Computer slow or acting up?

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I've got another tool to recommend. WinUtilities. It's a great piece of software that cleans garbage files off your computer, cleans your registry, and optimizes the memory. And I can tell you hot to get it for free!

I don't know how long this will be available, so don't delay, download it and install you. You'll love it!!

http://dottech.org/freebies/4945

Update June 2009 - WinUtilities freebie is no longer available. I guess You Snooze, You Lose!


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Competition Time

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Ah, spring is in the air!! And with spring comes the Spring Conference for Toastmasters. This year it's being held in Burlington.

Every year I enter the Humorous Speech Contest in the fall, but this will be the first time I enter the International Speech contest. I've decided I've run out of humourous topics - the last one I did was on the funny side of menopause. Everything in life is a learning experience, right? Well, I learned that what I think is funny about menopause, scares the crap out of everyone else. I can't quite describe the feeling when, halfway through my speech I looked out at the audience and realized I had terrorized them! I found that fact quite funny actually, but I didn't even come close to winning! That's okay though - I learned the importance of knowing your audience!

So, here I am trying for the international contest. It doesn't matter if I win or not - it's all just an exercise to see what works. The problem is what I find interesting or inspirational, probably isn't for most people, but we'll see how it goes.

Win or lose, I'll still get something good out of it. Keep your fingers crossed for me!


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Neat tool for surfing!

Every now and then, I come across something really neat that I like to share. For my friends who are not very computer-savvy, they seem to get tricked by pop ups or links offering to scan their computer for malware/adware, or clean their registry, etc. Usually they're scams. So... how does one tell if a website is legit or not?

Enter WOT - Web of Trust. It's a browser add-in, and beside every link it puts a rating - green for good, red for not good. You can click on the WOT symbol to see what other people are saying about it.

I loaded it in Firefox last week, and I've been so impressed, I've actually signed up on their forums, so that I can help rate as well.

Check it out - they also have a version that works with Internet Explorer. Click to find out more!


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