The popular temporary file cleaner CCleaner has just been updated by the developing company Piriform. The latest iteration of CCleaner brings support for the first Windows 7 Service Pack, Internet Explorer user data cleaning, management and more. The program is still provided as a portable version and installer, which both offer the same features and [...]
Troubleshooting If Windows 7 Update Fails
What can you do if the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Update fails? The answer depends largely on the error code that you see directly on the screen or in the Windows event log. Regardless of that code, it is still possible to try two generic fixes before you try to find a solution for [...]
WSUS Windows Offline Update, Updated
The easiest way to update the Windows operating system, regardless of the version and edition used, is to use Microsoft’s Windows Update service. It takes a few clicks to select the updates from the listing, and even less if automatic updates are configured. But not all users have a permanent Internet connection, or a computer [...]
Using the Linux df command
The Linux df command is an incredibly useful tool. What this command does is report file system disk usage. So when you want to see how much file system disk space is available, you can fire up your terminal and use df to learn everything you need to know about disk usage. But you don’t [...]
Opera Speed Dial Improvements
The latest Opera 11.10 alpha snapshot which got released yesterday contains changes to Opera’s speed dial feature, among other improvements. Speed Dial was first introduced in 2007 by Opera and has since found its way into other web browsers either as a built-in feature or extensions as well. Speed Dial basically displays a thumbnail list [...]
Google Rolls Out Search Algorithm, Targets Content Farms
Google is making a lot of changes lately which can partially be attributed to the rising criticism that search quality has taken the dive in recent years. The aim of the latest change that has been rolled out yesterday in the US is to move “more” quality sites to the top of the search results, [...]
How To Order The Windows 7 Service Pack 1 From Microsoft
The service pack for Windows 7 has been out for a bit and most users have downloaded it either from Microsoft’s Download Center or Windows Update. Windows Update user without doubt have the most comfortable update process ahead of them, as they just need to watch and wait until the update is downloaded and installed. [...]
Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office
How are you managing your documents? Are you using a desktop application like Microsoft Office or Open Office, or do you prefer a could based service like Google Docs or Zoho? Some users see benefits in both ways of managing documents, which usually means that they have to find a way to transfer documents between [...]
Does Apple show how Shadow Copy is supposed to be done?
Tech blogger Long Zheng has today published an article directly comparing the Previous Versions feature in Windows 7 to the Versions function in OS X Lion, the forthcoming update to Apple’s desktop OS. He describes how “Once again, Microsoft may have implemented the technology first, but Apple has turned it into a compelling end-user experience” and goes [...]