Programs in Windows do not always open the way the user wants them to. Windows seems to store information about window positions temporarily which means that positions will be lost eventually so that the user is forced to resize the window again the next time it is opened. AutoSizer is a lightweight application that can [...]
Adobe Reader Vulnerability Exploited By Botnet
Security issues with Adobe products seem to be in the news quite frequently in the last months. No week passes by with yet another report about a security vulnerability or update of one of the popular Adobe software programs. Recently an Adobe Reader vulnerability was discovered that allows attackers to execute code on a target [...]
Migrating your Claws Mail to a new installation
It’s about that time. Ubuntu 10.4 is coming out and I am finally going to migrate my primary desktop away from Elive to Ubuntu. In this process it will be necessary to migrate my currently running Claws Mail installation from one machine to another. For some applications (think Outlook) this would be a tedious (and [...]
Adobe Reader 9.3.2 Lite
Adobe released an update for their popular pdf reader Adobe Reader a few days ago that fixed several security vulnerabilities in the program. Most Adobe Reader installations should have picked up the new version automatically thanks to the new updating mechanism that Adobe has added to the application recently. Computer users who work with Adobe [...]
Remove Extra Icons From My Computer
Some programs, like Nokia’s PC Suite or Sony Ericsson software, install additional icons that are shown when a user opens My Computer in Windows Explorer. The thinking is that this makes it easier for the user to access the programs. Many users on the other hand feel that they do not need these icons in [...]
Edit Microsoft Outlook Autocomplete List
Microsoft Outlook automatically displays a list of contacts and email addresses based on the first characters that are typed in by the Outlook user. This autocomplete feature can be used to quickly select a contact without having to enter the complete contact information manually. The autocomplete list in Outlook is populated automatically whenever new information [...]
Firefox 3.6.4 Beta Released
Firefox 3.6.4 has been in the talks lately because of the intention of the Mozilla developers to add out-of-process plugins to that version of the web browser which basically means that popular plugins run in their own process instead of the main browser process. This is beneficial in case of a plugin crash as it [...]
Backup And Restore Windows Driver With Double Driver
The driver backup and restoration software Double Driver was recently updated to version 4, reason enough for us to take another look at the software program (see Backup and Restore Drivers). Double Driver can scan a system for drivers that can then be backed up by the user to be able to restore them at [...]
Troubleshoot And Access Unavailable Websites With ErrorZilla
Every Internet users eventually stumbles upon a website that is not accessible at that time. Most web browsers will display a simply problem loading page error message with no troubleshooting options at all leaving the user with no choice but to try to reload the page or to try accessing the website at a later [...]