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Bordermaker, Manipulate, Resize Images
You may sometimes want to resize an image before you send it to someone via email or upload it to the Internet. This is especially helpful if the original image size is in the Megabytes rather than Kilobytes range. Bordermaker is an interesting program that offers image resizing and manipulation options. Best of all, it [...]
Some E17 tips and tricks
I’ve been really impressed with the work being done on Bodhi Linux, so I’ve been giving both it and E17 a bit more love lately. To that end, I thought I would highlight a few cool tips and tricks. Some of these will make you slap your forehead they are so simple (and handy). Some [...]
How To Configure Account Time Limits Under Windows 7
Family computers should have independent user accounts for every family member. These user accounts can be configured by the system administrator, usually one of the parents, for specific requirements and regulations. Some parents for instance may want to configure the computer in a way that their children are only able to use it when they [...]
How To Enable Write Protection Of USB Devices Under Windows
You have probably seen the following scenario in multiple thriller and spy movies; A spy connects an USB stick to a computer to copy data from the computer to the device. Movies do not necessarily reflect reality but there is some truth to this scenario after all. It is indeed possible to connect an USB [...]
Focus Keyboard Improves Your Firefox Workflow
Focus Keyboard is an experimental Firefox add-on that help you improve your workflow in many ways. How do you handle the following situations? You want to copy a web address and load it in Firefox. You want to change the current web address. You want to load your favorite search engine and enter a search [...]
Why You Should Install Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft has released the long awaited new version of Internet Explorer a few days ago. Internet Explorer 9 is currently only available via direct download, and not via Windows Update or another updating mechanism. That limits the reach of the browser considerably for now. This will change on March 21 when Internet Explorer 9 will [...]
Life After Firefox 4, What’s Next
We know that Firefox 4 will be released in just a few days time. It looks like the release candidate build will also be the final build of the browser, if nothing unforeseen happens during the last days before release. The long awaited and several times delayed next iteration of the popular web browser marks [...]
Disable Indexing of Internet Explorer Web History By Windows Search
Have you ever noticed web history suggestions in Internet Explorer 8 or IE9 even though you have deleted the history and the index.dat file in Windows previously? This is caused by the integration of Internet Explorer’s history in Windows Search. Internet Explorer 8′s and Internet Explorer 9′s web addresses are automatically indexed by Windows Search, [...]