Get Organized is a digital course planner for students of all ages that offers a lot more than just the standard course planning that physical planners offer. It is naturally possible to […]
Update: Grooveshark shut down. The extension is no longer working because of it which is why we have removed the link from this article. If you are not using one of the […]
When you look at complaints of Firefox users you notice that startup times of the browser are mentioned a lot. Most users state that Firefox's startup times are slower than those of […]
3D is the next big thing on computers, certainly for gaming and it will be interesting to see how it translates to the desktop. Those clever people at ExoPC will be shipping […]
If you have been following my latest series on the OpenShot Video Editor (Read "Create videos with OpenShot Video Editor", "Add transitions with OpenShot Video Editor", and "Add titles to OpenShot Video […]
It sometimes can be hard to keep an overview of files, especially if they are scattered around on the local hard drive, network drives, the Internet and backups. If you have ever […]
The Thunderbird email client uses the same core that the Mozilla Firefox browser uses. This means that it is possible to open websites and services directly in the email software which can […]
You may know that I made the switch to a new version of Thunderbird some time ago which is currently available as an alpha release. Most of the extensions available for Thunderbird […]
The Firefox feature Panorama, which was previously known as Tab Candy and Tab Sets, has been implemented into the web browser to give its users options to group tabs into sets. Only […]
The free Windows software TCPeye is basically a netstat frontend with several extra features that make it more than a viable alternative. Windows users who want to know about all the connections […]
It's been reported by MicrosoftFeed that Windows 8 will be out on retail shelves on 7th January 2013. NeoWin have said that "None of this information is verified or is confirmed but is […]
Maybe you remember reading about Google's attempt to acquire Groupon, a leading deal of the day website that is offering its users a deal per day based on their location. Google's 6 […]
Most experienced Internet users believe that toolbars are a relict of the past and that toolbars are to be avoided at all costs as they don't add much to the browser if […]
The Microsoft Office add-in, Office Live Files closes the existing gap between Microsoft's popular Office suite and their online service Office Live. You see, while it is possible to save documents to […]
YouTube recently changed the homepage after an initial tryout phase. The developers "removed some of the less-used modules such as "Videos Being Watched Now", moved modules like featured videos to the right […]
I've been conducting my own investigation and tests into the "rogue app" which is leaking data on Windows Phones. I want to stress at this point that my evidence was not collected […]
Back in October of last year, Flickr introduced an option to create a new Flickr user account by linking it to a Google ID. This made the signup process more comfortable for […]
Recently I began covering one of the best open source video editors available (see my articles "Create videos with OpenShot Video Editor" and "Add transitions with OpenShot Video Editor".) From those two […]
Did you ever come upon a file that you could not open in Windows because there was no program associated to the file type that could open it? Maybe you tried to […]
If you are looking to speed up the startup of your Windows operating system then the following tip may be for your. You probably have already removed unnecessary startup items and tweaked […]
Microsoft have now completed their investigation into Windows Phones that have been leaking data. It was first reported at the beginning of January that some handsets were transmitting between 30 and 50Mb […]
Microsoft has released a free tool for 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows that they have been using internally only for some time. The Attack Surface Analyzer assists "both testers and IT […]
4chan, love it, hate it or be indifferent to it. The web forum is one of the most controversial websites on the Internet right now because of its (almost) anything goes policy. […]
DNS speed and reliability made the news last year when Google introduced their own open DNS system that every Internet user could make use of. The topic has lost much of its […]
The Firefox profile manager is a built-in tool that can be used to create, edit and delete Firefox profiles. Each Firefox profile is independent from each other which means that it can […]
Password rules can be broken down to just a few. Users need to create unique secure passwords for the services that they use. Unique means that a password should only be used […]
Problems with Bluetooth devices that are not working properly, not syncing correctly or not detected at all by the operating system are usually caused by driver issues. One possible option for users […]
If you ever had to sort a huge amount of files stored in the same folder you know that automation can speed up the sorting considerable. Maybe you want to sort the […]
Many websites display more than one headline on their frontpage. These headlines link to articles or post on individual pages on the website. If you browse the main page, a tag or […]
Sometimes you may not be sure if a local file is safe to execute even with an up to date antivirus software installed. It can then be reassuring to scan the file […]
The W3C consortium has unveiled the new logo for the HTML5 web scripting language, but why have they done this and is it really necessary? This has come as a surprise to […]
From the Linux command line you can send a running job into the background which will return your bash prompt to you. You might need that prompt to quickly run another command, […]
System optimizers, know one know all, or so they say. While it is true that the majority of system optimizers offer a similar feature set, it is the little things that often […]
Google Chrome has supported extensions, sometimes called add-ons, for some time now. Recently the Google Chrome Web Store was added to the browser which has added web apps to the picture. The […]
AutoRun enables devices and media to start programs automatically in the operating system. The feature should not be confused with AutoPlay which scans media and devices and suggests or launches appropriate actions […]
Remember that the bookmarking and password syncing service Xmarks nearly shut down last year? This would have meant some work for users who were using the cross-browser service to sync their data. […]
In my last article I introduced you to the open source OpenShot Video Editor (see my article "Create videos with OpenShot video editor."). In that article I alluded to OpenShot's ability to […]
For a few months now Instant Previews has been part of the Google search engine. The feature is triggered with a click on one of the magnifying glasses displayed on search results […]
If you enjoy mathematics or science, or currently have to because you are at school or University, then the free Windows application Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 may be what you have been looking […]
It's been announced by Apple that CEO Steve Jobs will be taking a leave of absence on the advice of his doctors. He will remain in the position of CEO and continue […]
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