A virtual private network offers several advantages over the normal Internet connection. It increased privacy and data safety by making use of encryption. The VPN provider basically works as a proxy for all Internet traffic. The websites and services that are accessed send the data to the VPN without knowing where the data is really [...]
Install xTuple ERP Postbooks Edition
If you are shopping around for ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions, you know the search can be long and hard. And you also know the solutions can be expensive and complex. But did you know there were cross-platform solutions that could run on Linux, Windows, and Mac? One of those solutions is the xTuple ERP [...]
View Item Price History Of Amazon, Best Buy And NewEgg [Google Chrome, Firefox]
Some people buy items whenever they think they need them without caring about price development. Others like to monitor prices over a period of time to find the best moment to buy an item online. The Camelizer for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome aids the latter by providing easy access to the price history of [...]
Vevo Video Download Bookmarklet [Youtube]
We have described yesterday how the media player RealPlayer can be used to download Vevo videos from Youtube. While it is certainly one of the few – if not the only – free software solution to download Vevo videos it is not the only one as one of the commenters mentioned in the article. The [...]
Stop UAC From Dimming The Desktop [Windows 7]
If you are a Windows XP user who recently switched to Windows 7 you must have been getting annoyed by the blacking out of the screen every time the User Account Control kicks in. Microsoft calls this dimming the screen. What actually is happening is that the Windows dims the screen to bring the user’s [...]
Partition Manager 10 Personal Review [GotD]
Partitioning hard drives is something that most users rarely do. It usually comes into play when a new hard drive is purchased or when a new operating system needs to be installed. The main benefit of programs like Partition Manager 10.0 is that they offer more control and functionality over build in solutions that might [...]
Invoicing with GnuCash
I get a lot of businesses asking me about running their businesses with open source software. Many assume there are not packages that Linux and open source has no offerings for the SMB (or the consultant) needing a tool to keep track of clients, vendors, and (especially) invoicing. And even though many users know of [...]
How To Download Vevo Videos From Youtube [Download]
The Realplayer is not held in very high regards by most users who have happened to come in contact with the player. This might change however with the discovery that the free version of RealPlayer SP is capable of downloading Vevo videos from Youtube (and maybe even Vevo itself but this has not been tried [...]
Building A PC January 2010 Edition
I made the decision last year to postpone the purchase of a new PC to this year. I’m in no hurry to buy the components and build the PC by myself but I figured it would be interesting for everyone if I would write a monthly post that contains a suggested build for the PC. [...]