Google has recently raised the attachment limit of emails that can be send and received via their email service Gmail to 25 Megabytes. The storage that is offered to all Gmail users exceed 7000 Megabytes which makes Gmail an ideal service for a variety of applications.

We have already seen that it is possible to use Gmail as a backup storage space for important files. The GPhotospace application adds another possibility. It makes it possible to create virtual photo albums in Gmail that can be shared with users. Sharing in this context means that the photo albums can be send to individual users which means they are send as an attachment. GPhotospace is provided as a Firefox add-on which offers another functionality. Users who are invited can use the GPhotospace add-on to view the galleries online as well.

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Tags: Email, firefox, firefox-add on, gmail, google-mail, photo storage, photos, send photos, share photos
Categories: Browsing, Email, firefox

There are many media portals and other websites that offer free videos and music that users can watch and listen to. It ranges from Internet radio stations to music services such as Last.fm or Pandora to video websites which have become an excellent way of listening to music and watching videos. The music and mvoie industry have also realized that these websites can be used to promote their products. It’s a win-win for all parties.

There are several options when it comes to downloading music and videos from the Internet. Some websites use weak or no encryption at all which means it is possible to download the media directly from within the web browser. Other websites and services protect the media by encrypting it which makes it harder to actually download the files to the local computer system.

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Tags: download-music, download-videos, imeem, last.fm, media downloads, pandora, tubemaster, youtube
Categories: Windows, software

The installation of Java can terminate on some computer systems with the error message “Error 25099 Unzipping Core Files Failed”. This can happen with the Java online or offline installer. The reason for this error message is not totally clear but there are a few things that users can do to fix it to be able to install java without further problems.

The first thing that they should try is to uninstall all remains of previous Java installations. This can be done from the Windows Control Panel. The user can then try to install Java again once Java has been uninstalled and the computer rebooted. Another possibility to ensure that no traces of Java are left on the computer system is to run the excellent JavaRa software program which can remove all Java files and information from the computer.

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Tags: error 25099, install java, java, java error, java installation, javara, troubleshooting
Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows, troubleshooting

We had to check the date on the story that was posted on Techcrunch this morning which basically stated that Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X bought The Piratebay for 60 million Swedish crowns. It is rare that websites like The Piratebay get bought off, they usually cease to exist either by legal pressure or by being closed by its administrators.

The two most important questions right now for the millions of users who use The Piratebay are these two: Who are Global Gaming Factory X and what are their intentions with the website. According to the company website “Global Gaming Factory X AB has the biggest network of internet cafés and gaming centers in the world and provides advertisers, software publishers and service providers with an unprecedented access to the large group of tourists and the large gamer community that visit these centers”.

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Tags: bittorrent, globabl gaming factory x, P2p, piratebay, techcrunch, the piratebay, torrent, tracker
Categories: P2p

eBay, struggling to compete with the likes of Amazon.com recently announced a new fee structure in hopes to attract new sellers. Many sellers who have previously left eBay have complained that the fees were too high and when something doesn’t sell, it costs more to list on eBay than the money it brings in.

According to a newsletter sent by eBay to its members, eBay will allow sellers to list their first five items each month without having to pay a listing fee. In the past, eBay has offered large discounts to bulk sellers on eBay leaving the burden of cost on the shoulders of those who list only a few items at a time. Former users have said, “because of this, what used to feel like an online garage sale where some treasures can be found has turned into just another online store.”

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Tags: amazon, auctions, ebay, ebay auctions, ebay fees, Online Services
Categories: Online Services

The Mozilla Firefox development team has finished the final version of Firefox 3.5. The new version is currently distributed to all official mirror websites with the official announcement expected to hit the web later today. No download portal is currently offering the new version for download which is surely going to change in the next hours once they get notice of the new release.

Once the release has been officially announced it can be downloaded from the Mozilla website or by using the built in update checker in the web browser. Considering that the release of the third release candidate of Firefox 3.5 is just a few days ago it is likely that there are not many considerable changes in this version compared to the release candidate.

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Tags: firefox 3.5, firefox release, firefox-update, mozilla firefox 3.5, mozilla-firefox, web browser
Categories: Browsing, firefox

I host my website on shared hosting. My connection is too slow and unreliable to justify running my own server and I have no need to hire a dedicated server or a VPS. Consequently, many other websites are hosted on the same box as mine and I have often wondered their nature. In addition to curiosity, this could be used to check to see you agree with the ethical stance of your webhost, to check to see if any of the other sites drain resources (thus slowing your site) and to check for any possible security risks.

Every server has an IP address and using specialist websites, a list of domains which point to that IP address can be returned. Several websites do this, and many charge for the service.

If one types in a domain or IP address on myIPneighbors.com, the site lists other domains that point to that IP. It can be a little unreliable, though, no doubt due to the site’s heavy load.

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Tags: ip, reverse ip, reverse whois, server, servers, shared hosting, web hosting, web hosts, whois
Categories: Online Services, The Web, Tools