The user account in an operating system determines the access and usage rights of a user in the OS. A guest account for instance has limited rights, so that most critical settings, features and operations cannot be accessed or executed. Administrators of a system have the rights to change user account settings, including security settings. [...]
Even more GNOME keyboard shortcuts
Well all strive to make our desktop as efficient as possible. Whether you’re a coder who wants nothing more than to never remove your fingers from the keyboard, or if you’re a writer who wants to use the mouse only when necessary, there are so many ways to make this happen. One of the easiest [...]
Create A Shortcut To All Installed Games In Windows
Chance is you have some computer games installed on your computer. Even work related PCs have some games installed usually, even if it is only Solitaire or Minesweeper. Those games are usually accessed from the Windows start menu, or individual game shortcuts placed on the computer desktop. Most Windows users do not start games from [...]
Firefox Search Crumbs, Offers Fast Custom Searching
How do you search? Asking that question to 100 web users would probably yield 100 different answers. The majority is likely to name a popular search engine like Google or Bing. But the how is not only answered by a where. Do those Internet users open a new tab, load their favorite search engine and [...]
BBC News releases Smartphone Malware… deliberately
No, the BBC isn’t trying to subsidise its coffers by branching out into cyber-crime. As an experiment the British public-service broadcaster wants to know just how secure smartphones really are. The malware takes the form of a game that spies on the smartphone’s owner and was built using the standard software toolkits that are available [...]
oGet Adds External Download Manager Support To Google Chrome
Using the build in downloader to download smaller files is usually not a problem in modern web browsers. It is however different if lots of files need to be downloaded, or if the files have a larger size than the usual files that are downloaded. The first problem becomes apparent when the simultaneous download restrictions [...]
Open Validator, Website Validation Software
A part of a webmaster’s routine is the validation of markup languages on managed websites, to make sure that the websites are displayed correctly and uniformly in web browsers. An online tool that many webmasters use is W3C Validator, which can verify the markup of a single web page, and display errors that it encounters. [...]
Remove Multiple Toolbars In Windows
Toolbars are not necessarily installed as standalone applications these days. Toolbar developers have established business relationships with software developers to include their toolbars in the software installer. Users who do not pay close attention to the installation process may inadvertently end up with one or multiple toolbars installed on their system. Legit toolbar providers, like [...]
Windows Intune Beta
Microsoft has just announced the availability of Windows Intune Beta as part of Microsoft Online Services. Windows Intune is a cloud based PC management service for businesses and organizations. Microsoft calls it a “comprehensive solution that includes PC management, malware protection, Windows upgrades, and more”. The Windows Intune cloud service gives IT professionals and system [...]