Many computer keyboards come with a set of special keys that are used to give quick access to popular applications like a web browser and email client but also media controls to control music playback on the computer system. A problem that can arise is that some manufacturers map the keys to specific programs, e.g. [...]
Four New Windows 7 Themes Released By Microsoft
Microsoft has released four new themes for their latest operating system Windows 7. Some users who have not made the switch yet might be wondering how it can be that Microsoft seems to be pumping out themes for that operating system but supported their operating system in years with only a handful. Two aspects play [...]
Complete database administration package MySQL Workbench
Recently I covered the MySQL GUI tool MySQL Administrator (see the article “Create a database with MySQL Administrator“). However, this tool was just given the official EOL (End of Life) announcement by the MySQL dev team. Although this is sad news for a tool that had recently become my standard for working with databases, this [...]
Fix Stop Error Messages After Resume In Windows 7
Microsoft has released a patch yesterday that is fixing a bug that some Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users are experiencing after resuming their operating systems from hibernation or sleep state. These users experience stop error messages when resuming the system, to be precise one or multiple of the following stop error messages: [...]
No Sound In Windows 7? Try This Fix
Something strange happened from one day to the next on a computer system running Windows 7 Professional. The sound would stop playing even though everything was configured properly. The Creative X-FI sound card was connected, the volume was set to a moderate level and the devices were enabled. Still no sound in Windows 7. A [...]
Daniusoft Media Converter Ultimate [Christmas Giveaway]
The last item on our giveaway list is Media Converter Ultimate from Daniusoft. Media Converter Ultimate is a comprehensive media converter for the Windows operating system that supports conversions of video files, DVD ripping and burning as well as DRM removals. The program supports a large variety of video formats (standard and high definition) that [...]
Pingdom Desktop Notifier
Yesterday’s giveaway – which actually is still running so hurry up if you have not already participated – consisted of Pingdom Basic accounts for one year that webmasters could win by leaving a comment on the Pingdom review page. Pingdom is a website and server monitoring service that offers free accounts that are good for [...]
Manage your secure shell connections from the GNOME panel
I work with secure shell all the time. Day in and day out I am administering personal machines and client machines with the help of ssh. After a while opening up a terminal window and entering the command to connect to all of these clients gets old. And we all know saving time and effort [...]
Zattoo What’s New [Internet TV]
We reviewed the TV over Internet service Zattoo back in 2007 when it first became in selected countries like Germany or Switzerland and then again when it became available in the United Kingdom. Zattoo offers official TV over Internet unlike other clients like most Chinese TV over Internet programs. The official nature of Zattoo restricts [...]