Apple have gone to great lengths to make installing Microsoft Windows XP or Vista onto their hardware as easy as possible, and really it’s a win-win situation (except perhaps for “designer” PC hardware manufacturers). Simply load up the Boot Camp assistant and follow the instructions here, it’s that easy. The only little hiccoughs I have [...]

Keep proper tabs on what is loading on Windows boot-up with AutoRuns from SysInternals. Far more comprehensive than msconfig, AutoRuns “has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor” this is one of those “must-have” tools for the WinGeek. It’s a freebie so why not try it yourself and you’ll see just [...]

For the security concious (or paranoid?) amongst us, ensuring that deleted files stays deleted is a practical concern. Recently we had cause to securely wipe and entire HDD, and our research lead us to Jetico‘s BCWipePD utility.  Impressed, easy to use, efficient and configurable from plenty-secure to insane-o lockdown. Coverage for IDE, SATA and SCSI [...]