When Microsoft Security Essentials is installed on a computer with Windows 7, you automatically become a member of the Microsoft Security Essentials and Microsoft Defender community and grant Microsoft the ability to […]
Ranked as the no. 2 PC manufacturing company in the world, Acer Inc. has announced plans to produce an ultra book which will be a super light computer model. The plan is […]
A few days ago I have reviewed the Firefox add-on GrabMyBooks which can be used to turn multiple web pages into an ePub ebook. Today I'm reviewing the free service 2ePub which […]
One of the biggest issues that I personally have with Firefox, and that for a very long time, is the fact that add-on preferences are not deleted when the add-on that has […]
There are numerous reasons why files become corrupt or damaged. Possible reasons include malware that modifies files, application failures, crashes, network errors or manual tampering with the file contents. Damaged files usually […]
In the race to beat the Macbook Air for size and portability, there have been precious few Windows laptops. Indeed so far we've only seen Sony's Z Series and the Dell Adamo […]
Mobile users have to keep an eye on the battery level of their device when they use it without connection to a direct power source. If they do not it can happen […]
One of the dumbest ideas ever on Facebook is that friends can automatically add you to groups. I'm not sure why Facebook thinks that giving friends the power to add you to […]
DataGrab is a free tool for the Windows operating system that can be used to backup user profile data and other data from a connected drive. The portable backup software displays a […]
After showing you how to protect your Facebook account login from malicious attacks, it is time to show you how to protect your Google account and login as well. Your Google login […]
Google Chrome is one of the leading web browsers and it has become increasingly popular with tech savvy folks as well as those who aren’t quite as tech savvy. The simplicity, usability […]
PDF readers can be categorized in three groups. You got heavyweight applications like Adobe Reader that offer the best compatibility at the expense of performance, lightweight applications like Sumatra PDF reader that […]
Google recently launched its new online music service through Google Music Beta which is jam- packed with features. It allows uploading up to 20,000 songs on to the virtual cloud known as […]
In the final part of this article series I want to look at what the future might hold for the Internet and all of us who use it. So far I've discussed […]
The new tab page of the Google Chrome browser offers little options to change layout or contents. The page displays the bookmarks bar, web apps, most visited websites and recently closed sites […]
Microsoft has just released a beta of a system recovery software. Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper has been designed to aid users in starting an infected PC and performing offline malware scans to […]
In the first two parts of this article series I've written about how Iran is reportedly planning to build their own in-country Internet and asked if western countries want to constrain the […]
This article is the fourth and final part of a series on the basics of network troubleshooting. The tools covered in the previous articles (ping, ipconfig, tracert and pathping) will be combined […]
Facebook has been rolling out new or improved security and privacy features in rapid succession for the past year. Many of the changes have only been announced on the official blog and […]
Cryoserver Email archiving software is a standalone application which in addition to archiving email messages offers fast search of the information stored in messages through indexing. Now-a-days email systems provide more features […]
Skype users who use Windows as their operating system may currently receive update notifications when they run Skype. The update, which displays right after the launch of the voice over IP software […]
Grab my Books is a handy Firefox add-on for users who want to convert multiple web pages to the EPub ebook format. The add-on offers options to add the active page, a […]
I recently stumbled upon the Firefox add-on InstaClick which maps the "middle-click on links" functionality of the browser to the right-click button instead. That way it is possible to open links in […]
Yesterday I wrote and article about how Iran apparently wants to create its own in-country Internet. This move is almost unprecedented with only North Korea having done this before. In the article […]
Internet users have lots of choice to add extra protection to their web browser. Those who have installed an Internet security software usually get a browser toolbar or protection plugin delivered with […]
Sometimes you may need to convert videos into different formats, for instance if the device or player that you want to play them on does not support the video format they are […]
The Internet is a fascinating place, especially when countries that don't embrace the concepts of freedom of expression and freedom of speech are involved. Each of these countries takes it's own view […]
One of the most annoying video viewing experiences, at least for me, is a video where the audio is out of sync. You can think of video and audio as two lines […]
I'm probably not the only user who thinks that the increase in Firefox builds has made it difficulty to keep up to date with the latest features and improvements. Just like Google […]
Do you remember the game Bubble Bobble? It came out for lots of different 8-bit and 16-bit systems, and even had a spin-off called Rainbow Island, which in my opinion was even […]
Converting text to speech can be very handy at times, for instance when you have to read a document but no time at hand to actually read it. You could convert it […]
When I want to copy text in Firefox I usually highlight it with the mouse and use the shortcut Ctr-C to copy it. Sometimes, I right-click on the highlighted text instead and […]
Are you using Game Explorer under Windows? The feature was introduced in Vista by Microsoft and has been carried over to Windows 7. The purpose of the feature was to provide users […]
Google officially launched its new mobile service, eWallet on Thursday 26th May at a ceremony held in New York with its partners, the main one of which was MasterCard. This system enables […]
The popular pdf document reader Foxit Reader has been updated by its developers to version 5.0 today. The new release is already available for download at the official Foxit Reader website. Existing […]
Nearly every modern web browser has an option to save a web page as a HTML file. The only problem with that approach is that the websites do not get saved as […]
We all know that it is faster to start a computer system that is in hibernate or standby mode than to start it when it is completely turned off. There are a […]
Mobile devices, from smartphones to tablets, start to become popular for normal web related tasks like visiting websites, watching movies or playing games. This can be attributed to the advancement of hardware […]
When data such as web applications or HTML pages are used on a cloud based server it becomes essential to set up remote connection to connect to it. Connecting to the cloud […]
When it comes to burning video files to DVD I use the excellent commercial software ConvertXToDVD which can practically turn every video file under the sun into a DVD compatible format. The […]
