The domain name system is a naming system for computers and other devices connected to private computer networks or the Internet. One of its most important tasks is to translate domain names (e.g. ghacks.net) into IP addresses that computer use for communication purposes. Most Internet users use their Internet Service Provider as the DNS provider, [...]
Amazon Personalized Ads Opt Out
The popular online store Amazon keeps a record of a customer’s preferences by tracking actions on Amazon properties but also on third party sites that display Amazon advertisements. These information are then used to display personalized ads to the user. Personalized advertisements can appear both on Amazon websites but also on third party websites that [...]
Save partitions across a network with Partimage
In my last article I showed you how to save a partition from a drive to a local image file using the Partimage tool (see my article “Copy partitions on your system with Partimage“). And although (as a reader did point out) Partimage is limited by not supporting ext4 file systems, it still has plenty [...]
Microsoft Product Key – Microsoft Office Key Remover
Office Key Remover is a small portable application for 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the Windows operating system that can be used to remove Office licensing information from the system so that a new Office product key can be entered. The portable software supports removing licensing information from Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007 and [...]
Sexy Undo Close Tab For Google Chrome
If you want to reopen a recently closed tab in the Google Chrome browser you have got the choice to right-click the tabbar and select reopen closed tab from the menu to do so or to open the Google Chrome history to find the web page in there. Both options have their disadvantages. The right-click [...]
Intel rolls out 50-Core Processor
I have a dual-core processor in my main PC, which is good, and will later this summer buy a new computer with a quad-core processor, which is better, but probably not something I would be able to take advantage of. But what would I do if I had 50-cores in my processor? Apart from pay [...]
Paragon Alignment Tool Increases Disk Performance And SSD Longevity
The Paragon Alignment Tool (PAT) is a new program that corrects misalignments of partitions effectively increasing the performance of the hard drives. IT Specialists who are interested in background technical information can download a whitepaper that Paragon has released that explains how the Paragon Alignment Tool manages to increase a drive’s performance. Everyone else may [...]
Trix Adds Quickly Accessible Commands To Windows
Trix is a lightweight portable software program that adds an incredible amount of commands to the Windows operating system. The commands added are accessible both from a menu and through hotkeys. Commands include general purpose functions like raising, lowering or muting the volume, changing the PC power state (hibernate, logoff, reboot, standby, turn off) and [...]
Windows 7 Still Going Strong
Windows 7 has been gaining market share ever since it has been released in October 2009. The latest operating system market share trends, courtesy of NetMarketshare, has seen another strong month for Microsoft’s latest operating system which managed to gain another percentage mainly at the expense of its predecessor Windows Vista but also the market [...]