Posts Tagged “Windows”

May 23 2008

Windows Firewall

Posted by: seba in Windows, firewall, tags: ,

Windows Firewall

How Windows firewall protect your home.

From severeshock.

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May 07 2008

Windows XP service pack 3 is out for download.

Posted by: seba in Security, Windows, tags: ,

 

Service pack 3 for Windows Xp now is out for download. Is possible to download the SP3 by Windows Update (need Internet explorer).

In a test of exo.blog, Windows XP with service pack 3 showed an increament of performance ~ 10% vs a Windows XP, with the same configuration,  but with  the service pack 2.

Here the test.

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Dec 16 2007

Freepascal.

Posted by: seba in FreePascal, Linux, Programming, Windows, tags: , , ,

FreePascal is a open-source compiler which implement the pascal language,  specifically the Borland Turbo Pascal dialect and Delphi. FreePascal is available for most common operating systems, the following operating systems are supported: Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X/Darwin, Mac OS classic, DOS, Win32, Win64, WinCE, OS/2, Netware (libc and classic) and MorphOS. Here the advantages of programming in FreePascal; i decided to use pascal for my programs because the code is portable from linux to windows and because pascal is a very clean language.

To install freepascal in debian run, from console:

# apt-get install fp-compiler fp-units-rtl

For an introducion to language see this good tutorial: FreePasca tutorial. 

Bye Bye.

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Oct 24 2007

Windows Security!

Posted by: seba in Security, Windows, tags: , ,

After many months of inactivity my home computer is alive. I have parted the hard disk in a way to install many operating systems: Linux, openbsd and windows. Usually, for everyday use, I choose Linux as operating system, but to play game windows is necessary: I should complete Syberia II and I like to play Civilization IV. The next step after install windows ixp is to make it secure, IMHO is simple to do it: the most important thing is to use commonsense with the help of some good program.

An antivirus, a firewall and an antispyware make the windows desktop system secure against the normal attack (antivirus, spyware, trojan etc). In windows xp i have installed the next three programs:

  • Antivir: freeware antivirus, during the program upload, a popup window invite you to buy it.
  • Comodo: a firewall, to use is necessary deactivate windows xp internal firewall.
  • Spybot search & destroy: spyware remover.
  • C-Cleaner: remove temp file and optimize registry.

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