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Fedora Live USB Creator

Fedora Linux is a popular Linux distribution. It can be installed on a computer system or started from a Live CD or USB stick. The Fedora Live USB Creator aids users in the creation of the Fedora operating system on an USB stick. The tool will setup Fedora on the USB stick giving the user [...]

Author: , Sunday April 12, 2009
Categories: Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Windows

Sort Files Folders Automatically

If you are a messy downloader – that is someone who likes to place all downloads into one folder which grows very large in size over time – you might need a tool to sort the files and folders in that download folder automatically. There are other scenarios where sorting files and folders might come [...]

Author: , Sunday April 12, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Windows Driver Updates

One would think that there should be at least some free working tools for the Windows operating system that allow users to scan if drivers installed on the computer system are up to date or need updating. A user searching for terms like Windows driver updates or driver updates will most likely be disappointed as [...]

Author: , Sunday April 12, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Do you use your OEM operating system?

I just got my hands on a new Sony Vaio FW, and I’m really interested to know how you guys use the operating system on your laptop. My old one had XP installed, which I threw away, downloaded a fresh copy, and used my serial on that without any problems, and as long as I [...]

Author: , Sunday April 12, 2009
Categories: ask the readers, Windows

Youtube Comment Cloud Firefox Add-On

Comments can be very useful wherever they are allowed. To many comments on the other hand make it complicated to get a good overview of the opinions in the comments especially if comments are listed on multiple pages. Comments at the popular video portal Youtube can get out of hand in both ways. It is [...]

Author: , Saturday April 11, 2009
Categories: Browsing, Firefox

Securely copy files with scp

I have to copy files from machine to machine all the time. Most of the time this copying is done over a network connection. When using that transport method I always like to ensure my copying is being done securely. Fortunately Linux has an app for that (sorry, couldn’t resist). That app is scp. Scp [...]

Author: , Saturday April 11, 2009
Categories: Advice, Linux, Networks, Open Source, Security, Tutorials Advanced

Customize Google For Internet Explorer

Customize Google has been a very popular add-on for the Firefox web browser for some time now. It basically allows users to customize many aspects of their interaction with Google services like Google Search or Gmail. Options range from interface enhancements to security and privacy related settings like removing ads or tracking cookies. Customize Google [...]

Author: , Saturday April 11, 2009
Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer

Windows Cannot Find Msconfig

MSConfig, which stands for Microsoft System Configuration Utility, is a administrative tool that gets distributed with the Windows operating system. It has been designed by Microsoft to provide quick access to several system settings, files and parameters like startup items, Windows services or ini files like boot.ini or system.ini. MSConfig can be accessed from the [...]

Author: , Saturday April 11, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Internet Radio Music Player Radiosure

Internet radio has become very popular lately with thousands of radio stations at the user’s disposal at all time. Most music players are capable of playing Internet Radio without installation of add-ons; All that is needed to start listening to Internet radio is the url of the radio station. Radiosure is a radio music player [...]

Author: , Saturday April 11, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

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