The Mozilla developers have added private browsing to the Firefox web browser since version 3.5. This basically allows a Firefox users to switch to a mode where no records of the web browsing session will be stored on the computer system. The way it is implemented is different from the incognito mode in the Google [...]
Ghacks Forum Beta Test
I always pondered with the thought of adding a forum to Ghacks. A forum would be beneficial in many ways including allowing users to post and discuss topics that are not related to the articles posted at the Ghacks blog. It might also be a good way to create a stronger bond in the community [...]
Mannheim city to sue Mikogo co-founder over Twitter name
Yesterday, the founder of popular screen-sharing app Mikogo shared with the world that he was threatened to be sued by the city of Mannheim if he does not stop using his twitter name, which is http://twitter.com/mannheim. His name is Mark Zondler, but he and the company is based in Mannheim. Does any of you think [...]
Get to know Linux: File compression
How many times have you come across a .tar, .tgz, or .bz2 file in Linux and had no idea what to do with it? Or what it was? Most users of computers know what the .zip file is. Simple, it’s a compressed file. And to uncompress you generally double click it or right click and [...]
Windows Explorer New Menu Manager [Windows]
Many applications that get installed in the Windows operating system add entries to the context menu of Windows Explorer. One of those menus that are often modified is the New menu which can be used to create new files in Windows Explorer. Some of those options are added by the Windows operating system during installation [...]
Phantom Tabs In Google Chrome
Phantom tabs have been designed to help Internet users reduce the amount of computer memory the Google Chrome browser uses at any given time. Many Internet users keep some websites and services open all the time in their web browser even though they might be accessed only sporadically by them. These tabs occupy the same [...]
Firefox 3.6 And Thunderbird 3.01 Portable [Software]
Mozilla has recently updated their Firefox web browser to Firefox 3.6 and the desktop email client Thunderbird to Thunderbird 3.01. Users of previous versions might want to test the new program versions first before they update the programs used in their standard work environment. Tests can for instance be performed to see if the new [...]
Flickr Blocked? Use This Alternative Url [Photo Hosting]
Flickr is one of the most popular photo hosting services on the Internet with thousands of photos uploaded every minute. Some companies, organizations and networks have decided to block Flickr due to its popularity to prevent their employees from accessing Flickr in those networks during work time. There are basically two options to access Flickr [...]
Flash Player 10.1 To Support Private Browsing
Private browsing is a relative new mode that has been added to several popular web browsers recently. It basically allows a user to work with the web browser normally. Data that is accumulated during the private browsing sessions is only temporarily available which is the difference to the normal browsing mode. This means that the [...]