Internet users have lots of choices when they want to download Youtube videos as outlined in our overview article. There are manual options, browser add-ons and scripts as well as desktop applications available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Bulk Youtube Video Downloader is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that works both directly on [...]
Anti Spam Software Comodo AntiSpam
Spam makes between 90% to 95% of all email on the Internet. This huge number means that most Internet users have to deal with spam on a regular basis. Many email providers use spam filters to sort out most of the spam before it reaches the user’s inbox. It is however often the case that [...]
Google Chrome Incognito Switcher
The Google Chrome Incognito mode is a private browsing mode in which the web browser does not record information about the browsing session. This means that it is not possible to find information of that session in the browser history, cache or cookies. The incognito mode can be started by pressing Ctrl-Shift-N or by selecting [...]
YaST: Yet Another Setup Tool
Continuing with our look into OpenSuSE, we examine YaST. One of the best things going for OpenSuSE (and SuSE as well) is their take on the tried and true “control panal” YaST. YaST is, quite literally, a one-stop-shop for configuring Linux. Among the cornucopia of Linux configuration tools, YaST might very well be the top of the [...]
Apple now worth more than Microsoft
Apple’s share price has now risen to the point where the company’s value pushes it above long-time rival Microsoft. After some choppy trading on Wednesday the company’s value topped $222bm (£154bn) the BBC reports. Microsoft finished the day valued at $219bn. It’s not all bad new for Microsoft though as they still have much higher [...]
Hide Windows With WinHide.SB
Windows can be minimized and closed in the Windows operating system. There is however no option to run programs or windows in the background without icons visible in the taskbar or system tray. That is problematic as it might sometimes be appropriate to hide windows from colleagues, classmates or friends and family. WinHide.SB is a [...]
Uninstall Software Completely With IObit Uninstaller
Quite a few programs offer uninstallation functionality that goes beyond what the official Windows software uninstall offers. Revo Uninstaller comes for instance to mind when users want to make sure that the default uninstall routine that the software uses clears all traces of it from the computer system. Many programs leave traces of the program [...]
CCleaner 2.32 Adds Microsoft Office 2010 Support
CCleaner is one of the applications that most experienced computer users have sitting on their hard drive. The program is a very effective and customizable temporary file cleaner for the Windows operating system. The developers add new features to the program on a regular basis. The newest version of CCleaner, which was just released, adds [...]
Configure Firefox To Stay Always On Top
Window management applications like Power Menu often include options to set a program window to stay always on top on the Windows desktop. This can be useful if the program or window is accessed regularly or if it displays information that need to be visible all the time. Firefox might be such a program that [...]