Microsoft Reveals Details About Windows 8's User Interface
Metro UI; That's the name of the new user interface that Microsoft plans to ship with the Windows 8 operating system when it comes out next year.
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DiscFit, Optimize Multi-Disc Burning Operations
Have you ever tried to burn a large number of files and folders to a set of discs? Then you might have run into difficulties arranging the files and folders int
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Opera 11.51 Update Released
Opera Software has just released the final version of Opera 11.
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JPEGmini, Reduce JPG Size Without Visible Differences
Today's digital photo cameras produce large image files that are usually in the Megabyte range.
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Create Customized Default Screensavers in Windows 7 and Vista or Get Living Screensavers
Both Windows 7 and Vista include default screensavers.
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Bayfiles: Hosting By The Founders Of The Piratebay is shut down
BayFiles a file-hosting service founded by former The Pirate Bay operators, went offline permanently around August 10, 2023.
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Color Desker, Automated Wallpaper Changer
It is not as if there is a shortage of software to change the wallpaper regularly on the Windows operating system.
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Finally: Windows 8 Supports Native ISO Mounting
I like the ability to mount ISO images on my operating system.
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How to Install XP Mode on Windows 7 without Virtualization
Update: Please note that Windows XP was retired as of April 8, 2014 and that support for the operating system -- including Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 -- has
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Metascan, A Virus Total Alternative To Scan Files Online
Virus Total is a wonderful service for users who want to scan a file for malware before executing it.
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Is Your Site Being Outranked By Scrapers? Report Them!
So called scraper sites or scrapers are one of the dark phenomenons of the Internet.
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How to Install IIS onto Windows 7
IIS, or Internet Information Server, is a web server application that you use to set up your own web server, and publish your own content.
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Google Translate for Google+
I have been using Google's new social networking site Google Plus ever since I received my invitation.
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New Windows Explorer Will Ship With Windows 8
Microsoft is currently pushing out new announcements like crazy on the Building Windows 8 blog.
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Setting Windows Virtual Memory, why you need to and what about SSDs?
Virtual memory is a throwback to Windows of old, when the physical memory available to a computer was severely limited.
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Cycle Input Focus, Activate Forms In Firefox With A Shortcut
The NoScript add-on blocks the automatic focus of the search field on the Google and Bing search page.
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How To Find Out Your Computer's IP Address
I have received two emails in the past week from users who asked me for an easy way of finding their computer's IP address.
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Clean The Keyboard, Mouse While The PC Is Running
Ghacks regulars know that a computer keyboard can be dirtier than a toilet, with up to 400 times the bacteria.
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Kingdom Rush [Game Saturday]
I missed the weekly game review on Saturday which is why I'm reviewing Kingdom Rush today instead.
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Create Movies From Photos, Videos With ffDiaporama
You can use a program like ffDiaporama to create a single movie file from multiple photos, video files and music.
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Light Switch, Dim Everything But Media In Firefox
It can sometimes be very irritating to interact with elements on a web page if other page elements catch your attention as well.
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Create Website Shortcuts On Your Desktop
I sometimes write basic how-tos and guides that many of you consider common knowledge.
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Future Firefox Features: What I would like
Firefox users who have went along with the update process from Firefox 4 to now Firefox 6 stable were in for a big disappointment as the new versions were not r
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Ashampoo Core Tuner 2 Review
Ashampoo Core Tuner 2 is a commercial program for Windows designed to improve the performance of important processes running on the computer it is executed on.
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Facebook Improves Photo Feature
It is an incredible number: the 250 million photos that get uploaded to Facebook every day.
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How to Customize Icons in Windows 7 the Easy Way
The same old icons can be a little boring after awhile.
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How to Automate Disk Cleanup using CCleaner
The Windows operating system should have several different maintenance tasks performed on a regular basis.
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Turbo Service Manager, Manage Windows Services More Effectively
Services are an integral part of the Windows operating system.
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A New Firefox Version Every Six Weeks
The new Firefox rapid release cycle is in full swing by now which means that new versions of the browser get released every six weeks.
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HP TouchPad Review
The HP TouchPad is dead, long live the HP TouchPad! It feels very odd reviewing a product that you can't buy any more.
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NetBalancer, Internet Traffic Monitoring, Controlling Software
Monitoring the Internet traffic of a PC can be highly beneficial.
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Firefox To Get Redesigned New Tab Page
When you open a new tab in the Firefox browser you end up with a blank page starring back at you.
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Mozilla Drops Plan To Remove Firefox About Page Version
Firefox users are a dedicated bunch.
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Privacy: Another Reason Why I Won't Use Origin By Electronic Arts
Some days ago I canceled my pre-order of the Battlefield 3 Limited edition for Windows PCs.
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Website Load Tool: Monitor Web Loading Times
Website Speed has been integrated into Google's search engine algorithm some time ago as one of many ranking signals.
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Kill Skype Home Removes The Skype Home Window
I just tried to download the voice over IP software Skype from the official website to discover that I had to log in, or create an account, to do so.
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The HP TouchPad Fire Sale... Was it Worth it?
Last week when HP announced both that it was going to sell off its PC division, but also that it was dropping its WebOS devices, the tech community went into sh
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WinCrashReport, Windows Crash Reporting Alternative
Error reporting has been modified by Microsoft with nearly every operating system they have released.
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How to Create a Hotkey or Shortcut to Eject a USB Drive
Windows has a powerful dialog built in to safely eject a USB Drive.
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Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO
It's being reported, and this news is coming in live as I type this, that Apple founder and Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs has tonight resigned as the head
