The mighty backpack has been around for a long time. For thousands of years men and women have been strapping their goods on their backs and lugging them from place to place. While the backpack itself isn’t new, the modern version of this ancient tote is as different from it’s ancestors as humans are from [...]
Better Amazon Userscript, User Friendly Amazon Product Pages
Many companies seem to add information to specific pages on their websites. A prime example is Google Search which turned from a minimalistic page into a complex page with lots of elements on the page. Another example is Amazon and its product pages. These pages are filled with information, ads and other information related to [...]
Google Launch the Nexus S Phone… But is it Wise or Necessary?
Google have launched their new own-branded Smartphone, the Samsung-made Nexus S, to lots, some, a bit of fanfare around the world. The handset runs the latest version of their Android operating system and includes some interesting new features including Near Field Communications (NFC) that can allow people to make electronic payments by swiping their phone [...]
Safe Returner Review And Giveaway [Ghacks Christmas Giveaway]
Safe Returner is an anti-malware security tool that aids users in the removal of malicious software from their Windows PC. The problem with many regular antivirus solutions is that they are often incapable of returning the system to its previous state. Most delete the malicious software just fine from the system but fail to repair [...]
MozillaCacheView, Firefox Cache Management Software
Firefox users who want to manage their web browser’s cache have several options to do just that. They can enter about:cache in the browser’s address bar for a listing of the cache contents or open the cache directly in the system’s file browser to do the same. Both options are not the most comfortable ones. [...]
Avast me’hearties, Pirate Anti-Virus licence’s up for ‘a sharin’
Normally any software company that finds one of its product keys being shared on torrent websites would crack down pretty quickly by withdrawing it. Not Avast however who, according to a report by PC Pro magazine decided to track installs with it to see how far it would spread. The company stayed deathly silent for [...]
WinContig, Free File Defragmentation Tool
File defragmentation is not that much of a concern anymore on my PC system because the two main hard drives are Solid State Drives which do not need defragmentation. Still, the 2 Terabyte data drive is a conventional hard drive and I run a defragmentation job on it every now and then. Windows users have [...]
PhotoRec File Recovery Software
PhotoRec is a file recovery software for various operating systems including Microsoft Windows but also Linux and Mac OS X. The free program ships with Testdisk, a well known program for recovering lost partitions on a computer system. The name would suggest that it can only be used to recovery digital pictures but that is [...]
USB Flash Copy, Automatically Backup Data From Removable Devices
USB Flash Copy is a handy tool for users who want to backup contents on some or all removable devices that are connected to the computer system. The free portable software supports backing up data automatically for all connected USB devices or only data on selected devices. Users should open the settings of the program [...]