User comments are an integral part of modern websites. They come in different forms, direct comments on blogs for instance, Youtube video comments or as messages on a Facebook profile page. Some Internet users think that user comments add to the clutter of the web, while others believe that they can add value to a [...]
Windows Live Sync for Mac now Available
Windows Live Sync, formerly Live Mesh and part of the new Windows Live Essentials 2011 Suite is now available for the Apple Mac, as reported by Windows Observer. The beta can be downloaded hereas a .dmg file. Live Sync is an excellent tool that I’ve come to rely on myself for automatically syncing files and [...]
MouseClick, Click Mouse Buttons Automatically
Working with the mouse would be a lot easier if the computer would know when to automatically click a mouse button, and when not to. While that surely leads to a non-trivial algorithm, considering that the system has to differentiate between user intentions, it might make using a computer more enjoyable and direct. MouseClick is [...]
Working with KDE desktop effects
So you’ve followed the latest series on KDE 4.5 (see Ghacks KDE 4.5 content) and you are now using the spectacular latest release from the KDE team. You want to use Compiz, but quickly realize that it is not necessary as KDE has it’s own built-in compositing effects. What you will find is that the [...]
IE Care, Internet Explorer Repair And Cleaning Tool
IE Care is an easy to use tool for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. It offers repairing and cleaning functionality, and a so called IE security shield as an additional feature, but more about that later. The program displays three tabs in the main interface on startup that lead to Repair, Cleaning And Security related settings. Both [...]
Two Windows 7 Taskbar Speed Up Tips
The Windows 7 Taskbar is one area of the Windows 7 operating system that Microsoft put lots of improvements in. Two of the features that have been introduced and revamped are Jumplists and taskbar previews. Jumplists display often used program features and links to recent documents. Not every software supports Jumplists yet, but it is [...]
Wikileaks founder on rape charge
It’s not been a good time in recent months for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after the publication of a series of secret documents about the war in Afghanistan that’s had the Pentagon up in arms. Now Swedish authorities have issued an arrest warrant on accusations of rape and molestation.
Virtual Keyboard UserScript, Type Text Without Hardware Keyboard
It is sometimes a good security precaution to avoid using the computer keyboard, especially on public computer systems and other systems that are not under direct control. Keyloggers are still a threat and can transfer every single key that has been entered by the user to a central server. That’s bad if the keys can [...]
Google’s World Conquest Continues, Google TV Demoed
Google, Google, Google. Seems everywhere you turn these days you hear the company name, from their core business Internet search to web browsers, operating systems, web applications, smart phones and now, TV. The guys over at Stuff We Like have posted a video demonstration of Google TV that was recorded at Comic Con 2010. It [...]