I was approached by one of the companies that I work with (IDG) to publish a survey on my website. This survey is being used to create a Media Kit for Ghacks that will be used as a data source in advertising deals. This should mean a higher ad revenue for the site as the [...]
Convert Adobe Flash Files To Screensavers
Screensavers are not really that useful anymore unless you are connected to an old computer monitor. Today’s top reason for running screensavers is plain and simple entertainment. Yes, there are users out there who believe that it is still necessary to run screensavers to protect the computer monitor but that’s probably not the main reason [...]
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum Free Offer
We reviewed the free version of WinX DVD Ripper exactly a month ago and were very pleased with the DVD ripper and converter. The DVD software was easy to use but offered enough functionality to please most users. It was for example possible to rip a DVD with just a few clicks. Users who wanted [...]
Opera Mini 5 beta
Opera has just released a beta version of their acclaimed mobile web browser Opera Mini 5. The beta version, which is available publicly can be downloaded to a mobile phone directly or to the computer system first. Versions for Blackberrys and Java compatible cell phones are provided on the download page. Opera 5 Mini comes [...]
Textarea++ Gives Firefox Users Control Over Textareas On Websites
Do you know a website that you like to participate in, e.g. a forum or a blog, only to be turned down by an abysmal small comment form textarea? Maybe one that is good for a small sentence which essentially means that it will only show a few lines of the text that has been [...]
PBTweet Enhances Twitter Experience
PBTweet is a bookmarklet and userscript that enhances several aspects of Twitter by changing or adding new functions to the popular social network. Before we start looking at the features a word about compatibility. The bookmarklet works with most Webkit based web browsers including Safari and Google Chrome. The userscripts are compatible with Greasemonkey for [...]
Web Browser Have Impact On Battery Life
A recent Anandtech study suggests that the web browser has an impact on a mobile PCs battery usage. The test, which analyzed battery performance under various popular web browsers and three websites, can probably not be seen as representative but it could indicate which web browser uses less battery power to operate. A test with [...]
Google Releases Google Chrome 3
Version chaos; That’s what many web users called Google’s fast paced versioning of their Google Chrome web browser. The stable release was Google Chrome 2 for some time, the stable developer build Google Chrome 3 and the latest build Google Chrome 4. Google Chrome 2 was the version that was offered at the Google Chrome [...]
Firestarter: Simple to use, powerful desktop firewall
Every PC needs protection. Even though the Linux operating system has a reputation for being nearly crack-proof, it is irresponsible to assume this true. Any operating system connected to a network is vulnerable in some way or other and having as much protection as you can is the only way to use a computer intelligently. [...]