The Autopatcher development team has released a new version of their popular system updater. The program is a downloader and installer for Windows operating system and software patches. It can therefor be used to download all patches for specific operating systems and software programs like Microsoft Office. The main benefit of running Autopatcher over Windows [...]
Windows 7 Released
Microsoft has released its latest operating system Windows 7 in selected countries today with other countries to follow down the road. Many say that Windows 7 is what Windows Vista should have been, an optimized operating system that combines the looks of today with interesting new features and less bloat. The similarities between Windows Vista [...]
Stumbleupon Redesign Makes The Site Simpler And More Attractive
Back in the days when I began using Stumbleupon I always thought that the website itself was a bit messy. Plus there was not really a good search to find websites related to topics that you were looking for. This has changed with the recent redesign of the Stumbleupon website. An account is still required [...]
Sync your Android phone with Banshee
Recently I finally managed to get rid of my iPhone for a much more Linux-geek friendly mobile – the HTC Hero. One of my issues with the iPhone was that, in order to do ANY syncing, you had to use iTunes, which I really didn’t like. And although the HTC Hero has yet to be [...]
Google Map Saver
We reviewed the Google Maps downloader Offline Maps last month and came to the conclusion that it was an excellent program for users who want to have offline access to specific regions and locations in Google Maps. The Google Map Saver is a similar application. There are a few differences between the programs that need [...]
Xkcd Comic Wallpaper Changer
Xkcd is a website where new comics are posted regularly. Most of these comics apply to a geek audience and may cause confusion by the rest of the population. The characters in the comics are drawn as stickmen and there is usually lots of text to accompany the drawings. The comics are provided as single [...]
WordPress 2.8.5 Security Update
The WordPress developers have released version 2.8.5 of their popular blogging software. The version is considered a security upgrade and therefor mandatory for all WordPress blog owners who run their own WordPress blog (but not those running a blog at WordPress.com). The developers are calling this released a hardening release as it tightens WordPress security [...]
Panda Internet Security 2010 [free]
Seems that some security companies and software developers are going crazy on the launch day of Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 7. Panda Security is the latest security software developer that will be offering one of its products for free on October 22. That’s right; Users who visit the promotion website on that day can [...]
Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
Microsoft has updated their software Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor two days ago. Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is a tool that runs on Windows XP and Windows Vista. It can be used to audit the computer system to find out if it is compatible with Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 7. To do that the program [...]