Tech Nerd

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So you use Mozilla Firefox, huh?

Mozilla Firefox, a very popular web browser. Safer and sometimes simpler than IE. I use it, and I love it! In my opinion, its simpler and easier. But what's even greater, is it has add-ons! Woo, add-ons! Lets see some of the cool add-ons which you can download (for free, of course!)



Dictionaries



Not as great, but they help you spell everything right, making it word-perfect! They come in different languages, from Africa to English, from English to Zulu! Woohoo!



Privacy



These are great if you want to keep your computer safe from nasties like viruses and Trojans. These include HTTP Proxy things, Javascript gadgets and more!



Tabs



A way to make your tabs look cool and dudey. These include add-ons which make then colourful, and have a cool effect thing for when you change tabs!

Themes


Want to change the whole look and feel of your FireFox? Here is the place to go. They make your FF more original and bright. A must for brightness-freaks!

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We all know about the cool-and-dudeyness of the FireFox add-ons now, so why don't you check them all out here! Go go go!
I luuurve iTunes, except it does this really weird and delayed thing with videos sometimes, so for them I use WMP. =) Jules (a Windows Vista-user), 14 from New Zealand

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In my opinion, iTunes is better than Windows Media Player. At first, I used Windows Media Player, but as soon as I discovered iTunes, I stopped using WMP as much. Now, I rarely use it! It is only useful for some things that iTunes does not have. crazymmm (a Windows XP-user), 17 from Kuwait

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I was rather disappointed at the lack of submissions last week! Submit! Next week I want to see all your cool-and-dudey websites for everyone to visit! Come on! Submit!

Geek Out!

If something on your computer's screwing up, hit up the submission form and let us know what's going down. Make sure you spyware and virus scan first, though, otherwise we'll just ostracize you.
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External Resources

CD Burning Software:
RealPlayer - Thinger that plays .RM and .RA files.
Windows Media Player - Another player that plays .wma files and burns and rips CDs
iTunes - Supports or converts all music file types. To burn a CD, make a playlist and hit the Burn Disk button.

Browser Hijack/Spyware removal
Ad-Aware - Detects and removes 'spy ware'
Spyware Blaster - Can help reverse spyware damage

Email Providers:
Digital Me - Provided free by Novell, nice features, web-based
Mailshell - Costs $3 a month but can block 99.5% of spam
MochaMail - Has a variety of mail pickup options, free
MyOwnEmail - Not only is it free, it has spiffy domain names

HTML Tools and Tutorials:
1st Page 2000 - Free HTML editing software
HTML Code Tutorial - Free reference for HTML help+forums
HTML Goodies - Tutorials and reference materials
Lissa Explains - Great girl powered HTML advice site

Music/File Sharing:
Bearshare - Free version has ads, pay version doesn't
Drumbeat - File-sharing network client for MAC users

Free and Legal MP3 downloads:
Artist Direct - Lots of free and legal MP3s here
GarageBand - Listen to up and coming bands then rate them!
Peoplesound - A worldwide MP3 distributor

Virus/Trojan protection:
AVG Anti-Virus - Free anti virus software - download required
Avast Antivirus - Some more free antivirus software
Housecall - Free Virus Scan -no software installation needed
ZoneAlarm - Free software firewall program from ZoneLabs

Miscellaneous:
Boot Disks - Download emergency boot disks
PC PitStop - Free PC performance tune-up
Pop-up killers - Advice and links to pop-up killers

Getting a 'Promulgate Universal' XP error or DelFin ads?
Open control panel and click ADD/REMOVE programs then find DelFin Media Viewer and click remove. When done run Ad-Aware (available for download above). Then reboot and you should be fine.

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