Right-click on your GNOME desktop and take a look at what is inside the Create Document menu. More than likely nothing. Why is that? This menu, as well as the Nautilus File […]
Reports by Windows users suggest that at least one of the installed security updates of this month's Patch Day have caused restart issues on systems running the Windows operating system. A recent […]
The Cleaner was one of the few solid programs back in the good old days to clean malicious software from a Windows computer system. It somehow seems to have lost its appeal to […]
I just got an email from long time reader Ben who told me that my feed would not update automatically anymore. After checking the feed it turned out that he was right. […]
Microsoft made an announcement earlier today that it will add the Windows Activation Technologies Update For Windows 7 in the next 14 days to Windows Update where it will be listed as […]
Phishing is a serious problem on today's Internet even with phishing protections in email clients, web browsers and security software in place. The main reason for that is that the majority of […]
The Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate was released last week to MSDN subscribers. Microsoft promised back then that the download would be made available to the public shortly afterwards. Microsoft kept […]
Schools need open source. They need it to save money and they need it for reliability an flexibility. The problem is there aren't many distributions geared towards educational institutions. Because of the […]
Google Buzz has been announced publicly just a few days ago. It allows Gmail users to use social networking features that are similar to those offered on Twitter without having to create […]
Look In My PC is a free auditing program for all supported versions of Microsoft Windows that may generate dozens of reports when run. Technicians and system administrators who are troubleshooting PC […]
Many email providers only accept email attachments up to a specific limit size-wise. The maximum size limit is different for most providers and can range from a Megabyte to 20 or 25 […]
Have you ever had a need to migrate current running Linux users from installation to another? That would be a simple task if the user count was low. But  what happens when […]
SSD Tweaker is an analysis and optimization program for Solid State Drives connected to devices running all supported versions of Windows. Being an early adopter is not always easy. While you get […]
Microsoft has released a total of 14 security updates on yesterday's patch day. The updates are, as usual, for several Microsoft software products including the Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Office. […]
Update: Google Buzz has been retired and replaced by Google+. You can read more about the platform on Wikipedia. It feels like there is not a day where Google is not updating […]
Every web browser offers some form of ad-blocking functionality which blocks advertisement and commercials from being shown when websites are loaded in it. Firefox users have adblock plus or Noscript, Opera users […]
Computer users have several options when they need to take notes. They can write the notes down on paper, try to remember the information, use a text editor, use a specialized note […]
One of the problems that many computer users experience after a computer virus attack are changes to the system cause by the malicious software. This can for instance mean that system tools […]
Very Simply Network Scanner is a free program for Microsoft Windows systems to scan IP ranges of computer networks to determine their status. A network scanner is a program that you can […]
If you want to do a thorough system security audit on a Linux machine what do you use? Cobble together a few of the pre-installed tools? Search through the numerous locations for […]
The following guide walks you through the steps of removing old unused notification icons from Windows 7 and newer versions of the Windows operating system. If you have used Windows 7 or […]
One of the things I've always liked about using Linux is the feeling that my input is actually important. Either by way of giving input to the developers directly or (more importantly) […]
WaybackFox is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that enables you to open snapshots of the active site created by Archive.org. Webmasters and researchers sometimes need to take a look at […]
If you are a very observant - or cautious - PayPal user you may have noticed that several connection requests are made whenever you connect to the main PayPal website that you […]
Win Library Tool is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that helps you manage libraries more efficiently. So-called Libraries are a new addition of Microsoft's latest operating system Windows 7; they […]
Opera Backup is a free program for Windows devices that you may use to back up or restore Opera browser data. Backups should be an important part of every computer user's disaster […]
One of the most interesting additions in Firefox 3.6 is a new support page called about:support which can help the Firefox user, admins and technicians troubleshoot web browser issues. The support page […]
Whenever I'm thinking of building a new PC I'm starting the selection process months earlier. I begin with an analysis of my needs, something that is often forgotten by users. What will […]
Windows Explorer in Windows 7 has been revamped a bit by Microsoft to display helpful shortcut links in a sidebar by default. The libraries are displayed there for instance as well as […]
For many Linux users one area where Linux needs some improvement is money management. Yes there is the very powerful GnuCash (check out GnuCash in my article "GnuCash: Open source Accounting/Financing goodness"). […]
Google Translate is a service offered by Google to translate text or complete websites from one language to another. Support for many languages and its ease of use make Google Translate a […]
Whenever I insert a blank CD or DVD in the drive of my PC I get an autoplay prompt. When I connect my laptop to the computer, an autoplay prompt is shown. […]
The debut of Google Chrome 5 a few days ago brought a new Content Settings menu that promised to deliver better content control to Chrome users. Back then the settings where not […]
Piky Basket is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that improves the copying process by letting you copy files from multiple folders in one operation. Lets say you have ten different […]
Let's face it, we sit at our computers for hours on end. Be it administrating, working, or just plain killing time. Everyone knows that the interwebs is a sure-fire time killer. But […]
File Association Fixer is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that you may use to repair broken or modified file extension associations. A successful computer virus attack can cause a variety […]
Academic Earth is a free educational site on the Internet that concentrates on bringing you educational videos from universities. Look it up on the Internet. That's what most tech-savvy people do if […]
BCC This is an add-on for Microsoft Outlook that enables you to add custom messages to some BCC recipients to email messages. E-Mails can be sent to one or multiple recipients. Problem […]
Mozilla Prism is a new add-on for Firefox that can be used to turn any web page into a standalone application on Windows. Beta 3 of Mozilla Prism 1.0 has just been […]
Mozilla runs antivirus and compatibility scans when add-ons are submitted to the official add-on repository by developers. These add-ons are then offered as experimental add-ons until they pass a human review which […]
