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Moving Browser Tabs To The Sidebar

I just stumbled upon Rarst’s post over at his blog about moving browser tabs to the right, and felt intrigued. I have tried to move the tabs to the sidebar before but quickly reverted the changes, mainly because it takes some time to get adjusted to it, especially after working for years with tabs on [...]

Author: , Thursday July 22, 2010
Categories: Browsing, Firefox

Clipbox Stores Multiple Clipboard Entries

If there is one thing that’s not so great about the Windows Clipboard, then its the fact that it only stores one entry at a time. New entries automatically replace the old entries, which can result in lots of copying and pasting if multiple items need to be pasted. Clipbox is a barebones clipboard extender [...]

Author: , Wednesday July 21, 2010
Categories: Open Source, Software, Windows

Microsoft Updates Latest Security Advisory, Adds Fix-It Solution

A new Windows security vulnerability was disclosed a few days ago. The Windows Shell Vulnerability allows attackers to execute code with specifically prepared .lnk or .pif files. The security issue can be exploited automatically, by connecting a removable storage device to a Windows computer. It is also possible to exploit the issue through WebDav or [...]

Author: , Wednesday July 21, 2010
Categories: Security, Windows

Gamer’s Control Makes Firefox Gamer Friendly

Many PC games are controlled both with the mouse and computer keyboard. Take shooters for example, the mouse is used to look around and perform actions like shooting while the keyboard is used to walk around, jump, reload or access the game menus. Most gamers have the right hand on the mouse, and the left [...]

Author: , Wednesday July 21, 2010
Categories: Browsing, Firefox

Apple profits up on iPad and iPhone 4

Apple profits leapt past expectations for the three months to June 26th on the back of the iPad and iPhone 4 launches. The company’s income was $3.25bn (£2.1bn) for the period, up from $1.83bn for the same quarter last year.

Author: , Wednesday July 21, 2010
Categories: Apple

Sort Pictures With Dimensions 2 Folders

It makes sometimes sense to sort pictures by image resolution, for instance to create a set of desktop backgrounds that fit the monitor resolution exactly. Sure, it is possible to pick photos and images manually, but that can take quite some time. Dimensions 2 Folders is a portable software for Windows that can sort all, [...]

Author: , Wednesday July 21, 2010
Categories: Software, Windows

Tweak Nautilus to better suit your needs

If there’s one thing that Linux has it’s flexibility. And this is true from the top down; from the desktop environment all the way down to the kernel. One area that offers a lot of tweaks, one that most new users aren’t used to being able to tweak, is the file manager. This is true [...]

Author: , Wednesday July 21, 2010
Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

Test Your Browser’s Security With Browser Check

Browser plugins have become a major target of malicious users in past years. The reasons are simple: Many plugins do not update automatically, and most web browsers fail to inform the user about plugin updates in a timely manner. This basically means that many Internet users have plugins with known vulnerabilities installed. Some browser developers [...]

Author: , Wednesday July 21, 2010
Categories: Browsing, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer

System Restore Manager

System Restore Manager is a Windows 7 only application to configure and manage the System Restore feature in the operating system. The portable software displays all options in its main interface. Listed here are for instance all System Restore points that have been created in the past, along with dates, time, description and type. Especially [...]

Author: , Wednesday July 21, 2010
Categories: Software, Windows

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