The task of joining Linux to a Windows domain can be a challenge. I have covered it before here (see my article “Join a Ubuntu machine to a Windows domain“), but many users have had issues with Likewise Open either not being able to join or not being able to reliably remain joined. Naturally, if [...]
Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool, Test Intel CPUs
There are a few things that you need to look out for when buying a new processor or a computer system. One of them is to make sure that you get what you have been paying for. A few years back it was common that shady merchants tried to sell hardware to users that was [...]
Power Twitter For Chrome
If you are an active Twitter user you know that there are hundreds of scripts and add-ons to improve the popular online messaging service. From expanding shortened urls over inline viewers for media to interface changes, if you search long enough you are likely going to find exactly what you want Twitter to look like [...]
Shopping for Travelers
One of the hardest things about this time of the year is finding the right gifts for the people you love. Sure, it’s easy to buy a tie for the men and perfume for the women, but do you really want to go that route? A far better way is to think of the kinds [...]
Playboy Release USB Hard Disk Crammed with Back-Issues
It’s not the first time we’ve seen external hard disks sold complete with libraries of goodies on board but this one is a little different. Reg Hardware has reportedthat US soft-porn giant Playboy is selling it’s own branded 250Gb hard disk with a digital copy of every issue of Playboy magazine from 1953 to the [...]
Image Search Options, Firefox Reverse Image Search Add-on
Sometimes you may want to find out more about an image that has been posted on the Internet, especially if there are no additional information attached to it on the page it has been posted on. Maybe you want to know more about the creator of the image or photograph, or you want to find [...]
Things Are Different Today..
Sometimes it’s hard to see just how much the internet has really changed things. The holidays are just one example of how things are intensely different than they were before. It’s not easy to always see the differences because they tend to creep up on us a little bit at a time. For example, you [...]
Ping Info View, Ping Multiple Host Names, IP Addresses
One of the easiest ways of checking whether a host is responding or not is to send a ping to the host name or IP address. It is possible to ping local and remote servers, and it usually takes less than a second to get a response. A ping is therefor a first step in [...]
Configure Godaddy Email Accounts In Desktop Email Clients
I have been trying to move a Godaddy email account to the desktop email client Thunderbird for the last 30 minutes. The main problem that I have with Godaddy’s website in general is that it is rather messy, with hundreds of links and menus. What you need is usually hidden deep inside a complex navigation [...]