Server OSes, such as CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise do not enjoy the same simplicity as does the modern Linux desktop when it comes to issues like sharing out directories (even though they share the same default desktops). You can see how easy it is to share out folders in my [...]
Canon Hacker’s Development Kit, Canon Camera Firmware Extension
The open source project Canon Hacker’s Development Kit (CHDK) adds several interesting new features to select Canon digital cameras using Canon’s Digic-II and Digic-III processors. Canon cameras that use those processors are many Canon PowerShot and Canon IXUS models, a full listing is available at the German CHDK-Treff website. Among the features that can be [...]
Data Leaks – Preventing the Inside Job
The Wikileaks story continues to roll on around the world but as the story now moves its focus to the website founder Julian Assange, questions are now beginning to be asked about how the information was able to have been stolen in the first instance. Only this week have the US military blocked the use [...]
Diff-IE, Highlight Webpage Changes In Internet Explorer
Sometimes you are interested in changes on a certain web page, instead of all of the contents that are posted on it. This can be helpful to monitor forum posts, website updates, new blog comments or any other webpage that may get updated. Diff-IE is a prototype add-on developed by Microsoft Research that adds capabilities [...]
How To Use The Internet To Save Time And Money
Using the internet to save time and money is as easy as just doing it. In fact, there is no better way to save both time and money than by getting on the web. What are some of the ways you can save time and money? Let’s have a look. First of all, let’s have [...]
Sandboxie Review And Giveaway [Ghacks Christmas Giveaway]
Sandboxing as a security concept means to limit a program’s reach on a computer system. When you normally run a program it can act with the same user rights as the user. If the user can make modifications to the Registry, so can the program. If you sandbox a program on the other hand it [...]
XBOOT, Create MultiBoot ISOs On Disk And USB
Many developers provide ISO images of their release for free download, especially in the antivirus and security niche but also in utility and Linux. An antivirus ISO image can for instance be used to scan a PC by booting from that burned disk which may be the only possible way depending on the state of [...]
Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter News
Two interesting stories about Microsoft and the world’s most popular social networks have emerged and been reported on NeoWin here and here. In the first story it’s now emerged that after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turned down a $1 billion buyout offer from Yahoo! he then also turned down a whopping $15 billion buyout offer [...]
Driver Magician Lite, Backup Windows Device Drivers
We all know the problem; You reinstall your operating system, upgrade it or install it on a new PC only to find out that a device is not working properly because of missing drivers. You then start to search for a driver CD or on the Internet to find the proper driver for the device. [...]