Consider it Dunn

I download lots of junk and install it and then delete it and after a while my computer is running as slow as molasses. Then the programs I do not delete end up slowing down the startup on my computer… nothing I hate more than a snail-pace startup… especially when I can remember how lightening fast the computer originally was.

Anyway, enough gabbing. I found a program that I highly recommend called EasyCleaner and it is totally free of charge - no strings. EasyCleaner is easy to use and does a number of cool things like the following (I took from the home site):

• Finds invalid registry entries —-> deleting them speeds up your computer!
• Finds duplicate files —-> deleting them will free disk space!
• Finds all unnecessary files like backups, temps etc. —-> deleting them will free disk space!
• Finds all invalid shortcuts —-> deleting them will free disk space and increase usability!
• Manage programs starting at Windows startup! —-> who knows, you might even catch a virus before it gets serious!
• Manage Windows add/remove software listing!
• Easily remove Internet Explorer’s temporary Internet files, history and cookies!
• Very user friendly!
• Shows some interesting info about your disk space usage.
• Very customizable.
• Multi-language support!
• Uses only little amount of recources while running!
• Huge help file which gives you every little detail about EasyCleaner!
• And much more…

Sounds hypish, I know but I can honestly say my experience with this program has been excellent - so give it a shot if you find your computer is running at a snails pace. Just be sure to set a system restore point on your Windows XP system before you run the registry cleaner (this way any mistakes can be repaired easily). Here is a link to a simple tutorial on how to create a Windows restore point.

Finally here is a link to download EasyCleaner. Just remember please, I am not here to provide tech support… do not download this unless you are willing to take the leap and learn a new program. It is a very simple program but I felt I should say that

Okay, I am a total gadget freak… I cannot deny it. I absolutely LOVE technology and *most* of what it has provided. Why *most*? Well, the obvious issues I have with technology stem from major issues like Nukes and polluting materials like overused plastic, etc. That said, there is a whole other type of technology that admittedly gets me pretty amped but more often than not causes the hair on the back of my neck to rise to attention; military technology.

Now obviously military technology is a necessary evil in some cases, after all it can help save lives by putting less allied lives in the line of fire (i.e. drones, laser guided missiles, etc.).  But this, well this article from Wired magazine takes it all to a whole new level; robotic ants overwhelming enemies, poisonous or explosive wasps, precision accurate insect explosives… eeeek!

Anyway, check out this article from Wired (”Military Builds Robotic Insects“) and see if it gave you the same queasy feeling it gave me… man I would hate to be the bad guy… I just wish I always saw a clear delineation of what being the “bad guy” was.

Okay, I know the title does not make much sense but it will after you watch this funny video from Ze Frank on the Wii and playing with himself. No worry, not exactly what it sounds like but it is still well done!

Here are the winners of Google’s gadgets contest: http://www.google.com/intl/en/events/gadgetawards/winners.html