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Add Flickr Access To Windows Explorer

Flickr Drive Shell is a free plugin for Windows Explorer that allows you to add a user's Flickr storage space to it directly. Just a few days ago we reviewed the Windows […]

Pin Tabs In Firefox

The Google Chrome browser supports a feature that lets you pin tabs to the web browser. Pinned tabs will be moved to the left side of the tabbar. In addition, the tab […]

Connect to your Samba server from Linux

I have written a few articles on Samba here on Ghacks. And most people know how to connect to Samba shares via Windows. Generally speaking (when all is set up correctly) it's […]

Apple Update: Apple Bans Atom, Endless Racing Game For iPhone, Orange UK bans YouTube and More

Apple has begun the week a bit weirdly by banning Atom out of Mac OS. Whether this will last, we don't know yet but if it is made permanent then the hackintosh […]

SafeOnline Protects PCs Even If They Are Infected

I have worked for one of the biggest financial organizations in Germany in the past. One of our jobs was to deal with customers who had fallen pray to phishing and other […]

Desktop Client For Google Translate

Client for Google Translate is a free and commercial software program for Microsoft Windows devices to run translations on your desktop. Update: The most recent version of Client for Google Translate is […]

Google Chrome 4 Gets Bookmark Syncing

The latest developer versions of the Google Chrome browser come with the build in option to synchronize bookmarks across multiple computer systems by utilizing a Google account to store the data. Google […]

Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10: Review

Finally, Sony Ericsson’s Rachael has become official. The amount of speculation and expectation that this phone had behind it, I was almost apprehensive about the entire thing. It might’ve been a huge […]

Convert Photos To PDF

Zilla JPG To PDF Converter is a program for Microsoft Windows devices to convert various image formats to Adobe PDF documents. Note: The program was offered for free initially, but that is […]

Twitter Lists Explained

Twitter introduced a new feature called Twitter Lists recently. Before Twitter Lists, Twitter users could only look at messages of individual users. They could look up messages posted by a friend, work […]

How To Setup Multiple Email Identities In Thunderbird

The desktop email client Thunderbird makes it easy to setup and use multiple email identities. Multiple identities can be useful in several situations, for instance to combat spam by using different identities […]

Installing CentOS 7

CentOS has not received much attention here on Ghacks, so I thought I would remedy that by introducing this outstanding flavor of Linux not by way of a Live CD (CentOS does […]

5 Google Chrome Extensions For Google Services

Update: Extensions are now integrated fully in Google Chrome. This makes it easier to install them, and use them in the web browser. The extension development for the Google Chrome browser is […]

Hotmail Login information

We are continuing our login problems series with an article on Hotmail login problems. You can read previous login related articles by visiting the posts Facebook Login or Yahoo Mail Login. Update: […]

BitLocker To Go Reader

Bitlocker To Go is a program for Windows XP and Windows Vista that allows you to mount FAT Bitlocker volumes in read-only mode. Bitlocker is a data encryption technology that Microsoft implemented […]

Avira Antivir Update Hangs [Fix]

News about an Avira Antivir update have been appearing on the Internet lately by users of the antivirus software Avira Antivir. These users reported that they encountered update problems. The description was […]

Clear Microsoft Office History

Esecure Delete is a free add-on for Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 to delete the recent document history in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Microsoft Office keeps track of the recent document history. […]

Opera Skin For Firefox

You can install Opera themes for Firefox to make the Firefox web browser look more like the classic Opera web browser after installation. Version 3.6 of the Firefox web browser introduces several […]

Scanning in Linux with iscan and XSane

If you are one of those that depends upon a scanner for your daily work, and you want to handle this task using the Linux operating system, you are in luck. In […]

Microsoft Customer Service Joins Twitter

Microsoft Support is the official customer service and support channel of the Redmond-based company on the messaging platform Twitter. One of Microsoft's public relations and customer service strategies in recent times seems […]

