The Bit Cruncher

Just found an interesting article written by Sarah Perez. It lists 5 steps to shield the information you share on  Facebook. Against who? Well, for example your future employer? The article can be found here.

VHD Attach simply adds a right-click "Attach" and "Detach" entry when you pull up the context menu on a VHD file. VHD Attach is freeware and works only on Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2. Download is here.

Jumped into the deep and installed Ubuntu Karmic Koala with a tweaked Remix theme on my Dell XPS M1730 (old, I know):

Ever wanted to install UNR on a USB flash card? And let it save changes? So you can take all your documents with you?

If your answers are yes, go here to download the USB-Installer-For-Ubuntu-910.zip, unzip it, download the 9.10 iso file here, put it in the unzipped folder, insert your flash card and click on START. Have fun :).

PS, the flash card has to be at least 4 Gb.

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure - when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple. Download is here.

Disk2vhd is a utility that creates VHD versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines. The big difference between Disk2vhd and other physical-to-virtual tools is that it also can run on a system that’s online.
More information and download here.

Here you go. Rodney Burke (The Lazy Admin) made a walk-through.