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New operating system, new bsod color. Anyone who hears the phrase “blue screen of death” knows it’s Microsoft’s gift to the world. With the new Windows Vista, blue has been replaced with black.
An email from Microsoft to a large Windows Vista distributor entitled “Pirated Vista — A darkness descends!”, describes what pirated users of Vista […]

Your computer is running a lot of processes at any given time. If you looked at the list of processes being run, would you know what each one does? Probably not. If you’ve ever wanted to know what a certain process like crss.exe was for, head over to Process Library.
Process Library provides you with information […]

Do you find yourself staring into space when you should be working? Office boredom is not a trivial thing. If you have a lot of energy, you could hold a desktop contest. If you need to recharge your batteries, why not play golf?
Chip Shotz Golf will let you have some tee time right on your […]

Skype Windows users are in danger of being infected with a worm that spreads through the service’s peer to peer chat feature. The worm attack starts when a Skype user receives a chat message from their contact list or from an unknown user. The message will include a link to a .jpg file. The link […]

Sunday is reserved for the community here at Brown Thoughts. No regular articles, just one open post for everyone to talk about anything they want.
Everyone is welcome to relax and talk about whatever comes to mind. If you’re one of the lurkers, why don’t you come out of the shadows and join the conversation? Don’t […]

Another week, another batch of interesting posts by other bloggers. Here on Brown Thoughts, Sunday is all about focusing on other people. Spend some time visiting these blogs, they all have something to share. Don’t forget to come back here though heh.

If you’re a Firefox user, you’ve probably wished that Windows Explorer had tabs to make browsing through your computer faster and easier. QT Tab Bar is a free application that will add tabbed windows to Windows Explorer.
The program is customizable and also comes with a favorites option, tooltip previews, supports hotkeys, product launcher, etc.
Here’s a […]

When you need to search for science videos, YouTube isn’t the answer. With the increasing amount of user submitted free video sharing sites, how do you know if the science video you’re watching is real?
ScienceHack is a video search engine that focuses on free science videos. What makes this video sharing site stand out, […]