Amazon’s Kindle device was an instant hit when if first arrived on the scene. Many people were skeptical because they thought a simple device that didn’t even have a color screen, wouldn’t be able to compete with the newer tablet computers such as the iPad. How wrong they were, because as it happens, simple was [...]
Firefox OneLiner Add-On, Merge Address Bar And Tabs
Most web browsers are using two toolbars for the address and tabs that are open in the browser. Most developers in their quest to minimize the browser interface have thought about merging the address bar and tab bar. Microsoft for instance has done that to Internet Explorer 9 with an option to revert that change [...]
Twit Cleaner, Sort Out The Garbage Among Your Twitter Followers
I have started using Twitter more regularly in past weeks. Trying to get a good solid message out every day now which links to an interesting news piece. Most of my messages do not link to Ghacks, but to technology news that I find interesting but cannot post about on Ghacks. I just stumbled upon [...]
Don’t Want Your Photo To Be Used For LinkedIn Advertisements? Do This!
I have to admit that I’m not a LinkedIn user. I probably should have an account with my Internet business and all, but then again, it feels to me like yet another network that I have to spend time on. So, no LinkedIn for me. I recently stumbled upon a story over at Connection Agent. [...]
Can you live with Google’s Chrome OS? gHacks find out
Today I took delivery of a review Samsung Series 5 Chromebook, one of the first of the new breed of netbook running Google’s Chrome operating system. I’ll write up a full review of the machine next week but it’s only fair that I try an experiment and see if I can actually live with Chrome [...]
Download Security Software With Free SSDownloader
The first version of Security Software Downloader was released in 2010. The program allows Windows users to download security software comfortably from the program interface. That’s handy especially on new systems, on systems that need a change in security software and PCs that are infected by malware that the installed antivirus software cannot remove. Security [...]
DomainHostingView, Domain Information Software
Sometimes I have to find out more about a domain and its owner or company. This is for instance part of my research when I’m evaluating websites and also helpful to identify the owner of a website that is scraping my articles without attribution or permission. Some of the information that I look-up as part [...]
Xbox Kinect Promo Games Giveaway
I get sent all types of kit to review these days, at the moment I’m testing the Samsung RF511 gaming laptop which I’ve just reviewed on our sister site Windows7News, and I’ve got an ASUS Eee Slate EP121 WIndows 7 tablet which I’ll be writing of a review of later this week. Occasionally I get [...]
A-B Testing Made Easy
I’m usually not reviewing commercial services for obvious reasons, but I’d like to make an exception today. I was looking for an A-B testing service that would allow me to test web page variations to find out which variation worked best for a site that I own. I first thought about using Google’s Web Optimizer [...]