Windows users who want fast access to their applications have several options at hand. They can use desktop shortcuts or the Windows start menu, and Windows 7 users can use the taskbar on top of that (the quick launch bar offered similar features on previous versions). Sometimes though that’s not fast enough. That’s where application [...]
Evernote Clearly Now Available For Firefox
Remember Evernote Clearly, the Google Chrome extension that removed elements from web pages to improve the content readability? The developers have now released a Firefox port of the extension that is available at the official Firefox add-on repository over at the Mozilla website. The Firefox version has the same functionality that the Chrome extension offers. [...]
VideoDropper, Save YouTube Videos To Your Dropbox Storage
Dropbox is more than just another cloud file hosting and synchronization service. It is a very flexible service that can be used for advanced tasks, for instance to load torrents into uTorrent remotely. VideoDropper is a free add-on for Dropbox that can be used to save YouTube videos into Dropbox. This can be useful under [...]
How to setup a Firefox Test Environment
It happens often that I stumble upon an extension, tweak or tip for the Firefox browser that I’d like to try out. I could obviously try it out on the version of the browser that I use on a day to day basis, but possibility is there that it could lead to unforeseen issues. Issues [...]
HP LaserJet Firmware Update Mitigates Security Problems
HP has released firmware updates for some of its LaserJet printer models that aims to mitigate a security vulnerability discovered in November. Researchers at Columbia University discovered that some HP LaserJet printers can be manipulated into accepting a modified firmware. The modified firmware can then be used to steal information, run network attacks or even [...]
dotEPUB Google Chrome Extension
You don’t always have the time to sit in front of your laptop or desktop computer and read lengthy material. Google Chrome, which is a fantastic browser in so many ways, brings yet another extension to the Google Chrome features. This extension is called dotEPUB and it enables you to take the text from a [...]
Public DNS Server Tool for Windows
DNS servers play an essential role on today’s Internet. They translate domain names into IP addresses. Without them, users would have to enter IP addresses directly to access sites on the Internet. Most Internet users are using their Internet Service Provider’s DNS server. While that is often a convenient solution, it can have consequences. Some [...]
Google Disconnect, Block Google From Tracking You
Google, through its web properties and services, can track a large number of Internet users. This happens on Google websites such as Google Search, Google Plus or Maps, but also on third party websites that embed Google Adsense, Analytics or other widgets and scripts that the company offers. Internet users who feel that the tracking [...]
Goddady Tries To Recover After SOPA PR Nightmare
If you are living in the United States, you should have heard about SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and Protect-IP, which, when passed, would give companies rights that they should not have. If it passes, IP rightsholders (a term vaguely defined) could send notices to payment processors or ad services like Google Adsense to force [...]