Windows maintains a list of programs that have been executed on the operating system in the Windows Registry. This Windows program history contains detailed information about the programs that have been launched by the active Windows user. The feature has been available since for a long time and Microsoft has continued to implement it in [...]
Google Docs Windows Explorer Integration (Ask The Readers)
Now that I have decided to run a computer system without local pdf reader installed I had to find another comfortable way of dealing with pdf documents. I’m currently using Google Docs for the purpose which is not that big of a nuisance because I have to open pdf documents rarely and I have the [...]
GNOME Shell tips
So recently I discussed GNOME shell which gave a sneak peak at what GNOME 3 was going to look like (see my article “A sneak peek at GNOME 3“). Although there are many naysayers out there – who seem to either only want more of the same or who doubt the ability of any developer [...]
Adobearm.exe And Reader_sl.exe
Adobe just announced changes to the way they deliver updates to their users, specifically an option to install an Adobe Reader update silently in the background without user interaction. The new feature will be enabled together with the scheduled release of Adobe Reader 9.3.2 on Tuesday, April 13. System administrators still have the options to [...]
Firefox 3.6.3 Lorentz Runs Plugins In Separate Processes
Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome are doing it, so why should not the Firefox web browser? Running plugins in separate processes adds much to a web browser’s stability as a crash in a plugin could, and usually would, result in a browser crash as well if everything was handled under one process. With out-of-process [...]
Digital Photo Organizer Adebis Photo Sorter
Adebis Photo Sorter is a free software for the Windows operating system that can aid the user in organizing the photos that are accessible on the computer system. The digital photo organizer can come in handy in numerous occasions but in particular when a user wants to sort and structure a photo collection or create [...]
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Beta Leaks
I blogged yesterday about the first leak of a Windows 7 Service Pack beta over at our sister site Windows7news.com and noticed that the service pack has now made its way on various Bittorrent websites and (very) likely other distribution platforms as well. Windows 7 users thinking about downloading and installing the beta should carefully [...]
Windows 7 Tweaks Software GigaTweaker
Many users run a software like GigaTweaker right after installation of the operating system to perform a number of tweaks at once that would otherwise take longer to apply. Some might also use it after searching for a solution for a specific annoyance or problem that they have encountered while working with the operating system [...]
Kleo Bare Metal Back for Linux
I am always looking for an outstanding backup solution. Up until this point I have relied on good old tar/gzip for file/folder backup and Clonezilla for disk cloning. But recently I stumbled upon a very well done backup/restore software called Kleo Bare Metal Backup. This software was created by a company, Carrol-Net, that has focused [...]