A friend recently asked me a bunch of questions about PC security. How dangerous email was, how people could attack a website and so forth. The answers to his questions led to […]
Today I thought I would diverge away from my usual tutorials so I could point out that today, September the 19th, is Software Freedom Day. Software Freedom Day is a worldwide celebration […]
Ghacks reader Mitch send me an email today asking for a free solution to record iTunes radio stations. Apple's iTunes software does not only offer music management features and an online shop […]
The Mozilla development team announced earlier this month that they will check the Flash version of Firefox users after each upgrade to inform users about security issues if they are not running […]
Office Web Apps could be Microsoft's answer to Google Docs. Their intention is to offer the most popular Office applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint, for free online as web applications giving […]
I have espoused encryption on Ghacks plenty of times. I find most users do not employ encryption, of any kind, which is somewhat surprising given the constant rate at which data is […]
We have caused quite some steer with our review of PeerBlock, a software program that would use blacklists to block IP addresses from communicating with the computer systems that were using the […]
There are not many options to protect data on optical discs like CDs or DVDs. Probably the most common solution is to password protect or encrypt data so that it can only […]
The interface looks well designed and it is obvious that the program has been designed with usability in mind. Users can select one of the quick backup options in the left sidebar […]
Office Web Apps is basically a version of Microsoft Office on the Internet. While it is likely that the initial release will not provide access to the complete functionality of the various […]
For the Linux operating system there are plenty of possibilities when it comes to firewalls. One possible option is Firestarter (You can read my "introductory" article "Firestarter: Simple to use desktop firewall" […]
Microsoft has renamed its instant messenger client several times in the past ten years or so. Windows Messenger was the name of the program under Windows XP. Windows Vista users on the […]
There are various options to test a website in different versions of Internet Explorer. Some, like IETester, make it possible to install multiple versions of Internet Explorer on the same computer system. […]
Prevent is a little application for the Windows operating system that will block basic file operations while running. This can be useful for users who want to prevent that other users access […]
PhotoLapse is a free program for Microsoft Windows to create time-lapse movies from photos that you load in the program. Time-lapse movies are movies that are created out of many still photos […]
Running a local Apache web server is essential for many webmasters. It is always a good idea to test code locally before publishing it on the Internet. Professional webmasters usually test their […]
One add-on that I do not want to live without anymore is the Fox Clocks add-on. I initially only installed it in Firefox where it displays the current time in the status […]
Don't Panic has been designed as one of those so called "boss applications". These types of programs allow a computer user to quickly close (or hide) specific software programs so that the […]
If you run any sort of server that is accessible by the public, you know the importance of certificate authorities (CAs). These certificates give your users a bit of insurance that your […]
Screensavers are not really that useful anymore unless your PC is connected to an old computer monitor. Today's top reason for running screensavers is plain and simple entertainment. Yes, there are users […]
Update: Mozilla has integrated basic textarea resizing in Firefox 4. This means that you don't have to install an extension anymore for that. Do you know a website that you like to […]
PBTweet is a bookmarklet and userscript that enhances several aspects of Twitter by changing or adding new functions to the popular social network. Before we start looking at the features a word […]
A recent Anandtech study suggests that web browsers have an impact on a mobile PCs battery usage. The test, which analyzed battery performance under various popular web browsers and three websites, can […]
Version chaos; That's what many web users call Google's fast paced version jumping when it comes to the Google Chrome web browser. The stable release was Google Chrome 2 for some time, […]
Every PC needs protection. Even though the Linux operating system has a reputation for being nearly crack-proof, it is irresponsible to assume this true. Any operating system connected to a network is […]
It needs a cleverly organized household to keep track of food expiration dates and food that needs to be bought. Some households use a board on the fridge, others use paper and […]
Cross-platform networks are usually more complicated to manage compared to single-platform systems especially if free network management tools have to be used. The network management software KontrolPack is an Open Source cross-platform […]
What do most Excel users do when they want to compare two sheets of the same document? They usually either navigate back and forth in one Excel window or open a second […]
Google and Microsoft are constantly working on new services and features to add to their search engines. Microsoft introduced a visual search option in Bing yesterday which allowed search engine visitors to […]
If you've been around long enough you will probably remember the Be operating system. Be began life in 1991 by Be Inc as an operating system for BeBox hardware. There was a […]
One of the new improvements that Microsoft introduces in their search engine Bing is a Silverlight driven visual search engine. Visual search meaning that pictures will be used to display and navigate […]
Are you a Firefox user who regularly cleans the Firefox history and other traces like downloads from the web browser's memory? Do you think that these information are really gone and cannot […]
Configuring a newly installed or purchased computer system usually involves installing software programs that are needed for work, entertainment or maintenance. Only a few users go the extra mile and create a […]
Google Search offers several options to limit the search results by a selected time frame. One is available as an advanced search parameter that you append to the search URL on Google […]
The default Windows XP search feature is not really fast nor does it provide many advanced options for locating files or folders. That's the main reason why many Windows users install third […]
Spaces are usually not a problem in Microsoft Excel. They usually occur when importing data from another source and are either located at the beginning or end of the data. These spaces […]
My plan is to build a new computer system after Windows 7 is released to install the new operating system on it and retire my old Windows XP system. I have done […]
Recently a Ghacks reader mentioned (in my "Create your own mobile Ubuntu repository with APTonCD" article) the tool remastersys. This particular tool is a must-have for serious Ubuntu/Debian administrators, because it allows […]
Japanese mobile phone developers, companies and the recording industry of Japan are in talks currently to agree on new anti-piracy measures to fight music piracy in Japan according to the Financial Times. […]
If you are working with Word documents regularly chance is that you sometimes work with documents that contain hyperlinks that point to additional information on the Internet. Some documents are created over […]
