How To Password Protect The Email Client Thunderbird

How to set a password to open Thunderbird?

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=786135

http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/28/how-to-password-protect-the-email-client-thunderbird/

How to create a GIF animation

Found a useful link:
http://www.howtogeek.com/72084/convert-youtube-videos-to-animated-gifs-the-easy-way-no-photoshop/

Recommended free(open source) photo editors

Two of them are Gimp and Photofilter. From what I've read, Gimp is as good as Photoshop. Its main drawback is that is not as easy to use as Photofilter. Otherwise it's a powerful tool.

Best Free (open Source) Video Editors

Virtual Dub seems highly recommended by most experts. Then there's Pinnacle's free VideoSpin, although this editor offers many tools that require a fee. In it's basic form is probably as good as Windows MovieMaker, which is also free. Avidemux seems a good alternative too. And last but not least there is VideoPad. 

10 ways to protect systems from electrical catastrophes

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-ways-to-protect-systems-from-electrical-catastrophes/6083180

http://communities.bentley.com/communities/other_communities/askinga/w/askinga/computer-hardware-protection-and-maintenance-guide.aspx

Hiren's Boot CD

www.hirensbootcd.org

http://www.hiren.info/

The Ultimate Boot CD

ultimatebootcd.com

Tips to make your computer faster

http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-xp-tips/99-ways-to-make-your-computer-blazingly-fast/

This Tool helps you to detect your configuration, update your drivers, monitor your equipement, analize your system's crashes

http://www.ma-config.com/en

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