Combined with a capable firewall, Microsoft Security Essentials is currently the best and most hassle-free solution available for Windows. If you don’t agree with me, one of us is a monkeynut. However, it has a few quirks (two, to be specific) that may drive you to using another security tool (a cracked...

I love gadgets. I didn’t have one until yesterday. Okay, I do have an HP laptop and an LG dumbphone since two years, but neither is the kind of stuff I’d call a gadget. Yesterday, I got my first ever gadget gadget – a Samsung N150 netbook! I’m a big fan of netbooks – they’re tiny, light,...

There were times when everything made by Microsoft (save Windows and Office, of course) was crappy. Geeks couldn’t wait to install tons of additional software on their new Windows XP machines the moment they switched them on. And then, Microsoft woke up. From each of the dozen Windows Live offerings...