I confess that I’m not particularly adept when it comes to working with hardware. I can work with nuts and bolts and have even built my own switchboards but I’m always looking to upgrade my skills. Besides, as most people know, getting people to come and fix things can turn out to be a very [...]
Computer Driver Updates
Many users never update their computer drivers after the initial setup. They are either unaware of the possibilities or do not see a reason to update the drivers. Many face the problem of not knowing how to update computer drivers on a system. The major problem for many is that there is no official way [...]
Windows Explorer Tool TrayProdder
Tray Prodder is a Windows Explorer tool that adds two features that have been introduced in Windows Vista to previous versions of Windows. The two features in question are the ability to display checkboxes and to highlight the full row on select. The software program relies on the Microsoft .net Framework 3.5 SP1 which has [...]
Using javascript to hide and unhide elements dynamically
My favorite aspect of javascript is that it enables you to add great features to your site like showing/hiding parts of it when a user clicks a link without reloading, get some data from a database and displaying it in a new div, again without reloading. In fact, it would be possible (although not very [...]
Fedora 10 and the Evolution of Xorg
This is a rant. This is only a rant. If this were a real review you would be notified by your local emergency broadcast station…Now that I have your attention, I want to direct you to what is happening with the latest version of Fedora and X configuration. If you have installed Fedora 10 and [...]
BTF Sniffer Is The Ultimate Software To Reveal And Delete Traces
It does not happen very often that we review a software that does not come with an English user interface. The software would have to provide something that no equivalent software would provide. BTF Sniffer is such a tool. It is unfortunately only available in the German language but it should be easy enough to [...]
January 2009 Microsoft Security Bulletin
Microsoft has the habit of releasing security patches on one Tuesday each month. Time critical patches can be delivered out of schedule but that did not happen that often in the past. Only one security bulletin has been released on the patch Tuesday in January 2009. Security Bullein MS09-001 has been rated critical for Windows [...]
Computer Mouse Head Control
HeadMouse 2 is a interesting software program for computer users who cannot or do not like to use their hands when controlling the computer mouse. The software is compatible with most Windows operating systems including Windows Vista or Windows XP. The only other requirement is a webcam with a minimum resolution of 640×480. The program [...]
Remove Deleted DLLs In The Windows Registry
Some software uninstallers leave lots of traces behind. This can be files in the program directory, in a Windows folder but also in the Windows Registry. There are uninstallers like Revo Uninstaller that will automatically scan the Registry and specific folders in Windows for traces of an uninstalled program helping the user to get rid [...]