Neowin is reporting that new beta of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 browser has leaked to the web. The new build, version 9.0.8027.6000 apparently began circulating on the weekend which meant, as it was apparently compiled on Friday 19th October, it must have leaked almost immediately having been finalised. Apparently there are new features including a download [...]
Physical Disk Speed Monitor
It can sometimes be important to monitor the performance of a hard drive. Situations where this may be a valid option are to assess how a hard drive performs under normal usage conditions. It may also help to see if a software is pushing the drive to its limits, or to realize that the drive [...]
Image Search Preview, Userscript To Display Direct Image Previews
Most image search engines, and image hosting sites for that matter, use thumbnail previews of images that link to the image directly or another web page with the original version of the image. If you use Google Images or Bing Images for instance, you see a list of image results. These results are small thumbnails [...]
How To Disable Dynamic Image Resizing In Firefox
You may have noticed that Firefox changes the size of an image on the web based on the size of the Firefox window. This can be easily tested by opening an image in the browser and modifying the size of the browser window. Firefox automatically adjusts the size of the image. Some users may prefer [...]
Travel Technology Today, What’s Your Gear List?
What is the best travel technology to bring with you when you are going abroad? It’s a difficult question to answer since the needs of different travelers tend to be different. For example, a businessman who is heading to Japan in order to win a new client will have very different requirements from a backpacker [...]
NoVirusThanks Anti-Rootkit Free
It sometimes pays of to occasionally scan a computer system with another virus scanner. We all know that no security software in the world can protect against every known threat. Even if the software catches 99,9% of all malicious files it still means that every 1,000th file slips through. Using another security software to scan [...]
Opera 11 Beta Available, Download It Now
With Google Chrome leading the development pace, at least when it comes to increasing the version of the browser, Opera is second fastest in the game. The Norwegian company has just posted the first beta of Opera 11 on their website. This marks another big step in the development of the web browser, considering that [...]
Pop-up History For Chrome, Display Browsing History In A Popup
What would you say an extension with the name Pop-up History and the description Pop-up a History does? This one had me puzzle for a while. My first thought was that it would display the list of popup windows in the Chrome browser. After installation it became much clearer. Pop-up History is an extension for [...]
How to uninstall Windows Live Messenger
Usually there should not be any need for a guide on how to uninstall Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft’s instant messenger, as it can be uninstalled just like any other software in Windows. Users who want to uninstall Windows Live Messenger can do so the following (standard) way. Click the start orb in the Windows taskbar [...]