AppRemover

OK, I have to say it! This is the BEST remover of wierd anti-virus/spyware/malware tools there is. It just plain works, no hassles and after a reboot, all gone. Get this if you do or help your family and friends with all the crazy stuff they do. From the site:

About AppRemover

AppRemover™ is a software application, developed by OPSWAT, Inc, that enables the uninstallation of security applications such as antivirus and antispyware from your computer.

For technology vendors seeking additional technical information please visit: http://www.opswat.com/appremover.shtml or read the FAQ.

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Easy to use. Once downloaded, simply double-click the AppRemover icon. AppRemover will uninstall any detected antivirus and antispyware applications on your computer.

Licensing AppRemover

If you are interested in a commercial or OEM license for AppRemover, please contact sales@opswat.com.

AppRemover is free for your personal, non-commercial, use.

If you wish to deploy multiple copies of AppRemover within an organization or entity, or if you wish to bundle AppRemover with hardware or software or other services, please contact OPSWAT to obtain a commercial license.

Your use of AppRemover shall be in accordance with and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the AppRemover License Agreement that accompanies AppRemover.

Use AppRemover:

- When replacing one security application with another

- When competing security applications tie up your computer

- When the application's built-in uninstall process fails

- When you have forgotten the application password

Uninstall the following application types:

- Antivirus

- Antispyware

AppRemover is spyware and virus free.

- Scan it for malware at www.filterbit.com

How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control

Not really an Online Tool, but important. Here's where you can reset-uninstall the Adobe Flash and bazillion other tools they offer and want to install if you want to start over. I use this tool and it does work well. From the site:

"Due to recent enhancements to the Adobe Flash Player installers, you can now remove the player only by using the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller. To remove Flash Player, simply download and run the appropriate uninstaller for your system using the steps below.

1. Download the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller:
   • Windows: uninstall_flash_player.exe (205 KB) (updated 2/24/08)
     
   • Mac OS X, version 10.3 and above: uninstall_flash_player_osx.dmg (243 KB) (updated 11/05/08)
   • Mac OS X, version 10.2 and below: uninstall_flash_player_osx.dmg (1.3 MB) (updated 05/27/08)
   • Mac OS 8.x, 9.x: uninstall_flash_player.hqx (33 KB)
2. Save the file to your system, choosing a location where you can find it (for example, your desktop). Macintosh users may need to open or unstuff the .hqx file.
3. Quit ALL running applications, including all Internet Explorer or other browser windows, AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, or other Messengers. Check the Windows system tray carefully to make certain no applications are still in memory which might possibly use Flash Player.
4. Run the uninstaller. This will remove Adobe Flash Player from all browsers on the system.

Note: The uninstaller cannot remove files currently in use.

If you have any instances of the player open in your web browsers, instant messaging clients, stand-alone SWFs, or projectors, then the uninstaller will complete but some files may not be deleted. If this occurs, then close all of your applications and run the uninstaller again to ensure that all files are removed.

Note: Internet Explorer users may have to reboot to clear all uninstalled Flash Player ActiveX control files. If you're not certain, select the "Show Details" button in the Flash Player uninstaller. If there are any log lines that begin with "Delete on Reboot..." then you'll need to reboot BEFORE running the Flash Player installer again."

This tool has saved me countless hours, I highly recommend it...

Trip-N-Tale

I don't travel as much as I used to, but if I did - I would probably use this site to keep my friends and family up to date. Here's the info from the site:

Showcase and Share Your Trips!

TripnTale.com is the best place to showcase where you have traveled with maps, photos, videos and journals.

Your travel memories are precious
http://www.tripntale.com/#
* Thousands of travelers are sharing their trips every day at TripNTale

* Use our free unlimited storage to back up your photos, videos and journals.

* Discover cool places and Connect with other travelers.

Simply upload all your photos, videos and journals in batch and you'll get a free travel map and slideshow.

SharesPost

This is WAY TOO new to really evaluate, but I wanted to pass it on. From what I can tell, it's another great idea that well, may or may not make it. As always, do your research before investing any anything, but again - this looks like a great idea. From the site:

About Us

Welcome to SharesPost. Here is an overview of who we are and what we've set out to do.

