I have dealt with Firefox security add-ons about a month ago and promised to write another guide this time dealing with privacy related add-ons. So what’s the core difference between privacy and security anyway? I personally consider privacy to be a part of security, which explains for instance why Ghacks has only a security category, [...]
SeaMonkey 2.1 Final Released, Say What?
When you look at the top five web browsers on today’s Internet, which are undoubtedly Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari you will notice that all but one reduce their functionality to Internet browsing. Opera is the only browser of the five that offers an integrated email client. The idea behind SeaMonkey is [...]
Change The Windows Power Button Action
When you press the power button on your computer you are by default powering it down. You need to press the button for a few seconds for this to happen. This is handy if the Windows operating system itself is not reacting anymore, if it is completely frozen for instance. The Windows 7 start menu [...]
How long should we support old Windows versions?
Apple this week announced their new iCloud service, bringing together MobileMe and iTunes in the cloud. With it though they also announced they were dropping support for Windows XP from the new product. Indeed they were only supporting their own desktop operating system, OS X, going back four years to 10.5 ‘Leopard’ too. This raises [...]
New Versions of FoxyTunes Include More Supported Players, Increased Functionality
Listening to music is a big part of the computer experience for many people. Having an organized music library is a point of pride for music enthusiasts, and even casual computer users tend to enjoy the ease with which albums and artists can be summoned with a computer. In their listening, many people grow partial [...]
Play C-64, PC Dos Games Online [Game Saturday]
Ah the C-64, the best selling home computer of all times. Commodore managed to do nearly everything right with that one. It is undeniable that it was used mostly for gaming, but you’d be surprised that it was used for different purposes, from business to education, as well. I taught myself Commodore Basic back then [...]
Changing Colors of Blue Screen of Death Adds Fun to Otherwise Terrifying Sight
Time for Friday fun anyone? Maybe not fun so much, but something to amuse yourselves the next time your computer decides to have a mind of its own. There are few things that really scare hardcore Windows users. Viruses? Just be diligent with updates, and be prepared to fight an infection when it occurs. File [...]
3 PS3 “Hactivists” Detained in Spain
Spanish police announced today that they had captured three people suspected of hacking in connection with the recent attacks against Sony’s PlayStation Network, as well as government and corporate websites around the world. The National Police have identified the trio as the local leadership of the internationally infamous network of hackers known as Anonymous. Anonymous [...]
Installing, Copying Software on Windows, How Do You Do It?
One of the things that irritates me ever since I started using Windows is software installations on the system. You are probably wondering what’s irritating me. The core problem for me is that there are no general software installation rules on the system. Software by default gets installed mainly into two directory structures. First the [...]