Listen to Web Text with Google Chrome Speak
Google Chrome has just fronted a new extension called Chrome Speak; a text reader for web content on the Google Chrome search engine.
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InfoTool, One Page Full Of Computer Hardware Information
Windows users have many programs at their disposal that display hardware related information.
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Wipe 2011, Privacy And Tracking Focused CCleaner Alternative
If you ask Windows users which temporary file cleaning program they use then the chance is high that you get CCleaner as the answer.
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Instant Elevator Music Makes File Operations Less Boring
Did you ever stare at a file operation process bar, for instance a download or upload that you needed to finish, a backup process or a file conversion? Then you
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DNS Benchmark: Test DNS server speed
DNS Benchmark is a free, portable utility, often associated with Gibson Research Corporation (GRC), that measures the speed and reliability of DNS servers.
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Liquid Information for Firefox, Research Add-on
Back in 2007 I reviewed the Firefox extension Hyperwords which gave you access to a research context menu after selecting text on a website.
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Speed Up Dropbox Download Speeds
Sometimes, or maybe even all the time, when you synchronize or download files from your Dropbox online storage you may notice that file transfer rates are lower
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Dell drops to Third-Place Worldwide PC Maker
Figures released for the last quarter by IDC and Gartner show that, despite rumblings at HP that included rumours about dropping their entire PC division, the t
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Dropout, USB, Dropbox Search Tool
When you connect an external USB drive to a computer you may run into the problem that finding files on the drive is not as easy and fast as it could be.
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Adblock Plus Parent Company Eyeo GmbH Founded
Eyeo GmbH, the company behind Adblock Plus, was recently founded by Wladimir Palant, the technologies lead developer, and Till Faida.
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Google Chrome Tips Beta Extension
If you are a new Chrome user, or an old one who uses the browser in a certain way, you may be interested in tips to get the most (or more) out […]
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Volume Concierge, Automatically Change The Windows System Volume
I behave with respect when I'm in a room with other people, in a train or on the street.
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MailStore Home 5 Released, Email Backup Software
I have been using MailStore Home for some time to backup and archive my Thunderbird email databases (see Use MailStore To Backup Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Emails an
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Amazon To Start Publishing Books
Amazon is without doubt one of the largest online book stores in the world.
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How to maintain a good security and backup strategy, Part 1 - the Home
Data is now everywhere and we store pretty much everything as data.
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Backup Folder Sync, Mirror Your Data Backups
Depending on your backup strategy, you may mirror your data backups for additional protection.
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WebCamImageSave, Capture Periodic Webcam Images
Webcams can be used for a variety of purposes.
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Skype Update Removes Google Product Bundling
With Skype now being a Microsoft Division it was clear that some things had to change.
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Selection Links: Open, Download Multiple Firefox Link Targets
One of the few Firefox extensions that I have been using constantly for a very long time is Multi Links (formerly Snap Links) which allows me to open multiple l
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Demonrift TD [Game Saturday]
I love Tower Defense (TD) games.
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SSD Fresh, Optimize Windows For SSD Usage
When it comes to connecting one of those blazing fast solid state drives to your computer system you'll be well advised to make sure that the PC is optimized fo
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Amazon Filler Item Services
When you break a certain threshold with your purchases at the Amazon shopping portal you are eligible for free shipping.
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Want To Open A Website In Another Browser? Just Drag And Drop It
This is one of the things that makes you go uh if you read about it or find out about it on your own.
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Bad Shortcut Killer, Delete Broken Shortcuts From Windows PCs
One of the issues that the majority of Windows users experience after some time of using the operating system is that of broken shortcuts.
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Download, Verify And Use Proxy Servers With ST-ProxySwitcher
If you work a lot with proxy servers you have probably noticed that they are not the most reliable usually.
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Windows 8 BluePoison: Enable Disabled Features
Microsoft released the Windows 8 developer preview exactly a month ago during the Build developer conference.
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Skype Acquisition Closed, Now Part Of Microsoft
Microsoft yesterday announced that the company closed the acquisition of Skype which is now an official part of Microsoft Corp.
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MapsGL Adds Turbo Speed To Google Maps
Update: It appears that the experiment is no longer working as intended.
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Virtual WiFi Router For Windows
Say you have a desktop PC with a wired connection to the Internet.
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Monitor Your Children's Internet Usage With Qustodio
One of the things that parents need to consider when configuring parental controls and monitoring applications for their children on computer systems is how eas
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Opera 12 Alpha
Just a day after posting the first look at Opera 12 on Ghacks the Opera team decided to release the alpha version of the browser publicly.
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Google+ Rolls Out Hashtag and Real-time Search Support
It has been a while since I last mentioned Google+ here on Ghacks.
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Apacer AC430 External Hard Drive
A few years back, buying an external hard drive meant buying an overpriced, loud, clunky housing, and then having to spring for a hard drive separately.
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Find Out Your Microsoft's Product Support Lifecycle
One of the aspects of buying a specific product online or offline is to consider that product's support lifecycle.
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Google Engineer says Google+ is a "pathetic afterthought"
Google Software engineer Steve Yegge accidentally broadcast a 4,500 word rant about the company and described their latest social networking exercise as a "path
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Never Miss Your Favorite TV Show Again With Remember To Watch
Back in the 80s life was not easy for people enjoying a good television show.
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Google Hotel Finder, Google Maps Mashup
It feels rather strange that Google decided to retire the Google Labs section of their site which often showcased new Google services and features that at least
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27 Out of 100 Chrome Extensions Insecure
Security researchers Nicholas Carlini, Adrienne Porter Felt, and Prateek Saxena reviewed 50 popular and 50 random Chrome extensions from the official Chrome Web
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The State of Windows 7 Two Years After Release
Back in October 2009 Microsoft released the long awaited and highly acclaimed Windows 7 operating system.
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Relieve Stress With Destroy The Web For Firefox
We have all been in the situation where something on the Internet is not working as it should.
