Quite some time ago I did an article titled “Konqueror tips and tricks“. Well, it’s been some time now and I thought it was time I revisited this topic. Like KDE 4, Konqueror keeps getting better and better. As you might already know, Konqueror is no longer the default file manager for KDE. Now it [...]
AeroZoom Turns Windows 7 Magnifier Into Presentation Tool
Windows 7 users who press Win+ or Win- in their operating system open the Magnifier tool to zoom in or out of the screen. The tool has been designed for visually impaired users and not so much for use in presentations. It is nevertheless a handy shortcut especially if you sometimes encounter screen contents that [...]
Computer Network Information Tool
How Do I Find My IP Address was a guide that we published on Ghacks a few days ago. It described how a Windows user could display the internal and external IP address on the computer without resorting to external tools or applications. We have received quite a few emails by users who told us [...]
Disable Facebook’s Instant Personalization Feature
The Web in 2010 seems to be all about personalization. First we got search engine personalization and now we got Facebook’s Instant Personalization feature introduced a few days ago at the F8 conference. Instant Personalization has caused some unrest amongst tech savvy Internet users. But what does it do? It basically allows partner sites (currently [...]
Wikipedia Companion Adds Wikipedia Browser To Google Chrome
Wikipedia Companion is a Google Chrome extension that can be used to search Wikipedia in a small browser window without leaving the active website. That’s ideal for users who usually look up things on Wikipedia while browsing other websites. The extension places an icon in the Google Chrome address bar which opens the Wikipedia browser [...]
Cure Sleeping Problems With Bedtime Help
One tip that experts give to people with sleeping problems is to go to bed at the same time. The thinking is that the body gets used to the pattern which makes it easier to fall asleep. This is often followed by the tip to find the right bedtime by going to bed early or [...]
Download music from Amazon with clamz
Lately I have been going on and on about the Ubuntu Music Store. So much so, it would seem I have forgotten the other music store that is friends to Linux. Not so. I am still a fan of the Amazon MP3 store and last night I took the opportunity to purchase something. I was [...]
Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 Beta Download
A few days ago we reported that Symantec started the public beta test for their 2011 security lineup. Windows users were able to download and test beta builds of both Norton Internet Security 2011 and Norton Antivirus 2011. Kaspersky has also starting to publish public beta versions of Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 and Kaspersky Antivirus [...]
How To Remove The Java Deployment Toolkit From Firefox
The Java Console extension is not the only add-on that Java adds to the Firefox web browser. Users who open the Plugins tab of the Firefox Add-ons menu (by opening Tools > Add-ons) will notice at least one Java Deployment Toolkit plugin there. There is no way to uninstall or remove the plugins directly from [...]