One of the things that I will do with my mother in the coming months is to write down our family's genealogy. We are both interested in both the research involved and […]
Over the past 20 years or so, I played numerous computer games on many different platforms. This included all time classic games like the original Pirates game on the C-64, the first […]
Google some time ago retired the Google Dictionary web service. Well, that's not entirely correct. What Google retired was the frontend of that service on the web. The definitions are still available, […]
Libraries are a new feature of the Windows 7 operating system. They are virtual folders that offer access to files and folders stored in one or multiple locations on the operating system. […]
Most new PCs these days will come preinstalled with Microsoft's relatively new Office 2010 Starter. This is the replacement for the frankly awful Microsoft Works and gives people a much better upgrade […]
Sometimes when I search on Google, I would like to filter the results by date. This is often the case when I'm looking for a troubleshooting solution for Windows 7, and find […]
Creating a system backup image can be extremely useful. If something goes wrong with your Windows 7 installation, you can’t log in, or files have become damaged and corrupted, you can boot […]
Windows users have several file display modes at their disposal in Windows Explorer. This ranges from several list view modes to icon view modes. Several popular image formats are supported by Windows […]
Google users who want to sign in with their Google account on the Google website see currently a highlighted announcement on the page. The announcement reads "Coming Soon: A new sign-in page!" […]
I just love stories like this and it is the silly season after all so here's a story to make you chuckle for the end of the weekend. A man known as […]
The Steam gaming platform has a feature that displays the time a game has been played by a user. You can look up your times and the time your friends have played […]
If you have a wireless network at home, and your house has many rooms, or if you want to surf the internet while sitting outside on your patio, you may need to […]
Facebook on Thursday has released a security guide aimed at young adults, parents and educators to educate them about security concepts on the social networking site. The 14 pages of the pdf […]
Not many are aware that it is possible to create Virtual Hard Drive images in Windows 7. Backing up your data is important and this article will detail how to backup data […]
Microsoft's attempt to establish an alternative user interface in the upcoming operating system Windows 8 has received praise and criticism. Many believe that it will be offered in addition to the existing […]
Just spotted a change to the new tab page in the Google Chrome browser. The change is life in the latest Google Chrome Dev build, and I'm not 100% sure when it […]
I love playing Tower Defense games, especially in Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne, but also on Flash game sites on Internet websites. Castaway Island TD is a rather unique breed of Tower […]
The mobile computing market changed forever a few years ago with the introduction of the netbook. Finally a small, reasonably lightweight personal computer that could be carried by anybody. Then the technology […]
Back in 2010 I wrote a piece about reviews on software download sites. In it I discovered that some developers manipulated the public perception of their program by adding fake reviews, usually […]
This one is for the media buffs who want a new level of automation for Windows Media Center. It may be that you fall asleep while streaming video or music at the […]
If you ever wondered who Apple consider its biggest rival the answer probably lies in the dutch judicial system with an injunction the company has brought against Samsung. In the documents reported […]
Mozilla has just officially released the first version of Firefox 8 Aurora. Firefox 8 will reach beta stage in about six weeks and a stable release in twelve weeks. We already mentioned […]
Most of the applications that I start regularly are pinned to the taskbar of my Windows 7 system. Some on the other hand are not pinned there. This includes the image editor […]
The majority of file hosting websites make use of captchas when free account users or guests try to download files from their servers. For me, that's more of a way to make […]
You sometimes may need to make sure that a process is running all the time on the Windows operating system. Or, you want the exact opposite, make sure that a process is […]
When I'm downloading files from file hosting websites I often use JDownloader for a more convenient download experience. While it still does not automate the captcha entering process before downloads start, it […]
I just tried to make a credit card payment at a merchants website that was using 2Checkout as the payment processor. The process on first glance looked like any other checkout process […]
All versions of Windows feature the Disk Cleanup utility that liberates space on your hard drive when it is bogged down with useless data. It is important to use the Disk Cleanup […]
This can hardly be believed but it's actually true and not some cruel joke. Having only just released the first WebOS tablet after having purchased Palm last year, and having spent the […]
One handy feature in a network administrator's arsenal of tools is the ability to send Wake on Lan packets to remote computers to start them from a remote location. This can save […]
Update: Google has disabled the feature again. Author profiles are no longer shown on Google Search. Maybe you have spotted one of the recent changes on Google search results pages already. Some […]
Have you ever asked yourself why the Firefox web browser is not scoring a perfect score in the Acid3 test? The test checks a web browser's compliance with web standards. Developed in […]
I just noticed that two Ghacks readers have problems with Firefox's What's New page after updating their browser to Firefox 3.6.20. The intention of the What's New page is to provide Firefox […]
When it comes to using a shared computer, there are important considerations to think about in terms of programs that users can access. Naturally, you don’t want everybody to have Administrator privileges […]
I find it rather difficult to spend time on all social networking sites that I have an account for evenly. The three dominant social networking sites that I use currently are Facebook, […]
Update: Google has discontinued Google Related. The extension is no longer available for Google Chrome. Additional information about the decision are available on the Google blog. Google Related is a brand new […]
There are quite a few users out there who have installed the Babylon Toolbar after downloading software from Cnet's Download.com portal. This is not the only way of installing that toolbar though, […]
So called sitelinks are displayed if a specific search term has an authority site associated with it. If you search for Ghacks for instance, you will notice that my site is displayed […]
I have to admit that I'm not downloading many files from Cnet's download.com software portal. I usually prefer direct downloads from developer sites. Sometimes however developers link to the downloads on download.com […]
I have been using the Java based RSS reader for all my feed reading needs for more than a year. Previously I tried to work with other desktop feed readers like FeedDemon […]
