Google accidentally (or maybe not) published a video on the company’s official YouTube video channel that introduced a new Gmail interface. The video has been set to private shortly thereafter but viewers were quick enough to save it and re-publish it on YouTube. The video announcement highlights many upcoming Gmail design changes and features. This [...]
ReStartMe, Restart Processes Automatically On Exit
Some processes are more important than others. Maybe you like to run an ftp client or p2p software all the time on your system, maybe a backup software or a messenger client. You may also want to make sure that parental controls or other monitoring or security applications are running all the time on a [...]
Copy CMD Output Directly To The Clipboard
The Windows command line prompt can be handy at times and sometimes even the only option to execute a specific command in the operating system. You sometimes may need to copy the output of a command to the Windows Clipboard, for instance to use the output in another application. Most users that I know handle [...]
I’m a Desktop, What are you?
I’m becoming increasingly confused by the whole computing market with all manner of new and, relatively, affordable form factors coming to market. There was a day not that long ago when you had a choice, Desktop PC or Laptop, indeed even laptops were commonly out of the reach of most people and it’s only relatively [...]
Comments, Please
Recently I asked myself a question: How come that some blogs, like Lifehacker, ZDnet and other technology blogs get dozens of comments per post, while comments on other sites that I hold even dearer are close to zero. Some articles here on Ghacks for instance receive dozens of comments. A lot of the giveaway (which [...]
USB Big Mouse
When it comes to using a computer mouse, I like mine as plain and simple as possible. I only need three mouse buttons (left, right and middle) and a scroll wheel and that is it. A friend of mine, avid gamer, recently bought a 20+ button mouse as he likes all of the game controls [...]
FSF Criticizes Microsoft For Secure Boot Feature
Hardware manufacturers that want to ship Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system with their PCs need to implement the Secure Boot feature that is part of the UEFI specification. The feature basically determines which code or programs can be started during boot. The core intention here is to prevent malware and other unauthorized code from [...]
Where Are Google Search Cached And Similar Links?
If you have been using Google Search in past years you may have noticed a cached and similar link next to nearly every search result on Google. The cached entry linked to a cached copy of the web page that Google stored on their own servers. The similar link on the other hand listed related [...]
Curry’s cut PlayBook Price by £150 in UK, but why?
British electronics retailer has today slashed the price of the RIM Playbook from £399.99 down to just £249.99, a decrease of £150. It’s the most significant price drop for a tablet since the unexpected HP TouchPad fire sale a few months ago. The price drop, which was reported by PC Pro magazine, raises a few [...]