It is usually a good idea to start an analysis of a PC system by running a hardware monitor to get an overview of the installed hardware and runtime values. PC users have a lot of free tools at hand to get that overview, from Speccy and System Information to Open Hardware Monitor and PC [...]
Google Chrome Dev Hits Version 7
The Chromium developers have really redefined versioning at least when it comes to their web browser. The browser that made its first appearance in 2008 has now reached version 7 in the developer channel, with the likelihood that the beta and stable channels will follow suite later this year. Usually, a major leap in version [...]
Change The Maximum Window Size
A maximized window takes over all the space on the computer desktop with the exception of the space occupied by the taskbar. That’s usually the intended usage and many users are happy with the way it works. Some users however, especially those that run monitors with large resolutions, and those who want to keep an [...]
TidyFox, Display Most Recent, Most Visited Websites In Firefox
The Firefox web browser offers several options by default to open specific websites. From the last bookmarked websites to sites in the history that have been recently visited. Accessibility is limited on the other hand, especially when it comes to re-visiting a website, or a specific page on that website. TidyFox, a new add-on for [...]
Outlook Password Recovery
Microsoft Outlook uses Personal Storage Table (.pst) files to save emails, calendar events and to-do lists. The pst files can be password protected but even Microsoft admits that this specific type of protection offers limited security. Outlook Password Recovery, and Outlook Express Password Recovery are two free programs to recover the password of a pst [...]
Set up an LDAP server on Fedora
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is one of the more complicated setups for a Linux machine. LDAP is to Linux what Active Directory is to Window. And if you have a lot of users on a network, which log into various machines, you will want something like LDAP in order to retain all of their [...]
Ultimate Boss Key / Panic Button Apps Listing
They come under many names, boss key, panic button or anti boss to name a few. Computer users can make use of these applications to quickly switch from their current desktop view to one that is hiding specific windows, applications or everything. That’s helpful for instance while visiting websites during work that are not work [...]
Shuffler.FM, Internet Radio And Music Discovery
One of the biggest strengths of music on the Internet is easy music discovery, something that the music industry still has not understood completely. Users find new music in Youtube videos, Internet radio stations and music blogs, to name a few. Shuffler.fm is offering a service that turns music posted on music blogs into Internet [...]
gHacks Editor radio Interview Tomorrow
gHacks editor Mike Halsey will be appearing on BBC Radio Sheffield tomorrow (Thursday 26th Aug 2010) at 11:30am in the UK (06:30 est, 03:30 pst, 12:30 Europe, 20:30 Aus) talking about his work in ICT and how it led to writing two books about Windows 7 including his forthcoming Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out which [...]