I find it helpful to keep a list of the things that I need to install on a new or re-installed Windows system.  I am going to list the specific apps that I install but also talk about them in a generic sense in terms of their function.  Please feel free to comment on deficiencies of this list, or also why some of these things may not be needed.

1. Perl.  Or some other scripting language that you may wish to use.  Not all of us are programmers or have the desire to automate system functions, but I find it very …

I’ve been using Mozilla’s Firefox as my web browser of choice for quite a long time. And I’ve always been pleased by the performance and its options.

That is until recently, when suddenly the damn thing doesn’t block any pop-ups! It almost feels like it encourages them!

Problem is that under “tools” and “options” I have the block pop-up windows checked, however what I’ve found is that every time I reload Firefox the option becomes unchecked.

I check it again, and sure enough on reload it resets back to unchecked. Very strange and very annoying.

I did some digging and it turns out …