Adobe Flash has a market penetration of 99% which means that it is installed on 99 out of 100 computer systems according to a study posted on the Adobe website. Security vulnerabilities on the other hand become more frequent and users have to update their versions of Flash regularly to secure their computer systems. A [...]
Google Voice Extension For Google Chrome
Google Voice is an invite only service by Google that provides benefits like voicemail transcriptions, notifications, custom greetings based on the caller or the ability to share voicemails for all users who have created a Google Voice account and linked their existing phone number to it. There is also an option for a Google number [...]
Portable Backup Software Mirror
You have several options and programs at hand if you want to backup data. You might want to take a look at our backup software review which links to various local and remote backup solutions. If you however do not need lots of choices and want to simply mirror a folder to another location then [...]
Easy pastebin uploads with Nautilus-pastebin
If you’re like me, you do a lot of uploading to pastebin services. Although the task isn’t terribly difficult, sometimes you’re in a hurry and you just wish there was a much faster way. With the help of a little application called Nautilus-pastebin your pastebin uploads are only a right-click away. In this article I [...]
Improve Windows Security By Closing Open Ports
A standard Windows operating system has a number of ports open after installation. Some of these ports are needed for the system to function properly while others might not. These ports can pose a security risk as every open port on a system might be an entry point for a malicious user. A port basically [...]
Display Network Information With Win IP Config
Many administrators and users rely on the command line when they troubleshoot networking issues. Basic commands like ping, netstat, ipconfig or traceroute can provide them with valuable information about the state of the network and the connections. Win IP Config is a program for Windows that makes some of these tools available in a graphical [...]
A sneak peek at GNOME 3
Recently I did what every good technical writer does – spent a lot of time getting something working that has yet to be released in order to test it out and write about it. This “it” was gnome-shell. GNOME Shell will be the basis of the newest release from GNOME to arrive sometime near the [...]
Add Photos To Contacts In Thunderbird
Thunderbird 3 displays many information about the sender, recipient and email in the mail headers. The Display Contact Photo extension for the email client adds another element to the email header: The photo of the contact. Photos are automatically taken from the Thunderbird address book if available with the option to display a generic avatar [...]
Google Chrome Gets Snap Links Finally
There are only a few add-ons in Firefox that I want to see implemented in other web browsers as well. The security add-on NoScript which blocks all scripts from being loaded by default, the password manager Last Pass and Snap Links or Multi Links. The Multi Links add-on allows a Firefox user to draw a [...]