Windows XP systems are more prone to being infected with rootkits as Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 7. That’s the result of a study conducted by Avast that surveyed more than 600,000 Windows PCs. Reasons for this higher infection rate are systems that are running the now unsupported service pack 2 and better protection of [...]
8 Essential Tips For Web Investors
In Why Website Investments Are Better Than Stock Market Investments I have listed arguments for investing in websites, and not in stocks or other types of investment. I do not want to paraphrase the whole article, just that much: With investments in websites it is usually a matter of 12 to 24 months to get [...]
This Could Be The New Default Firefox Theme
The last major changes to the Firefox default theme data a while back to the Firefox 4 release. You may remember that Mozilla overhauled the browser interface, for instance by removing the status bar, replacing the menu bar with a single menu button or moving tabs by default on top of the url bar. Mockup [...]
Google paves the way for Tablet-friendly websites
This has been a long time coming and, to be honest is already way behind schedule. However Google is the first company to make it’s search page finger-friendly for tablet operating systems. In a move that will be welcomed by almost everybody the new look will be automatically implemented when the website detects you’re using [...]
Windows 7 With Service Pack 1 Direct Downloads
If you have bought a computer with the Windows 7 operating system or a standalone version of the operating system in the past, you have probably by now upgraded your systems with the Service Pack 1 for the OS that was released in February by Microsoft. Some owners may wonder if there is a way [...]
How to Backup and Import Wireless Network Settings in Windows 7
Setting up a wireless network can be a hassle. You need to remember the security key and tediously type it correctly for all devices on your network. One of the good features of Windows 7 is that there is a simple way to manage the wireless settings for your network from one computer or device [...]
G-Type, R-Type Clone [Game Saturday]
I fell in love with shoot em up games back when I got my first Atari 2600 system and the game River Raid. Was lots of fun back then. The 8-bit and 16-bit era, that fell in line with great systems such as Nintendo’s SNES and NES, Sega’s Mega Drive and the home computer systems [...]
Microsoft Updates Core System Fonts To Fix Blurred Fonts Issues In Windows
Internet Explorer and Firefox users have criticized the font rendering under recent versions of Windows in the past. Some Firefox users for instance began to notice a difference after the Firefox 4 installation or upgrade. Internet Explorer users after the Internet Explorer 9 installation. Add-ons, extensions and tweaks were discovered that resolved the issues on [...]
Firefox, Focus Last Selected Tab Add-On
I like to limit the open tabs in the Firefox browser, actually in every browser, to the visible space. While it is sometimes unavoidable to add more tabs to the browser than can be displayed without scrolling, it is an unpleasant experience that I try to avoid as best as I can. Why? First, it [...]