Making the Switch: Installing XP Pro on iMac with Boot Camp

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 encountered are:
You [...]

SysInternals AutoRuns

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 why your [...]

Jetico BCWipe

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 means [...]

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