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Bitlocker Versus True Crypt Performance

Alexander over at 4Sysops ran a benchmark comparison test of the encryption software programs Bitlocker and True Crypt on netbooks. Bitlocker is the encryption software that ships with Windows 7 Ultimate and […]

Huawei Has A $200 Android Phone Lined Up

And that is probably without any subsidy. Huawei has apparently confirmed that such phone exists and is coming soon. Whether this is the elusive U8230 is arguable but there is a strong […]

China Is About To Cause An Android Flood

If there’s a good piece of technology doing its rounds around the world, you can rest assured that small, unknown Chinese companies are likely to try their hands at it. It happened […]

AM-DeadLink 4 Beta Adds Google Chrome Support

Update: You can check an updated review of AM-Deadlink here. The information below may not be up to date anymore, and it is highly suggested to go to the updated page instead. […]

Create and manage databases in Linux with Glom

If you've ever had to work with a database in Linux you most likely are aware of three or four tools that can handle the task: MySQL, PostgreSQL, PhpMyAdmin, and OpenOffice Base. […]

Test The New Google Search Interface Right Now

Update: Google has modified the search interface in the meantime, and the method below won't work anymore because of it. The company displays a bar atop the search results now that you […]

Image Download Software Neo Downloader

Neo Downloader Lite is an image download software for the Windows operating system to bulk download images from the Internet. The software program works with all web browsers; this is unlike the […]

Three Methods To Force Add-On Compatibility In Firefox

You might have read in our announcement post about the latest Firefox 3.6 beta that the Mozilla developer's have changed the add-on compatibility parameter in the Firefox web browser. This article therefore […]

Firefox Image Host Downloader

ImageHost Grabber is a free browser extension for the Firefox web browser that enables you to download images from image hosting sites. Image hosts like Imagefap, Fapomatic or Photobucket are popular places […]

Windows 7 Editions: Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Professional is the second Windows 7 edition that we take a closer look at (after Windows 7 Home Premium yesterday). This edition is actually the equivalent to Windows Vista Business […]

Internet Radio Recorder The MP3 VCR

The MP3 VCR is a free Open Source Internet radio recording software that's more than just an alternative for the excellent Streamripper. The software supports Shoutcast and other mp3 streams which can […]

Use MP3 Diags in Linux to repair your MP3 collection

Do you have a massive MP3 collection that contains files with problems? Don't you wish you had a program that could search through that collection, find problems with those files, and fix […]

SPlayer A New Windows Media Player

SPlayer, yes you read SPlayer not SMPlayer, is a new contender for the Windows media playback throne. Depending on your media player of choice, you are either stuck with installing codecs to […]

Windows 7 Editions 1: Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 Home Premium is one of three Windows 7 editions that Microsoft has designed for the mid to high end market segment (the other two of that segment are Windows 7 […]

IMDB Movie Review Shortcut

IMDB Movie Review Shortcut is a free browser add-on for the Firefox web browser to look up  information the movie database quickly. If you are like me, you use the International Movie […]

Walk-through installation of OpenSuSE 11.2

Lately it has been a veritable onslaught of distribution releases: Ubuntu 9.10, Fedora 12, Mandriva (article coming soon) , Debian 5 (article coming soon), and many more. With all of these releases […]

Upload Files To Multiple File Hosting Services With Load2All

File hosting services such as Rapidshare, Megaupload or Depositfiles are immensely popular on the Internet. They offer a comfortable solution for sharing files with other users over the Internet without having to […]

Windows Application Switcher

Switcher is a free portable program for Microsoft's Windows operating system that adds new application switching options to Windows. If you ask Windows users how they switch between applications then a majority […]

Windows 7 Themes

Microsoft changed how themes are handled in the company's Windows 7 operating system. While core system files are still protected from manipulation in the operating system, the overall theme management options and […]

Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo Mail Comparison

Have you ever asked yourself how you did end up with the email account that you are currently using? Chance is that you have at least one account at one of the […]

Linux reboots are a thing of the past with Ksplice

Even though the Linux operating system is very stable and rarely needs a reboot, there are times when an update (such as a kernel update) will make this a requirement. At least […]

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Windows System Tray Manager

System Tray Cleaner is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that informs you about system tray icons, and helps you remove them. Have you ever asked yourself to which software program […]

Use Unsigned Drivers In Windows Vista And Windows 7

One of the security enhancements that Microsoft added to Windows Vista and Windows 7 is that 64-bit versions accept only signed drivers by default. The operating system refuses to install and run […]

Sort Tabs In Firefox

If you are a Firefox user who likes to have dozens of tabs open in the Firefox tabbar then you may sometimes have a hard time finding a specific tab that is […]

Antivir Maker Avira Changes Update System

We ran a post in the beginning of this month (read: Avira Antivir Update Hangs) in which we  mentioned a growing problem that users of Avira Antivir experienced. The problem that users […]

Google Analytics Intelligence

Google has added a new module to Google Analytics called Intelligence. The new module, which is in beta currently, displays custom and automatic alerts that are created from website traffic operations. It […]

Purchase music from Amazon on your Linux machine

For most lovers of music on the go, the default seems to be the combination of iTunes and iP* (where * is either hone or od). This is great for Apple and […]

Samsung Diva Phones Turn Up The Bling Factor

Samsung put out on display two phones that have not been announced yet. And as one can expect, they got covered on the Internet. These phones flag off a whole new line […]

Google Translate Interface Updated

Google Translate is one of the most popular automatic translation services on the Internet. It is not only available at the official Google Translate website but also as a mashup in various […]

Moving With Motorola Motus: The Leaks And Rumors So far

Okay, so we have more rumors about the Motorola Motus. We have specs, features, a new name and also a very shaky picture. I mean it looks like it the camera was […]

Auslogics Disk Defrag

Auslogics Disk Defrag is a hard disk defragmentation software for devices running the Microsoft Windows operating system. Note: The setup of the program is classified as potentially unwanted software by many security […]

The Plot Thickens Around The Google Phone

The Google phone is all over the Internet, thanks to a fresh wave of new leaks and speculations. It looks like the Google phone is ‘very real’ and it is being developed […]

Google Chrome OS: First looks, first impressions

The very early stages of the REAL Google Chrome operating system has been released (and done so fully open sourced). It's not an operating system you can (and should) be putting on […]

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Install Multiple Applications With AllMyApps

AllMyApps is a free service for Microsoft Windows devices to install multiple selected programs in one go on the target computer system. The software installation manager AllMyApps offers similar functionality as Ninite […]

Google Rolls Out New Search Interface

A recent post over on Search Engine Land suggests that Google will be rolling out a new search interface - or more precisely search result page design - to selected users later […]

Video To MKV Converter

VideoToMKV is an easy to use software program to convert various video formats into the Matroska container format (mkv) on Windows. The program uses the ffmpeg library for the conversions which is […]

Desktop Torrents Search Engine Torrent Fetcher

TorrentFetcher is a free program for Microsoft Windows that you can use to run searches on popular torrent sites from your desktop. Users looking for torrents usually go to a website like […]

Google Chrome OS: My Concerns

Now that the source code of Chrome OS is in the open, the project has entered the second stage of the development phase. I suggest to read the Chrome OS announcement article […]

The HTC Dragon Exists And Google Has It!

Well, after the HTC CEO said in a cryptic tone that they would never make an Android HD2 there was a general round of murmuring about what happens to the rumored HTC […]

Google Releases Google Chrome OS As Chrome OS

Google today has released Google Chrome OS - or operating system - as Open Source under the name Chromium Open Source Project. You may have already read in the past month that […]