Uninstalling anti virus software on a computer system is sometimes not a trivial task as they tend to add their components deep into the system to provide protection from various threats PC users face these days. The need for anti virus software removal tools arises if the default uninstallation fails. This usually leads to a [...]
Proxy Server Usage To Extend Jailtime In The US
A proxy server can be used for a number of things. People can use it to overcome censorship in their country, to access contents they could otherwise not access or to remain anonymous while performing research on the Internet. Proxy servers to provide a level of anonymity and privacy that makes them a good choice [...]
Microsoft Outlook Email Compression
The average email inbox contains both single emails and conversations. Conversations do usually follow a simple principle. User A writes an email to User B. User B receives the email, reads it and replies to User B. The reply includes all of the content that was send to User B plus the reply. User A [...]
How to add proprietary drivers in Ubuntu
Over the last few years most of my video cards have had NVidia chipsets. And with these chipsets, open source drivers are iffy at times. Because of that I have often employed the use of proprietary drivers. It used to be a challenge to get these to work. Many times you had to recompile a [...]
Microsoft Security Updates April 2009
Microsoft releases security bulletins once a month that outline new security updates and patches for Microsoft products. The security updates for April 2009 list a total of eight vulnerabilities for various Microsoft applications including Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Six of the eight patches affect various Microsoft operating systems. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 [...]
Ebay Auction Monitor
The eBay auction platform is still the most popular online auction system despite its decline from a friendly neighborhood auction site to a site driven by commercial auctions. If users think online auctions they tend to think eBay. Auctions can be monitored on the eBay website easily with the disadvantage that changes are only reported [...]
Optimize Slow Solid State Drives
Solid State Drives are build into many computer systems these days. They are build into netbooks for example, are offered by web hosts to run in dedicated servers or purchased by tech enthusiasts. SSD are basically a new generation of hard drives which will eventually replace the existing ones that are build into the majority [...]
Move Thunderbird Email Profiles To Another Location
The email client Mozilla Thunderbird uses a similar structure of storing data in so called profiles which are saved by default in the user directory of the operating system.There are a number of reasons why some users might want to move the data from the Thunderbird folder to another custom folder. Some that instantly come [...]
Win more eBay auctions
Pretty much everyone uses eBay, but it is often frustrating when you’re suddenly outbid on a rare or unique item. There are a number of strategies one can use to maximise the amount of auctions won. Sniping is a practice that has been used for years and years. Originally this was a manual process, where [...]