Like all browsers, Firefox stores your browsing history, saved passwords, form data, and preference values. Where exactly does it store it? It certainly isn’t on that ordered list in the Browsing History. All of this information is specifically stored in the SQLite databases in the Firefox profile folder. By using an open-source program called SQLite [...]
Creating a New Hard Drive Partition using Windows 7
Windows 7 has a built-in utility to create, resize, or delete hard drive partitions. No third party software utilities are required. You are able to expand or condense partitions after creating them using the inherent function rather than blowing cash on a third party utility that is simply going to perform the actions in this [...]
How To Create Multiple Firefox Profiles For Specific Tasks
It is likely that the majority of Firefox users are using only one profile in the browser. Profiles are basically separate identities with their own sets of bookmarks, settings and customizations. This makes them very interesting for users who use the browser for unrelated tasks, for instance for work and free time, or for SEO [...]
BitDefender Top 100 Removal Tool
Back in 2010 I reviewed the Stuxnet Removal Tool by BitDefender, part of BitDefender’s Free Virus Removal Tools on the BitDefender website. The removal tools are specialized programs that remove a specific virus or malware from a computer system. That’s convenient if you know which malware has made its way on your computer, not so [...]
MyP2P, Football Live Stream Aggregator
I have reviewed Chrome Live Sports yesterday, a Google Chrome extension to watch live sports in the browser. I was asked if there was a comparable extension for Firefox, and while I was not able to come up with one, I have the next best thing: A football, and other sports, live stream aggregator. When [...]
Google Mail Preview Pane
I have to admit that I barely use the Google Mail web interface, as I’m handling all emails in the Thunderbird desktop email client. Sometimes however I have to open the Gmail website, for instance if I’m not at my home computer but need to check or send emails. One of the things that I [...]
Firefox To Get Better Third Party Add-On Security
Good news for Firefox users who like me think that Mozilla needs to do something against third party add-on installations in the browser. Third party add-ons are browser extensions that are installed from third party programs on the system. It is for instance very common for security software to install toolbars and other add-ons in [...]
Zero-Day Attack Protection Using Threatfire
The most important aspect of a good antivirus program that is essential for proper PC security is that it is consistently updated to recognize new threats. Malware changes constantly and so does the security to protect against it. Threatfire is an excellent free utility that detects potential malware threats running in the background. It does [...]
AeroBlend, Change Window Color Automatically When Wallpaper Changes
I prefer a plain and simple desktop, without Windows Aero, eye candy and transparency effects. I do however know several Windows users who like all the eye candy that Windows Aero offers. The whole shebang with rotating wallpapers, transparency, shadows and other effects. The free software AeroBlend has surely been designed for users who like [...]