Tools for Website Maintenance

A friend asked for help with a website.  These tools have been useful.

Reference Guides

Font examples:
http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/html-tutorial/fontlist.htm

Color wheel:
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_colorpicker.asp

Software

PhotoFiltre Portable
Simple yet feature rich image editing suite.  Doesn't use Windows installer.
http://download.cnet.com/PhotoFiltre-Portable/3000-2192_4-75374045.html

Core FTP LE
FTP client.
http://www.coreftp.com/download.html

TotalEdit
Text editor supporting many software languages.
http://download.cnet.com/TotalEdit/3000-2352_4-10422689.html

Code

Place syntax validators in page footers:
<a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer" title="This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional"><abbr title="eXtensible HyperText Markup Language">XHTML</abbr></a> | <a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer" title="This page validates as CSS"><abbr title="Cascading Style Sheets">CSS</abbr></a>

Removing GoogleUpdate.exe

How to stop GoogleUpdate.exe from running on MS Windows.

With task manager, end the GoogleUpdate.exe process.

Run services.msc from a command prompt. Set the googleupdate entries to DISABLED.

Run taskschd.msc from a command prompt.  Delete the task.
OR
Start --> Control Panel --> Scheduled Tasks
Delete the task.

Run msconfig from a command prompt.
On the "Startup" tab, uncheck "GoogleUpdate".


With these changes in place, over time the entries will return.  Now remove the actual program.
Remove GoogleUpdate.exe from the following paths.  Drive letter could be different on your system.  If you are administrator, go to your user name.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update

Microsoft Windows 8 Upgrades

Anyone who is still suffering with MS Windows Vista may be interested in upgrading to Windows 8 Pro.  Considering the frequent slowdown and hangs with Windows Vista, a $40 upgrade is reasonable.

After upgrading to Windows 8 Pro, an upgrade to turn on the Media Center features is no charge.  "... you can add Windows Media Center for free through the “add features” option within Windows 8 Pro after your upgrade."

The upgrade pricing is available through January, 2013.

For those purchasing a new system with Windows 7, the upgrade will cost $15 after registering for the promotion.