I’m definitely a gadget guy. I love trying out the latest and the greatest new gadgets. I also love hitting the road and seeing where it will take me. That might be part of the reason why I am such a nut about travel gadgets. There are a ton of cool travel gadgets floating around [...]
How To Change The Opera Cache Directory
Only Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has options to change the temporary Internet cache directory in the graphical user interface directly. Firefox and Opera require configuration file changes that can be done in the browser, while Chrome is the only one that requires startup parameters (see How To Change Google Chrome’s Cache Location And Size). Let us [...]
Windows 7 Direct Download Links
Computer users may have a few reasons for downloading Windows 7 directly from the Internet. Among the top reasons are installations on computers without DVD drive, downloading the 64-bit edition if it is not supplied with the purchased version (only some Windows 7 editions, like the Professional edition, come with two discs to install 32-bit [...]
COMPETITION! Win “Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out” + More
To mark the release of Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out from Microsoft Press, that has been written by Mike Halsey, one of the editors here at your favourite tech website gHacks.net, we have a fantastic competition in conjunction with our sister site www.Windows7News.com and a massive 52 prizes to give away! The prizes here at gHacks.net are… [...]
Web Browser Firefox 3.6.11 Released
Today is a big release day over at Mozilla Messaging. Firefox 3.6.11 is just being processed to be released later today next to a new version of the email client Thunderbird. The new version of the browser has not been officially announced, but is already available on most worldwide mirror sites that are used to [...]
Email Client Thunderbird 3.1.5. Released
The email client Thunderbird will receive an update later today that raises the version of the application to 3.1.5. The new version is currently distributed to worldwide mirror services to prepare for the rush when the official release announcement is publicized. Thunderbird users can check for the new version in the email client, by clicking [...]
Microsoft Sees Huge Increase In Java Exploit Attempts, Surpassing Adobe
Regular readers of Ghacks know that browser plugins have become one of the biggest security risks for today’s Internet users. Keeping the plugins up to date is therefor essential to protect the system from exploits targeting known vulnerabilities. Among the plugins that are exploited the most are Adobe plugins, and Java. Recent findings in Microsoft’s [...]
Hotfix For Poor Printing Performance In Windows 7
Microsoft recently provided customers with a hotfix to fix poor printing performance issues in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft confirmed that “on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the printing performance may be poor compared to the performance on a computer that is running Windows Vista [...]
How To Change Google Chrome’s Cache Location And Size
Did you know that there is no setting in the graphical user interface of the Google Chrome browser to change the location and size of the cache? I searched up and down and could not find an option to do that. Some users may say that this is not essential anymore, with growing hard drives [...]