Just read over at Mike’s (German) blog that Oracle released the final version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7.0 earlier today to the public. That’s five years after Java SE 6 has been released. The JRE is needed to execute Java applications on the local system and in the web browser. I use it [...]
Block All User Comments On Google Plus
When you are spending time on Google Plus you will eventually come upon comments made by users which you would prefer not to see or read on the site. While it is easy to remove those users from your own stream, for instance by removing them from your circles, it is not possible to remove [...]
Google Page Speed Service, Website Optimization Service
Google just announced the availability of the webmaster related service Page Speed Service. You may remember that the company started to introduce its Page Speed service about two years ago which provided suggestions to webmasters and developers on how to improve the page loading times of their websites and web services. The Page Speed Service [...]
Windows Firewall Notifier
Microsoft has improved the Windows Firewall ever since it was included in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The majority of usability and security issues have been dealt with. Outbound Packet Filtering was for instance introduced under Windows Vista. There are still some issues left that Microsoft has not yet addressed. Especially the firewall’s configuration [...]
BBC Release Worldwide iPad iPlayer App
In one of the most eagerly awaited broadcasting moves of the year, the BBC have now released their iPlayer app for Apple’s iPad. The app is supported in 11 countries and will be a subscription service. The countries supported are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. Australia, Canada [...]
Fix The Task Image Is Corrupt Or Has Been Tampered With Errors
While testing a new program I noticed that the Task Scheduler of my Windows 7 operating system was displaying an error message on startup. It displayed “Task XXX; The task image is corrupt or has been tampered with. Up to this point I was not aware of any Task Scheduler related issues. The error message [...]
Firefox Snaporama, Save All Open Tabs
Mozilla is still trying to integrate the tab groups feature, formerly known as Panorama, more effectively into the web browser. You may remember that Mozilla originally planned to integrate Panorama into Firefox 4, but several issues prevented this from happening. Mozilla up until now has been working on fixes to resolve the existing Tab Groups [...]
Levelator, Adjust Audio Levels Automatically
The Levelelator has been designed for the purpose of adjusting the audio levels of podcasts and interviews. If you listen to podcasts regularly, you may have encountered variations from one speaker to the next. Maybe one speaker was louder or quiet than the other. While leveling the audio of podcasts, interviews and panel discussions is [...]
Process Threads View, Display Process Information
Process Threads View is a new Nirsoft application that has just been released. The program displays a list of all running processes on startup of which one can be selected for closer inspection. The main application interface then lists all thread IDs, statuses, priorities, number of windows, window titles, start address and other information. These [...]