I sometimes take a look at PCs of friends and family, usually because something is not working and they asked me to, and to a lesser extent when they bought a new PC. It is often the case that the PC is not equipped with the right programs, no solid web browser, no text editor, [...]
How the Microsoft Kinect Tech Almost Went to Apple
As Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 motion-sense controller launches and interesting story has emerged on the website Cult of Mac. The core technology was acquired, as so often happens these days, with Microsoft purchasing it from the company that developed it. In this case Israeli company PrimeSense. It has now transpired that PrimeSense initially approached Microsoft’s [...]
Folderpane Tools, Sort Email Accounts In Thunderbird
We have covered a Thunderbird add-on in the past to change the email folder sort order in the mail client which is handy to move the important folders to the top, and the unimportant ones to the bottom of the email folder listing. Folders were still restricted by the email account order in the folder [...]
Improve Hotmail Sign In Security By Enabling HTTPS
Many web users do not know that web services often offer two connection options. The standard http connection and the more secure https connection. Users who connect to email services like Hotmail with the http protocol may fall pray to attacks that sniff on network traffic in order to get the user’s sign in information. [...]
UniBrows, Run IE6 Only Compatible Services And Apps In Internet Explorer 8
Question: Why are many companies still working with Internet Explorer, when newer browser versions are available for Windows? Answer: Because of applications and services that have been designed to work in Internet Explorer 6. Most of these applications are Intranet apps, and since they work, companies do not feel the need to pay to make [...]
How To Hide Hard Drives And Partitions In Windows
Hiding a hard drive or partition in Windows can be an effective way of preventing access to the drive’s contents. The method is not foolproof though, and users with enough time on their hand will eventually find a way to access the contents of the drive, for instance by booting from a Live CD. Still, [...]
How To Install Flash Player Without Admin Rights
Lets say you are currently working on a computer where you have standard user rights. This means that you cannot install software that requires elevated privileges, nor that you can perform operations that require admin rights. Many software programs for instance require administrative privileges during installation. Adobe’s Flash Player needs elevated rights during installation, if [...]
Enable Quick Edit Mode To Copy Command Prompt Items More Efficiently
The default way of copying items from the Windows command prompt is not the most effective option available. To copy items from the command line users need to right-click and select mark from the context menu. They then need to mark the commands and press Ctrl-v to copy them. That’s a cumbersome process, especially if [...]
Evercookie, Extremely Persistent Cookies
Websites and services can use several techniques to identify a specific user visiting their properties, or third party properties they are affiliated with. Among the most common ones are standard HTML cookies, but also so called Flash cookies, also known as Local Shared Objects. Evercookie takes this a step further by dropping as many cookies [...]