For the Linux operating system there are plenty of possibilities when it comes to firewalls. One possible option is Firestarter (You can read my “introductory” article “Firestarter: Simple to use desktop firewall” for an example of one such tool). You could also get very granular with the command line tool iptables. Of course most administrators [...]
Windows Live Messenger Uninstaller
Microsoft has renamed its instant messenger client several times in the past ten years or so. Windows Messenger was the name of the program under Windows XP. Windows Vista users on the other hand worked with Windows Live Messenger on the other hand. Both programs came preinstalled with the operating system. The Windows Live Messenger [...]
Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image
Web designers and webmasters need to check their designs and websites not only in web browsers from various web browser developers but also in different versions of a web browser. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for example has a distribution rate that is still divided among the versions 6, 7 and 8 of Internet Explorer making it [...]
Prevent Blocks Basic Operations In Windows
Prevent is a little application for the Windows operating system that will block basic file operations while running. This can be useful for users who want to prevent that other users access and manipulate files on their computer system while they are away. This might not always be the perfect solution though as many users [...]
Turn Photo Sequences Into Time-Lapse Movies
Time-lapse movies are movies that are created out of many still photos of the same location. You might have seen these effects on tv in shows that explain how something big, like ships or buildings, get build. What many people do not know is that it is extremely easy to create these time-lapse movies. All [...]
Local Apache Web Server Wampserver
Running a local Apache web server is essential for many webmasters. It is always a good idea to test code locally before publishing it on the Internet. Professional webmasters usually test their code in a local web server before it gets published. Mainly to avoid possible downtimes in the live environment but also to avoid [...]
Display Clocks In Thunderbird
One add-on that I do not want to live without anymore is the Fox Clocks add-on. I initially only installed it in Firefox where it displays the current time in the status bar with the option to hover the mouse cursor over the clock to see additional timezones that have been configured. That’s great for [...]
Don’t Panic Lets You Run And Hide Software Groups
Don’t Panic has been designed as one of those so called “boss applications”. These types of programs allow a computer user to quickly close (or hide) specific software programs so that the boss (supervisor, mother, girlfriend.. you name it) does not see it on the computer screen. Don’t Panic is a highly configurable program in [...]
Create your own Certificate Authority with TinyCA
If you run any sort of server that is accessible by the public, you know the importance of certificate authorities (CAs). These certificates give your users a bit of insurance that your site is actually what it claims to be and not a spoofed version of your site waiting to either snag some data or [...]