Google’s customizable start page iGoogle is nice and all, as it gives users options to create their own unique homepage on the Internet. It is a module driven system where users can add modules like news, weather reports or applications to their page. The layout is however less than optimal for low screen resolution systems [...]
How the Samsung Series 9 made me fall in love with laptops
Last week I reviewed the Samsung Series 9 laptop and you can read Part 1 and Part 2 of my reviews here. Today the review unit goes back but I thought it appropriate to write a follow-up to the review as this laptop has actually had quite a profound effect on me. Let’s start correctly, [...]
Look-up IP Address Information
The IP (Internet Protocol, see The IP: The housenumber of your Computer for more information) address is a unique device identifier. Every website on the Internet has an IP address associated with it, as does every computer that is used to connect to the Internet. Computer users rarely come in contact with IP addresses, unless [...]
Webian Shell, Bare Bones Web Shell
You may have heard about Webian Shell in the news. If you did not, here is a short article that fills you in on the details. Webian Shell has been released as a prototype a few days ago. Its developer describes it as a graphical shell for the web. The basic idea is to display [...]
Banks Not Required to Utilize “The Best” Security?
In May of 2009 a Sanford, Maine based company, Patco Construction Co, filed suit against Ocean Bank, a division of Bridgeport, Conn. Based People’s United Bank. Patco used online banking to make weekly payroll payments and claimed that cyber thieves had used a Trojan (ZeuS) to steal Patco’s online credential and then heisted $588,000 over [...]
Create Google Chrome Shortcuts
Having an extension like Mega Button for Chrome to access often used features faster is nice and all, but it is not the fastest way to work with the browser. Shortcuts are faster, and they additionally do not add buttons or other clutter to the browser or menus. Google Chrome comes with a set of [...]
Massive Data Theft in Citibank Hack
It’s being reported that hackers have stolen the details of thousands of Citibank customers including their account details and personal information. The breach has not exposed the names, dates of birth and card security codes and all of this information remains safe. The breach reportedly occurred in May and Citibank have been criticised for not [...]
Chrome Mega Button, Quick Access To Chrome Features
Both Google and Mozilla slim down the web browser interface with nearly every new browser version that the companies release. A downside to minimizing the interface is the fact that less browser controls become accessible directly which means that it will take longer to open those features or options whenever they need to be accessed. [...]
How To Fix Slow Folders In Windows Explorer
Sometimes you may experience lags when you open a folder in Windows Explorer. Chance is, it is always the same folder that takes a darn long time to display its contents. Question is: How can you fix a folder that is opening slowly in Windows? Analyzing the underlying issue is not as easy as it [...]