Windows users have lots of choices when it comes to maintaining and optimizing the operating system. They can use built-in tools, make use of single-purpose applications or install a full system maintenance suite like IOBit’s Advanced SystemCare 5. The software is provided as a limited free version and a professional version that are both packed [...]
My Family Tree Is An Easy To Use Genealogy Software
Are you interested in your or someone else’s family? Computer programs can be a great asset in bringing a family’s history back to life. My Family Tree is a free, ease to use, genealogy software. The program supports importing and exporting GEDCOM data which is used by other genealogy software as well. This makes it [...]
Queue Links in Firefox
How do you handle links that you encounter while reading a document in Firefox? I usually open the links in new tabs, and continue to read the article I’m currently reading. Sometimes though I avoid this, read the article to the end and look at links that are of interest afterwards. Both options have disadvantages. [...]
Customize Google’s New Services Menu
The majority of users visiting the Google homepage or another one of Google’s properties will have noticed that Google made another change to the header area. The company did away with the black bar and replaced it with a menu that is activated with a click on the Google logo. This new menu displays a [...]
Microsoft Releases Security Patches for December 2011
Yesterday’s Patch Tuesday brought 13 security bulletins fixing a total of 19 different vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products. The majority of security patches have been released for Microsoft’s Windows operating system and Microsoft Office, with a cumulative security update released for Internet Explorer as well. The updates are already available on Windows Update and via the [...]
MediaMonkey 4 Gold
Windows users have lots of choices when it comes to playing music on their computer. They can make use of Windows Media Player for instance, or download and install a third party music player like iTunes, Winamp or AIMP3. The choice of available program shrinks significantly when it comes to software that not only plays [...]
Use Smart Defrag For Accurate Defragmentation
As programs are installed and uninstalled and files are deleted, remnants of the files are left behind and sectors of the hard drive become fragmented. Uninstalling programs does not completely get rid of them, fragments of the files and folders remain behind, occupying hard disk space, rendering it unusable for storage. Defragmentation tools are included [...]
How To Disable WLAN Background Scans
Some Windows users who are connecting via wireless lan to the Internet may have noticed regular ping spikes and sometimes even disconnects due to an automated background scan. Especially Windows Vista users have been plagued by this issue, but it has also been reported by users running Windows XP or Windows 7. You can test [...]
Firefox suffers middle-aged bloat
It would appear that Firefox, that venerable browser that was the first one to give Microsoft a true kick in its complacency, is suffering from some middle-aged bloat. In a report by H-Online it’s said that the open-source browser’s code is now so large and complex that it can no longer be properly compiled for [...]