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 […]
One thing that's been annoying YouTube users for quite some time is the subscriptions bar that may be automatically displayed at the bottom of the screen. Many users refer to it as […]
I like my web browser UI as compact as possible. To achieve that I have no problem of getting rid of some of the lesser used interface elements. Basic examples are compacting […]
It happens that I get tired in the late afternoons, so tired in fact that I'm hard pressed not to go to bed directly to sleep the sleep of the brave. This […]
If you were looking for a reason to make the switch to Windows 7, you may have found it in form of Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report. The document, available for public […]
So the Chromebook has finally been announced, and first models will ship on June 15 in select countries (US and several European countries). Both Acer and Samsung have revealed some of the […]
Diepix Arena 2 is a shoot'em up browser game featuring incredible music and fast paced action. You take control of a ship that you move with the WASD keys. You shoot with […]
Didn’t I write recently on Facebook's general lack of privacy, intentional or otherwise? How ironic is it then that Facebook chose to attack Google on its general disrespect for personal data privacy? […]
Facebook began to roll out a two-factor authentication system designed to protect user accounts from unauthorized access in 2011. Two-Factor authentication is designed to add a second layer of authentication to the […]
Question: How can you protect USB devices like sticks or drives from being infected with computer viruses? Some users are lucky enough to have USB devices that have write protection switches, just […]
Firefox keeps track of all websites that you open in the web browser. It stores those information in a global history and makes individual histories for each tab that you have open […]
A computer running Windows 7 may connect to networks with various adapters. Probably the most common example is a notebook or mobile device that can connect to the Internet via a wireless […]
Web of Trust is a community driven website reputation service. It is available as a look-up service on the company website, and as an automated software for various web browsers. The service […]
Google has just released an update for the stable branch of Google Chrome that brings the version of the web browser to 11.0.696.68. The update, which is available for Microsoft Windows, Apple […]
The developers of the popular antispyware scanner and cleaner Spybot-Search & Destroy have released a first public beta version of the soon to be released version 2.0 of the application. You will […]
The Internet offers global shopping opportunities. I can buy items in England, the United States, Japan or any other country of this world. One problem that international shoppers may run into regularly […]
In Building A Custom PC 2011 Part 1: The Assessment I mentioned what I'd needed in a new Pc that I was about to build. I have mentioned my expectations and other […]
Which web service or program are you using if you need to send a friend, business partner or your mom a file? The majority of you will likely answer that they use […]
This article is the first in a series delving into the basics of network troubleshooting. It covers what tools to use and how to use them. While this is a basic tutorial, […]
When it comes to security on the Internet, it can be extremely complicated for end-users to find out who is telling the truth, who is not and who is bending it. Two […]
