Many companies seem to add information to specific pages on their websites. A prime example is Google Search which turned from a minimalistic page into a complex page with lots of elements on the page. Another example is Amazon and its product pages. These pages are filled with information, ads and other information related to [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

The popular online store Amazon keeps a record of a customer’s preferences by tracking actions on Amazon properties but also on third party sites that display Amazon advertisements. These information are then used to display personalized ads to the user. Personalized advertisements can appear both on Amazon websites but also on third party websites that [...]

Categories: Amazon, Security

Lately I have been going on and on about the Ubuntu Music Store. So much so, it would seem I have forgotten the other music store that is friends to Linux. Not so. I am still a fan of the Amazon MP3 store and last night I took the opportunity to purchase something. I was [...]

Categories: Linux, Music and Video, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

Explorer Plus sounds like a replacement for Windows Explorer but it is in fact a media collection management software that makes use of Amazon’s vast inventory to offer a semi-automated process of adding collection items to the software’s database. The program needs to be run with administrative privileges, at least under Windows 7, as the [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Some people buy items whenever they think they need them without caring about price development. Others like to monitor prices over a period of time to find the best moment to buy an item online. The Camelizer for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome aids the latter by providing easy access to the price history of [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox, Google Chrome

Amazon with its vast assortment of items is one of the preferred online shopping locations for Internet users. Buying items at Amazon is comfortable and its excellent return policy has contributed to its popularity. The popularity of Amazon makes it a target of third party software developers. Wootch, a free software program for the Windows [...]

Categories: Amazon, Software, The Web, Windows

Alright, it is barely past the start of the week and it looks like we have quite a few phone related tings to talk about. There’s a new Android phone that is shivering the in cold Russia right now (awww). T-Mobile confirms all rumors by revealing its Project Dark phone plans. And there are two [...]

Categories: Gadgets, iPhone, Mobiles, Nokia, Uncategorized

I have longed for an ebook reader for some time, but the most popular one – the Amazon Kindle – has long been reserved solely for the US market. Whilst it has many competitors, like the Sony Reader, I had to wonder about how many titles were available for such platforms. I used to use [...]

Categories: Amazon, Hardware

If you ever needed another reason not to purchase hardware, software or media with DRM then this latest story might convince you that DRM is utterly bad for the consumers. Amazon Kindle owners who purchased books by George Orwell just realized yesterday that the books were no longer on their device. Amazon apparently deleted the [...]

Categories: Amazon, Security