Ghacks has been using the same Internet advertising providers since the creation of the website. This has changed in the last few months were we replaced a few advertisers to test new advertising schemes. One area that has changed was intext advertising. Intext advertising refers to those double-lined links that you see occasionally on the [...]
Print Service Manager
A few things happen to go badly every now and then when working with printers in the Microsoft Windows operating system. Most users have experience stuck print queues with undeletable print jobs. This can be very frustrating for the user as there is no apparent way of fixing that problem. Many inexperienced users uninstall and [...]
One Step Closer To Extension Support In Google Browser
One of the things that is keeping the Google browser from attracting a larger audience is missing extension support. While it is without doubt possible to work with a web browser that does not support extensions it is not quite as comfortable – and sometimes secure – as it could be. The majority of experienced [...]
Mozilla Ubiquity Command List
Ubiquity is an interesting add-on for the Firefox web browser that was covered before here at Ghacks. Here is a short explanation of what Ubiquity adds to the Firefox browser. It basically provides access to a command line in Firefox that comes preinstalled with dozens of commands to make life easier for the Firefox user. [...]
Connect Evolution to Google mail and calendar
How many email accounts do you have? How many calendars do you use? If you’re like me you have more than you can manage – unless you manage them in a centralized location. That is one of the beauties of using a groupware client like Evolution. And fortunately the Evolution PIM plays well with Google [...]
Hard Drive Health Monitoring
Active Hard Disk Monitor is a hard drive health monitoring software that displays information about a computer system’s hard drive state. It analyzes and displays S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) information provided by compatible hard drives. Other features are hard drive performance monitoring and control, bad sector scanning as well as event logs and [...]
Computer Monitor Calibration
If you bought yourself a shiny new computer monitor you might want to ensure that the monitor is calibrated correctly. This is also important for computer monitors that are already in use to ensure that they display the colors and picture correctly on the screen. There are basically two different parts of monitor calibration. The [...]
Get to know Linux: Enlightenment E17
I have been recently covering various Linux desktops. So far you can read about Fluxbox, Xfce 4, Window Maker, and IceWM. I also touched on creating dropshadows with xcompmgr and transparent windows with transset. If you have been reading me long enough, then you know my favorite Linux desktop is the Enlightenment desktop. I have [...]
FireFox Speed Up Script
Firefox Speed Up Script is a script for Greasemonkey that combines several tweaks to Firefox core configuration settings with site specific optimizations and various other improvements including blocking of known advertising scripts. The Greasemonkey extension for the Firefox web browser is required to use the Speed Up Script which will automatically become active after installation. [...]