Cross-Domain requests describe requests from one domain to another. A typical example of this are Facebook information on another domain, either to display a user’s friends on the site, or even to automatically log a user into the site if still logged into Facebook. But this example is obviously not malicious. There are two types [...]
Games for Windows re-launches November 15th
It was a great idea that was sadly let down by poor implementation and poor support. Games for Windows, which was launched with Windows Vista, was intended to be the marker by which consumers would know any games they bought would work happily on their Microsoft Windows computer. The seal of approval, that was carried [...]
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, Free License, New Version
Back in January we reviewed a Giveaway of the Day version of WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. Back then we liked the program for its simplicity and effectiveness, but found a few negative points like no video previews or options to change the output file name. The developers have contacted me again today, letting me know [...]
Firefox 4 the Fastest Browser? Not Yet!
Browser developers like to compare their browser to others. We have the fastest, or we are closing in, or we gained xxx percent over the last couple of months have become common ever since Google Chrome made its first appearance. Asa of Mozilla yesterday published a new article with the title “are we fast yet?” [...]
Aero Tuner, Adds Configuration Options To Windows Aero
If you run Windows Vista or Windows 7 with the Aero enabled, which most of you probably due considering that it is the default setting for brand new installations, you may have noticed that the configuration options of Aero are limited. What you can do is to pick a color in the Windows Color and [...]
Multi-view terminal with Terminator
I do enjoy the terminal. Although it’s not necessary in modern Linux iterations, it’s always great to know that terminal is there when you need it. Terminal power users have TONS of options. You can use the multi-talented Guake (see my article “Guake: Hide-able terminal goodness“), you can opt for the standard Xterm, or the [...]
Aero Weather, Change Windows Aero Colors Based On Weather [US Only]
If you like Windows Aero and live in the United States you may like the new lightweight application Aero Weather as well. Aero Weather changes the color scheme of the operating system based on the current weather conditions of your location. Aero Weather is unfortunately only able to tap into weather information of US zip [...]
EasyMon, Move Applications Across Multi-Monitors
Windows 7 was the first Microsoft operating system to introduce hotkey support for multi-monitor systems. The hotkey Windows-Shift-Left moves the active window to the left monitor, while Windows-Shift-Right moves it to the right. That’s a very comfortable option for multi-monitor (e.g. dual monitor) users. Unfortunately though this option is only available in Windows 7, and [...]
Sign Up For Office 365 Beta
Mike covered Office 365 before here on Ghacks. Without rehashing what has already been said, Office 365 is a cloud based service by Microsoft that brings Microsoft Office, Sharepoint, Exchange and Lync together in the cloud. The service aims at business and organizations who do not want to invest in local server solutions by working [...]