The Mozilla team has launched the Open Web Tools Directory today which offers a variety of tools that can aid web developers in their projects. You are however wrong if you are now expecting a boring menu that looks like any other web directory that you visited over the past years. The Open Web Tools [...]
Internet Explorer Vulnerability Fix
Microsoft has released a security advisory about a vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control which can be exploited remotely in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability advisory states that Microsoft is aware that attackers are trying to exploit the vulnerability. Internet Explorer users are therefor advised to fix the vulnerability as soon as possible to prevent possible [...]
Backup Messenger And SMS Online
Many users with more than one computer system face a problem if they use Instant Messengers: How can they make sure that the data of all messenger clients is synced. This might not be a problem for users who simply chat and forget but what if you use a messenger for business and need to [...]
Bing Downloader
You might want to try out Bing Downloader if you are a huge fan of the Microsoft search engine Bing or enjoy looking at the wallpapers that get posted as background images every day. Microsoft has made the deliberate decision to add a background image to their search engine by default. Most likely to look [...]
Microsoft Rogue Detection Tool
Rogue DHCP Server Detection Tool has been created by the Microsoft Windows DHCP Team to provide system administrators and users with a tool to detect rogue DHCP servers. The team classifies rogue DHCP servers as servers that have been unintentionally misconfigured, unauthorized unknowingly or configured with malicious intent. The impact of these servers on clients [...]
Set your hostname in Linux
If you are an administrator then you know what a hostname is. If you are not an administrator then you should know the hostname of a computer is the name which a network attached device is known. Unless you have manually changed your hostname, or set it up during installation, your hostname will most likely [...]
Microsoft Hohm Beta Public
Microsoft is currently sending out emails to users who registered for announcements about the Microsoft Hohm service which was in private beta until today. It is now possible for everyone to signup for the service and make use of it. Microsoft Hohm has been designed to help people save energy and money by better understanding [...]
How To Handle Bulk Spam As A Webmaster
If you are a webmaster you usually know what spam is. Blog owners experience spam usually in the form of comments, trackbacks or pings that spammer use to place links to their content on websites. These spammers can be classified as three different types. First the manual spammer who researches blogs in the niche and [...]
Run Software With Parameters In Windows
You need to either use the command line, run box or a program shortcut if you want to run a software program with parameters in Windows. All of these options are not very user friendly and can intimidate inexperienced users. Run With Parameters is an Open Source software program for the Windows operating system that [...]