Tag: picasa

what is google updater and why its running?

March 09, 2008 by Jason

If you have ever downloaded any of the products like , screen saver etc, you may have googleupdater.exe running as a process in your system right now.

You can check by pressing “alt+ctrl+del” to open and click the process tab.

What is googleupdater.exe?

GoogleUpdater.exe is a process which belongs to the .com’s range of facilities provided. This program is a non-essential , can be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.

Why its running?

This process informs the user about the new version and updates for the all the products installed. Read More»

10 reasons you should get Vista

July 10, 2007 by Jason

1. UI built for the era of video and digital photography
It’s not actually ’s key selling point, but the thing that everyone will probably find the most useful about Vista is that photos, videos and music are not treated the same as Word documents any more. When you open a folder of photos, they come up as they’d appear in or iPhoto. There’s inbuilt basic photo editing. Music folders come up in columns of ID3 tags, a bit like . Finally, you don’t have to rely so much on third party apps to work with your files.

2. Image-based install
PC enthusiasts spend a lot of time installing and reinstalling for their own and other people’s PCs. The Vista DVD is actually a pre-installed version of the OS in a compressed form, making it substantially quicker to install. It’s also much easier to customise for unprompted installation with the correct defaults, and you can even install your own software automatically at the time Vista is installed - like slipstreaming service packs but on steroids. Read More»