Here is a quick tip that might come in handy in certain situations. Most users have at least some software programs in their system autostart. This means that these programs are started when the Windows operating system starts. The benefit is that these programs are loaded before any user interaction which is essential for security [...]
Windows 7 To Launch October 22
The guesses about the release of the next Microsoft operating system Windows 7 ranged from a release in early 2009 to a later release in 2010. The last months changed that wide range a bit when Microsoft officially confirmed that they were aiming for a 2009 holiday season release.
Today Ina Fried published an article at [...]
Watch TV And Video With StreamTorrent
StreamTorrent is a free software program for the Windows operating system that allows users to watch – and stream – TV and videos over the Internet. The relatively unknown application provides access to hundreds of popular TV stations including BBC One, BBC Two, ESPN 360, Fox Sports 2, ESPN and HBO. The software uses P2P [...]
Svchost Process Analyzer
Svchost.exe seems to be one of the most secretive processes on the Windows operating system. Users who take a look at the Windows task manager usually discover that the svchost process is running multiple times. The task manager however does not provide detailed access to what every instance of the process does on the computer [...]
Open XML Viewer For Microsoft Word 2007
We have covered Open XML Viewer in November 2008 when it was released as a technical preview which was available for the Firefox web browser on both the Windows and Linux operating system. The program was able to display docx documents as html documents. The conversion did however ignore several objects and elements in the [...]
Hard Drive Health Monitoring
Active Hard Disk Monitor is a hard drive health monitoring software that displays information about a computer system’s hard drive state. It analyzes and displays S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) information provided by compatible hard drives. Other features are hard drive performance monitoring and control, bad sector scanning as well as event logs and [...]
Add Play With Windows Media Player In Windows Explorer
The latest installments of Windows Media Player add two context menu entries to some folders in Windows Explorer. The options that are added are “play with Windows Media Player” and “Add to Windows Media Player List”. Users who regularly work with Windows Media Player might want to add these context menu entries to all of [...]
Test Your Internet Speed With Down Tester
It is sometimes advisable to test the Internet speed either to test if the advertised speeds that the IPS lured you in with are reachable or to download speeds from various parts of the world. Internet Service Provider usually offer a test file on their servers that their customers can use to test the download [...]