Data on CDs and DVDs will become unreadable over time. That’s true for every disc regardless of it being a commercial one or self-burned media. CD recovery software like Abyssal Recovery are the last option users have to restore data on discs that have become partially unreadable. Abyssal Recovery is just one of the recovery [...]
Translate Documents With Doc Translator
Google Translate is one of the most popular online translation services on the Internet. It can be used to instantly translate websites or text into other languages. Many Google services, like Google Docs or Google Reader, make use of Google Translate to offer translation as well. Up until now however there was no way to [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 Download And Evaluation
Should you make the switch to Microsoft Office 2010? If you are not sure yet you could download the latest version of Microsoft Office Professional Plus to evaluate it for 60 days. Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 is the top of the line edition of Office 2010. It is the only edition that contains all [...]
Skype 5 Beta For Windows
The Skype team has just released a beta version of Skype 5 for Windows. The new version introduces group video calling for up to 5 people. The video calling feature is advertised as a free trial suggesting that it will become a pa-only feature in future versions of Skype, like when the final version of [...]
Create Proxy Email Addresses With Tempalias
Have a service that you want to signup to but prefer not to signup with your own email address? You could use a disposable email address for that purpose if the new account does not contain sensible information. Another option is to use a proxy email address provided by services such as Tempalias. A proxy [...]
Firefox 3.7 Alpha 5 Preview Released
The developers of Firefox have released a new preview of Firefox 3.7, a browser that will never be released under that version. Firefox 3.7 Alpha 5 Pre has been uploaded to the Mozilla ftp site. The major addition to this Firefox release is the new add-on manager the developer’s have been talking about earlier. It [...]
VLC Media Player Download
The VLC Media Player (VLC means VideoLan Client) is a popular cross-platform Open Source media player. The player’s capabilities to play many media files and streams without additional codec installation make it one of the prime choices for users who want to avoid “codec-hunting” hassles. Chance is VLC can play the file, physical media or [...]
Tune your Linux kernel with sysctl
Not many of today’s Linux users remember the days when you could (and sometimes had to) compile your own kernel. If you had a special device or special needs for the kernel there was no other way to get it to work. Today most kernels work out of the box with most hardware. But there [...]
Disable Google Search Fade In Homepage
Are you one of those users who does not like the new Google Search homepage? The one that only displays the search form and Google logo until the search engine user moves the mouse for the first time? If you answered the above question with yes you might want to take a closer look at [...]