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Mozilla To Integrate Hotfix Add-Ons Into Firefox

Mozilla currently has to release a new version of Firefox whenever the company is ready to ship an update. But that also means lots of testing before the update becomes finally available. That’s not ideal if hotfixes, time critical updates, need to be distributed to the Firefox user base. Update quality tests and the distribution [...]

Author: , Sunday December 18, 2011
Categories: Browsing, Firefox

System Mechanic Professional Review

Many computer users have the impression that their systems become just a little bit slower with every day of use. Software installations, updates and even user actions on the PC can turn a powerful PC into a painfully slow system that is no pleasure to work with. System tools like System Mechanic Professional can resolve [...]

Author: , Sunday December 18, 2011
Categories: Software, Windows

Microsoft to Launch More Multi-Platform Products in 2012

In a week where Microsoft have released a SkyDrive app for Windows Phone, OneNote for the iPad and updates to Hotmail, the Senior Director of Office 365, Tom Rizzo, has said we should expect more platforms to be supported by Microsoft mobile products next year. In an interview with veteran Microsoft journalist Mary-Jo Foley, Rizzo said [...]

Author: , Saturday December 17, 2011
Categories: Microsoft

Windows 8 To Support Picture Passwords

Entering text on a tablet PC without physical keyboard can be a frustrating experience. Especially so if you need to enter characters that are not displayed by default. One of the situations where this may be encountered is during sign in on the system. If you are using special characters in your account password, you [...]

Author: , Saturday December 17, 2011
Categories: Windows

SuperAntiSpyware Online Safe Scan, Portable Malware Scanner

SuperAntiSpyware is a popular and effective malware scanner that is available as a free and professional version. The developers of the program have now launched SuperAntiSpyware Online Safe Scan, a free portable scanner for Windows systems. Some users may find the name to be misleading, as it is not a web based scanner such as [...]

Author: , Saturday December 17, 2011
Categories: Security, Software, Windows

New Hotmail Features, Here Is What You Need To Know

If you are using Microsoft’s Hotmail email service you have probably already noticed new options that are displayed in the web interface. Here is the new feature overview for those who have not, and those who have spotted some but not all of the new features. New email accounts can be created on the official [...]

Author: , Saturday December 17, 2011
Categories: Email, Microsoft

EaseUS Todo Backup Workstation Review

When it comes to making backups of data stored on your computer, you have got a lot to consider. Two of the most important aspects are the frequency of backups, and the location where they are stored. Storing backups in the cloud has advantages (if your house burns down or someone steals your PC, and [...]

Author: , Saturday December 17, 2011
Categories: Software, Windows

The technology that still has to improve in 2012

If you look around at what technology has brought us in 2011 it’s been a truly momentous year.  The iPad 2, new exciting Android tablets with the proper tablet version of the OS, Windows 8, the HP TouchPad with WebOS, Windows Phone ‘Mango’, Ultrabooks, cameras with GPS, multi-touch in laptops, new super-efficient Intel and AMD [...]

Author: , Friday December 16, 2011
Categories: ask the readers, Online Services

Automate Firefox Downloads With Automatic Save Folder

While it is possible to configure the Firefox browser to download files automatically into one download folder on the system, it is not possible to customize this automated process further. Many users do not want all their downloads stored together in one folder, as they prefer different storage locations for downloads. This is for instance [...]

Author: , Friday December 16, 2011
Categories: Browsing, Firefox

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