We are always told how important it is to back-up our blog, in case it is hacked, which does actually happen. My personal blog, Webby’s World, I am ashamed to admit, has been hacked a few times. Backing up seems somewhat of a chore and whilst a cron job can be set up, a WordPress [...]
Free font editor built into Windows
eudcedit.exe is a font editor built in Windows 2000, XP and Vista, which allows private Unicode characters, which can be easily inserted into any file, to be created. Private characters are symbols which only work on machine on which they’re installed and correctly allocated. This may be useful if like a company logos or foreign [...]
Skins Windows with WindowsBlinds
Compared to Linux, it is extremely difficult to customise the appearance of Windows. The most popular, and definitely the most effective, piece of software is Stardock’s WindowsBlinds, which allows Windows to be skinned. Thousands of skins are available, ranging from Star Trek-themed ones, to OS X-themed ones and even to superhero-inspired ones! Whilst changing the [...]
Joe Anderson: A belated introduction
As Martin briefly mentioned in ‘Publish RSS News Feeds on Twitter’, I have recently started writing a few posts here. I’m Joe Anderson and I maintain another Grand Effect blog, Webby’s World, which has been a partner blog of gHacks for several years. My blog, Webby’s World, has been a member of 9rules, a network [...]
Get Free Images, Video and Sound from Wikimedia Commons
When creating a presentation, a web design, a leaflet or a brochure, it is important to find suitable images to use. Whilst one option is to pay for stock photos to use under a restrictive licence, another option is to find free (gratis and libre) photos. Wikimedia Commons is the repository which Wikipedias and other [...]
ReactOS: Open source Windows
Windows is a proprietary operating system which you cannot compile or modify at a sourcecode level. This allows Microsoft to maintain control of their operating system and many people disagree with the notion of using closed source software. ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system, which has been in the alpha stage of development [...]
aMSN: Winks and webcams on Mac and Linux
Adium and Pidgin, the popular multi-network IM clients popular on OS X and Linux, lacks support for many features of MSN Messenger, such as webcams, audio conversations, voice clips and winks. This can prove to be annoying if the other party of the conversation wants to conference but lacks software such as Skype. aMSN is [...]
Secure your files: An introduction to GnuPG
GnuPG allows you to encrypt data so only the intended recipient, with a key and a password, can decrypt it. It also provides a mechanism for verifying data is from the person who has claimed to send it. GnuPG can also provide a way for you to securely prevent your files from being opened without [...]
Watch TV online legally
The Internet is often a place where unlicensed television shows are easy to watch, albeit through websites offering streaming, torrents or USENET. Recently, many websites have started to show shows free online but do so in a legal fashion, paying for the shows using advertisements. Different websites seem to work in different jurisdiction but it [...]