Backups should play an essential in every computer user’s disaster recovery plan. Cloud based backup solutions have gained popularity over the course of the last years, which can be largely attributed to faster Internet connections and falling online storage costs. Windows users currently have to rely on third party backup solutions to backup their data. [...]
Try Again, Firefox Add-On To Automatically Reconnet To Unresponsive Websites
When you work long hours on the Internet, either for business or pleasure, you will eventually come upon a web page that is not loading properly. Reasons for this behavior are manifold, from routing problems to server outages or increased loads on the server. A simple reload of the website often is all that it [...]
Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater
Keeping Adobe’s Flash Player up to date is an essential online security tasks. Users need to make sure that the Flash plugin is up to date to protect their computer system from exploits targeting Flash Player vulnerabilities. Flash Player informs the user about updates automatically, and one could say that this should be enough to [...]
Deezer Music Streaming Service
Back in 2008 I reviewed a small application to download music from Deezer, a popular free music streaming service at that time. The application used back then has not been updated since that day and is no longer working with the latest public version of Deezer. Reason enough to look a second time at the [...]
Display The Size Of All Firefox Add-Ons, In Firefox
How big are the add-ons that you use in the Firefox web browser? You do not get the answer to that question in the web browser. The add-on manager displays all kinds of information, but size is not one of them. But size could be important, especially if a user suspects that add-ons are the [...]
How To Uninstall Firefox Add-Ons, Userscripts Directly
Most Firefox users remove add-ons and userscripts from within the web browser. I’m currently testing the latest builds of the upcoming Firefox 4 browser and noticed that it is not possible to uninstall Greasemonkey userscripts using the standard controls in the browser available. The Greasemonkey version available for Firefox is a development build, and it [...]
Remove Unwanted Photo Objects Online
You have taken those beautiful photos on your last vacation, only to find out that some of them show objects on the screen that should not be there. Additional people for instance, a boot or car or something else that is destroying the atmosphere of the setting. Professionals use image editors to remove those objects [...]
Absolutely beautiful desktop with PClinuxOS E17 edition
I have been a fan of Enlightenment for a long, long time. It’s one of the most elegant desktops available today. But not only is it elegant looking, it’s a joy to use, more flexible than most desktops, and lighter weight than the “big 2″ Linux desktops. The only problem with E17 is the installation. [...]
USB Waechter, Only Allow Whitelisted USB Devices PC Access
One of the major causes for PC infections with worms, viruses and trojans are USB devices that are connected to the computer. Vulnerabilities in the past have shown that it is sometimes enough to connect the USB device to the PC to infect the system. A program like USB Waecher, which is German and means [...]