Network Meter is a free portable software program for devices running Microsoft Windows that displays network statistics in its interface. The program is designed as a basic tool to monitor network traffic. […]
Mozilla announced some time ago that it would move away from the add-on system that played a role in making Firefox the browser it is today, to WebExtensions. The organization revealed last […]
It is the last day of the year, a good time to look ahead at what is in store for Ghacks in the year 2017, and to look back at the last […]
I have to admit that I'm not a big gamer on mobile. While I did try a couple of free to play games on various Android smartphones that I owned over the […]
Dopamine 1.2 is the latest version of the popular audio player and music management software for the Windows operating system. The new version of the program is offered as a portable version […]
Microsoft stated recently on the official Microsoft Edge Twitter channel that the company's Edge web browser was the only browser that supported a pin & preview feature for tabs. Most web browsers […]
Microsoft released Windows 10 Virtual Machines on December 23, 2016 on the company's windows Dev Center website where they are listed as public downloads. Update: The virtual machines are replaced regularly with […]
I had some time at hand recently to run a couple of tests regarding the purchase of Windows licenses on eBay, and upgrades of said licenses to Windows 10. As you may […]
A leaked build of Windows 10, version 14997,suggests that Microsoft will introduce a new pause updates feature in the Creators Update. Updating has changed significantly with the release of Windows 10. Not […]
Microsoft is working on the last bits of the Windows 10 Creators Update which it plans to release in March 2017 to the public. The name of the update reveals a major […]
Mozilla plans to integrate better font fingerprinting protection in Firefox 52; the new version of the web browser is scheduled for a March 7, 2017 release. The changes are already live in […]
Macrorit Disk Partition Free 4.0.0 is out; the latest version of the free disk partitioning software comes with an option to create bootable media to partition and manage hard drives and storage […]
Ransim is a ransomware simulator for Windows that simulates attacks of ten ransomware families against the computer system. Ransomware is without doubt a relatively new threat category that has gained some prominence […]
OpenVPN 2.4.0 is the latest version of the cross-platform SSL VPN that enables you to create security point-to-point or site-to-site connections. The new version expands on the capabilities introduced in OpenVPN 2.3, […]
Internet of Things (IoT) devices are trending right now, and chance is good that more and more devices will come to market that may make things easier on the one hand, but […]
Tiny Hot Corners for Windows 10 is a free lightweight program for Windows 10 that brings GNOME's hot corner functionality to Windows. The author of the program Tavis Ormandy, whom you may […]
Blackbird is another Windows privacy, performance and security tool in the seemingly unlimited arsenal of these tools that is been designed to improve user privacy on Windows machines. Privacy tools come in […]
The most recent version of WordPress ships with new REST API capabilities which plugins, apps, services, or the WordPress core can utilize. The WordPress development team pushes new features to WordPress all […]
HandBrake 1.0.0, a new version of the popular open source cross-platform video converter, was released on December 24, 2016. I reviewed HandBrake for the first time in the year 2007 here on […]
The following guide provides you with instructions on how to upgrade a device running Linux Mint to the latest version of the Linux distribution. The main present that I handed out during […]
If you follow tech news sites you may have read pieces already on how Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer, Chris Capossela explained on the Windows Weekly 497 videocast that the company is aware […]
Keybinder is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that enables you to change, reset, or disable any keyboard shortcut in the browser. Certain keyboard shortcuts may get in your way when […]
Mozilla announced on December 23, 2016 that it will support the Windows operating systems XP and Vista at least until September 2017. The organization announced back in September 2016 that it plans […]
Debloat Windows 10 is a collection of Powershell scripts that block, disable, modify, or optimize various Windows 10 features that users may find annoying, or at least not super useful to begin […]
Vivaldi Technologies AS released the first browser snapshot of the upcoming Vivaldi 1.7 version yesterday. The new version introduces a feature to the browser that many users may find useful: the ability […]
2017 is just a couple of days away, and it will be an interesting year if you are interested in technology. What will 2017 bring for web browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Edge […]
OneDrive is one of the many applications that ship with Windows 10 by default. It enables online storage, file syncing on the operating system. Those who sign in with a Microsoft account […]
Opera Software announced today that Opera Max, a free VPN application for Android, crossed the 50 million active user mark after hitting 10 million active users in May of 2016. The company […]
If you are a paying Google Drive customer you know that Google offered monthly payment options only up until now. The company is giving away 15 Gigabyte of storage to all its […]
Microsoft released ISO images for Windows 10 build 14986, a recent Windows 10 Insider Preview build, to the public. The build was pushed out to the Windows 10 Insider Preview Fast Ring […]
Microsoft has been busy yesterday; the company released the two new cumulative updates for Windows 10 KB3213522 and KB3206309. More precisely, KB3206309 was released for the latest Windows 10 Insider Build, while […]
Hacker's Keyboard is a free keyboard application for Google Android that works well as an all-purpose keyboard but also specifically for administrative tasks. Google rolled out Gboard recently, an update of the […]
Netgear has released the first batch of production firmware fixes for company routers affected by a serious security vulnerability. Cert issued a warning on December 9, 2016 that several Netgear routers are […]
Google launched the updated version of Google Keyboard for Android, now called Gboard, recently introducing new features such as search directly from within the keyboard interface. I'm not a huge fan of […]
Mozilla and the Firebug team announced today that development of Firebug as a separate Firefox add-on has been discontinued. Firebug, probably the most popular third-party development add-on for Firefox ever, has been […]
Snap Link Plus is a long standing Firefox add-on that enables you to draw rectangles around links and other content to activate actions. You can draw a rectangle --using the mouse-- around […]
RansomFree is a new free program for the Microsoft Windows operating system to protect your PC against ransomware attacks. The program is fully compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 […]
Microsoft has begun to move desktop themes for Windows 10 to the Windows Store. The company announced some time ago that it would make available themes in the Store, and the move […]
If you are using the official Google Keyboard application on Android, now called Gboard, then you may have noticed that it features a new G-button at the top of the keyboard. You […]
Mysplash-photography&wallpaper, what a mouthful, is a well designed and lightweight Android client for Unsplash.com, a "do whatever you want" photography site. All photos that are published on Unsplash are licensed under Creative […]
