Third party software can assist network administrators in their tasks, from basic monitoring tasks like making sure the computers or servers are up to more sophisticated operations like link monitoring or device management tools. The Dude is a professional network monitoring software, available as a stable version and a beta version for the Windows operating [...]
Apple calls surprise iPhone4 Press Conference
Apple has called a surprise new conference for Friday 16th July to talk about the iPhone 4. The company has refused to give details about whether they will talk about the antenna issues that have plagued the phone’s users and that have resulted in a great deal of criticism for Apple. The BBC has reported [...]
Find All Extends Firefox’s On-Page Search Capabilities
The shortcut Ctrl-F opens the default on-page search form in Firefox. Here it is possible to enter a search term, Firefox will automatically jump to the first instance of the term on the page and highlight it. Additional options provided are to highlight all instances on the page, to match the case and to jump [...]
Alternative desktops: Fvwm
This time around, in our Alternative desktops series, we’re going seriously old-school Linux with Fvwm. Although using Fvwm will make you feel like you’ve gone back in time, it still has it’s place in today’s world. Where speed and simplicity are the single most important desire on a desktop, you really can’t go wrong with [...]
How To Add An RSS Feed To A Facebook Page, Ghacks Fan Page Coming Up
Facebook, love it or hate it. I never really used the social networking site much, not my thing to share quizzes, games and all the other things users share on the site. It has its uses to keep in touch with some friends but then again, there are other means to do that. Still, I [...]
Fix Last Pass Freezing Firefox
My morning routine begins with a cup of good coffee, booting the PC and running the email client Thunderbird and the web browser Firefox. Firefox behaved strangely this morning, it simply would not load properly but hang in the interface. The tabs of the websites that were open in the last session were showing up [...]
Was a Russian Spy working at Microsoft?
Following the recent US / Russia spy drama, however Microsoft have now claimed that a 12th spy was working for them. In an interview with Newsweek, they said that Alexey Karetnikov had worked for the company as a software tester for nine-months. Russia’s foreign ministry declined to comment. Ten members of the spy ring were [...]
How To Open A New Windows Explorer Window, In Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer can basically be set to either open each new folder in a new window or all folders in the same. Windows users who want to mix the two modes have the problem that it appears to be more difficulty than though. Most launch a new Windows Explorer window and navigate to the folder [...]
DVDsig Generates, Verifies MD5 Signatures
The portable 10K tool DVDsig has been created to quickly generate and verify the MD5 signatures of a base folder and all files it contains. MD5 hashes are used to verify a file’s integrity by comparing the initial value to the current value, differences indicate that the file has been changed in the meantime. This [...]