5 Productivity Increasing Features In Windows 7

If you compare Windows Vista and Windows 7 you see lots of similarities. So many that most Windows 7 users who have been using Windows Vista in the past might be hard […]

Gmail at your fingertips on the Linux desktop

When Gmail first came out I wasn't a fan. But after a year of use I have found Google Mail to be a very valuable tool. Because I use Gmail mostly for […]

Scary iPhone Moments

It is Halloween people and here at gHacks we are all feeling the chill in the air as the sprits walk the earth. So in keepng with that feeling, let’s revisit those […]

Create Wireless Hotspots With Connectify And Windows 7

You might be wondering why anyone would ever need multiple WLAN adapters on the same PC, well to be honest, you don’t need but its sometimes good to have. In any case […]

Microsoft Security Essentials Rated Highly In AV-Comparatives Test

Most tech savvy users have their personal favorite when it comes to antivirus software. Be it security software from Kaspersky, Symantec, Trend Micro, AVG, Avira or Avast: everyone seems to have a […]

5 Application Monitors For The Windows Operating System

The Windows operating system does not come with an option to monitor applications effectively. The only option available are the various event logs that are automatically generated by the operating system. The […]

Repair Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft's new security software Microsoft Security Essentials has been getting some good reviews since the first public beta version was released by the company to a limited number of beta testers. The […]

iPhone Update: Marvel Comics, Easy Time Lapse Video, Real Time Translation And more

Good news iPhone lovers and users in general, we finally have apps in the App Store that do things we have always wanted to do with the iPhone. First up, we finally […]

The new Ubuntu Software Center

You may remember my mention of the Ubuntu Software Center in my article "Ubuntu Karmic Koala preview". Well, Karmic Koala is now officially Ubuntu 9.10 and is on the streets. I have […]

With Ubuntu 9.10 Arrives Wubi 9.10

The Ubuntu development team has just released a new version of their Linux distribution to the public. Ubunutu 9.10 follows the usual bi-annual release cycle. It introduces updates all over the board […]

Google Sidewiki Firefox Add-on

Update: Google Sidewiki has been discontinued. The Firefox add-on is of no use anymore. Google introduced a new service called Google Sidewiki some time ago which gives Google account owners the opportunity […]

Email And Notification Gadgets For Windows 7

Microsoft has changed how gadgets work when it released the Windows 7 operating system. Gadgets in Windows 7 can be moved freely around on the computer desktop unlike how they were initially […]

DirectX 11 For Windows Vista Released

Unlike Microsoft's previous try to make Windows Vista more attractive to gamers by bundling DirectX 10 exclusively with the operating system the company from Redmond decided that it was time to change […]

Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8

System administrators can download the kit from the website which also provides access to an online help and other documentation to aid these administrators customize the Internet Explorer experience. To outline some […]

More Proof That Apple’s Next Target Is The Print Media/Industry

After Apple made iTunes, it soon became quite clear that it was the best place to sell music digitally. The store became so very important that it ended up playing a major […]

Set up a Linux media server

Do you have multiple machines around your house that would like to share a centralized server for multi-media? Having such a server for music allows for consolidation, ease of use, and space […]

Windows Live SkyDrive Explorer

Windows Live SkyDrive is an online service that is offering free storage space for Windows Live users. Every Windows Live user gets currently 25 Gigabytes of storage space in the cloud which […]

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Google Mail Account Security Tips

The official Gmail blog has published five security tips to improve the security of a Gmail account. Email security should be one of the top priorities for a number of reasons but […]

Windows Explorer Alternative Ultra Explorer

Microsoft's Windows Explorer is the basic file explorer for the Windows operating system. It's functionality has not changed a lot since its early days and Windows Explorer alternatives have been thriving ever […]

Fix uTorrent Write Errors In Windows 7

I received error messages in uTorrent after switching from Windows XP to Windows 7. All uTorrent downloads were showing Error: Access is denied after a few seconds. The temporary solution was to […]