Stockstings Choice of Antivirus: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Congratulations, Malwarebytes!
You have earned the FIRST EVER Stingtricks award of awesomeness, because the freeware version works better than the full version of any other anti-virus program!
Here you go!

Second place gets no trophy, but it is McAfee security center.
Third place gets no trophy, but it is Norton Security Center.

Template Fixed

A lot of people have been saying the template hurts their eyes so I fixed it. Happy?

Invisible Folders

Hey readers!
Sorry I haven't been active, halloween has been a hastle.
Anyway, todays tip is how to hide folders.


1. Right click the folder you want to hide, and select Properties/Customize/Change Icon
2. Select one of the invisible icons
3. click apply
4. right click the invisible folder and click rename.
5. erase the name and on your numbpad type ALT+255
6. now the folder should have no icon and no name (just remember where you put it)

SEE YA LATER!

How to use proxies

Thanks to whoever made this image that I found, but here it is.

BUT use this site for proxy's (proxies, proxi, whatever)
http://proxy-list.org/en/index.php

 If you want custom windows visual styles (like a different start button, different window borders, etc.) then check out this link.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-patch-windows-vista-to-enable-custom-themes-visual-styles/
BUT! Instead of editing the dlls, install a program called Vista Glazz,
Then open up vista glazz, and click the icon that has those papers with multiple colors, and select to patch it. DO NOT RESTART
Next, click the icon with the computer, then patch it.  Restart your computer now.
You can get visual styles here...
http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/windows/visualstyle/
Then you can follow the rest of the tutorial on How-to-geek.

~Stocksting

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Hey guys, I decided to make a blog dedicated to computer tricks.
I'll try to get a few new tricks here every week, maybe sometimes multiple tricks a day.  Today I am probably adding multiple tricks because THIS trick has been posted on my social blog (stocksting10.blogspot.com)

Heres what you do.
Use ---> this <--- wallpaper (I recommend you re-size it with photoshop) and put icons in the drawers, AND put your computer icon on the desk, and maybe your recycle bin next to the desk.

Thanks for reading.

~Stocksting

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