An extra – and important – layer of protection for your computer – Cloudeight Freeware Pick

Despite its colloquial name, and regardless of the fact you probably think you’re already being inundated with anti-this’s and anti-that’s – anti Em? anti Em? Now you’re rolling your eyes at us and wondering how much longer before we slip into complete insanity and utter unintelligibility – debating whether you even want to read anymore of this article. Hold on,… Read More »

WOW 64 – What the heck is it?

John G. asks, “What is WOW64” When I checked my browser user agent strings on your page athttp://thundercloud.net/start/user-agent.htm . I found something called WOW64? What is WOW64. Is it spyware? Hope you can help me. John G. Our Answer WOW64 stands for Windows On Windows. It’s a 32 bit emulator that runs on Windows 64bit operating systems so… Read More »

Really – please be careful where you click

We posted a freeware pick yesterday (07/02/2011) called Duplicate File Finder.  We tested the program – on three different computers – XP/Vista/Windows 7 – before we published the article. The program is freeware – it is also free from ads, spyware, viruses or any other type of malware. We’ve had two comments now where people claimed they try… Read More »

You need a Windows 7 system repair disc

Why do you need a Widows 7 system repair disc? You need one because if something happens and your Windows 7 computer won’t boot,  you have access to system recovery tools and options, that can help you repair serious Windows problems and get you back up and running again. Here’s how to create a Windows 7  system repair… Read More »

Three specialty search engines you never knew existed

There are a lot of search engines out there besides Google, Bing and Yahoo. The ones we are featuring today are niche search engines – they have limited usability – but they’re a lot a fun. And they’re useful too if their specialty is what you’re looking for. #1. Dead Cell Zones (USA and UK) Dead Cell Zones… Read More »