Tag: Utilities

CCleaner Update

CaptureAs an example of why one needs to keep up, I read about a recent update for CCleaner just as the update came onto my machine.

From LifeHacker.com:

CCleaner just updated to a new version with the added ability to clean up Windows’ cluttered right-click menu.

CCleaner’s context menu editor is super easy to use: just head to Tools > Startup > Context Menu and find the menu item you want to get rid of. Click on it, and press the Disable or Delete button.

This assumes that one knows what one wishes to get rid of.  Still, I never like to right click and have “Add to VLC playlist” or “Open in Bridges” as I never used them.

Simpler is better.

Holiday Season Means Free Tech Support for The Relatives

Holiday time usually means a great deal of Tech Support for family and friends as well as colleagues at work.  So for my favorite work Tech Support person and in order to keep it straight myself, I have some ideas organized from my background as well as others around the internet.

Malwarebytes (MBAM)

One author’s favorite malware removal tool gets the first spot on the list because, well, it’s the first app they turn to when cleaning up troublesome computers. The free version of MBAM appears to work miracles.

PCDecrapifier

ON new machines, with all the useless preinstalled programs, run PCDecrapifier

CCleaner

CCleaner is up to version 3.0 and a great way to clean up old and unneeded files, including Web browsers.

Join.me

Join.me is a great way, and brand new, to help users from remote when you aren’t there.  From LogMeInPC this is the easiest and fastest to use and I cured a family problem just this weekend with it.

Microsoft Security Essentials

Never walk away from a freshly-cleaned system without making sure it’s got a good, up-to-date antivirus / anti-malware application installed. MSE is my current favorite and works especially well on Windows 7 installations.