AVG is one of the few long-standing names in security software for the Windows operating system. I cannot really recall a time when there was no AVG security product available for the computer. AVG Internet Security 2011 is AVG’s flagship product which offers a complete security package for Windows users. The program comes with several [...]
Extra Buttons, Add Functionality To Windows
The window header has not changed a lot in the past decade. It still shows the minimize, maximize and close buttons next to the window title. That’s it usually which often leaves lots of white space on the title bar. Extra buttons is a convenient solution that uses the space to add functionality to those [...]
DownloadNow, Leechpack, File Hosting Download Services
I’m usually not writing about paid services here on Ghacks unless I’m personally using them or combine the review with a giveaway so that my readers can benefit from it directly. Recently I stumbled upon two commercial web services called DownloadNow located at downloadnow.net and Leechget, which is available at leechget.com. These services are interesting [...]
Dropbox 1.0 Released, Download Now
The announcement that Dropbox 1.0 final has been released has just been posted at the Dropbox Blog which means that existing users can update their version to the latest one. It also means that new users finally get a product that’s no longer in beta or release candidate stage which should make it more appealing [...]
Prevent Firefox From Entering Work Offline Mode
Work Offline is a mode of the Firefox web browser, and the Mozilla Thunderbird email client as well, which prevents the browser from using a computer’s or network’s Internet connection. Users can switch to work offline in the file menu of the browser. A click on File > Work Offline changes the mode so that [...]
AltaVista and Delicious to Close in 2011
It’s a sad day for search as Yahoo! have announced they’re to close the AltaVista search engine. AllThingsDigital report that cutbacks at Yahoo! are responsible for the decision. Other products to be closed include MyBlogLog, Yahoo! Picks, Yahoo! Bookmarks, Yahoo! Buzz and Delicious. AltaVista was launched in 1995 and, for a great many people including [...]
SyncPod For Windows Review And Giveaway [Ghacks Christmas Giveaway]
How do you transfer data between your iPod, Ipad or iPhone and a PC? Most will probably answer that they are using Apple iTunes for that. The iTunes software on the other hand is rather heavy on the resource side, and some users may prefer to use a lightweight faster software instead. That’s one of [...]
Microsoft Security Essentials 2 Download Available
Microsoft has just released Microsoft Security Essentials 2, the highly acclaimed free security program to protect the computer against malicious software such as viruses, spyware or computer worms. Users who are already working with a previous version of Security Essentials can upgrade that version directly to version 2. But what’s new in Security Essentials 2? [...]
Use gkDebconf to reconfigure debconf-using programs
There are certain applications, such as MySQL and Apache that are configured upon installation. The most familiar to you might be MySQL. At the point of installation you configure the server address, admin password, etc. But what happens when you need to reconfigure that tool and you don’t want to go through the process of [...]