Photos that are created with digital cameras these days usually have a size of at least a Megabyte but often more than that. This is one explanation why photo hosting websites have become that popular as it is easier to upload the photos once to a photo hosting website instead of sending the photos to [...]
Lock A Computer With A Bluetooth Device
Locking the operating system is surely not the most secure way of making sure that no unauthorized users access the computer system. But it is still better than leaving the computer system unlocked. The option to lock the computer automatically after a time of inactivity makes this a very handy solution. Users who want to [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Dec 31st, 2009
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Open source predictions for 2010
Is it really almost 2010? The first decade of 2k is nearly at an end, a decade that has been quite prosperous for the Linux operating system. A decade that saw the world’s economy plummet, giving rise to the need for more and more free, open source software. But what will the next decade bring [...]
Thumbnail Database Files Thumbs.db Cleaner
Windows stores several file types by default in thumbnail database caches. File types that are included in those databases are image formats such as jpg or bmp but also video files live avi and document formats like pdf or html. The generation of thumbs.db files is enabled by default and it is not as easy [...]
Swap Hosts Files Easily With Hosts Manager
The hosts file is a local file in Windows and other operating systems that contains directives to map specific hosts to IP addresses which are prioritized over other means of DNS lookups like DNS servers. Quite a few applications exist for hosts files including blocking advertisement and other malicious domains from the computer system or [...]
Map Special Computer Keyboard Keys With Skeys
Many computer keyboards come with a set of special keys that are used to give quick access to popular applications like a web browser and email client but also media controls to control music playback on the computer system. A problem that can arise is that some manufacturers map the keys to specific programs, e.g. [...]
Manage Run Shortcuts With App Paths
Some programs, like Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Windows Media Player, can be started from the run dialog without specifying the full path that points to that program. Other applications on the other hand cannot be started that way.
The information about these shortcuts are stored in the Windows Registry where entries can be viewed, [...]