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Set up a Linux VPN Server with Gadmin-VPN-Server

March 30, 2011

There are so many reasons why a VPN Server makes perfect sense.

Climsy, Clipboard Image Uploading, Downloading Software

March 30, 2011

Climsy is a Windows Clipboard software that is developed by the developers of System Explorer, a powerful and popular Windows system information tool.

Firefox Drag And Drop Zones, Innovative Search

March 30, 2011

We all have our favorite search engine that we use predominantly and an assortment of secondary specialized search engines for specific tasks.

Mozilla Firefox 5 Preparations Begin

March 30, 2011

With Firefox downloads in the millions on launch day, it is now time for Mozilla to look at user feedback and make preparations for the next big iteration of th

URL X-Ray, Reveal URL Shortener Link Destinations

March 30, 2011

If you have ever had your browser and your computer hijacked, it can be one of the most unpleasant experiences.

Why Twitter Is So Popular With the Rich and Famous

March 29, 2011

A few years ago, the social networking site Twitter was virtually unheard of.

Kanji Sketch Pad, Learn To Draw Kanji

March 29, 2011

One of the biggest problem that many beginning learners of Japanese face are the characters and scripts of the language.

FanFiction Downloader, Download Fan Fiction Stories

March 29, 2011

Fanfiction.

TabSubmit, Submit Forms To New Tabs In Firefox

March 29, 2011

Firefox and web forms; Maybe you have experienced the following situation in the Firefox web browser.

Amazon Cloud Drive, Free Online Storage

March 29, 2011

Free online storage; every company and their mother seem to be offering cloud based storage these days.

Firefox 4 URL Trimming, Display Full Web Addresses

March 29, 2011

Update: URLs are not trimmed anymore by Firefox.

How To Find Free Music On iTunes

March 28, 2011

Music these days is anything but cheap.

Hotot: Give this new Linux twitter client a tweet

March 28, 2011

I use Twitter for a lot of things.

Associate File Extensions With Portable Applications

March 28, 2011

Portable software per definition does not store data on the operating system, only in its program folder.

BlizzTV, All-In-One E-Sports News App

March 28, 2011

I came into contact with E-Sports back in the day when UT99 was first released by Epic.

Where's My Phone Update?

March 28, 2011

If you, like me, have a Windows Phone and are wondering just when you'll get a message telling you that an update is available, fear not.

How To Backup True Crypt Data To Be Prepared For Emergencies

March 28, 2011

I have been using the encryption software True Crypt for years and ran only once into a situation where I nearly lost all the data on one of the partitions.

Amazon Appstore Introduces Test Drive Now Feature

March 28, 2011

Buying smartphone apps is a lot like buying computer games: You buy the app based on description and reviews, or if you are lucky, based on a free version that

Firefox 4 Slim Add-on Manager

March 28, 2011

Mozilla has changed the add-on manager in Firefox 4.

How To Change A Windows Account Name And User Profile Folder Name

March 28, 2011

Changing a user's account name in Windows is a straightforward, easy to achieve task.

5 Useful Internet Tools For Web Junkies

March 27, 2011

5 Useful Internet Tools looks at web applications that Internet users may find useful.

Ming-A-Ling, Language Learning Add-On For Firefox

March 27, 2011

So, language learning.

New To Windows 7? Do This First!

March 26, 2011

The Windows 7 operating system is climbing in rapid pace on the market share graph.

LinkedIn Thanks Their First Million Members as They Hit 100 Million

March 25, 2011

Â Business social networking website LinkedIn has sent emails to everyone of their first one million members, including myself, to thank them for being an "ea

Firefox EmotiConverter, Improves Emoticon, Animated Gif Handling

March 25, 2011

I'm not a huge fan of emoticons or animated gifs, but I know a lot of users who are.

Yahoo Search Introduces Yahoo! Search Direct

March 25, 2011

Instant search results, results that appear before the search engine visitor even started typing, appear to be a relatively new trend that is pushed by search e

How To Upgrade or Downgrade Google Chrome

March 25, 2011

Four different builds, or channels if you use Google's terminology, of the Google Chrome browser are currently available, five if you add the Open Source browse

Microsoft Updates Windows To Block Fraudulent Digital Certificates

March 25, 2011

If you follow this blog closely you may have noticed that several browser developers have pushed security updates in the past week (see Mozilla Releases Firefox

CCleaner Updated, Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 4 Support Added

March 24, 2011

CCleaner is without doubt one of the most popular Windows system maintenance tools.

Has the PC Worm Now Turned

March 24, 2011

For the last year we've all been talking about tablets.

OSFMount: Mount Disk Images, Create RAM Drives

March 24, 2011

OSFMount is a free PassMark Windows software that mounts disk images (ISO, IMG, VMDK, VHD, etc.

Adding folder sharing in Bodhi Linux

March 24, 2011

If you are a fan of modern Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, that offer incredibly simple ways to share folders with workgroup computers, you will be happy t

Firefox Download Guide: How To Download The Web Browser

March 24, 2011

Where can I download Firefox? If you hear that question once, you point the user to the Mozilla website.

WordPress: Customer Headers For Categories

March 24, 2011

I'm currently working a bit on the technical backend of this WordPress blog.

Manage Your Movie Collection With My Movie Library

March 24, 2011

My movie library has grown to a point where it makes sense to add all titles of the collection to a database to avoid duplicates and improve the collection over