Microsoft’s instant messenger, which is currently called Windows Live Messenger, offers no option to directly save profile pictures to the local computer system. While it is possible to use a screen capturing software for that, it is a lot easier to use a program like MSN Images for the task. The free software program offers [...]
Convert your ebooks and files to various formats with Calibre
Ah the ebook readers. They are the future for avid (and even not-so-avid) readers. With them you can carry around your entire library (without a hand cart) and even add your own content. But adding your own content can be a hassle if you’re not using a tool to aid you in this task. That [...]
WinMaxinumize, Expand Windows Over Unused Space
I sometimes have to resize windows on my computer desktop before I can start working with them. That’s usually the case when they open in a small window and I want them to take up more space, or if they open in fullscreen and I want to place another window besides them. WinMaximunize is an [...]
IE9 to Launch February 10th
Microsoft has sent out invites to a press event in the US on February 10th. The “Internet Explorer” event in San Francisco will enable Microsoft to “share some important news” about the browser. The world is now seeing this as a launch event for the final version of the browser which will be crucial to [...]
Google Chrome Canary Builds Reach Version 11
It was Google who started to release minor improvements as major version upgrades. The browser has just reached version 11, less than two and a half years after its first beta version hit the Internet. That’s about four major version changes every year. Google Chrome managed to close in on Opera which is currently available [...]
Typo3 Winstaller, Windows Typo3 Environment
Typo3 is a powerful Open Source content management system that runs on system that support recent versions of PHP and MySQL. Linux users usually do not have a problem installing PHP and MySQL on their systems, while Windows users may have troubles finding a solution to run them on their system. Typo3 Winstaller is a [...]
Use Miro To Play, Download Youtube Videos
We have seen our fair share of applications that offer to download Youtube videos, both as browser extensions and as desktop applications. Some, like the excellent Firefox add-on Download Helper are still working while others have stopped working or vanished from view. The video player and organizer Miro has not been mentioned a lot, if [...]
Display Modification Dates Of Firefox Extensions
Users who troubleshoot the Firefox browser usually take a closer look at extensions and plugins installed in the browser as they may be the cause for the issues experienced. One problem that Firefox 3 users experience is that they cannot access information about the last modification dates of extensions directly in the browser. These information [...]
Amazon Login May Accept Password Variants
The online shopping portal Amazon may accept password variants during login according to the German technology news site Heise Online. According to the information published there, Amazon may accept passwords that are not the exact password of the user account. The login script may ignore upper and lower case as well as characters after the [...]