Servers can identify various technical information about a connecting web browser and computer system including the screen resolution, user agent that includes the operating system, web browser version, plugins that are installed or the user’s timezone.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published an interesting theory that it is possible to track web browsers based on their [...]

Tags: anonymity, internet, internet tracking, privacy, user tracking, web browser
Categories: Browsing, Security

FavBackup allowed Windows users to backup web browser specific settings. The program was easy to use and supported most major web browsers. Some things were not perfect like missing support for custom or multiple user profiles, portable browser support or the disk and computer memory usage during backup jobs. The developer of FavBackup has recently [...]

Tags: backup software, explorer++, favbackup, firefox backup, google chrome backup, internet, Internet Explorer Backup, opera backup, portable software, web browser, web browser backup, windows software
Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, firefox, opera

Monitoring Internet traffic can be useful in certain situations. These Internet monitors can for example be used to analyse the programs and data that get transferred at a specific point in time. The SoftX Internet Logger monitors the Internet traffic on the computer system once it is running. It will log the traffic of all [...]

Tags: internet, internet logger, internet monitoring, software monitor, softx internet logger, traffic monitoring, windows software
Categories: Windows, software

Everyone who uses an Internet connection is downloading files from there. It can be automatic file transfers like downloading new emails or filling the browser cache when opening new websites but also manual downloads of pictures, videos or programs. The most dangerous type of downloads are program executables as they can infect a computer system [...]

Tags: file downloads, files, internet, malicious software, Security, security programs
Categories: Security

There are several programming languages that to-be programmers (or current programmers) can choose from. For first-time programmers, choosing a programming language can be difficult. There are many programming languages that are dying out, just aren’t popular, or are just generally hard to learn. It would be a shame for any first-time programmer to purchase books [...]

Tags: coding, internet, programmning, rails, ruby, ruby on rails, web dev, web development
Categories: Web Development

The wireless network scanner inSSIDer can be used to quickly scan the area for wireless networks. The software program works well with Windows Vista and Windows XP (even the 64-bit editions) and can quickly display all wireless networks in the vicinity. A network adapter has to be selected to start the scanning. All discovered wireless [...]

Tags: inssider, internet, network performance, Open Source, windows software, wireless network analyzer, wireless network scanner, wireless-network
Categories: Windows, software

Loading websites on schedule might come in handy in a few situations. The Firefox add-on Tab Timer offers this feature by allowing users to configure websites that should be opened at a specific time in the future. Possible scenarios where this feature might come in handy are opening websites while on break, shopping for gifts [...]

Tags: firefox, internet, load websites, mozilla, schedule, tab timer, web browser, website timer, websites
Categories: Browsing, firefox