If you follow Asa’s weblog over at Mozilla you may have noticed the latest posting why do they think this is OK?. It addresses the well known problem of unauthorized plugin and extension installations in Firefox. Asa is basically asking the companies to ask the user whether a new plugin or extension should be installed [...]
Popup Url and Search Bar, Hides Urlbar In Firefox, Replaces It With OnDemand Popup
Removing toolbars from a web browser is an efficient option to increase the available screen estate for websites in the Internet browser. This is usually more interesting to users who work on low resolution screens, but users who like a minimalistic browser interface benefit from it as well. Popup Url and Search Bar is a [...]
Clownfish, Automatic Skype Chat Translations
Automatic translations can help when people need to communicate with each other without speaking the other’s language properly. Clownfish is a third party software that integrates with the popular communication software Skype. The software works automatically once installed and connected to Skype (a prompt to allow access to Skype is displayed in Skype once Skype [...]
Windows 8 To Sync Files In the Cloud?
Windows 8 is the codename of Microsoft’s next desktop operating system. Information are sparse at this point in time, and information about Windows 8 are usually collected through indirect sources. One of the latest Windows 8 rumors is that Microsoft has plans to sync core operating system files in the cloud. This would have serious [...]
BulletsPassView, Reveal Hidden Passwords
Passwords are usually concealed or hidden behind bullets or asterisks on computer systems. This is done largely to prevent access to those passwords by other users. These hidden passwords do however cause problems for the owner of the password as well. When I worked in tech support I had numerous cases where users received a [...]
Audials One Review And Giveaway [Ghacks Christmas Giveaway]
The majority of computer users have music on their computer, usually in the form of mp3s that they ripped from their own CDs, purchased online or downloaded from the Internet. There are several options available to download music from the Internet, from using free resources like Jamendo to free offers and P2P networks. Recording music [...]
Disable This Type Of File Can Harm Your Computer In Google Chrome
Whenever you try to download an executable file in Google Chrome you are presented with the following confirmation prompt at the bottom of the browser: “This type of file can harm your computer. Are you sure you want to download..”. A save or discard prompt is displayed giving the user the option to either save [...]
Opera Popup Statusbar Extension
Popup Statusbar may be an interesting Opera extension for users who want as much screen estate as possible for the websites and services displayed in the Internet browser. What does it do? It simply displays the url target links in an overlay window on the page which effectively makes the display in the status bar [...]
Touchpad Blocker, Block Accidental Keyboard With Touchpad Actions
If you ask me what I really do not like when working on mobile computer systems such as laptops or netbooks, then the answer is touchpads. Touchpads come in handy when no computer mouse is connected to the laptop, a mouse substitution so to say. The biggest problem that I have with a keyboard with [...]