Today, Microsoft released Security Essentials, a 100% free anti virus, anti spyware, and anti malware software. There are no subscriptions, no trials, just 100% free! Finally, people can protect their computers without forking over any money!
Download, and install the small software package, only takes a few minutes. Once installed, you don’t have to do anything else! Security Essentials is “set it and forget it” protection! It runs in the system tray, and will alert you if there are any security issues.
[ Download Microsoft Security Essentials ]
Have you backed up your pictures lately? or ever? Go read the newest How To, and get to backing up those pictures!
Read: How to backup your pictures using Picasa
I’ve been a fan of Picasa for a long time, and now I’ve an even bigger fan! Facial tags were first introduced in Picasa Web Album, and now has gone a step further, and not only detects faces, but also will, after tagging a face, recognize a face, and auto tag it for you! I updated last night, and was truly amazed at how accurate it was! This is a MUST HAVE update for anyone that has digital pictures on your PC.
From the Picasa Blog, here’s a video going over the new features of Picasa 3.5:
Download Picasa 3.5 at [ picasa.google.com ]
Until now, Google Sync only worked with Calendar and Contacts, but now supports mail! This is great news for mobile users – both Windows and iPhone!
Read more over at the official [ Google Mobile Blog ]
MMS functionality for AT&T customers of iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS running iPhone firmware 3.1 is set to launch officially on September 25th. Aaron Krill has posted a nice little trick to enable this functionality right now before the official launch on 25th.
The following step-by-step guide will help you enable MMS functionality on iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS running firmware 3.1 on AT&T network:
Step 1: Download and install the latest version of iTunes if you haven’t already.
Step 2: Make sure iTunes is closed before following the steps below:
Windows 7 & Windows Vista:
- Click on “Start” and type “Command Prompt” in search and then press enter.
- Goto \Program Files\iTunes\ directory by typing “cd C:\Program Files\iTunes\” in Command prompt and press enter. For those of you who are on x64 version of Windows should type this instead: "cd C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\”
- Now type “iTunes.exe /setPrefInt carrier-testing 1” in the Command Prompt and press enter.
Mac OS X:
- Start the “Terminal” app by navigation to Applications –> Utilities. Or just type “Terminal” in spotlight search and hit enter.
- Now type this command and press enter: “defaults write com.apple.iTunes carrier-testing -bool TRUE”
Step 3: Download the modified .IPCC file (ATT_US.ipcc). Download link given below.
Step 4: Now connect your iPhone with your computer and start iTunes.
Step 5: Now press and hold left “alt” button (“Shift” button on Windows) on the keyboard and then click on “Check for Update” in iTunes and then release the “Shift” button.
Step 6: Select the .IPCC file which you downloaded in Step 3 and update your iPhone.
Step 7: Once the update is done, reboot your iPhone.
You should now have fully working MMS on your iPhone 3G and 3GS with visual voicemail.
Disclaimer: This guide is for testing & educational purposes only. EverydayNerd.com nor it’s authors are responsible for any loss of important data or malfunctioning of your iPhone.
[ Download .IPCC file to enable MMS ]
