I have covered all the basics and then some in our Windows Update overview which I published a few days ago here at Ghacks. What I did not mention in the article in detail were the available configuration settings for Windows Update, and this article exemplifies the available options in the Windows 7 operating system. [...]
How To Remove The Close Button In The Firefox 4 Add-On Bar
A recent change in the latest Firefox 4 development releases has been driving me nuts lately. The developers thought it would be a good idea to add a close button to the add-on bar. The add-on bar, being the successor of the status bar is currently handled differently in the browser than other toolbars like [...]
Opera Download Helper, Improves File Hosting Site Downloads
The majority of file hosting sites on the Internet make use of wait times and download or bandwidth limits to either drive users into buying a premium account for faster downloading or to deliver more advertisements during that time. Download Helper is a new Opera extension that improves the downloading of files from specific file [...]
Surfkeys, Firefox Extension For Keyboard Ninjas
The mouse is a comfortable input device especially when it comes to selecting specific elements on the screen. Most computer users are perfectly happy with the mouse and tend to ignore the second input device when it comes to navigating or enabling features and functions: the computer keyboard. It is often the case that an [...]
Hypem.com, The Hype Machine Track Downloader
The Hype Machine, available at hypem.com, is a music aggregation site on the Internet. The service basically collects information about newly posted music on the Internet and posts those information on the Hypem website along with a music player to play the music right on the site. We have posted a guide on How To [...]
Firefox 4 Session Restore Not Working? Try This Fix
I have been experiencing problems with Firefox’s built-in session restore which was configured to load the tabs from the last browsing session automatically on the next startup to allow me to continue working exactly where I stopped the last time. The problem was that Firefox did only load the homepage regardless of the setting in [...]
Post Your Suggestions Regarding Ghacks
Now that the year is nearing its end it is time to reflect and plan for the next one. The road has been bumpy this year for Ghacks, with an accidental drop in traffic thanks to a change in Google’s search engine algorithm in June, and a recovery in October. The wait time until the [...]
Track Santa Claus on the Internet this Christmas Eve
They can’t find Osama Bin Laden, they can’t find the leaders of the Taliban, the US military can however track Santa Claus and has been doing so for years (to be honest I’m convinced Santa’s allowing them to do this to prove to all little boys and girls that he really does exist). Yup, the [...]
Ghacks T-Shirts, Leftovers For Christmas
It is the last day of the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway and when I look back I see great programs and lots of participation from old and new readers, and some that only come out at this time of the year. I’m in a hurry which is why I will make this a short post before [...]