The Firefox configuration file contains entries for core Firefox settings and extensions. Most users know that it is possible to change the settings by typing in about:config in the Firefox address bar. While the entries can be edited there they can not be deleted. The file tends to grow over time, largely because entries from [...]
Firefox Default Manager 2.2 Extension
I just noticed a new Firefox extension after uninstalling the Bing Toolbar and restarting the browser. The extension is called Desktop Manager 2.2, both the options and uninstall buttons are disabled, the only permitted action is to disable the extension. A right-click on the entry and the selection of About Default Manager 2.2 reveals that [...]
Make the most of your tablet with My Paint
If you use Linux, have a tablet (or a pen/tablet addon), and want a graphics tool designed specifically for that device, you need to take a look at My Paint. My Paint was designed to be used with these tools to keep the interface out of the way (unlike The GIIMP) and offer a collection [...]
What Is the Process Plugin-Container.exe?
Firefox users with eagle eyes might have spotted a new process that pops up from time to time when they are running the web browser. The process plugin-container.exe appears and disappears sporadically depending on the websites visited. Regular Ghacks readers might already know the answer. Mozilla has added so called out-of-process plugins to the Firefox [...]
Uninstall The Search Helper Extension In Firefox
Windows users who take a look at the installed extensions in Firefox might notice a Search Helper Extension in the listing that can only be disabled but not uninstalled. It is safe to assume that most Firefox users have no clue how that extension got there, especially since the extension cannot be installed manually in [...]
Windows Live Essentials Beta Download
The Windows Live Essentials beta download has just been enabled by Microsoft. Interested users can download the next iteration of Windows Live directly from the official website. Downloads are provided in seven different languages including English, Chinese, French and Spanish. Only the Web Setup installer is offered on the site. The setup routine on the [...]
Mozilla Messaging Releases Thunderbird 3.1
Mozilla Messaging, the development team responsible for the Thunderbird email client, has just released Thunderbird 3.1. The new version is distributed to the world wide mirror server network before the official announcement on the website. The homepage has already been changed to provide visitors with information about Thunderbird 3.1, the latest available version however is [...]
DropIt Copies Files Based On Their Name And Extension
There are basically two types of computer users when it comes to organizing files on a computer system. Type a sorts files neatly in folders based on type or other criteria while type b likes to put all files into one folder that is growing immensely over time. The ever growing single folder can slow [...]
Microsoft sells 150 Million copies of Windows 7
Since Windows 7 was launched on October 22nd last year Microsoft has now sold a very impressive 150 Million copies of it and they’re shouting from the rafters. In a post on the Windows Team Blog they’ve rather triumphantly said… I have a couple of things to tell you about today. First off, we are [...]