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 […]
Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari. Those are the usual web browser names that make the news these days on the Internet. The five are also the web browsers that […]
The designers and developers of the Firefox web browser have shown several design mockups of future Firefox versions in July. These mockups have since then been the source of inspiration for Firefox […]
How many times have you installed Linux, tweaked it to perfection with various applications, only to have something happen and you have to re-install. Or you get that machine up and running […]
Professional webmasters, and also many other website owners, need a way to keep track of keyword rankings of their website. Keyword ranking simple means the position in selected search engines of a […]
Free file hosting downloaders are programs that make it more comfortable to download files from file hosting websites like Rapidshare, Megaupload, SaveFile or Mediafire. These programs usually offer a handful of advantages […]
An activity monitor is a software program that can be used to record PC activity. This often includes recording the programs and processes that run on the system but is not limited […]
I just came across a computer program that allowed Windows users to change the language of the computer keyboard with the Caps Lock key. Using different keyboard locales is a solution for […]
Most users with multi monitor systems run the computer monitors side by side. Some users on the other hand use systems where the other computer monitor is not directly viewable, e.g. one […]
Malicious attacks on a computer system can sometimes have undesired side effects that make it harder for the computer user to remove the computer virus or malware effectively. This includes a disabled […]
Big companies are not only currently competing with each other in the search engine niche but also when it comes to webmail. It's actually the same three companies - that is Yahoo, […]
Often, when I ask why users don't adopt Linux, I am met with the response "There are no CAD (Computer Aided Design) applications. Now I will confess that I know next to […]
Facebook has activated a lite version of their popular website for users in selected countries. Facebook Lite was initially designed to offer users with slow Internet connections a faster way of accessing […]
Microsoft's introduction of its Bing search engine has revived search engine competition it seems. Bing did receive some praise since its introduction, and Google has since then reacted by offering search engine […]
There are two types of desktop email software users. Type one uses one huge folder for all emails while type two sorts emails neatly into subfolders for better manageability. Both methods have […]
It may be necessary to password protect programs - and other files - if other people have access to a computer system. This can be the situation if a family shares a […]
You have your Ubuntu Server up and running (with the help of "Installing Ubuntu Server 9.04") but you're afraid you'll run out of room on your drive. To solve this problem you […]
Apple has just released iTunes 9 and the web is full of reviews that compare the new version to previous ones and outline the changes and new additions that Apple has packed […]
