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Google Chrome Windows 7 Jumplists

Jumplists are part of the new Windows 7 taskbar. The jumplists basically provide access to program related options. This can be the most recent documents of Microsoft Word, the latest visited websites in Internet Explorer but also options to create a task like sending an email or opening a new web browser window. The latest [...]

Author: , Monday August 10, 2009
Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome

Map your network with Zenmap

Nmap is one of the most useful network discovery tools you will ever use. Nmap allows you to explore networks of any size to determine the following information: Port details Host details State Service Devices Addresses and much, much more Nmap is one of those applications you will need to open anytime you see issues [...]

Author: , Sunday August 9, 2009
Categories: Advice, Hardware, Linux, Mac, Networks, Open Source, Security, Software, Tutorials Basic, Windows

LockHunter Unlocks Locked Files In Windows

You eventually have to mention the father of all file unlocking software programs Unlocker if you write about file unlockers in Windows. Unlocker is without doubt one of the best tools for dealing with files that cannot be moved, deleted, copied or renamed. There are alternatives on the other hand and LockHunter is one of [...]

Author: , Sunday August 9, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Lightweight Disc Burning Software UsefulUtils Discs Studio

There is definitely no shortage of free disc burning software programs for the Windows operating system. Programs like ImgBurn, Cdrtfe or Infrarecorder are only a few of the applications that have been reviewed at Ghacks in the past. UsefulUtils Discs Studio is another lightweight disc burning software. The 500-something Kilobyte download will install a utility [...]

Author: , Sunday August 9, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Control Pad Turns The Numeric Keypad Into A Command Launcher

Control Pad is a portable software program (that alternatively can be installed as well) for the Windows operating system that turns the numeric keypad into a command launcher. The software basically works by assigning actions like opening programs, websites or files to key combinations which can then be executed by pressing and holding the * [...]

Author: , Sunday August 9, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Display Firefox Browsing History With History Tree

The default Firefox history manager is not very comfortable to work with. The information that it displays are mediocre at best even if the the browsing history is displayed in the sidebar. Firefox basically display the domain name and the page of each domain that have been visited. It does not however display information about [...]

Author: , Sunday August 9, 2009
Categories: Browsing, Firefox

Create custom desktop shortcuts in Ubuntu

Do you need your operating system to be as efficient as possible? Do you hate having to go back and forth between the mouse and the keyboard? Would you rather have a keyboard shortcut for everything? If this is you then you are in luck. Linux desktops tend to be the most configurable of all [...]

Author: , Saturday August 8, 2009
Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

Internet Recovery Kit

Rizone’s Internet Recovery Kit is a fully portable Windows repair software program that addresses two issues that Windows users might experience while working with the operating system. The first issue is a broken Windows Update module meaning that the computer system will not download and install security updates from Windows Updates. This is a serious [...]

Author: , Saturday August 8, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Two Free File Hosts With FTP Access

Not a lot of file hosts are offering ftp access as an alternative method of uploading files to their servers. Even less if you remove the file hosts that offer that feature to premium users only. The following two file hosts offer free of charge ftp access to their users. Uploading data to a ftp [...]

Author: , Saturday August 8, 2009
Categories: The Web

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