Another month has passed and it is time for the monthly overview of my personal selection of the best articles that have been published on Ghacks in that month. I have made the decision to limit the article links to 25 links tops. This forces me to make a better selection and ensures that only the best articles will be mentioned in the overview.
May was a month where we have seen many hacks and attempts. The popular online password management service Last Pass/a> for instance was rumored to have been hacked. You can read about my response to this incident here. A security company allegedly managed to bypass Chrome’s sandbox which Google later refuted saying that they used a plugin vulnerability to do so.
May was also the month where Mike gave away his Windows 7 Power Users Guide ebook for free, Facebook introduced Facebook Send and teamed up with Web of Trust, Google it’s new music streaming service Google Music (at least for US users) and smartphone payment system Google eWallet, and Adobe Flash 10.3 was released. The new version of Flash allows the deletion of Flash cookies from within the web browser, provided that the browser supports this feature. At the time of writing, both Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 9 do.
Browser
When you look at web browsers, you will notice that developers are still striving to remove or reduce user interface elements from their browsers. Some of the latest elements have been the address bar and the scroll bar. Accelerated Firefox development is now in full swing, with Firefox 5 expected to be released June 21.
Block Firefox From Re-enabling Disabled Plugins
Firefox 5 Beta Is Here, What’s New?
The Best Firefox Security Add-Ons
How-To
Fixing Disappearing Jumplists Under Windows 7
How To Properly Protect Your Facebook Account, Login
How To Scan Your Music Library For Missing Songs
Mike’s Internet Series
Iran to create its own Internet… Part 1
Does the West want to constrain the Internet..? Part 2
The Internet is Flawed (Discuss)… Part 4
Misc
Bing Search After A Year, The Good And Bad
Building A Custom PC 2011 Part 2: First Draft
GoogleCrashHandler.exe Process Update
Microsoft Report Confirms Lower Infection Rate On Windows 7
PayPal, Your Account Has Been Temporarily Limited!
What’s In A Name: Will Windows 8 Be The Name Of The Next Windows?
Ryan’s Network Troubleshooting
Ryan’s network troubleshooting series covers the basic commands ping, ipconfig, tracert and pathping which every computer user should have heard of at least. They can be very helpful in analyzing connectivity problems.
Network Troubleshooting Basics: The Ping Command
Network Troubleshooting Basics: The Ipconfig Command
Network Troubleshooting Basics: Tracert & Pathping
Network Troubleshooting Basics: Some Simple Steps
Software
We have not seen many software updates in May. The two pdf readers Foxit Reader and Sumatra have been updated.
Filmotech, Comfortable Movie Collection Management Software
HWiNFO32, Computer Hardware Information Software
Universal USB Installer, Install, Run Linux From USB
WhatIsHang Tells You Why A Windows Program Is Not Responding
YouTube Playlist, Favorites, Channel, User, Responses Downloader
If you look back, what does your best of look like? Let us know in the comments.
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Nice – and foremost handy article. The story that i am missing ( a little bit) is that Sony is hacked again (for the second time) last mouth.
Really list of awesome informative articles. Some articles are really very helpful like protect facebook account and post on Networking commands.
Thanks for sharing