Linux PDF viewers

Today a loyal reader sent me a message saying he enjoyed the Alternative Linux web browsers article and was hoping I could apply the same idea to PDF viewers. The truth of […]

Join the Microsoft Security Essentials Ongoing Beta

Microsoft has released the final version of their security software Microsoft Security Essentials on the same day that they have released their latest operating system Windows 7. Microsoft Security Essentials is a […]

Manga Reader MangaMeeya

Manga are very popular these days both in the "real" world but also on the Internet. There are lots of places where Manga fans can read Manga online. Websites like One Manga […]

Check Music Collections For Missing Cover Art With CovArt Ops

CovArt Ops is a new portable program for Microsoft Windows devices that you can use to scan a folder or entire drive for music cover art. Many modern media players like Winamp, […]

Post-Processing Scanning Software Scan Tailor

Scan Tailor is a free cross-platform post-processing tool for scanned pages for Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux computer systems. Scan results may vary depending on the scanner and scan software that is used. […]

Mozilla Add-Ons Sort Broken?

The Mozilla website hosts - among other programs and files - the web browser Firefox and the email client Thunderbird. The very same website also functions as a directory for Firefox and […]

Change Default Programs Temporarily With Coffee

Coffee exPresso is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows devices to change file associations temporary on machines running Windows. Let us say that you are in a situation where you would […]

Alternative Linux web browsers

You know Firefox like the back of your hand. You've heard tale of Chrome and you know KDE has tried to pawn Konqueror off as their default browser. In the distance you […]

Zonealarm 9.1 Firewall Free Windows 7 Released

Update: ZoneAlarm released new versions of its firewall product. You can download the most recent version from the official website where it is still available for free. The free version is compatible […]

Global Hotkeys Windows Media Player Plugin

WMP Keys is a free plugin for Windows Media Player that you may use to configure global hotkeys for use with the default Windows multimedia player. Microsoft's Windows Media Player does not […]

Twitter Japan To Introduce Paid Subscriptions

If you have ever asked yourself how Twitter could be earning revenue from its highly popular messaging service then the latest developments at Twitter Japan might answer that question for you. The […]

Google Directions

Google Directions is a service by the Google Maps team that can be used to get driving, transit or walking directions directly in the maps application. Update: the most recent version of […]

Google Chrome Privacy Protector

Some Internet users are reluctant to use Google's web browser Google Chrome due to privacy concerns. These concerns are not just based on thin air but on the fact that data is […]

Simple Linux disk burning with Brasero

  If you have used a modern Linux system then you know how easy the task of burning CDs has become. I have covered the K3B tool as well as burning CDs […]

Finally Some Good Use For The Firefox Home Button

UsableHomeButton is a free browser add-on for the Firefox web browser that allows you to go to the home page of any domain. The home button in the Firefox web browser - […]

MocoSpace Login

MocoSpace is a so called mobile social networking website. What this means is that it is primarily designed for mobile access and not computer desktop access. Another interesting aspect of MocoSpace is […]

Windows Explorer: Add Copy To and Move To

The following tip provides you with information on adding copy to and move to actions to the Windows Explorer context menu on Windows. Here is an old Windows Explorer tip that I […]

Work On Websites Before DNS Propagation

If you buy a website or order a new domain, you sometimes want to point it to another web hoster or your own virtual or dedicated server. This can also happen when […]

Close Tabs With A Double Right-Click In Firefox

Rights To Close is a browser add-on for Mozilla Firefox that allows you to double right-click on any open tab to close it in the browser. If you are like me, you […]

Create Movie Screenshots With Scenegrabber.NET

Scenegrabber.NET is a free software program for the Microsoft Windows operating that can create single or sequence screenshots of movies that are loaded into the program. These screenshots are often used to […]

Manage your bibliographic database with Bibus

If you are a student, teacher, writer, or anyone who has a need for a bibligraphy then you need to do yourself a favor and make use of a bibliographic manager. A bibliographic manager […]

Driver Sweeper 2.1 Completely Uninstall Drivers

Our last review of Driver Sweeper dates back to March where we reviewed version 1.5.5 of the system software (read: Device Driver Cleanup). It can be used to uninstall drivers completely from […]

Setting Up Email Accounts In Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird 3 is currently available as a release candidate. This suggests that the final version of the desktop email client will be released rather sooner than later. One of the biggest […]

Windows 7 Editions: Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 Ultimate is the last Windows 7 edition that we would like to review in our little series. This is the only consumer edition of Windows 7 that offers all features […]

File Hosting Download Manager Mipony

Mipony is a file hosting download manager for Windows devices that you can use to download files from supported file hosting services. One could say it is a less complicated than JDownloader, […]

Jamendo Pro For Businesses, Shops And Projects

Jamendo is a music community where artists share their music with the rest of the community. Users can download and play the songs without having to pay money to do so. The […]

Bitlocker Versus True Crypt Performance

Alexander over at 4Sysops ran a benchmark comparison test of the encryption software programs Bitlocker and True Crypt on netbooks. Bitlocker is the encryption software that ships with Windows 7 Ultimate and […]

Huawei Has A $200 Android Phone Lined Up

And that is probably without any subsidy. Huawei has apparently confirmed that such phone exists and is coming soon. Whether this is the elusive U8230 is arguable but there is a strong […]

China Is About To Cause An Android Flood

If there’s a good piece of technology doing its rounds around the world, you can rest assured that small, unknown Chinese companies are likely to try their hands at it. It happened […]

AM-DeadLink 4 Beta Adds Google Chrome Support

Update: You can check an updated review of AM-Deadlink here. The information below may not be up to date anymore, and it is highly suggested to go to the updated page instead. […]

Create and manage databases in Linux with Glom

If you've ever had to work with a database in Linux you most likely are aware of three or four tools that can handle the task: MySQL, PostgreSQL, PhpMyAdmin, and OpenOffice Base. […]

Test The New Google Search Interface Right Now

Update: Google has modified the search interface in the meantime, and the method below won't work anymore because of it. The company displays a bar atop the search results now that you […]

Image Download Software Neo Downloader

Neo Downloader Lite is an image download software for the Windows operating system to bulk download images from the Internet. The software program works with all web browsers; this is unlike the […]

Three Methods To Force Add-On Compatibility In Firefox

You might have read in our announcement post about the latest Firefox 3.6 beta that the Mozilla developer's have changed the add-on compatibility parameter in the Firefox web browser. This article therefore […]

Firefox Image Host Downloader

ImageHost Grabber is a free browser extension for the Firefox web browser that enables you to download images from image hosting sites. Image hosts like Imagefap, Fapomatic or Photobucket are popular places […]

Windows 7 Editions: Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Professional is the second Windows 7 edition that we take a closer look at (after Windows 7 Home Premium yesterday). This edition is actually the equivalent to Windows Vista Business […]

Internet Radio Recorder The MP3 VCR

The MP3 VCR is a free Open Source Internet radio recording software that's more than just an alternative for the excellent Streamripper. The software supports Shoutcast and other mp3 streams which can […]

Use MP3 Diags in Linux to repair your MP3 collection

Do you have a massive MP3 collection that contains files with problems? Don't you wish you had a program that could search through that collection, find problems with those files, and fix […]

SPlayer A New Windows Media Player

SPlayer, yes you read SPlayer not SMPlayer, is a new contender for the Windows media playback throne. Depending on your media player of choice, you are either stuck with installing codecs to […]

Windows 7 Editions 1: Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 Home Premium is one of three Windows 7 editions that Microsoft has designed for the mid to high end market segment (the other two of that segment are Windows 7 […]