The default Windows Explorer does not offer many customizations. Users who prefer to spice up Windows Explorer can now do so with the Windows 7 Folder Background Changer which, despite its name, is compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The portable program makes the selection of custom background images easy. All it takes is [...]
Latest Firefox 4 Pre-Alpha Showcases New Design
The Mozilla developers are doing a lot to keep the community informed about design and interface changes that they might implement in the upcoming Firefox 4 web browser. But nothing beats trying out some of those changes in the latest pre-alpha builds personally.
Flickr Now Integrates Natively Into Facebook
One problem with that many popular sites out there on the Internet is that of data redundancy. Facebook users who also have a Flickr account had that problem in the past. If they wanted to post photos hosted at Flickr on their Facebook wall they had to either upload the photos a second time or [...]
Time Tracking Software TimeSheet
Time tracking software can be helpful in several situations but especially for freelancers who are getting paid by the hour or users who want to optimize or track their daily workflow. Programs like TimeSheet are designed for users who spend most of their work day on the computer. TimeSheet records the activities on the computer [...]
How To Make Sure That Google Chrome’s Flash Plugin Is Up To Date
Google and Adobe have integrated a native Flash plugin into the Google Chrome browser. This integration offers two benefits and one disadvantage to computer users. An integrated Flash plugin means that the user does not need to install Flash on the PC anymore. It is also beneficial as the updating of the plugin happens in [...]
AT&T Sends apologies to security breach iPad owners
After last week’s security breach in which the email addresses of iPad owners were harvested by hackers, AT&T has now sent letters to apologies to the customers concerned, as reported by Engadget who have a full copy of the letter. Hackers were able to intercept the email addresses because they were sent unencrypted when the [...]
Firewall your Fedora
If you are new to Fedora, or if you are now returning to Fedora from a long haitus (since Fedora 9 for me), Fedora 13 has been a welcoming experience. Not only has it reached near-Ubuntu-like levels of user-friendliness, it includes some of the best tools around for certain jobs. One of those tools is [...]
View Online Videos Directly On Linking Websites
Online videos are highly popular and get posted in two forms on third party websites. Videos can be embedded on the page so that they can be watched directly on the page or posted as a link that redirects the user to the video portal to watch it there. The second option can become annoying [...]
Gmote Adds Mouse Gestures To Windows
Most Windows users use the mouse for activities in the operating system. The mouse is used to open and close programs, files and folders, to create new files or make selections or changes to the operating system. Some users speed up operations with keyboard shortcuts. Mouse gestures on the other hand are not used by [...]