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Usenet Provider Giganews Reaches 400 Days Of Data Retention

Giganews has been my Usenet provider for the last couple of years. Before that I switched from service to service only to be disappointed eventually by poor performance or connection problems. Yes, these services were cheaper than Giganews but you did get what you paid for, at least back then. The Usenet provider landscape has [...]

Author: , Sunday September 13, 2009
Categories: Online Services, The Web

Create your own mobile Ubuntu repository with APTonCD

How many times have you installed Linux, tweaked it to perfection with various applications, only to have something happen and you have to re-install. Or you get that machine up and running with all the goods and then want to re-create the system on another machine. In either of these situations, the last thing you [...]

Author: , Saturday September 12, 2009
Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

How To Track Google Keyword Rankings In Google Analytics

Professional webmasters, and also many other website owners, need a way to keep track of keyword rankings of their website. Keyword ranking simple means the position in selected search engines of a website for a specific keyword. Ghacks is for example ranking on the first spot in Google, and probably in every other search engine [...]

Author: , Saturday September 12, 2009
Categories: The Web, Tutorials Advanced

Free File Hosting Downloader

Free file hosting downloaders are programs that make it more comfortable to download files from file hosting websites like Rapidshare, Megaupload, SaveFile or Mediafire. These programs usually offer a handful of advantages with the most important ones being the ability to bypass all the advertisement that is posted on those websites and to queue files [...]

Author: , Saturday September 12, 2009
Categories: Linux, Mac, Software, Windows

PC Activity Monitor

An activity monitor is a software program that can be used to record PC activity that includes running programs and processes on a computer system. The Windows Activity Monitor installs itself as a system service in the Windows operating system. The service will automatically record PC activity and generate reports that can be accessed with [...]

Author: , Saturday September 12, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Computer Keyboard Locales Switcher

I just came across a computer program that allowed Windows users to change the language of the computer keyboard with the Caps Lock key. Using different keyboard locales is a solution for users who work with different languages throughout the day, e.g. Chinese and English. These users need to read and often write in different [...]

Author: , Saturday September 12, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Multi Monitor Control

Most users with multi monitor systems run the computer monitors side by side. Some users on the other hand use systems where the other computer monitor is not directly viewable, e.g. one normal computer monitor next to the computer system and a media center TV in another location. Multi Monitor Manager is a lightweight portable [...]

Author: , Friday September 11, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Computer Virus Effect Remover

Computer virus attacks on a computer system can sometimes have undesired side effects that make it harder for the computer user to remove the computer virus effectively. This includes disabling the Windows Task Manager, Windows Registry or the command line tool. These effects are sometimes still in place after cleaning the computer virus, trojan or [...]

Author: , Friday September 11, 2009
Categories: Security, Windows

Yahoo Mail Integrates Drop.io To Support 100 Megabyte Attachments

Big companies are not only currently competing with each other in the search engine niche but also when it comes to webmail. It’s actually the same three companies – that is Yahoo, Microsoft and Google – that provide both search engine and web mail services. One of the latest areas of interest for web mail [...]

Author: , Friday September 11, 2009
Categories: Email, The Web

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