Many administrators/users prefer to set up their servers as headless machines. If you’re not sure what a headless machine is – it’s a PC without a monitor. This is an outstanding way to use Linux as a server as typically people install Linux servers sans GUIs. Thing is, a problem has arisen with recent iterations [...]
Sport Player, Live Streaming TV Of Sport Events
Sometimes you may not be able to watch your favorite sports team live. Maybe you are still at work or at school, maybe you are on holiday, or in a country that does not show your team on television. The only option to view the game anyway is to resort to the Internet. We have [...]
How to Autostart Programs During Windows Log On
I have written my fair share of articles about how to speed up the start up of the Windows operating system. One of the best tips is to remove programs from autostart that are not needed. While you certainly want your security software to start with Windows, you most likely do not want a program [...]
Converter, On Demand Unit Conversions In Firefox
The Internet has made it a lot easier for consumers to buy products in foreign countries. Most consumers do that because it is either cheaper to order a product in another country, or because it is only available in that country and not the domestic market. A problem that usually comes up is that the [...]
Facebook Search, How To Make The Most Of It
Facebook offers a search form at the top of every page. This can be used by logged in Facebook users to find people or groups on the social networking site. Recently the search was improved by adding Bing search results to some user queries. If you search for wine for instance you find Wine groups [...]
Disable Do You Want To Scan And Fix Removable Disk, AutoPlay
Sometimes you see the prompt “Do you want to scan and fix removable disk” when you connect a removable device to your Windows PC. This usually happens if the device was not properly disconnected from the system in a previous session. It is more of a “we assume there is a problem because last time..” [...]
iPad 2 Features Leak
Suggested features for the iPad 2 which is expected sometime next spring have today leaked online. These include a well overdue USB port, front facing camera, retina display type screen and 3-axis gyroscopes. The leak was reported by Chinese site DigiTimes. It should be noted that this is all unsubstantiated rumour though each feature mentioned [...]
Widgetblock, Block Social Media Widgets In Google Chrome
The majority of blogs and a lot of websites display social media widgets on their pages. They display Facebook likes, Facebook users, Twitter tweets, Disqus comments and a lot more. Depending on the site, it can add a lot to the loading time of the website. WidgetBlock offers a way out, at least for users [...]
Yahoo Messenger Chat Archive Decoder
Users of Yahoo’s Messenger program need an Internet connection and the Yahoo Messenger sign in data for the account to access the chat history. That’s problematic if the Internet is down but information need to be accessed, or if the account needs to be accessed without the sign in information at hand. Yahoo Archive Decoder [...]