Author: Aaron Traffas
Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor and Resource Monitor
Windows has a very useful tool to monitor the programs and services that are utilizing system resources. In Windows Vista, this tool is the Reliability and Performance Monitor, shown here. In Windows 7, the tool has been upgraded and is called Windows Resource Monitor. This tool lists four resources types of system resources – processor,…
Linux and Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
Tomorrow marks the release of a new version of Ubuntu Linux, version 9.10 called Karmic Koala. This is your AuctioneerTech guide to what Linux is and why it’s more relevant today than ever before. Operating system An operating system exists between the application or program you’re running and the hardware you’re running it on. Microsoft’s…
Upgrade from 32 bit Vista to 64 bit Windows 7 using custom install
The upgrade process for Windows 7 is pretty straightforward – if you’re doing an in-place upgrade from 32 bit Vista to 32 bit Windows 7 or 64 bit Vista to 64 bit Windows 7. It gets tricky when you want to perform an upgrade from 32 bit Vista to 64 bit Windows 7. You can’t…
Microsoft Security Essentials – no more anti-virus subscriptions
Image by nDevilTV via Flickr On September 28, Microsoft announced the general release of a new product called Microsoft Security Essentials. It’s the successor to OneCare, Microsoft’s prior for-pay security package. Security Essentials has been in limited preview under the codename Morro and now is available to everyone for free. Security Essentials racked up 1.5…