It is not that complicated to create a TrueCrypt container, but it does take some time. You need the TrueCrypt software obviously to do that, and someone with admin rights to install the software. Then you need to complete a wizard to create the encrypted container. It takes time if you have never created an [...]
Cool Linux command tricks
The Linux command line is one of the most versatile tools you will ever use. It can do just about anything you can image for a machine. With such a large scope of tasks you can imagine just how much there is to learn. So, it’s always good to have an arsenal of tricks at your [...]
IE9 Scrubs up well against the HTML5 Competition
Microsoft has for years been accused of being shy about standard’s compliance. For many years they said they could do the web better and, for many years the web went along with it. Recently though the company has taken a more pragmatic approach and has moved, slowly admittedly, towards full standards compliance. With their next [...]
Neembu Uploader, File Upload Tool To Upload Files To Multiple File Hosters
Sometimes all that you need is a quick way to distribute a file to multiple servers on the Internet. This technique can for instance be used to offer a file for multiple users in short time, or as a backup if one file hoster deletes the file or lets it expire to early. Neembuu Uploader [...]
Improve Chrome Privacy By Whitelisting Cookies
Web cookies, like temporary files and the web browsing history, can reveal information to third parties that a Internet user may not want to share. For instance, which sites were visited in the past. Cookies can furthermore contain data to keep a user logged in on sites even after the browser is closed. To put [...]
Regbak, Registry Backup And Restore Tool
The Windows Registry editor comes with options to export and import Registry keys. It can be used to backup the Registry partially or fully. To do that, users need to open the Registry editor and click on File > Export while Computer is selected. This backs up all five available Registry hives. There are also [...]
Troubleshoot Please Insert A Disk Into Drive Error In Windows
Tony, a new user of the Ghacks forum asked for help regarding a issue with his removable hard disk and Windows 7. While the disk was showing up in the operating system, a click on it to access it in Windows Explorer yielded the error message “Insert Disk, Please Insert A Disk Into Drive” followed [...]
GPS, You Will Never Be Lost Again
One of the most widely used technologies in travel worldwide, the Global Positioning System or simply GPS, has become indispensable in our traveling lives. Almost unthinkable a couple of decades ago, the GPS allows a person to be located, no matter which corner of the earth they are in, provided that the person has a [...]
Facebook App Developers Sold User Data…Shock!
In a story that seems to have surprised nobody except Facebook, the developers of some applications for the world’s largest and most popular social networking website have been selling user details, harvested by their apps. The user data, which is gathered quite legitimately by apps on the site, was found to have been sold to [...]