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Did you realize Windows only allows 10 outbound connection attempts at a time? A simple patching utility can fix the problem and speed up your BitTorrent downloads.

If you’re looking for extremely granular control over file copying, and fewer failures, you don’t want to miss RichCopy.

If you need to prevent an application from running accidentally or would like to disable an application you can’t uninstall, AppLocker provides a simple interface to do so.

Is your Xbox 360 red in the face? No, not that kind of red, but facing that painstakingly loathsome red ring of death? Well, if group product manager Aaron Greenberg knows anything about the situation — and we’d imagine he does — then it looks like the guys at Microsoft have finally found a solution [...]

Everything comes around full circle. First we had Joost, Babelgum, Veoh, and others create standalone client software for watching online videos, but the ease and ubiquity of watching directly in the browser trumped whatever technical benefits a standalone client provided. The rise of YouTube, and more recently Hulu, proved that. But now that watching videos [...]

We’re now less than a two days away from the scheduled activation of the latest variant of the Conficker worm and experts are still unsure if this is all a hoax or a set-up for security disaster.

System admins and technicians deal with a number of frustrations in our daily work. One of the biggest: desktops that keep getting misused, abused, and trashed as a result of carelessness, malice, or a lack of common sense. Sandboxing programs are a great way to prevent these kinds of headaches. What do they do? In [...]

Free system tray application Windows 7 Shortcuts brings the best Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts to your pre-Win7 desktop. It was good before, but now a few of its shortcuts even improve where Microsoft left off.

XBConnect is software that runs on your PC and will let you play Microsoft Xbox/360 games and Sony PSP games with players from around the world. Imagine plugging your Xbox/360 or PSP into a LAN that went around the planet. Load up Halo, Halo 2, Rainbow Six 3 or any other compatible game and you [...]

Windows Media Center brings a full and robust media management to your Windows operating system. Not only does Windows Media Center provide access to all your music, videos, photos, and more, but it also sports fantastic DVR functionality (it’s like having a TiVo without the monthly bills).