs, they host your Favicon for you free, no signing up or anything. So I now have a bluerose for the AbbeyRose.