Use WiFi Analyzer for Android to optimally configure your wireless router
Setting up a wireless router is not really that difficult anymore if you stick with the default settings.
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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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SecureAPlus: application whitelisting for additional security
Most Windows users these days run a firewall and up to date antivirus software, either those that ship with the operating system or advanced third party tools.
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For August 2013 overview
Welcome to our analysis of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday of August 2013.
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Read Facebook chat messages without read notifications
If you are using Facebook's default Messenger application you may have noticed that it sends read notifications automatically whenever you or a chat partner rea
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Encrypt Android phone conversations with RedPhone
The Prism surveillance scandal has shown that the NSA and other agencies can tap into most communication channels.
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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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Go back to YouTube's old buffering to skip without rebuffering
Update: The extension has been removed from the Chrome Web Store.
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ColorConsole improves Windows' command line in multiple ways
The majority of Windows users are probably not using the Windows command line regularly, if at all.
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Kiwix: download Wikipedia to your computer or Android for offline access
Back in the days when the first offline solutions for Wikipedia were introduced, you often did not have enough space on your mobile device to really add a large
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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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PirateBrowser is a custom Firefox version with Tor and FoxyProxy included
When it comes to censorship on the Internet, The Onion Router (TOR) is one of the better options that you have to bypass it.
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How to protect passwords in Google Chrome
The last couple of days have been filled with "news" that Google Chrome is saving passwords in clear text.
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Steam: a switch from offline to online mode does not require a restart anymore
Most of my PC gaming activities have moved to Steam in the past two or so years.
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Google rolling out new features for New Tab page
Google popularized the "New Tab page" with its Chrome web browser, a feature that Firefox has also adopted.
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Mozilla Persona gets a boost with Gmail integration
Mozilla Persona on first glance may look like any other single sign-in solution that you find on the Internet, such as those offered by Facebook or Google.
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Hushmail: why you should run the Java version
With Lavabit shut down for the time being and uncertainty whether it will get back up its feet ever again, users of the secure email service may have started to
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A look at Firefox's new Social Share button
If you are running the most recent version of Firefox Stable, which is at version 23 right now, or one of the more experimental channels, you have probably noti
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Finally, Opera Developer version released
If you have followed the news surrounding Opera's move from the company's own Presto engine to Chromium / WebKit / Blink, then you may remember that the company
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Adaptify modifies Firefox's interface theme based on the websites you visit
When it comes to interface customizations, Firefox is probably the browser that gives designers and users more options than any of the other popular browsers ou
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How to configure the new Android Device Manager on your phone
When you lose your phone, you may be in a world of trouble.
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How to send voice messages in WhatsApp
If you are using the popular messaging application WhatsApp on your smartphone or tablet, you may have already heard about the new voice messaging functionality
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Outlook.com changes the way message history works
Microsoft has replaced Hotmail, its popular online email app, by migrating users to its Outlook.
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How to get click to play working in Firefox 23 or newer
Click to Play is mainly a security feature in browsers such as Firefox or Google Chrome that prevents plugin contents on websites to load automatically.
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Firefox 23 for Android launches with custom search engine support and RSS feed support
Mozilla has united the release schedule of Firefox for desktop and mobile.
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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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Firefox 23.0: Find out what is new
Another 42 days have passed which means that all versions of the Firefox web browser will be updated in the coming days.
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Dbinbox: Enable anonymous uploads to your Dropbox
Dropbox is one of the most popular file synchronization and cloud hosting services on today's Internet.
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GeoLog reduces the drain that location-based services have on your Android phone's battery
GPS can be a very useful feature depending on what you are using your phone for.
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Software to run when your antivirus solution fails
Running up to date antivirus software on your system is one of the best protections against threats that you encounter locally or on the Internet.
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The Old Reader isn't dead yet
It has, perhaps, been enough time for users to get over the death of Google Reader.
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Mailvelope: use OpenPGP encryption on Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and other webmail services
If you prefer to use a webmail interface such as those provided by Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo! Mail, you probably know that you cannot really secure your data dire
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Facebook: how to control what friends leak to apps about you
If you are using Facebook, and who is not really, you are probably aware that what you post publicly on the site is accessible by anyone.
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Mailpile: private, secure, open source, locally-run email service
PRISM was a wake-up call for many even though it is still not really clear how extensive the spying, logging and wiretapping really is.
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Steam: How to protect yourself against phishing and scamming
The push to virtual items in games such as Team Fortress 2 or Dota 2 has led to an increase in phishing and scamming activities on the Steam gaming platform.
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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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Firefox 25 gets OCSP Stapling which improves privacy
The Online Certificate Status Protocol (OSCP) is being used by Firefox to retrieve certificate information.
