3D is the next big thing on computers, certainly for gaming and it will be interesting to see how it translates to the desktop. Those clever people at ExoPC will be shipping a 3D version of their Windows 7 tablet later this year with a special UI to take advantage of it. The hardware manufacturers [...]
Fix the animated titles issue on Ubuntu for OpenShot Video Editor
If you have been following my latest series on the OpenShot Video Editor (Read “Create videos with OpenShot Video Editor“, “Add transitions with OpenShot Video Editor“, and “Add titles to OpenShot Video Editor projects“) then you will have noticed my mention of a bug in animated title feature that plagues Ubuntu. This bug is caused [...]
BigCloud Archives, File Archiving, Backup Solution
It sometimes can be hard to keep an overview of files, especially if they are scattered around on the local hard drive, network drives, the Internet and backups. If you have ever asked yourself where that one file was then you might need a file archiving solution to aid you in those processes. BigCloud Archives [...]
Web Application Tab For Thunderbird
The Thunderbird email client uses the same core that the Mozilla Firefox browser uses. This means that it is possible to open websites and services directly in the email software which can be handy at times. Add-ons are needed to add the functionality though, or at least to make it easily accessible. Web Application Tab [...]
How To Force Extension Compatibility In Thunderbird
You may know that I made the switch to Thunderbird 3.3 some time ago which is currently available as a alpha 2 release. Most of the extensions available for Thunderbird are not compatible with this version. I never really bothered to find a solution for that since I did not make use of must-use extensions [...]
Firefox Panorama Gets Another Shortkey Change
The Firefox feature Panorama, which was previously known as Tab Candy and Tab Sets, is used to give Firefox users an option to group tabs into sets that are then exclusively displayed on the screen. The feature has seen changes in the past months. The Panorama shortcut for instance was initially set to Ctrl-Space (on [...]
TCPEye Network Monitoring Software With Virustotal Integration
The free Windows software TCPeye is basically a netstat frontend with several extra features that make it more than a viable alternative. Windows users who want to know about all the connections that are currently open on their machine can use the netstat -a command on the command line to find out about them. TCPEye [...]
Windows 8 Release Date: January 7, 2013?
Rumor, rumor, rumors. Microsoft is tight lipped about their upcoming operating system Windows 8 because of the possible impact on Windows 7 sales. What we know about Windows 8 so far is an assortment of indirect official information, from job postings for instance and leaked documents. The majority of news about Windows 8 on the [...]
Windows 8 will NOT be out January 7th 2013… Here’s Why
It’s been reported by MicrosoftFeed that Windows 8 will be out on retail shelves on 7th January 2013. NeoWin have said that “None of this information is verified or is confirmed but is speculation from a reputable individual who, in the past, has provided solid information and leaks.” Let me explain why Windows 8 will NOT [...]