There are search tools and then there are SEARCH TOOLS. Any Linux user that has ever needed real power for their searches generally has to resort to the command line where they can take advantage of regular expressions or scripting. But what if you could have a GUI tool that could also handle regular expressions? [...]
Lifestream Backup: Free 1 Year Accounts For Ghacks Readers
Most computer users know that regular data backups are important to be prepared when data on a computer system becomes corrupted. This can be due to hardware failures, human error or computer virus infections. Backups ensure that data can be recovered at anytime. Online services on the other hand are not usually integrated in backup [...]
Bing & Ping Preview
The Microsoft Bing development team is trying to distinguish their search engine from Google by adding new features to their search engine. The latest feature that the team is developing goes by the name Bing & Ping. It has been designed to offer Bing users better options to share search results. This feature resembles the [...]
Organize Firefox Bookmarks In Tabs
Firefox opens the bookmark manager (which is officially called library) in a new window by default. I always felt that this was kinda weird as it meant to navigate back and forth between the web browser window and the bookmark manager. One could try to place the two windows next to each other or display [...]
Wallpaper Generator
Most wallpapers are downloaded to a computer system or created by using a photo or image that is already on the system. The portable software program Wallpaper Generator offers another possibility. It can create gradients that can then be used as the wallpaper on the local computer system. The software comes only with a few [...]
100K Google Wave Invites
Some call Google Wave the next big thing on the Internet while others think that it does not add anything new or exciting to the web. Whatever it is, most users have not had a chance to test Google Wave as Google has closed registration for the service. The Google blog announced yesterday that they [...]
OSMO: Your friendly personal organizer
Although integration has become widespread, there are instances when you might want a separate tool for organizing your life. Say, for instance, your company requires you use Zimbra, eGroupware, or Outlook for company calendaring and contacts. What if you want something on your machine to organize your life – that doesn’t require an online connection, [...]
Volery Custom Software Installer Invites
We have seen a few tries at creating one installer that would allow a user to install multiple popular software programs at once. Most of these programs were taken down after a while due to legal issues that some software developers had with the way their software was distributed. The new service Volery tries a [...]
Karen’s Lan Monitor
Karen’s Lan Monitor is a lightweight Windows application that can display various information about a computer system’s network adapters and related information. The application is divided into multiple taps that display the various information. The default tab will list all available network adapters and their settings including the adapter’s speed, type, physical address and about [...]