Google back in 2010 introduced a call phones from Gmail feature in the United States which allowed Google Mail users to use their computer’s microphone and speakers to make calls for free to the US and Canada, and for a low rate to other supported countries. Google has now announced on the official Google blog [...]
Microsoft answer new Live log-in criticisms
Last month Microsoft changed the default log-in experience on their Live services, which include Hotmail. The change meant doing away with the tile you could click (that was also more finger-friendly) and the “Remember me” box and replacing them with a more ‘traditional’ text entry box for your username. In order to make the system [...]
UK Newspaper “The Sun” Hacked, and Data Stolen
The UK newspaper business must be wondering what’s going on these days. Only a few weeks after the News of the World was forced to shut up shop for good amongst phone hacking scandals, it’s now been reported that The Sun has suffered a serious breach of security with details of customers stolen and re-published [...]
Free Outpost Security Suite Upgrades
It was only a matter of time until a security developer would come up with an ingenious idea to increase their market share. The first company to do just that is Agnitum with an offer for residents of the United States or Canada. Here is how the deal works. You can trade-in your current antivirus [...]
How to Convert Videos With VLC
One of the lesser known features of the VLC Media Player is the ability to convert, transcode and rip media. The feature is built-in in all recent versions of VLC. So, why would someone want to convert or rip media with VLC? One of the reasons is that you do not need to install another [...]
Using the System File Checker to Repair Windows 7
The other day Martin wrote that Microsoft have made available direct downloads for versions of Windows 7 that contain Service Pack 1 integrated into the ISO file. These downloads are more important than you might think, as installing service pack 1 on your Windows 7 effectively breaks one of the most useful and important troubleshooting [...]
MuteTab For Chrome Lets You Put An End To Background Tab Sounds
Maybe you can relate to the following experience. I was watching a video on my computer and heard background noise in the background. First I thought that the video had been recorded with those by accident, but they were still there after I paused the video. I checked the open browsers and their tabs, one [...]
How To Go Back Multiple Pages In Firefox
It is sometimes the little things that can make a big difference. A friend of mine called me the other day about a problem she had with the Firefox web browser. Her problem was that she could not figure out how to go back multiple pages in Firefox. While she did know that it is [...]
Clipboard Help+Spell, Powerful Windows Clipboard Manager
There is definitely no shortage of third party clipboard managers for the Windows operating system. One of the reasons for this is the limited nature of the default system clipboard feature which can only store one item at a time. This means a lot of juggling back and forth if you need to copy multiple [...]