Internet Explorer users have a limited choice of add-ons and extensions compared to other web browsers like Firefox or Google Chrome. One of the new options to extend the web browsers functionality are so called web slices that have been introduced in Internet Explorer 8. A web slice is basically a notifier that updates information [...]
Download Hulu TV Shows With Stream Transport
Hulu is without doubt one of the most popular websites to view tv shows online in the United States. It provides free access to popular tv shows such as Lost, Family Guy, The Office and dozens of other tv series and shows. But access to Hulu is limited to viewers from the United States and [...]
Docky: Another OS X-like Doc
OS X users love their Dock..and with good reason. Not only is it a handy way to launch applications, it’s also rather stylish. I have covered a tool that had a similar look and feel before (see my article “Avant Window Navigator: OS-X like dock on Linux desktop“) and although that tool served it’s purpose [...]
Ghacks Forum Roundup
The Ghacks forum has been online for some weeks now and it is growing and evolving nicely. We have some regulars there who contribute a lot to the forum and the user count, threads and posts is continuously on the rise. We are closing in on the 250 members count with almost 350 threads and [...]
Detect Duplicate Images With AntiDupl.net
If you store images on your computer chance is that you eventually encounter duplicate images. This can be because some have been downloaded from multiple locations, in batch where it was not enough time to check the pictures before downloading them or because of copying and moving them around on the computer system. A manual [...]
Get to know Linux: shutdown, reboot, startx
If you use Linux long enough you are going to come face to face with a situation where you are in a GUI-less log in and you’re either going to know what to do or you are not. If you don’t know what to do, you will find yourself in a bit of a bind. [...]
Add Shortcuts To Google Search To Search Faster
Most Internet users use the Google search engine when they need to search for something online. The results are usually pretty good but there are occasions where the results need to be refined to find the information the web user is looking for. Once on the search results page the only way of doing that [...]
What Should I Read Next Suggests Books To Read
How do you decide what to read and what not to read? The decision might be influenced by past books that have been read (e.g. from the same author or same topic), friend, colleague or magazine recommendations, advertisements, related books that are shown on shopping sites or by simply stumbling upon interesting books online or [...]
Manga Lover Keeps Chrome User Updated With Latest Manga Releases
If you are a Manga fan chance is that you visit websites like One Manga or Manga Fox regularly to read the latest Mangas directly on their websites or download them to the local computer system. Most even offer RSS feeds to inform their readers whenever a new Manga is being published on their websites. [...]