Many websites today reported that Internet Explorer’s overall market share fell below 50% for the very first time. When it comes to statistics, it always pays to ask for the source to better analyze the data presented. All websites who have reported on this have been using StatCounter elusively (likely one site started it and [...]
Bookmarks Backup, Web Browser Backup Tool
It is always a good idea to create regular backups of important programs, and most computer users include Internet browsers in today’s online centric world. There are different options to backup web browsers, from using fully fledged backup suites like Paragon Drive Backup to individual applications like the Firefox Environment Backup Extension that only backup [...]
Setting your computer time in Ubuntu
You computer’s clock does more than just tell you the time. This clock also stamps your email with the correct time as well as documents and much more. So when your PC clock is off, your life is off (at least while you are working). So it is necessary to keep your machine time accurate. [...]
RT Windows 7 Registry Tweaker
Most configuration changes in the Windows operating system are written to the Registry. Practically all tweaking tools are doing the same, and the RT Windows 7 Registry Tweaker is no exception to the rule. Inexperienced users may be intimidated by the design of the application, as the developer has decided to lump all tweaks together [...]
Simple Timer, Clock, Timer And Calendar For Firefox
Usually, there is no need for an extra clock in a web browser’s status bar, because of the operating system clock. It may be helpful for users who are hiding the taskbar by default though. But the Firefox add-on Simple Timer is not just adding a clock to the status bar of the browser, it [...]
Finding Budget Travel Deals on Twitter and Facebook
There was a time when the thought of Twitter made my stomach turn. All those yuppies suddenly talking about ‘tweets’ and ‘tweeple’ made me want to gag. Facebook I had less of a problem with but since I had just sort of ended my relationships with MySpace and Friendster (remember Friendster?), I was slightly bitter [...]
Twitter Founder Steps Down as CEO
Evan Williams, the co-founder of social networking site Twitter is to stand down as Chief Executive Officer of the company to move into a role that will allow him to help make Twitter more profitable, according to a report by the BBC. Announcing the news, understandably in a Tweet, he said Twitter had to “meet [...]
Moo0 DiskCleaner, CCleaner Alternative
Many programs and system services save temporary data on the hard drive. A few popular examples are Internet browsers such as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, Office programs like Word or Excel, Windows Explorer or pdf readers. Besides filling the hard drive with unnecessary files, those temporary files may also leak private information to [...]
DeskIntegrator, Add Program Links To Windows Right-Click Menu
DeskIntegrator is a small portable program for the Windows operating system that can be used to add program links directly to the desktop right-click menu. We all know that it is possible to add those links manually to the context menu using the Windows Registry, and DeskIntegrator basically offers to graphical user interface for the [...]