Up until now, if you had two or even more Gmail accounts, you had to log out of one account first to access another one. This was in fact true for Google accounts in general, if you had more than one you had to log out first to log in with another identity. Several workarounds [...]
The web attack that leads hackers straight to your home
Is it possible, is there such a thing as an attack that can tell a hacker where you live? The BBC has revealed that a specially booby-trapped website can tell a hacker where you are to only a few metres. The attack was dreamt up by security expert Sam Kamkar who demonstrated at the Black [...]
Opera 10.61 And 10.70, The Next Opera Releases
Opera users who follow the development of the web browser closely may have been confused by the two versions of Opera that are currently developed and offered as snapshots by the development team. Release snapshots by the Opera Desktop Team were alternating between Opera 10.70 and Opera 10.61 releases. The issue became even more confusing [...]
TreeCompare, Compare Files In Two Directories
Comparing files in directories can sometimes be a powerful tool to determine if data has been changed without the owner’s consent. A webmaster could for instance compare a backup with the data on a hacked web server, to determine which files have been modified by the attacker. But it is not only webmasters who may [...]
HomyFads Clothing Organizer, Apparel & Wardrobe Management Software
A clothing organizer and management software is probably not a software that you read about regularly. HomyFads Clothing Organizer is an easy to use free application to manage apparel and wardrobe on a computer. The software supports the creation of multiple wardrobes, that consist of one or multiple freely configurable item collections. Each item in [...]
User switching in the Linux desktop
Linux is a true multi-user system. What that means is you can have multiple users logged in concurrently. There are so many advantages of this on so many levels. Many modern Linux desktops and distributions take advantage of this multi-user environment from bottom to top. The bottom level (at the kernel) is not so obvious to [...]
TabSense, Display All Chrome Tabs On A Single Page
Keeping track of all open tabs in a single browser window, or multiple browser windows, becomes increasingly difficulty with an increasing number of open tabs. Web browsers offer limited space to display open tabs, usually in a toolbar or sidebar. Once the limit is reached a scrollbar is added to navigate the open tabs. The [...]
Currports, See Which Apps Connect To The Internet
One of the very first posts here at Ghacks was a basic review of Currports. That was in 2005 and a lot has changed since then. Nir Sofer has constantly updated the application, which is now offered as a portable 32-bit and 64-bit program. Currport lists Internet connections of all applications and services on the [...]
Microsoft Out Of Band Security Update Released
Microsoft as expected has just released an out of band security update for the Windows operating system that fixes a critical security vulnerable. The vulnerability affects all Microsoft operating systems that have been released in the past years, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and the Windows Server product line. The severity of the [...]