Windows XP tips

An excellent source of Windows XP tips, tricks and news is WXPnews. The front page is the current issue. Click on the “all issues” button for the archives.

Highly recommended anti-virus

Eset Home. Haven’t tried it myself (probably will when my NAV subscription expires) but several experts recommend NOD32.

American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century

Feeding America – The Historic American Cookbook Project. For example: The American Woman’s Home: or, Principles of Domestic Science…, by Catharine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1869. In various cookbooks, you’ll find receipes for Apple Souffle (1889), Stuffed Peppers (1891), and Rice Pudding (1798).

The best floor cleaning products

Holloway House Home Page. Their Floor Wash and Quick Shine are excellent.

Weblog Tools Collection

Weblog Tools Collection

31 Days to Building a Better Blog Headquarters

ยป 31 Days to Building a Better Blog Headquarters: Blog Tips – ProBlogger

Blog Tips – ProBlogger: Make Money Online

Blog Tips – ProBlogger: Make Money Online

Spyware & keylogger removal tools

It’s a sad fact of life that people can and do put spyware on our systems that capture what we type. Essentially, these people are spying on us. Sadder still is the fact that sometimes people need to spy on others. Rather than opening several cans or worms, I just wanted to note that there are also tools to detect these spying programs.

SpyCop Spyware Remover and SpyDetect are both highly recommended detection and removal tools.

Konfabulator and widgets

Konfabulator Widgets for Apple and Windows – little applications to do cool things.

Spyware Doctor spyware remover

Spyware Doctor – Award-winning Spyware Remover. Highly recommended by Spyware Info. Scans, scrubs and monitors.