Michael O’Donnell

Today Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson were discussing Secunia’s Personal Software inspector

I have tried it out and Wow it is a very handy tool. Its similar to a program I had used in years past called OilChange AKA PitStop its goal is to go thru and check versions of software that are on your computer and Inform you of any outdated updated or end of life statuses .

PCWORLD ” ” ” “The Secunia Personal Software Inspector isn’t perfect, but keeping your computer up-to-date is one of the best ways to stay safe. PSI picks up the same version information you would see if you right-clicked a program file, chose Properties, and then selected the Version tab. But if an app doesn’t report the right version of itself, as happened with my Thunderbird e-mail software, PSI won’t list the proper version either. If you click the name of any listed insecure software, you’ll get handy links to patches or newer software versions. You’ll also receive a link to Secunia’s advisory about why your version isn’t safe, and explanations of the multiple versions of a program you may see listed.

Note:To obtain all this data, the program communicates with Secunia’s servers. According to its privacy statement, the firm stores information about your software for up to 12 months, but it doesn’t collect any personal data beyond version numbers. “

I give this Program a Big THumbs up tryit its free for Personal USE https://psi.secunia.com/

Thought i would dvdfab platinum a try for converting dvds for my ipod will get back and let you know how it goes.

Update/4/28 so far it has been really great very little effort need for the conversion.

I give it a try it you like it status for now.

Mister “(O)” “Tis the Season To be Backing Up Wouldn’t you agree.”
Timmy “But What What should I backup. I dont want to miss any of the good things that make my computer run just right”
Mister “(O)” “Well Timmy thats easy……….. OR is it….”
Does that question come to your mind, Let Me help You. Kinda.I will be speaking from my on extensive personal experience on Micorsofts WindowsXP . So lets make this clear this information is for WindowsXP only,,, as Microsofts Vista has decided to change things up a little bit as to where it keeps things . When I get it nailed down I will report back to you.
So lets figure a few things out.

The my documents folder should contain most of the items you want to back up. RIghhhht.!!!
well mostly.

In the following example WindowsXP is installed on the default C Drive .
If you have it installed on a different location then substitues your drive letter .
There is also the
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\

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