Desktop gadgets, love them or hate them. Some can be pretty useful in specific contexts while others are plain dispensable. Who for instance needs a clock gadget if a clock is displayed all the time in the Windows 7 Taskbar. Gadgets are displayed on the desktop all the time. It is possible to hide them [...]
Plugin Security Changes Coming To Google Chrome
Integrating the Flash plugin and a pdf reader in Google Chrome has been a controversial move. Some users liked the idea as it allowed them to access contents without having to install the necessary plugins first, others feared the worst, that Google would lack behind in updating the plugins whenever a security update would be [...]
Thunderbird 3 JavaScript, What’s The Deal?
Veteran users of the Thunderbird email client might remember that JavaScript was supported in version 2. Users who have recently upgraded to version 3 of Thunderbird might also have noted that JavaScript is no longer executed by the software, at least in email contexts. So what’s the deal with JavaScript and Thunderbird? The Thunderbird developers [...]
KDE releases final bugfix version of 4.5
If you are a user of KDE then big things are happening in your world. The development team has released the SC (Software Compilation) version of 4.5 which means this is the final bugfix version. The feature freeze has already happened so you know this release means it’s nearing in-the-wild stability. But why should you [...]
1 Million people download Windows Live Messenger for iPhone
It was only released a week ago, but already 1 million people have downloaded Microsoft’s new Windows Live Messenger software for the iPhone. This has got to make it one of, if not the, fastest moving software in the iPhone app store. In a statement for Microsoft, Michael Chang, Group Product manager for Windows Live [...]
Pin Folders And Files To The Windows 7 Start Menu
The Windows 7 Start Menu is made up of two parts; The first screen shows recent items or selected programs depending on the customization of the user, the second a list of all programs that have added an entry to the Start Menu. Programs can be pinned to the first screen of the Start Menu [...]
Foxit Reader 4 Installation, Read Carefully
Ghacks was one of the first blogs to write about the release of Foxit Reader 4.0 yesterday. We mentioned that Foxit are bundling the Ask Toolbar (called Foxit Search Bar and Foxit Toolbar) and an eBay shortcut with their software, and that users should pay attention to the installation process to avoid installing stuff that [...]
Subtitles, Context Menu Subtitle Search
If you are like me you like to watch good movies regardless of their language. I dig Japanese and Korean movies for instance, unfortunately for me I do not speak more than a few words of either language. Some shows or movies are great even without understanding a single spoken word, Gaki no Tsukai comes [...]
Adobe Reader 9.3.3 Released, Fixes Critical Security Issues
Adobe today has released a new version of their pdf readers Adobe Reader and Acrobat raising the versions of said products to 9.3.3 respectively 9.3.3. Affected by the vulnerabilities are Adobe Reader 9.3.2 and earlier for Windows, Macintosh and Unix as well as Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 and earlier for Windows and Macintosh. The security bulletin [...]