Nero Video Premium HD offers everything that Nero Vision Xtra offers plus premium features that include Bllu-Ray playback and bonus contents. But what exactly is Nero Vision Xtra then? It is a video editing and movie creation software for the Windows operating system. The focux of Nero Video Premium HD lies on high definition, which [...]
Add spell check to Nano
If you’ve been reading Ghacks long enough, you know my favorite console-based text editor is Nano. Nano is simple to use, efficient, and extensible. Nano can be used for many things: Writing, programming, editing configuration files, and more. Depending upon your needs, you might need to check the spelling of what you are writing or [...]
Broken Shortcut Fixer, Fix Invalid Shortcuts
Program shortcuts are handy as they allow the user to start an application from a different location than the program directory. The Windows start menu for instance uses shortcuts to give the user that option. Another popular location for program shortcuts is the computer desktop. Shortcuts are not dynamic which means that once they are [...]
ClearType Switch, Configure ClearType
ClearType is a controversial feature designed specifically for LCD displays to optimize the visual text rendering quality for LCD panels. The technology appeared first in Windows XP and has been integrated into all Microsoft operating systems ever since. Microsoft has changed the location of ClearType in its operating systems which has added some confusion among [...]
FILEminimizer Pictures, Now Freeware
FILEminimizer Pictures back last year was still a commercial application that we gave away during our Christmas Giveaway. Recently the company developing the picture compression software Balesio turned the application into a freeware meaning that everyone can download and use the program free of charge. FILEminimizer Pictures basically compresses images to save up storage space [...]
Advanced SystemCare PRO Review
Just like you have to maintain your car from time to time, you need to take care of your computer system. Probably even more so if you work day in and out with your PC. Advanced SystemCare PRO is a system maintenance software that can perform a variety of maintenance related tasks either manually or [...]
Reduce The Fan Speed Of NVIDIA Geforce Video Cards
I recently bought a new shiny NVIDIA 470 GTX for my main computer system. Since this was the first purchase in nearly two years I had to do some research to find the best card for me. And that meant a video card that would be almost silent in 2D mode but powerful enough so [...]
Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out eBook – [gHacks Christmas Giveaway]
It wouldn’t be the holiday season without having copious Christmas giveaways for you and we’ve got five copies of gHacks’ editor Mike Halsey’s new Microsoft Press Book Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out to give away to lucky readers. Each winner will receive a copy of the book as an eBook in time for Christmas. You’re [...]
Firefox 3.6.13 Update Available
Just like promised Mozilla has delivered an update to the stable branch of the Firefox web browser. The update, which is released on the same day as the Mozilla Thunderbird update, fixes several security and stability issues in the web browser, making it a recommended update for all Firefox 3.6.12 and earlier users. Firefox 3.6.13 [...]