Virtual memory is a throwback to Windows of old, when the physical memory available to a computer was severely limited. Essentially it uses a chunk of space on your computer's hard disk […]
I have received two emails in the past week from users who asked me for an easy way of finding their computer's IP address. Instead of replying to each user individually I […]
Ghacks regulars know that a computer keyboard can be dirtier than a toilet, with up to 400 times the bacteria. If you are like me, you sometimes do eat in front of […]
I missed the weekly game review on Saturday which is why I'm reviewing Kingdom Rush today instead. The browser game is of the Tower Defense kind, but boy is it pretty. I […]
I sometimes write basic how-tos and guides that many of you consider common knowledge. This article is one of them. The majority of Ghacks readers probably know how to create a shortcut […]
The same old icons can be a little boring after awhile. Users who spend a great deal of time with their PCs often get the urge to tweak their desktop and make […]
The Windows operating system should have several different maintenance tasks performed on a regular basis. It is easy to forget to do these things and many users don’t do them at all. […]
The HP TouchPad is dead, long live the HP TouchPad! It feels very odd reviewing a product that you can't buy any more. When you factor in though that this new tablet […]
Some days ago I canceled my pre-order of the Battlefield 3 Limited edition for Windows PCs. It was a reaction on the news that the game would ship without ingame server browser, […]
Last week when HP announced both that it was going to sell off its PC division, but also that it was dropping its WebOS devices, the tech community went into shock. This […]
When you right-click a file in Windows Explorer you get a context menu with all kind of options. Included in the list is the Restore Previous Versions entry. A click on the […]
Update: TrueSwitch has shut down as of May 15, 2013. Several email providers provide you with options nowadays to migrate an email account to them. This is for instance the case for […]
Update: Even though MyP2P is not online anymore, a new site featuring a similar design and functionality, and old members of MyP2P, is. You can point your browser to http://www.wiziwig.tv/ to access […]
If you’ve every suffered a hard drive failure, you’ll know how it feels to lose data. Even if you have a backup, it can be a pain having to copy everything back […]
Over the past 20 years or so, I played numerous computer games on many different platforms. This included all time classic games like the original Pirates game on the C-64, the first […]
Creating a system backup image can be extremely useful. If something goes wrong with your Windows 7 installation, you can’t log in, or files have become damaged and corrupted, you can boot […]
Windows users have several file display modes at their disposal in Windows Explorer. This ranges from several list view modes to icon view modes. Several popular image formats are supported by Windows […]
If you have a wireless network at home, and your house has many rooms, or if you want to surf the internet while sitting outside on your patio, you may need to […]
Not many are aware that it is possible to create Virtual Hard Drive images in Windows 7. Backing up your data is important and this article will detail how to backup data […]
I love playing Tower Defense games, especially in Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne, but also on Flash game sites on Internet websites. Castaway Island TD is a rather unique breed of Tower […]
When I'm downloading files from file hosting websites I often use JDownloader for a more convenient download experience. While it still does not automate the captcha entering process before downloads start, it […]
All versions of Windows feature the Disk Cleanup utility that liberates space on your hard drive when it is bogged down with useless data. It is important to use the Disk Cleanup […]
This can hardly be believed but it's actually true and not some cruel joke. Having only just released the first WebOS tablet after having purchased Palm last year, and having spent the […]
Update: Google has disabled the feature again. Author profiles are no longer shown on Google Search. Maybe you have spotted one of the recent changes on Google search results pages already. Some […]
I have been using the Java based RSS reader for all my feed reading needs for more than a year. Previously I tried to work with other desktop feed readers like FeedDemon […]
When you first setup a network under Windows, you are asked at one point to select a location for that network. Available for selection then are a Home Network, Work Network or […]
Google enabled Games on my Google+ account while I was sleeping and I thought it would be a nice idea to review what Google+ Games has to offer on Game Saturday. Let […]
Google launched a new search engine algorithm earlier this year that they internally called the Panda update. The idea behind Panda was to introduce a quality variable into the ranking equation. Sites […]
Binary numbers consist of only two digits, 0 and 1. This seems very inefficient and simple for us humans who are used to working in base 10, but for a computer base […]
PCs are going the way of typewriters according to an engineer who worked on the original IBM PC. Â In a blog post to mark the 30th anniversary of the IBM PC 5150, […]
I'm usually not reviewing commercial services for obvious reasons, but I'd like to make an exception today. I was looking for an A-B testing service that would allow me to test web […]
You may recall that YouTube started rolling out a new player and site design not so long ago. The redesign, announced about a month ago, made several changes to the video hosting […]
I'm not really making that much use of the jumplist feature that Microsoft has implemented into the Windows 7 operating system. With a fast SSD as my main drive, it feels that […]
Turrican was one of those games that made a huge impact when it came out. Originally developed and released for the Commodore 64, it was later on ported to various other systems […]
Creating a new website can be a very rewarding process. Webmasters usually run into a phase shortly after they have setup the site where they have to wait until the site gets […]
One of the lesser known features of the VLC Media Player is the ability to convert, transcode and rip media. The feature is built-in in all recent versions of VLC. So, why […]
The other day Martin wrote that Microsoft have made available direct downloads for versions of Windows 7 that contain Service Pack 1 integrated into the ISO file. These downloads are more important […]
In Why Website Investments Are Better Than Stock Market Investments I have listed arguments for investing in websites, and not in stocks or other types of investment. I do not want to […]
Setting up a wireless network can be a hassle. You need to remember the security key and tediously type it in correctly for all devices on your network.While that is a one-time […]
I fell in love with shoot em up games back when I got my first Atari 2600 system and the game River Raid. Was lots of fun back then. The 8-bit and […]
