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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Startpage and Ixquick search engines improve user privacy further
Search engines like DuckDuckGo, Startpage or Ixquick have seen a surge in visitors ever since the PRISM story broke on the Internet.
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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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Improve Windows' lock screen with WinLockr
Most Windows users know that they can lock the operating system with the shortcut Windows-L, or with a click on the start menu / Charms menu and the selection o
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Hemlis: encrypted messaging app by Pirate Bay co-founder
One of the effects of the PRISM revelation is that we have seen an increase in "secure" or "private-orientated" applications and services, or at the very least
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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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NetLive for Android highlights all apps bandwidth using apps in realtime
It is rather difficult to find out which apps use bandwidth at a given point in time on Android devices.
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Get notified about website changes with Page Monitor for Chrome
Internet users have quite a few options at their disposal when it comes to being informed about updates to particular pages or websites they are interested in.
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The impact that the shutdown of Games for Windows Live has on games that use it
Microsoft announced that it will shut down Games for Windows Live on July 1, 2014.
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Lenovo shipping Windows 8 PCs with Pokki's software suite: good or bad idea?
Windows 8 is probably not the "big hit" that Microsoft hoped the operating system would be.
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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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SettingSanity adds removed preferences back to Firefox
Mozilla has started to remove features from Firefox that it believes do more harm than good ever since Firefox 4 was released.
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Firefox 26 for Android gets a revamped interface
Android users have lots of choice when it comes to web browsers for the system.
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Hugo: Firefox's most advanced "search all tabs" extension
Sometimes when you are doing research, you may be interested in finding results for a specific term or phrase on all or most pages that you have open in the web
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Resetting Google Chrome got a tad bit easier
Software companies seem to love reset functionality in their programs.
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Why you may want to enable Firefox Telemetry data
Mozilla some time ago implemented options in the Firefox web browser to collect anonymous telemetry data about browser usage and customizations.
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Amiga and Gameloft games coming to Windows Phone and Windows 8
My weekly series that covers the best new Windows 8 apps in a given week over at Betanews has been quite depressing the last two weeks.
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Google Play Services completes 3.2 rollout
Google has slowly been rolling out Play Services version 3.
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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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Access YouTube video subscriptions faster with a change to grid-layout
So I have started to subscribe to a couple of users on YouTube lately who create great content on the video platform.
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How to remove (all) Windows 8 apps using PowerShell
Apps are clearly a focus on Windows 8, not only because the operating system boots into the "apps-interface" on startup by default, but because most of the mark
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YouTube 5 app for Android brings in app-multitasking
I ignore video apps on my Android smartphone for the most part as I do not really like to watch videos on a small screen, or on mobile devices.
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DiskUsage highlights where all that storage space went on your Android device
Even if your smartphone ships with lots of storage, say 16 Gigabytes or more, you may eventually come to a point where it is packed to the brim.
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Gaze Tracking System is a creepy Google (Glass) patent
If you do not have to pay for a service, it is usually your information that are used to create revenue for that service.
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Use DownThemAll to download all files you want from websites in one go
When the Internet started to get traction back in the good old days, you had to use download managers for larger (that was 1 Megabyte or more) downloads as you
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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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Get the lowdown on your Android with Geekbench 3
Android devices are released on an increasingly fast and furious basis -- it seems as if there is a new one every week, be it a phone or tablet.
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A first look at Avast Free Antivirus 2014
Companies that produce security software release new versions of their products in yearly cycle.
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New Tab Pro improves Firefox's New Tab Page
Opera Software was the first company to introduce a speed dial like interface on the new tab page to provide users of the browser with quick access to often vis
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Windows XP users: what will you do on April 8, 2014?
So what is happening on April 8, 2014 that is affecting all Windows XP users? It is the end of support for the operating system.
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Yahoo Toolbar update in the United States
Yahoo released the new YahooToolbar in the US for Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.
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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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1Weather for Android provides you with all the weather information you ever need
Most smartphones come with stock weather applications that provide you with current and forecast weather information.
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Chrome: automatically remove cookies when you close tabs
Most web browsers are configured to accept first and third party cookies by default.
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Firefox 26 will be the first official Metro Firefox version for Windows 8
Windows 8 users will soon be able to use the special Metro version of Firefox on their operating system if things go as planned over at Mozilla.
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How Chrome users benefit from Opera Software's move to Chromium
The Opera web browser is currently available in two different versions, and multiple editions.
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Windows 8.1 to be released officially on October 17
You will have to wait another two months before you can install the final Windows 8.
