Game Anywhere is another software program for the Windows operating system that can be used to create copies of game saves and configurations. It works in this regard much like the previously reviewed Game Save Manager but with the major difference that it stores the game save and configuration information in the cloud. This indicates [...]
Newzbin Shuts Down
Newzbin was one of the first – if not the first- Usenet indexing services. That was a long time ago and IIRC it was free back then but turned to a paysite eventually. The main achievement of the site operators was however the nzb format which made it a lot easier to download multiple files [...]
Password Protect And Disguise Folders With PenyuLocker
Encryption is the only way to go if you are serious about protecting data from unauthorized access. Programs like True Crypt or Microsoft’s Bitlocker ensure that data is protected by a secure algorithm so that it can only be accessed by the user who knows the password to unlock the data. But sometimes these programs [...]
Monitor File Changes With Disk Pulse
Windows freeware Disk Pulse monitors file changes on connected and configured hard drives. This can be interesting for several purposes including monitoring installations of software, server environments or security. Disk Pulse is initially configured to monitor file changes of the main hard drive of the computer system. It is possible to add, edit or delete [...]
Ftp Synchronize Syncs Ftp Server And Local Folder
Webmasters and web designers often work with local copies of their web projects to be able to test new features and designs safely without interrupting the delivery of the actual website to Internet visitors. They then upload the changed files to the web server so that the new contents are shown and delivered to everyone. [...]
Add 3D, Compiz-like tabs to Firefox
If you’ve read me long enough, you know I like my eye candy. And one of my favorite bits of eye candy is Compiz (check out all the Compiz-related content here on Ghacks). And although Compiz can really saturate your desktop with 3D effects, it doesn’t actually offer anything within the applications themselves. Fortunately there [...]
SFC Scannow Windows File Recovery
Files of the Windows operating system can be easily manipulated like any other file on a computer hard drive. Manipulation can either be intended or unintended. A user patching the theme files in Windows for instance does that intentionally while a computer virus or trojan infecting system files does not. Both file manipulations can have [...]
Facebook Privacy Scanner
Facebook does not seem to come to rest these days with the increasing awareness that privacy is not handled the way it should be on the popular social networking site. The problems boil down to the large number of privacy related settings and the ever changing nature of the network which intentionally or unintentionally makes [...]
Rapidshare Download Extension For Google Chrome
Most users who download files regularly from popular file hosting site Rapidshare use a program like JDownloader to make the downloading more comfortable. All it usually takes is to add all the urls of the files to download in the program and let the program handle the rest. Users who frequently or rarely download from [...]