Whenever a user opens a new tab in Firefox, which usually is done with the shortcut Ctrl-t or by clicking on the plus icon in the tab bar, the tab that appears […]
Connection Keeper is a free software program for devices running Windows that you may use to keep the Internet connection from dropping. Dial Up Internet connections are usually set to timeout after […]
Prevent Restore is a software for Windows that can wipe the entire free space of a hard drive to erase files that might be recoverable otherwise. It has many similarities to another […]
SpeedRead is a free speed reading software for Microsoft Windows that supports a total of four different speed reading techniques. Speed Reading is a reading technique that increases the reading rate of […]
Update: Cloud Speakers is no longer available. An alternative that you may be interested in is Bandsintown Concerts for Android which informs you about artists that play near a location you specify. […]
Grouped Access Tools is an advanced Windows Process Manager which can hold its grounds on many levels when you compare it to the popular Process Explorer. There is definitely room for improvement […]
GMDesk is an Adobe Air application that combines several of Google's high profile applications into an application that is accessible from the desktop. Note: GMDesk has not been updated in a while […]
Desklayer is a windows management tool for the Windows desktop. One thing that many users might miss in all current Windows operating systems is the ability to automatically order open windows on […]
My main computer was turned on 294 hours and 15 minutes in the last three weeks which is an average of 14 hours per day. August 27 was the day with the […]
The Internet is full of websites where users can download wallpapers for their computer systems. The wallpapers are usually provided in several monitor resolutions, and can often be downloaded without registration or […]
Webmasters never know what they are up to when testing websites in various versions of Internet Explorer. It might look fine in Internet Explorer 6 but Internet Explorer 8 might break it. […]
If you are looking for a music tool to create the perfect playlist then you may want to take a closer look at an application called Intelligent Music Scheduler. The playlists generator […]
Black Coffee is probably the number one drink of system administrators throughout the world except maybe in the UK where they drink tea and in France where they drink wine (just joking […]
Precious bandwidth. Many Internet Service providers try anything in their power to limit the monthly bandwidth of their customers who are on an unlimited or flatrate plan. If you are on a […]
Windows users who installed the second beta version of Internet Explorer 8 on their devices started to report errors that they encountered shortly after doing so. Steven Hodson over on Winextra was […]
Yappr is an online community that brings users from all over the world together to improve their English language skills. It's a community driven website with a strong focus on community and […]
Svchost Viewer is a Windows program that has been designed to reveal the services behind specific svchost.exe processes on machines running Windows. The software program of choice to analyze processes is Process […]
Windows Vista uses a service called Volume Shadow Copy Service which is turned on by default on all versions of Windows Vista. The service created shadow copies of files from time to […]
Before you start inventing, creating, investing and publishing you should do a patent search to see if anyone else came up with the same idea and has patented it already. While it […]
Windows Live is rapidly maturing into a very real and competitive set of products. Each individual service isn’t the best solution, excluding Windows Live Writer perhaps, but it does have a huge […]
Many businesses look up information about prospective employees and business partners on the Internet in an information gathering process. Journalists need to find information for research as well. There are additional parties […]
Users with many folders on their system may experience an annoying problem in Windows Vista which has already plagued many Windows XP users as well. Windows XP remembers the folder view settings […]
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 introduced several exciting new features to the upcoming Microsoft browser which hit the Internet by surprise. No one would have thought that Microsoft would add that much […]
I was pretty excited about the release of Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 by the Internet Explorer development team yesterday. If you would have asked me before that day, I would have […]
So far in this series of posts I’ve taken a look at Windows Media Player, iTunes, Media Monkey and Helium Music Manager. Today I’m going to review Microsoft’s 3rd Media software offering; […]
It is always a good idea to test the computer monitor from time to time, especially after installing new video card drivers, operating systems or purchasing a new one. Monitor Test is […]
Universal Netboot Installer (UNetbootin) is a portable tool for Windows and Linux that you use to download and install various Linux distributions to a system partition or USB drive without the need […]
The second beta of Microsoft's upcoming browser Internet Explorer 8 has been released today to the public after a post was made on the Internet Explorer Blog. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 […]
Image icons in Windows look all the same and the only way to distinguish or sort them is by using folders or file names. Xentient Thumbnails introduces a third possibility by providing […]
WebGradient is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices to create colorful texts using gradients that you define in the application. Web Gradient is asimple tool that makes it possible to create […]
I'm loosely following the technological advances in a few sectors that are not directly related to the topics I write about here on Ghacks. This includes advancement in new input technologies like […]
Game Key Revealer is the equivalent of License Finder for gamers, as it displays CD keys of supported PC games in its interface when run. As you may know, License Finder displays […]
The following article explains why it is a good idea to research potential web hosting companies before making business with them. This is a real story. You might have noticed that the […]
Amos mailed me today and told me about a new Mozilla Labs prototype Ubiquity which he called phenomenal. I was skeptical at first but after a quick trial I'm convinced that this […]
Windows XP users who update their system through automatic updates or the Windows update service might be in for a surprise. Microsoft has upgraded the company's Windows Genuine Advantage software for Windows […]
Microsoft Learning Content Development System (LCDS) is an E-learning system designed to aid individuals in creating interactive online courses. Update: Registration is broken at this point in time. You can open the […]
Photocopier is a free program for Windows that turns printers and scanners into a photo copying system. Combining a printer and scanner into a photocopier is probably not suitable for people who […]
Paragrasp is a free add-on for Firefox and Google Chrome that improves how you read articles online by visualizing the paragraph that you are reading. It is sometimes hard to concentrate on […]
The time would eventually come that Mozilla would remind Firefox 2 users that a new version of the web browser has been released. Mozilla released Firefox 3 some months ago in 2008. […]
License Crawler is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows that scans the system for product and license keys to display them in its interface. If you want to setup your computer […]
