There are usually two environments where users may want to run another instance of Skype to use multiple Skype accounts at the same time. The first is a business environment where a Skype user wants to separate a business Skype account from a private one. The second a home environment where family members have their [...]
Shotty, Screenshots Without Windows Aero Effects
Microsoft switched to the Windows Aero theme engine in Windows Vista, and kept that core engine in Windows 7 as well. Aero, among other things, adds eye candy to the Windows desktop. It adds transparency effects and shadows to windows, which is all fine and good, unless a screenshot needs to be taken. Screenshots with [...]
Yahoogle.co.jp!
Just as Microsoft and Yahoo! have joined forces in search, now Yahoo! Japan and Google have linked up too. Yahoo!’s Japanese search engine will now use Google’s technology rather than stick with fellow partner Microsoft and their Bing search engine as reported by NeoWin.
Increase Size Of True Crypt Container Instantly
Users of the encryption software True Crypt have the option to encrypt a full partition of a hard drive, or a container with a specific file size, say 20 Gigabytes. Problems arise if the container reaches its size limit, as there is not an elegant official solution to increase the size of the existing container. [...]
Auto Wallpaper Fetcher And Changer
Many computer users like to customize their operating system, and one of the most common options they have at their disposal is changing the background image of the desktop. Some like to change the wallpaper to a personal photo, while others like to download wallpapers from the Internet instead. The freeware Auto Wallpaper Fetcher and [...]
Dock any application in the notification area with AllTray
There’s a line between closing an application and leaving it open. That line generally lies within the notification area. This is where small apps usually hang out waiting to be quickly re-opened. But aren’t there times when you wish you could force an app not made for the notification area into that “quick recall” space? [...]
Enable WebGL, Direct2D Rendering In Firefox 4 Beta
The latest beta of Firefox 4, and actually several previous versions of Firefox as well, have features included that are disabled by default, mostly because they have not been tested enough to enable them for all Internet users by default. If you have read the Firefox 4 Beta 2 release notes you may have noticed [...]
Firefox 4 Beta 2 Released, App Tabs Included
Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Beta 2 yesterday, a new beta version of the upcoming Firefox 4 web browser. The new version can be downloaded from the release notes or official beta download page. It is as usual available for all supported operating systems (Linux, Mac, Windows) and languages. The “big” new feature in Firefox [...]
Jailbreaking Now Legal, In The US
Jailbreaking refers to methods to modify a device to remove some, or even all, of the restrictions that are imposed on it by its developer. Most people think iPhone if they talk about jailbreaking. A standard iPhone is severely limited, users can for instance only use AT&T as their carrier, and apps are only available [...]