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Bot Revolt is a Peer Guardian and Block alternative for Windows
The idea behind Peer Guardian was to block known bad or insecure IP connections automatically on computer systems.
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How to install uTorrent into a custom directory
The uTorrent Bittorrent client is without doubt one of the most popular torrent download programs available on the Internet in these days.
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Convert videos to WebM or MKV video format with VSO Free MKV WebM Converter
If you want to provide access to HTML5 video files on your website, or upload videos to services that support the new video formats only, you may need to conver
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Crap Killer: probably the smallest toolbar and adware uninstaller for Windows
I try to keep my work and gaming PCs as clean as possible.
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Maxa Cookie Manager is a cross-browser cookie management software for Windows
All Internet users come into contact with cookies on a regular basis.
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Hide Programs in Windows with the tap on a button
If you work on your computer in environments where other people may get a glimpse of your screen, or may approach you for conversation, or to monitor you, or wh
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Social Media Feather: a super lightweight WordPress sharing plugin
I'm still working on the new Ghacks theme behind the scenes, and one of the things that I really wanted to tackle was to remove the old social media sharing plu
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Adding WebM support to Microsoft Internet Explorer
When it comes to new web technologies, it is web browsers that need to support them before they can be accessed or used by Internet users.
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Calibre 1.0 ebook manager released
The ebook management software Calibre has just been updated to version 1.
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YouTube authors and marketers: get detailed video stats with vidlQ Vision for Chrome
When you publish videos on YouTube you get access to statistics in the backend.
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Noisetrade: download music and support artists at the same time
The Internet is a great place to get a free music fix.
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Full Throttle: run select Windows programs with maximum speed
If you are working on a mobile computer, a laptop, ultrabook or tablet for example, then you have probably tweaked the device when it is running on battery to e
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Update Freezer: control automatic updates of popular apps on Windows
Automatic updates are convenient, as you do not have to handle the updating process of applications manually.
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YouTube: faster loading times for Chrome users
Google seems to fix and tweak things on YouTube constantly.
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YouTube Experiment gets rid of all advertisement on site
Google's revenue depends largely on advertisement that is displayed on its properties, third party websites and in tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack 10 ships with unified installer
I cannot really recall the last time I installed a codec pack on one of my PCs.
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8 QuiteRSS tips to improve your RSS feed reading
Up until recently I have been using Great News for all my RSS feed reading.
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Give NewsBin a speed boost with these performance tips
I have been using NewsBin for the last decade or so for all my Usenet activities.
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Spyglass is a pretty data visualizer for Windows
Microsoft has not touched or modified Windows Explorer in a major way in the past decade or so.
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Increase the size of all images on Reddit with one-click
If you like to hang out on Reddit you have probably been exposed to the site's vast image and photo section.
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Move Windows to a new Samsung SSD
I have been running a Solid State Drive (SSD) as my primary hard drive for the last couple of years.
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Synkron is a cross-platform synchronisation software
Sometimes you may want to make sure that files and folders are available on different devices that you own, either to make sure you have a backup ready when it
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PrivaZer 2.0 improves basic user interface and clean-ups
Windows' own disk cleanup tool is not really suited for removing the majority of traces and temporary files that are created constantly on your system.
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WordPress 3.6 released: find out what is new
Ghacks runs on WordPress and whenever a new version comes along, I make sure I write a quick post about the major changes and improvements in that version as I
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Microsoft launches Office for Android, tablet users need not apply
Microsoft has already released the long awaited Office for iPhone, but Android remained only a dream and a rumor.
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Encrypted Disk Detector finds encrypted partitions on PCs
Encryption is one of the most effective ways of protecting data against third party access.
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Classic Shell 4.0 Beta brings Windows 7 menu style, drops Vista support
Classic Shell has been around ever since the final version of Windows 7 was released by Microsoft to the public, a lot longer than other applications that bring
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Change the start mode and connection of multiple Office addins at once
If you have a copy of Microsoft Office installed on your PC it is near certain that several Office addins are installed on the computer as well.
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Two days after OpenOffice 4, LibreOffice 4.1 is released
The popular Microsoft Office alternative OpenOffice was updated two days ago to version 4 bringing along with it interoperability improvements and other feature
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Add subtitle downloads to VLC Media Player
I prefer to watch movies and television shows in their original language whenever possible as I believe that voice synchronization is always inferior to that.
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Set unique ringtones for each Skype contact
If you are using Skype for all of your video telephony needs or audio calls, you know that there is only one ringtone available for all of your contacts.
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Apache OpenOffice 4 released: find out what is new
Apache just a minute ago has released the final version of OpenOffice 4 to the public.
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Network Latency View: record the latency of all TCP connections
A couple of scenarios exist where you may want to record the latency of TCP connections that are established from a PC running Windows; this includes troublesho
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How to find out when a program has been last updated
I'm currently updating most of Ghacks' old articles and to do so, I'm visiting many program websites to find out if the author has made any changes to the revie
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Recharge your energy with these relaxing sites
It is usually not very pleasant to go to work after a tough night.
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Jango Radio is like Pandora, but without the country restriction
When Pandora Radio first appeared on the Internet back in 2006 it was free to use for all users regardless of country of origin.
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Riot 0.5 update brings auto-optimization mode
A single image on a website can make the difference between a fast loading site and a slow loading one.
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FileCleaner: real-time temporary file cleaning software
When it comes to deleting temporary files on Windows, CCleaner is the go-to tool for many.
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11 Annoying program features and traits
I have installed many applications throughout the years, mostly for testing purposes.
