In the recent past the Android users have been facing problems accessing the USB port efficiently for configuring their accessories to the Android powered phones or tablets. To solve these problems Android […]
JDownloader is one of the most popular programs to download files from file hosting services like Rapidshare, Megaupload or Filesonic. It offers several advantages over downloading files directly from the file host's […]
Internet Explorer 9 supports a new pinned site feature that can be used to pin websites to the Windows 7 taskbar. The combination of IE9 and Windows 7 outlines that its reach […]
I recently started to add custom jumplists to my sites. That's when I noticed that jumplists were not showing up under Windows 7 at all anymore. Even standard programs like Microsoft Office, […]
I somehow missed to post a game review yesterday and decided to post it today instead. Today's game is called Edmus. It is a Flash game that looks on first glance like […]
Windows has always had what many people believe to be an unconventional and frustrating method of addressing physical hard disks. I'm talking here about drive letters. These virtual constructs, I can only […]
Windows users have many choices when it comes to system information tools. Tools that we have reviewed and really liked are for instance System Information For Windows or Hardware Info 32. SimpleSysInfo […]
LessChrome HD for Firefox is an add-on that hides part of the Chrome user interface in the browser. The add-on hides the urlbar in the browser so that only the tabbar and […]
The first beta of the upcoming version 5 of Firefox has been released to the public. The release has been delayed by a few days which is a short time considering the […]
A couple of weeks ago word started spreading to Apple forums that there was malware installed on some systems. Discussion has continued to grow, and even security companies have reported that there […]
Both Bing and Google are dead serious that search engine users want a search that is more social, that weaves recommendation's, likes and personal messages into the results. This change is happening […]
Firefox, like any other web browser, offers options to disable specific plugins or features in the browser settings. It is for instance possible to disable plugins like Flash or Java, scripting languages […]
Sometimes you may want to hide what is showing on your desktop, for instance if you notice that someone is going to walk by or approach you in office. You probably would […]
The new Bittorrent related service Fetch.io has been in the news ever since it was mentioned over at Torrentfreak two days ago. Fetch.io acts as a middleman by downloading torrents to their […]
Recent stats from the Sandvines Global internet Phenomenon report show that Netflix accounts for more web traffic in North America than bit torrents. While this is a good thing for Hollywood, it […]
You cannot make many changes to the Windows taskbar. Sure, you can move it around to place on another edge of the screen. You can also add some items to it and […]
I love shopping at Amazon. The shopping experience is comfortable and I love the fact that you can use your Amazon login to log into all Amazon stores. I make extensive use […]
When you run Firefox for the first time you get the chance to make the browser the default browser of the system. You can uncheck that option which you may want to […]
There's been so much news in recent weeks about stuff that's going to turn into our computing future that I'm hardly surprised most people have failed to join the dots. If you […]
Last week a bill was tabled in the American senate that would allow the Department of Justice to take out a court order against sites accused of infringing copyright. Google’s Erik Schmidt […]
The Firefox history lists all web pages that have been visited by you in chronological order. What you do not see is how you got there, and how and if the history […]
MTail replicates the Unix command Tail. Its main purpose is to display and auto-update text documents like log files. That, combined with options to configure alarms and notifications makes it a strong […]
TextMorph is a powerful text formatting software for Windows. It is a specialized tool that has all the capabilities of a program like Notepad plus tools to process individual or multiple text […]
Since being awarded my MVP from Microsoft on January 1st this year I've had a fair few questions from people asking about the MVP program, what it is, what the benefits are […]
Opera Software has officially released Opera 11.11 Final a few seconds ago. The version has been available on Opera's ftp server since yesterday, and many software download portals like Softpedia or Betanews […]
I'm currently testing new RSS feed readers, and one of the programs that I have been looking at is the RSS reader in Opera, or more precisely in Opera's Mail module. RSS […]
Sony’s PSN services are finally being restored. The three week long hiatus is finally over. They have instituted new rules for security’s sake. But is it enough? Why is Japan still out […]
Friends on the social networking site Facebook are not necessarily only people that you know. It is actually very easy to befriend someone on Facebook, and almost as easy to unfriend them […]
I have reviewed my fair share of movie collection managers but none were as comfortable to use and feature complete as Filmotech. The program is available for Mac and Windows PCs, and […]
The new tab button has been first integrated in Firefox 3.5 and has been part of the Firefox web browser ever since. Its plus icon is placed on the right side of […]
A friend of mine who made the switch to Windows 7 recently called me the other day. He mentioned that he was experiencing a strange system volume issue whenever telephone calls where […]
Bing back in February announced the integration of Facebook likes into the search results. Friend recommendations appeared only on some results pages at that time. This changed yesterday with the roll out […]
This article is the second in a series of the basics of network troubleshooting. Last time, the ping command was demonstrated. Now the ipconfig command will be covered (the Linux/Mac ifconfig & […]
The first version of Startup Delayer was released in 2007. Many aspects of the program have changed since then which is reason enough to post a new review. The theory behind Startup […]
You may know that I check the running processes of my computer regularly. This is mainly a security precaution to detect malicious processes that may be running. More often than not I […]
Paint.net is an incredibly powerful image editor for Windows. Some Windows users are not installing the program because of its dependence on version 3.5 SP1 of Microsoft's .Net Framework. While that's bundled […]
Thunderbird supports different folder view modes. From the standard listing of all folders over a unified folder listing to a listing of all root folders with unread messages. Especially the unread folder […]
When I'm working concentrated on a computer I tend to forget time and space. That's good for the project I'm working on, but not so good for my body. I forget to […]
Bittorrent has just released a first beta version of Bittorrent 8 for the Windows operating system. The beta client features a user interface redesign and personal content channels. The user interface sports […]
It's not been a good few weeks for technology companies with all manner of high-profile hackings being reported, not just on technology websites such as gHacks, but worldwide on the early evening […]