THE PROBLEM WE’RE TRYING TO SOLVE

Just about everyone in the private equity industry recognizes that some fundamental problems jeopardize the prospects for the industry’s participants. Many limited partners need to liquidate substantial portions of their private equity holdings but can’t find an efficient way to do so. Venture capital firms are unable to show attractive ROI’s in large part because there is no liquidity on public exchanges into which even their strongest portfolio companies can exit. Founders who have built successful companies for over a decade find their entire net worth still locked up in a single, illiquid asset. Companies have no way to divest shareholders clamoring for a quick sale despite the companies’ great long term prospects. Regulators, in an effort to create greater transparency, have required funds to mark their assets to “market” but, given there actually is no real market, have left everyone scratching their heads.

The central deficiency giving rise to these dilemmas is the absence of an efficient secondaries market for private equity. If buyers and sellers could find each other efficiently and in volume then LP’s and venture funds could find buyers for their equity, founders could gain some measure of diversification and liquidity, companies could create a shareholder base united around a long term vision for growing the enterprise and regulators (and the rest of us) would finally see what price a willing buyer and willing seller would put on a company’s shares. As Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures said: “[t]he efforts of a few brave souls to create secondary markets for private company stock is going to lead to more data, more transparency, and more liquidity without having to register and do an IPO or sell your company.”

At SharesPost, we set out to solve these problems while complying with the letter and spirit of the securities laws and protecting the interests of companies, investors and entrepreneurs. It’s a big problem and it requires us to balance some competing interests, but we think we’ve done it. SharesPost is all about making private equity liquid.

WHO WE ARE

SharesPost was founded by Greg Brogger in early 2009 with a small team from BrightHouse, the Santa Monica based incubator. Greg has been both a successful entrepreneur and a securities lawyer in the past and draws upon both of those experiences in the building of SharesPost. Our company was launched with the support of a community of distinguished entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, industry luminaries, securities lawyers and technologists. This larger group came together in part of course to build a successful and valuable company but also to rally around the bigger vision, to introduce a much needed liquidity solution for the private equity industry.

CONTACT US

We welcome your input at SharesPost, so please tell us what you think – click here to email us.

STAY AWAY FROM (Insert ad here)

Or whatever they are calling it today. DO NOT and I'll say it again....DO NOT buy into any type of blah-blah-blah offering you a bazillion dollars income from posting Google Ads or anything remotely similar. Do you really think you're going to make money by giving someone else a buck or two for some secret formula? Really...do you? Yes, you can make money using Google and others, but it's going to cost you a bunch of sweat equity - not a dollar.

What you're going to end up with is a charge to your credit card or bank account for somewhere between $30 - $100 each and every month for something you never wanted in the first place. Please (super-please) read each and every bit of fine print before falling for such things.

Just a friendly reminder. Oh and by the way - when you read the ad for these things, notice how the person in the ad just happens to live in or near your city. You think that's a coincidence? Nope, just creative web programming. Ask your brother, sister, mom, uncle or whatever to type in the address of the ad and see where that lucky millionare person lives....yep, probably the same person (only local to them).

Again, just pass on this junk...

LogMeIn

This post is for my clients who know I use this really fine tool, but don't necessarily understand what it's all about. Basically, if you want to sit at your desk in the office from home, this is what you need. Believe me, I've tested every single remote access solution out there and this by far is the easiest to use. I prefer some other more complicated solutions just because of what I need to do, but if you want hands-down-simple access to work from home or home from work, this is the way to go. Oh yea, did I mention it's mostly free? (Free as in there are a few things you can't do without paying, but for the most part...it's free). If by chance you need help getting this thing working and are having problems....drop me a line. It'll literally take me 60 seconds to tell you how. From the site they say....

"What if you could access your personal computer at any time, from anywhere with an Internet connection - from work, vacation or the road?

With LogMeIn, you can access your personal information securely and transfer files on the fly.

You can use your personal computer as if you were sitting right in front of it and run the programs you use every day. You can play games, stay connected with friends and family, manage photos, check email, administer your personal finances, print and share files, even listen to music."

IRS Withholding Calculator

Umm, do I need to say anything about this? It's handy if you need it and free.