Since this seems like such an important topic, I decided to make a list of packages that work. These packages often are designed to only run on specific versions of Windows. And now, on to the list… This software works without any issues that I could find during my quick testing. For more on this package, seeMysticgeek’s review of AntiVir Personal Edition. Norton AntiVirus 2009 Hardly needing an introduction, Norton AntiVirus 2009 works just fine....

Today we’ll run through the features and what you should expect. It’s impressive, so we’ll hop straight into the screenshots. Very useful for Word documents, I think. You’ll also notice it’s possible for you to get quick access to your resolution from here. Very useful for tiling windows. The system tray is also changed, with all extra icons being hidden behind a little arrow. HUGE improvement over Vista. The only time you will see UAC messages is during a new software install....

Imagine my surprise when I found out the same game actually works just fine on Windows Vista. I’m really not terribly good at this game:

And just what was so cool about that? I found out during a training class in HTML that Opera had always had tabbed browsing. What does this have to do with iGoogle? In case you don’t know, iGoogle is Google’s personalized homepage. It lets you take your favorite content from across the web and organize it all in one place. This option allows you to share some or all of the gadgets on the tabbed page with others....

When it comes down to it, this utility really only saves clicking on the Quick Launch icon. If you are a fan of Flip 3D, this is definitely the utility for you. Download Flip3D Activator from notj.net|Softpedia Download Mirror

Have you ever wondered how to get your Instant Messenger contacts into the Vista Sidebar? The solution is a small Windows Sidebar Gadget called Pidglet that interacts with an included plugin forPidgin. Thanks to our extremely helpful forum memberJustinfor finding this gadget. Download Pidglet Gadget for Windows Vista Sidebar Update Appears that the original site is down for whatever reason. I’ve put a mirror copy up andyou can download it here....

But now I can use my computer’s loud speakers to help wake me up easily.

Today we’ll talk about our successes, failures, and lessons learned over the last year. Stay tuned for more announcements coming soon…

I’m not sure that I’d keep it running all the time… This will cause the app to load up every time you login to your setup.

Have you ever inherited a computer that has more than one entry on the Windows XP boot menu screen? If you aren’t tech savvy, you’ll want to just use the second option. Thanks to my friend Shawn for forgetting how to do this and prompting me to write this article. Remember this when making edits. At this point you should be able to reboot, and the menu should be gone....

But what if the event log itself is corrupted? Verify that Event Log service is running. Give the logfile a useful name, and then choose the Save button to continue.

Does your desktop get cluttered with a zillion downloaded files scattered all over the place? Today we’ll show you how to use the Magic Folder to keep things clean. The first time you add the gadget to your desktop you’ll be prompted with a quick start screen… I would leave the checkbox alone, and hit the green button at the bottom. I prefer the Default style, but you might like the “Magic” one too....

I was working on a project for work when I suddenly got the strangest error: “The Event Log is Full”. Seriously? What I didn’t remember is that Windows XP doesn’t automatically overwrite events less than 7 days old from the event log, so when it’s full, most applications that try and write to the event log are going to break. you might easily fix this problem by changing the event logs to overwrite old events regardless of the date, or just increase the size that the log is allowed to grow to....