Being an old-school Linux user, one of the things that bothers me is that in some of the new distributions the CTRL-ALT-Backspace key combination (the combination that would usually kill and restart the X server) has been disabled. This key combination was always helpful when/if a program seemed to take over X Windows and keep [...]
Firefox BarTab, Load Tabs On Demand
Every open tab in the Firefox web browser uses computer memory. That’s not a problem if a dozen or less are open, but can quickly become one if the count reaches 40 or more. Some users are experiencing lags and delays because of this, which often can be resolved by restarting the browser. It does [...]
Display Internet Explorer 9 Menu Bar Always, And On Top
Browser developers all seem to have found that a new minimalism design wise works best for their browsers. The menu elements are reduced throughout the bank, which leads to criticism of users who do not want to miss those items. Good developers make the changes optional, so that users have a choice. Bad ones force [...]
See what images are being viewed on your network with driftnet
I want to preface this article by saying I am not, in any way advocating spying on your users. With that said, there are times (and reasons) why you might need to see what images are being viewed on your network. Whether it be an end user who is viewing content that goes against specific [...]
Pixlr Grabber, Firefox Screenshot Taking Add-On
The free Firefox add-on Pixel Grabber makes it dead easy to take screenshots in the browser. How does it work? Simply right-click on a page, or click on the status bar icon to grab a screenshot of the whole page, custom or visible area. The first and last option display a selection menu to download [...]
Codeburner, HTML And CSS Reference
Even the most experienced web developer has to look up HTML properties and CSS elements from time to time. Several websites like the official W3C website offer references online, and some web development tools have references integrated in the app. Codeburner, a free tool for the two web browsers Firefox and Opera, the Mac OS [...]
Firefox 4 Development Update
If you are not a Mozilla developer, or a user who follows the development very closely, you may have been overwhelmed with the addition, removal and change of features in the browser during development. To end this confusion, I have decided to compile a list of the most recent updates that the developer’s have integrated [...]
Windows 7 Taskbar Items Pinner
Most Windows 7 users like the new taskbar of the operating system. Especially the option to pin programs to the taskbar can speed up work throughout the day. It is a tad easier to launch applications from there than the desktop, even more so if a full screen window is displayed on the screen. But [...]
ZoneAlarm Global Virus Alert About ZeuS.Zbot.aoaq, Scareware At Its Best
Scareware is generally considered to be a service that scares users to sell products. This is usually a strategy of fake antivirus software, which detects threats that are not there. The information that a computer virus was found will scare users into buying additional protection to secure their system and remove the threats from it. [...]