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Mozilla Blocks McAfee ScriptScan Add-on

October 5, 2011

Mozilla has made the decision to add McAfee's ScriptScan add-on for the Firefox web browser to the browser's Blocklist.

Samsung Smart TV D5500 40â€ LED TV

October 5, 2011

When it comes to TVs, we are really getting spoiled these days.

How Much Is A Hacked PayPal Account Worth?

October 5, 2011

We all know that you can practically buy anything on the Internet, from bulk email accounts over credit card information and even PayPal accounts.

Windows 8: Start Screen Not Final

October 5, 2011

If you had the chance to play around with the Windows 8 developer preview that Microsoft released publicly last month you may have noticed that it feels differe

Privacy Extension for Firefox, Priv3

October 5, 2011

All Internet users were recently made aware of the fact that social networking sites like Facebook, Google+ or Twitter had the power to track a user's movement

Mozilla Talks Silent Updates, Plans Firefox Service

October 5, 2011

One of the issues that I hear over and over again when I talk with other Firefox users about the rapid release process is that users are tired of updating the b

Windows Bootable Image Creator

October 4, 2011

In How To Install Windows 8 From USB Key I looked at two different options to create a bootable Usb copy of Microsoft's upcoming operating system to install it

Windows 8 Supports Zero-Power Optical Disk Drives

October 4, 2011

Microsoft's intention to optimize the upcoming Windows 8 operating system for mobile devices like netbooks or tablets has the consequence that the Redmond compa

Windows Password Resetter, Restore or Reset A Windows Account Pass

October 4, 2011

When I worked for one of Germany's biggest financial organizations back before I started blogging full time, I had to change my user account password on a regul

Firefox 3.6 Update To 7.0

October 4, 2011

Firefox users who are still running a 3.

Change Windows 7 Library Icons with Library Icons Changer

October 4, 2011

So many users enjoy customizing various features and appearances in Windows 7.

Microsoft Retires Gadgets In Preparation Of Windows 8 Launch

October 3, 2011

Microsoft introduced gadgets when the company launched the Windows Vista operating system.

Service Manager, Manage Services, Drivers Locally and Remotely

October 3, 2011

Tech savvy Windows users know that they can manage the operating systems' Services either from the System Configuration tool msconfig or the Service management

Turn On Tag Reviews On Facebook To Avoid Being Tagged Automatically

October 3, 2011

One of the biggest sources of spam in my opinion are tags on Facebook.

Net Burner, Burn Discs, Install Programs On A Network

October 3, 2011

The last notebook that I bought, an Acer 3810T, does not come with an optical drive.

A Beginnerâ€™s Guide to Using Templates in MS Excel and Word 2007/ 2010

October 3, 2011

Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 include templates in the applications.

Enable Snap Feature Of Windows 8

October 2, 2011

You should not confuse the new snap feature of Windows 8 with the Aero Snap feature that Microsoft introduced under Windows 7.

How to Create a Master Document in Word 2010

October 2, 2011

Word 2010 features a master document feature that enables you to collect multiple Word documents into a single Word file.

Configure Thunderbird to Ignore Aero Theme

October 2, 2011

I'm running a basic theme on my Windows 8 Professional system, mostly because I do not like the transparency effects at all.

UAC Process Analyzer

October 1, 2011

As a system administrator you sometimes may need to analyze the running processes.

Completely Remove Security Software With AppRemover

October 1, 2011

When AppRemover was first published in 2009 I reviewed it and came to the conclusion that it was a great software for users who had troubles removing security s

Your PC Doesnâ€™t Support Virtualization? Dual Boot Windows 7 and Windows 8

October 1, 2011

The word is out: Microsoft released the Windows 8 Developer Preview recently and many users want to try it out.

Firefox 9 Features, Changes

October 1, 2011

With the release of the stable version of Firefox 7, or more precisely Firefox 7.

Team Fortress Arcade [Game Saturday]

October 1, 2011

When I look back at the games that I played this year, there is one name that sticks out: Team Fortress 2.

GGrep, Windows Text Search, Replace Software

September 30, 2011

GGrep is a text search and replace software for the Windows operating system that is based on the original Grep tool of Unix based machines.

Mozilla Rushes Out Firefox 7.0.1 Update

September 30, 2011

If you follow this tech blog closely you know already that the latest release of Firefox, which would be Firefox 7.

SurfControl, Time Track Web Usage In Firefox

September 30, 2011

If you had to write down how much time you spend on the Internet in the past week, could you do that? And would you also be able to list the top […]

Microsoft drops to 3rd Place biggest Tech company, behind IBM

September 30, 2011

It's not been a good year for Microsoft when it comes to their overall standing in the technology business space.

SFV Ninja, Simple File Verification Software

September 30, 2011

Many download portals and websites display file checksums on their download pages.

Google Adds Site Health To Webmaster Tools

September 30, 2011

I have a good dozen websites listed under my Google account in Webmaster Tools.

Tools to Tweak Windows 7 and Make it Like Windows 8

September 30, 2011

Windows 8 will be released soon, perhaps not soon enough.

Windows 8 Task Manager, A Step In The Right Direction?

September 29, 2011

If you have followed the buzz surrounding Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 8 you may have noticed that the Redmond company has redesigned the Windo

Context Peek, Display Information In Popups

September 29, 2011

Sometimes when you surf around the Internet you may feel the need to look up additional information.

Linux has "only 10 great apps" according to Gnome Creator

September 29, 2011

When Microsoft released a late alpha, but generally stable version of the Windows 8 Developer Preview the other week a great many people, including myself, were