If you administer a Linux system or you need to troubleshoot an issue, you know that the Linux /var/log directory can quickly overwhelm you. Where do you look and what are you looking for? What about view on a per-date basis? Not an easy task is it? It can be if you scrap the command [...]
Web Browser: Opera Turbo Preview
Opera Software has made available a preview version of their much acclaimed Opera Turbo technology. Windows, Linux and Mac OS X users can download a preview version of Opera 10 containing Opera Turbo, a new function that is using proxy servers to compress the traffic before it reaches the Opera browser on the client’s computer [...]
Remove Old Windows Device Drivers
If you are the type of computer user who likes to upgrade his computer with new hardware devices instead of purchasing a new computer whenever a speed, storage or performance update is due you might find the following tip interesting. It is very likely that old device drivers are still present on the system which [...]
How to Find the Best Deals on Textbooks
Most of you will agree with me when I say that education (especially in university) is expensive. After tuition and living costs, the next highest expense on the list will no doubt be textbooks. College textbooks prescribed by the university change on an almost yearly basis and most students have no choice but to cough [...]
Free Ringtones
The Internet can be an amazing resource for free ringtones. There are technical ways to obtain ringtones by using audio editing software programs or simpler by using ringtone search engines. One of easiest to use is Tonzr, a search engine for free ringtones that finds more than eight million different songs. The search works by [...]
Manage Ebook Collections With Calibre
Ebooks are finally taking off and entering the mainstream with devices like the Kindle or Sony’s Ebook Reader. What’s missing is a good software program to manage ebook collections. Calibre is a multi-platform ebook manager that can display, convert, list and sync ebooks. Program versions are available for the Windows, Linux and Mac OS X [...]
The difference between wordpress.org and wordpress.com
This might be very obvious to some, but about 70% of the clients I work with do not know the difference and spend money on something they could be getting for free! If you have a blog or would like a blog it is essential that you know the difference between WordPress, wordpress.com and wordpress.org. [...]
Web Browser: Firefox 3.1 Beta 3
The third beta of the Firefox 3.1 web browser has been released by the Mozilla development team just a few hours ago. It can be downloaded from the official website in all supported languages and for all supported operating systems. The release notes contain information about the improvements in this beta version of the Firefox [...]
Relationship Based News Search
News are usually presented in article form on the Internet with links to related articles in and around the content. Silobreaker provides an interesting alternative to the common presentation with their so called network relationship search. It basically allows the visitor to enter a search term in their form on top to compute a relationship [...]