Offering some sort of extensibility can improve the overall usability of a software program. The prime example for this is the Firefox web browser which would only be half as good without its extensions. The Windows Live team had similar thoughts as they launched a new website for Windows Live plug-ins. Plug-ins are small extensions [...]
Lesser known features in the latest Ubuntu Software Center
For many, the introduction to the Ubuntu Software Center was a breath of fresh air for the installation of applications on the Linux desktop. With the ability to install thousands upon thousands of applications from a single location, the Ubuntu Software Center was the Apple App Store well before Apple could migrate from the iPhone [...]
Mozilla Firefox Web Browser, All You Need To Know
Mozilla Firefox is a free web browser available for Mac and PC as well as Android and several other operating systems. Firefox has built its focus around a practical, minimalist design and low, light weight memory usage. First released in 2004 with Mozilla Thunderbird as part of Mozilla Suite, Firefox quickly gained popularity among users [...]
Skype Suffers Global Blackout
Millions of Skype users have been unable to make calls using the VoIP service since last night after a software issue affected critical parts of its network according to the BBC. Engineers have been working to rectify the problem so that people will be able to use the service over the Christmas period to contact [...]
Microsoft Posts Advisory About New Internet Explorer Vulnerability
A new security vulnerability has been posted by Microsoft that could allow an attacker to execute code remotely on the affected computer system. Affected are Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 8 on pretty much every client and server operating system since – and including – Windows XP. Microsoft explains that “the vulnerability exists due [...]
Returnil System Safe Pro Review And Giveaway [Ghacks Christmas Giveaway]
Why are so many PCs getting infected with malicious software? That question alone could fill a book but it comes down to a single problem: rights on the system, and the ability to write data so that the malicious program stays on the computer even after reboots. Returnil System Safe Pro clones the operating system [...]
VirtualBox 4.0 Released
The popular virtualization software VirtualBox 4.0 has just been released on the official website. The Open Source solution that is freely available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh computer systems sports a full bag of feature additions, fixes and redesigns. The official changelog lists all the changes, among them a major rework of the graphical user [...]
Microsoft Working on Tablet Windows in Time for the End of the World
Bloomberg have today written that Microsoft’s apparent new Tablet version of Windows that’s set to be unveiled at CES next month will be a special version running on ARM chips, which is great news for those wanting a low-power tablet device. The bad news though is that we’re unlikely to see this new version of [...]
December Market Share, XP Drops, Windows 7 Gains
Windows XP stays on top of the operating system market share while Windows 7 continues to gain grounds. The latest market share statistics are in and they confirm recent trends. Windows XP is still the top operating system with a market share between 51% (Statcounter) and 57% (Hitslink). That’s a comfortable lead as it is [...]