After using Linux for a while you will eventually find yourself needing to create a bash script. And just what is a bash script? A bash script is a script that is run through the bash shell. Usually a bash script is a user-generated script that serves a specific purpose and combines numerous commands into [...]
TotalMounter Virtual DVD Drive Software
We have covered virtual dvd drive software programs in the past. Software like Clone Drive, Win CD Emu or Iso Disk allow a user to create virtual DVD drives on a computer system that can mount disk image formats. Most programs that were covered in the past were restricted to a few popular disk image [...]
Gmail Translations: Who Needs It?
A new feature was recently introduced in Gmail that is available in the Labs tab in the Gmail settings. The Message Translation add-on makes it possible to translate incoming email messages with a click of the mouse button. A “translate message to” message will be displayed when viewing emails in Gmail that are not in [...]
What You Should Do After Buying A New Computer System
Dante send me a link to another “malware found on purchased laptop” story. The new M&A Companion Touch netbook contained three pieces of malware: An USB worm, a rootkit and a World of Warcraft password stealer. These things seem to happen regularly and it is not only laptops that are affected by this. We have [...]
Get to know Linux: Removing files
As you all know, with Linux there are numerous ways to deal with each and every task. Some of these ways are obvious, some are subtle, and some are as brute-force as an NFL offensive line. Each of these methods will do the same thing but, in some cases, the results are a bit different. [...]
Display Dynamic IP Address
There are numerous ways to obtain information about a dynamic IP address. The most common method is probably to visit a site on the Internet that is displaying information about the IP in the web browser. Ghacks for example has a small IP Lookup script for that purpose. There are also other ways of obtaining [...]
Littlefox Theme Optimizes Firefox Screen Usage
Littlefox is a very popular theme for the Firefox web browser that has been designed for users who want to reserve as much screen estate as possible for websites displayed in the browser without losing functionality or usability. It achieves that primarily by minimizing the toolbars in the header and the status bar in the [...]
Print Friendly Removes Uneccessary Elements Before Printing
We have covered services and applications before that allow a user to remove elements from websites before adding them as a new print job to their printer queue. Some examples are Print What You Like, HP Smart Web Printing or Best Way to Print Websites which covers two extensions for the Firefox web browser. Print [...]
OffiSync Adds Google Docs To Microsoft Office
OffiSync is an add-in that adds the online document management features of Google Docs to Microsoft Office. Users who do use Microsoft Office and Google Docs do so for specific reasons. One of the prime advantages of Google Docs are the collaboration possibilities that Microsoft Office does not offer in that form. The problem that [...]