The software that I use to run this blog
It has been a while since I last mentioned the programs and devices that I use for blogging.
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Upcoming security improvements in Firefox 27 in regards to TLS support
The SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol determine how clients communicate with servers using encrypted connections.
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How to block people on Google+ from emailing you
One of Google's primary goals, besides knowing more about you than your better half, is to integrate the company's Google+ service into its other services.
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Check your Internet connection with Chrome Connectivity Diagnostics
If websites do not load in the Google Chrome browser or another Internet browser, or if Internet connectivity appears limited in other ways, it is sometimes dif
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Just like Mozilla and Google, Opera Software introduces network installers
Back in the good old days of computing, installers always came with all the files that needed to be installed.
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How to block images from being shown automatically on Gmail for Android
Most email clients come with settings that allow you to define whether you want images to be displayed directly when you open emails, or not.
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Ultrasonic communication: use sound to transfer data
Whenever you want to chat with someone electronically, you will have to establish a connection somehow.
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Chromebook update will bring camera improvements
Those with a Chromebook know that updates are fairly regular, and spotting the improvement can sometimes be tricky.
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Keep track of television shows with epCheck
There are lots of TV databases out there on the Internet that you can use to track your favorite TV shows online, or get information about new and upcoming show
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Yahoo Mail: How to filter and block email addresses
Yahoo Mail, like most email providers, offers options to filter or block email messages that you receive.
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Block websites from reading or modifying Clipboard contents in Firefox
Depending on how a website is configured, it may be able to read or modify Clipboard events that happen on it.
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Ultimate Windows Tweaker for Windows 8 lets you customize the operating system
Anyone still using a tweaking software? Back when I started using Windows, I used programs to tweak the hell out of the system.
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Fullscreen Anything for Chrome runs games, videos and images in full screen
Not every website offers a full screen mode for its contents like YouTube does.
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Save bandwidth on Windows 8 by disabling automatic app updates
Apps may be automatically updated on Windows 8 even if you never use the apps that ship with Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system by default and do not have a
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AccessScanner displays all special permissions of a Windows directory tree
Each user account of a Windows operating system has specific permissions assigned to it.
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Generic CSS Loader 2 improves the loading of custom CSS code in Firefox
Firefox users have lots of options to customize the web browser, and in particular the interface of it.
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Multipar: create par recovery files or repair damaged archives
I wrote a Par2 files guide back in 2007 detailing how you could repair damaged or corrupt archives using these parity files.
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Google Chrome to encrypt HTTP cookies on desktop systems: what it means
All web browsers store cookies in plain text, or in databases, that can be read with the right tools.
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How you could have protected yourself from Yahoo's recent malware ads
If you have visited yahoo.
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How to recover deleted Dropbox files?
To recover deleted Dropbox files, log in to dropbox.
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Find out if your router is listening on backdoor port 32764
Some days ago it became public knowledge that some routers, that's devices used for establishing Internet connections among other things, are listening on the u
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Who goes first for Android picks the starting player for you
I like to play board games, a lot.
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qMetro: subway maps and travel information application
One of the first things that I do when I visit a foreign country or city I do not know about, is to grab a subway plan as I usually use it […]
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Create encrypted text that can only be decrypted by combining shares
In the movies you sometimes see plots were something can only be accessed by multiple actors.
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Light is a slimmed down Firefox third-party build optimized for performance
I have updated the custom Firefox build list today and stumbled upon a new third-party build that I had not heard about before.
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Darklogs: anonymous blogging service using Bitmessage
Depending on where you live and what you want to blog about, you may want to make sure that you stay anonymous doing so.
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How to reduce Microsoft Security Essentials load on your system
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free security product by Microsoft for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
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How to prevent Google from linking you to your searches
If you are using Google Search, and chance is you are as it is the dominating search engine by a mile in most parts of the world, then you probably know -- [&he
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How to diagnose and fix Windows 8 apps crashes
I'm testing quite a few applications in Windows 8 -- and more recently Windows 8.
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Droplr drops free accounts: some alternatives
Droplr is a cloud-based service that allows you to share files and screenshots with other users for free or with additional features and less restrictions as a
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How to create email notifications for Windows Events
Sometimes, you may want to know what is happening on your PC when you are not using it.
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Spews changes desktop backgrounds on schedule
If you like to run custom desktop background on your system, you have probably accumulated quite the amount of images for that purpose over the years.
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NoTrace for Firefox protects users against privacy threats on the Internet
Chance is, that if you are using the Internet, that you are tracked on it to a certain degree.
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Who is going to use the Metro version of Firefox anyway?
News broke today that Mozilla has -- once again -- delayed the delivery of the so called Metro version of the Firefox web browser on Windows 8.
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Chrome 34, Firefox 29, Internet Explorer 11: Memory Use 2014
I bench marked the memory use of popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Opera back in 2012, and a lot happ
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Chrome vs. Firefox: where Firefox beats the Google browser
If you look at desktop computers, you will notice that there are three core Internet browsers left for those systems.
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Firewall App Blocker simplifies the configuration of Windows Firewall
If you are running Windows Firewall on your operating system, and most Windows users probably are, then you know that the firewall is not the easiest to configu
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And the new owner of Winamp is: Radionomy
It became known in November that AOL was planning to shut down Winamp, all services related to the player, and Shoutcast.
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Everything you need to know about 64-bit versions of Firefox for Windows
The stock Firefox browser, with that I mean the releases that are available for download on the Mozilla website directly, can be run on 32-bit and 64-bit Window
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How to find out why your PC wakes up, and how to stop it
Putting your PC into sleep mode manually or automatically can have several advantages.
