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[BETA] Norton AntiBot
The Symantec Corporation (SYMC) has released a public beta version of a new product called Norton AntiBot. This billed as a new type of software that attempts to identify malicious ...

'Guitar Hero' Rocks Sales Statistics
SAN FRANCISCO Apr 20, 2007 (AP) -- The latest installment of the popular "Guitar Hero" has flown off retail shelves, giving a last-minute boost to video-game sales for past month.

Activision Inc. launched "Guitar Hero 2" for Microsoft Co ...

Xbox 360 - Now Even More Backwards Compatible
The Xbox 360 Elite is still a couple of weeks away, but Microsoft seems to be freshening up the 360's software in anticipation of the release. In advance of a planned early May dashboard update, the company has added around three dozen games for t ...

Google-DoubleClick Deal Complaint Filed
WASHINGTON Apr 20, 2007 (AP) -- A consumer group asked the Federal Trade Commission Friday to investigate and block Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion purchase of online advertising firm DoubleClick Inc. if the companies don't improve consumer p ...

System Update Led to Blackberry Outage
NEW YORK Apr 20, 2007 (AP)— BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said an insufficiently tested software update at the company's network data center was the cause of a service outage this week that left millions of users without wireless e-mail ...

Featured Articles

We focus on ease of use, quality and offering free voice calls - CEO of Skype for PCTechTalk
Niklas Zennström, CEO and co-founder of Skype - interviewed by PCTechTalk.com .....

Building your Home Theater PC
For some time there is a growing interest in Home Theater PCs (HTPCs from now). Manufacturers release sleek looking housings, TV tuners bundle with so-called Home Theater software and remote controls, and new wireless peripherals with appealing lo ...

How To Set Up a Router
Have you ever felt the need to 'split' that cable/xDSL internet connection you have, so that more than only one computer can use it? This how to will describe how you can connect 2 or more computers to the same internet connection using a hardware ...

The Battle for Wesnoth - an Example of a Successful Open Source Game Project: An Interview with David White (Project Leader)
"The competitive advantage that all OSS have over commercial software - no marketing department to make happy, no deadlines to meet, nothing like that. Simply the writing of a game that I would find fun" - David White interviewed by PCTechTalk

Webroot Spy Sweeper
Webroot, now a leader in online privacy tools, has introduced Spy Sweeper. Spy Sweeper can detect a whole host of nasties such as Adware, Trojans, key loggers and system monitoring tools and safely removes them.

Tips & Tricks

Easy drive browsing using the Windows Taskbar
Have you ever wanted to get directly to a folder on any one of your drives without having to click on an insane number of folder icons? Using this tip you now can!

How To Get Messenger File Transfers Working by Kungfucious
Did your messenger file transfers used to work before you beefed up your home PC security. Get yourself a firewall/Router? Then you're probably experiencing the UPnP blues!

Windows 2000 Command Prompt Auto Complete by Kungfucious
This turns on the auto-complete feature so that when you type 'cd d' and hit the tab key, the console displays a list of folders that begin with the 'd' letter.

Windows Messenger/Quick Removal
This is a quick trick to remove Windows Messenger and all it's componets from your pc thru the 'Run" Command.

Making your computer sessions more comfortable.
These few tips can help make your long computer sessions more comfortable and enjoyable.

How-Tos

Tidying up the quick launch bar
The Quick Launch bar can be a very useful tool, saving you time and effort searching through your program files for the application you want; but can quickly become just as cluttered and hard to navigate as the start bar. In this article, we will ...

mIRC How To
mIRC is one of the original IRC clients for Windows, developed and copyrighted by Khaled Mardam-Bey. The main reason a majority of users utilize mIRC is for its powerful tools and features. IRC is integrated into several other chat programs, for e ...

The PcTechTalk.com Guide to building your own PC. Part One: Selecting the Components
This guide is intended to walk you through the process of building your own personal computer; The operative words being ‘your’ and ‘personal’. In a world full of mass production, computers are almost the only refuge of individuality left. With 10 ...

How to Backup your DVDs Using DVD Shrink and Nero.
Backing up your DVDs has becoming an everday thing in today's digital world. Software to do this can be very expensive, ranging from almost free to well over $150.00. In this 'how to' we are going to show you how to backup your DVDs using softwa ...

Windows XP Security Series - Part 1: Administrative Tools
This article will guide you through the security related settings for windows XP in the administrative tools area.

Reviews

Debian has given users more power than they have ever had - Martin Michlmayr, the leader of Debian Project for PCTechTalk.com
"Debian is not easy enough to use to give to everyone... we are working on making it more usable, but it will still take us a while to get there", states Martin Michlmayr, The Debian Project Leader in an exclusive interview for PCTechTalk.com

DVD to DivX with VirtualDub
This guide will help you to convert any DVD to a single AVI with DivX video and MP3 audio using VirtualDub as main encoder.

Performance and stability are much more important than any single end user feature - An interview with Bram Cohen, the creator of BitTorrent
"I wrote BitTorrent sitting in my living room in my underwear, hacking on my laptop on the dining room table" - Bram Cohen, the creator of BitTorrent

Mozilla Offers The Best Web Standards Support - An Interview with Chris Hofmann, Mozilla's Foundation Director of Engineering
"Mozilla has the best web standards support and has become the defacto standard for sites that don't want to get locked into proprietary solutions" - Chris Hofmann, Mozilla's Foundation Director of Engineering reveals the world of Mozilla for PCTe ...

ZoneAlarm Pro 4 Review
ZoneLabs, the makers of ZoneAlarm, have proven their worth to me over the years. Furthermore, with the latest features contained within ZoneAlarm, ZoneLabs distinguishes themselves as one of the industry’s leaders in personal firewall protection.

DVD Reviews

Las Vegas: Uncut and Uncensored Season One DVD Review
The Montecito Resort & Casino is a high end casino where they like to remind you that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but the eye in the sky is always watching.

Paparazzi DVD Review @ Ascully.com
"The thing I do admire about this movie which is it's main redeeming quality is that it's got balls. That's right, big brass balls. It doesn't shy away from making the good guy or the bad guy too extreme."

That 70's Show Season One DVD Review
That 70's show was introduced in 1998 from the creators of Third Rock From the Sun. The series has a relatively large cast and mainly centers around Eric Forman played by Topher Grace.

I, Robot DVD Review @ Ascully.com
It looks great, fast paced and with lots of Smith classic one liners to keep you deep and thoughtful people happy Not much more to it than that really. It's a good time at the movies.

Ella Enchanted DVD Review @ Ascully.com
Remember my old saying, "A movie is what it is."? I can't emphasize enough how I do understand that is is NOT a masterpiece of movie making. It's not an award winning script and does not contain the most impressive performances. So why would I giv ...

Affiliate News

MSI Mega View 561 20GB Portable Media Player @ GideonTech.com
After seeing a review for a portable media player I searched for an easy to use player that would be cheaper but still have good

Gigabyte X700 PCI-E video card @ Rbmods
Earlier we looked at a Geforce 6600GT from Gigabyte and today we have another card from them but with a ATI chipset included this time.

Water cooler heatsink system investigations & tests review.
1 Electronics.net have just posted their latest review of Water cooler heatsink system investigation & tests which your readers might be interested in.

Cheaters Taking Over our Games? (Article)
Games, Games, Games! We're all addicted; we all have our favorite ones, and ones we hate. Through all the blood, gore, and shoot-em up action,

MGE Quantum Case @ A True Review
Started back in 1990, MGE hasn't made their name in high end computer cases until now. When people look at high end computer cases,