Private browsing mode is a new option that all popular web browsers are offering now (the latest to add this mode was the Opera web browser that had the mode implemented in […]
MySQL Structure Compare is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices to compare two MySQL databases against each other. A website that is run by one of my friends got hacked recently […]
The Opera development team told us recently that they would release a pre-alpha of Opera 10.50 on December 22 and that this release would all be about speed. No one but the […]
Now that we how to set up your Linux system to sync music to your iPhone (see my article "Syncing your iPhone (or iTouch) with Linux"), I thought it would be a […]
If you ask tech savvy users for CD burning software recommendations they usually propose Nero Burning Rom as the commercial software to pick, but chance is that they will list five to […]
Flash Cookies View is a free portable program for the Windows operating system that displays cookies stored on the device created by Flash components. Regular readers may have already come to the […]
Privacy is a big issue on the Internet these days, and companies like Google have to put a lot of effort into convincing or reassuring Internet users that they do care about […]
DNS Helper is a free software program for Microsoft Windows devices to switch the PC's DNS Servers to a public provider. The news about Google's new public DNS service seems to have […]
It's taken me long enough, but finally a solution for syncing both an iPhone and an iTouch with Linux is possible. What is best about this method, is that it does NOT […]
If you are one of the many people who have troubles understanding weather reports correctly, you may benefit from visualization of the current weather condition near you. Tom Scott thought so as […]
One Manga is a popular website for manga lovers who like to read manga online. It offers a vast archive of manga translated to English, and is updated daily with new entries. […]
Disktective is a free porgram for Microsoft's Windows operating system that generates detailed hard drive space distribution reports. Hard drive space analysis helps in assessing files, folders and programs based on their […]
GNOME is one of the more stable and user-friendly desktops around. And of course, like most of the Linux-verse, with a little tweaking you can make it even more user-friendly. The GNOME […]
Avira has published a top list of brands that experienced the most phishing attacks in 2009. The top 3 brands according to Avira's chart are PayPal with 32205 threats followed by Chase […]
Torrent Magnifier is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that enables you to search across multiple torrent indexing sites at once. Desktop torrent search engines seem to have grown in popularity […]
Gamers have a few choices when it comes to ingame voice communications. Many games today offer voice chat that has been build into the game so that no external software is required […]
One of the new trends in web browser development is to separate various modules of the web browser, like different tabs, plugins and the core engine, in different processes to increase the […]
If you've worked in Windows long enough, you have come across the .chm file format. This format is nothing more than a compressed html directory with an included index for easy viewing. […]
Jumplist Launcher is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that enables you to create a custom jumplist on the PC. The Windows 7 taskbar is without doubt one of the biggest […]
It is a little bit more than six months until Microsoft releases the next version of their popular Office suite, Office 2010. Interested users have already the chance to test a beta […]
Giganews is a long-standing trusted Usenet provider. What is meant by Usenet Provider is that it allows its customers to access the company's infrastructure to access the Usenet. The Usenet can be […]
Linux is a true multi-user environment. This means that more than one user can be logged on at the same time. Because of this many Linux administrators have to deal with the […]
Google has released the year-end statistics of Google Zeitgeist 2009 which includes information about the most searched topics in various niches in the year 2009. Google parsed billions of search queries by […]
Tinker was one of the few Windows Vista Ultimate extras that was released by Microsoft. It was a classic puzzle game that put the player in the role of a robot that […]
Google Browser Size is a new web service that has been published by Google Labs to visualize different browser resolutions on a website of your choosing. The service will display transparent information […]
Norton PC Checkup is a free software program for the Windows operating system that you may use to run a scan on the PC system to detect threats, performance, and protection issues, […]
Norton Internet Security 2010 is a security software for the Windows operating system. One could say it is an advanced version of Norton Antivirus 2010 as it contains all the antivirus protection […]
Microsoft has introduced the jumplists feature in Windows 7. These jumplists are part of the Windows 7 taskbar and appear when the user right-clicks on an item in the taskbar. Update: Jumplists […]
Many Firefox and Thunderbird users feel that Mozilla has not added enough protection in the software to avoid automatic plugin installations. A recent change in Firefox 3.6 made sure that third parties […]
Today's Linux article has two purposes: 1) To add a little spice to your boring old email signature, and to help you understand a bit about bash scripting. The goal is to […]
One of the issues that we mentioned when we wrote about Google's entry into the real-time search engine market was the spam factor. Real-time means that there cannot be a human review […]
A long requested feature of many Gmail users has been finally added to the popular webmail service. Gmail users can now merge duplicate contacts automatically, something that was not possible before. The […]
Many Internet users, especially those who use social networking accounts, expose information about themselves but also friends and colleagues on the Internet. You have probably read stories in newspapers in the past […]
Data backups should play an important part in a computer user's schedule. Backups ensure that data is not lost if it gets deleted, overwritten or edited. This can be accidental or because […]
Complex file operations are not really supported by the default file browser in Windows (Windows Explorer). Windows Explorer does not come with the means for instance to copy or move a specific […]
You've managed to tackle Linux. You've installed it and are using it (or planning on using it) for either a server or a desktop. You've found it works well, but maybe you […]
Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat have been hit with yet another zero day vulnerability that is affecting all versions of both programs up to and including Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.2. […]
AppPaths is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices to manage registered programs that can be run by typing their name in the runbox. Some programs, like Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer […]
System virtualization and sandboxing applications are more and more becoming a trend in the security software sector. The main benefit of virtual systems is that they protect the "real" computer system from […]
Keyboard Navigation is a free browser extension for Google Chrome to navigate web pages using the computer keyboard. Computer users sometimes run into situations where they won't or can't use a computer […]
