Reverse image search refers to the concept of searching for occurrences of a specific image on the Internet. The usual image search engines let users enter a search term which gets searched in their database. They then display images that are related to that search term in the results. Reverse Image Search on the other [...]
AVG Antivirus Linkscanner
Users of the antivirus software AVG already know the AVG Linkscanner as it is included as a module in the antivirus software. AVG has now made it available as a standalone application for the Windows operating system compatible with the Internet Explorer and Firefox web browser. The difference lies in the detail. AVG Linkscanner will [...]
Switch off apps for gaming mode with Gamebooster
Recently I have gotten back into gaming, which means a huge 2 hours a week about, but nevertheless, it is a good way to blow off some steam. If you want to run some very modern games though you might need to squeeze every last bit of memory and CPU power out of your laptop [...]
Linux Solutions: Why does Firefox start in offline mode?
If you have this problem you know how frustrating it can be. Every time you fire up Firefox it wants to start in offline mode. To get around this you have to go to the File menu and uncheck the Work Offline box. When I first encountered this I immediately opened up about:config and searched [...]
Identify Analyses Profiles Across Social Networking Sites
Identify is a Firefox extension that can be used to retrieve information about individuals on social networking sites. It works by visiting a profile page on a site and pressing the [alt i] keyboard shortcut to open the Identify overlay. Mac users press [ctrl i] for the same effect. The Firefox add-on will then display [...]
Automatic Website Screen Capture
Site Shooter is a lightweight and portable software program created by one of our favorite software developers Nirsoft. The tool comes with an interface but can also be run from the command line which is usual for Nirsoft applications. Site Shooter (via Addictive Tips) is a screen capturing software that can take automatic screenshots of [...]
Microsoft Fix It Gadget
Microsoft has recently introduced a new service called Fix It which aids users in fixing common problems encountered in the Windows operating system and other Microsoft software automatically. The process has been simplified and basically consists of a script that can be downloaded and executed on the computer system to fix the problem at hand. [...]
Facebook Fixer Enhances Facebook’s Design
Are you a regular Facebook user? If you are you had to cope with several design changes, ads, profiling and privacy policy changes in the past which more often than not have faced strong opposition in the Facebook community. There are several possibilities to change pages and elements on Facebook to undo certain changes to [...]
Taking screenshots has never been so fun!
I think I just found the best screen capture software ever, or at least the best looking one. The aptly named PrtScr is originally intended to fill the void created by the Windows snipping tool which can only be found on tablet Vistas and some other select distributions. It has the same basic functionality, with [...]