The majority of file hosting websites make use of captchas when free account users or guests try to download files from their servers. For me, that’s more of a way to make the downloads less convenient to convince more users to upgrade to a premium account. Still, there is not much you can do if [...]
Process Notifier, Email Notifications When Processes Start Or Close
You sometimes may need to make sure that a process is running all the time on the Windows operating system. Or, you want the exact opposite, make sure that a process is not running. Process monitoring software like Microsoft’s Process Monitor can aid the admin and users in that task. Process Notifier is a lightweight [...]
How To Recover A Broken JDownloader Download Queue
When I’m downloading files from file hosting websites I often use JDownloader for a more convenient download experience. While it still does not automate the captcha entering process before downloads start, it ensures that I do not have to keep the websites open until the countdown reaches zero. And, I get to keep the downloads [...]
MasterCard SecureCode Explained
I just tried to make a credit card payment at a merchants website that was using 2Checkout as the payment processor. The process on first glance looked like any other checkout process on the Internet. I first had to enter my personal information, and then on a second page my credit card number, verification code [...]
Schedule Regular Disk Cleanup in Windows 7 and Improve Performance
All versions of Windows feature the Disk Cleanup utility that liberates space on your hard drive when it is bogged down with useless data. It is important to use the Disk Cleanup utility in Windows 7 regularly, at least on a weekly basis. Much of the data that needs to be cleared includes temporary internet [...]
HP kills WebOS, PC Business up for Sale!
This can hardly be believed but it’s actually true and not some cruel joke. Having only just released the first WebOS tablet after having purchased Palm last year, and having spent the last year talking up their new mobile operating system as the next big thing, which frankly it had a very good chance of [...]
Bitdefender Total Security 2012 Review and Giveaway
Bitdefender Total Security 2012 is Bitdefender’s top of the line security product that offers all the features of the two sister products Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2012 and Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 plus several features of its own. When you look at the product comparison chart on the Bitdefender website, you will notice the following differences [...]
WakeMeOnLan, Wake On Lan Program For Windows
One handy feature in a network administrator’s arsenal of tools is the ability to send Wake on Lan packets to remote computers to start them from a remote location. This can save the admin quite some time. Nir Sofer has just released a new tool to assist network and system administrators in those tasks. When [...]
Display Author Profile Photos On Google Search
Maybe you have spotted one of the recent changes on Google search results pages already. Some website listings, Lifehacker’s for instance, display an author profile photo next to their listing in the Google search results. This only happens on pages where a single author can be easily identified, which is the case for most blog [...]