Operating systems like Windows have to find the right balance between compatibility and performance. This leaves the operating system open for tweaks and improvements to increase the performance and responsiveness of the computer system. Ashampoo WinOptimizer 7 can optimize supported Windows editions. The program runs a quick scan on startup to determine areas of interests. [...]
Add SSL to CentOS web server
CentOS might well be one of the finest Linux distributions for a server environment. It is basically a mimic of Red Hat Enterprise Linux without the proprietary software and the price attached to it. With that in mind, it makes perfect sense to set CentOS up as your go-to Web server. It’s reliable, it’s stable, [...]
CPALead Bypass, New Technique
CPALead is an advertising company that offers webmasters a script to place on their website. The script acts as a barrier between public and private contents on the website. Visitors who want to access the content secured by CPALead need to perform an action to do so. This usually means filling out a survey before [...]
Kinect Becomes the Fastest Selling Device Ever
The record was set only a year ago by Apple’s iPad, but now Microsoft have stolen back the crown as their new Kinect motion controller for the Xbox 360 has become the fastest-selling device in gadget history. Apple managed to sell 2 million iPads on the first two months after it went on sale. The [...]
WinPatrol, Monitor Programs, Critical Items
WinPatrol has been designed as a complimentary program for a system’s main security software. The free program monitors programs and critical items on the system and will alert the user if modifications are made to monitored components. Lets take a look at the stuff that WinPatrol monitors: New auto startup programs New browser add-on’s like [...]
New Year Resolutions, What Are Your Plans?
It’s almost 2011 and that means that a whole slew of New Years Resolutions are ready to be made and broken. Every year, it’s the same old thing. People say they are going to quit smoking, lose weight, go to the gym, get a new car, make more money, or maybe even change their life [...]
SUPERAntiSpyware Professional Review And Giveaway [Ghacks Christmas Giveaway]
SUPERAntiSpyware is available as a free and professional edition. Both editions are downloadable directly from the developer website. Lets take a quick look at the differences between SUPERAntiSpyware Professional and SUPERAntiSpyware Free. Both editions support the detection and removal of all sorts of malicious programs including malware, trojans, worms or keyloggers. Users can add files [...]
Barlesque, Minimize Firefox 4′s New Add-on Bar
Firefox 4′s new add-on bar and the removal of the old status bar has caused some controversy and quite a misunderstanding amongst Firefox users. The new add-on bar basically integrates the icons that are placed by Firefox add-ons in it or the old status bar. It does lack the ability to display link information when [...]
The worldwide rise of Broadband – Interactive Map
We all take for granted now that we have fast, reliable broadband and most of us can’t even remember the days of dial-up of even acoustic couplers. Now the BBC have put a fascinating interactive map online showing the percentages of people online worldwide from 1998 and how many of us are using the Internet. [...]