The cost factor plays an important role in the netbook development process. The mini-laptops have to be cheap and it can sometimes happen that some components are shipped in a lower quality […]
Peer Guardian is without doubt a popular security software that uses blacklists to block connection attempts to a computer system. Various blacklists are provided including those listing IPs of anti-p2p organizations, government […]
Any time I need network analysis I turn to Wireshark. Wireshark is, in my opinion, the defacto standard for network protocol analyzers. Not only is it incredibly powerful, useful, and user-friendly it […]
You have basically two options if you want to convert a video from one format into another. You can either use software programs that run on the computer system to convert the […]
The concept of the RiTi printer goes further than that. It does not require a power source for the actual printing process which is also something that traditional printers require. The printout […]
The Firefox web browser comes with the ability to zoom in and out of websites. There is however no way of zooming only specific elements of a website which can be a […]
Many computer users have part - or even all - of their collections on computer systems these days. Either because they have downloaded multimedia files from the Internet or transferred the items […]
Blue screen errors seem to be less frequent than years ago when users were still running Windows 95 or even Windows XP. Blue Screens basically display an error message cause by an […]
Scanning a computer system for duplicate files regularly can be beneficial in several ways. It can help save disk space and avoid confusion when working with the similar file that resides in […]
Being a writer requires more tools than one might think. In today's instant-on, instant-off world, writers need immediate access to tools that enable them to look up words, save data, keep tasks, […]
Themes were added to the beta version of the Google Chrome web browser (also known as the Google browser) not long ago. It was more or less an unfinished feature back then […]
Snap Links was one of the few Firefox add-ons that was installed all the time on my computers the browser was installed on. It allowed Firefox users to draw a rectangle with […]
Monitoring Internet traffic can be useful in certain situations. These Internet monitors can for example be used to analyze what is being downloaded or uploaded to the Internet, or which programs perform […]
Breaks are one of the most important aspects when working long hours in front of a computer screen. One problem that can arise is eye strain which comes from looking at a […]
Most backup software programs are either installed on the local system or run from an external source that can be a removable drive, CD or network location. Portable backup software programs on […]
Google Sets is a Google Labs application that aids users in finding sets of items using a few examples that you provide. This can be a useful feature to explore a topic […]
WinSSHD is a free for personal use SSH server for the Windows operating system. It supports secure remote access via console (vt100, xterm, bvterm) or gui (remote desktop or WinVNC), secure file […]
Whenever I need to use the ftp protocol to transfer files in Linux I always turn to one application: Gftp. Gftp is a GTK+ application that makes ftp as simple as it […]
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has found that logging onto the computer has become quite mundane and boring. Yes, I like Windows 7, and Snow Leopard isn’t looking too […]
One of the latest search engine trends seems to be search controls for refining searches. Google added some advanced search controls not long ago to Google Search and Google Image Search. Now […]
Wikimedia recently conducted a study into how to make their projects, like Wikipedia, more usable and user friendly. The study highlighted a number of interesting points, like that many users had never […]
"Once more unto the breach my dear friends, once more!" I've written about Claws Mail quite a bit (see “Claws Mail: The unsung powerhouse email client“, “Claws Mail must have plugins“, “Create […]
Bandwidth and speed are usually not a big concern for many users with broadband Internet connections. It is however something that users who connect to the Internet with slow connections have to […]
Blackout was a browser extension for Firefox that you could use to change the default color scheme of websites to a different one. The extension is not available anymore but Firefox supports […]
Lately, I've realized that my computer is full of data and is close to its limit. Normally, I burn data onto a CD or DVD and then delete it off my system. […]
The software program runs quietly in the background and can only be seen in the task manager or by pressing keyboard shortcuts. The default Windows clipboard can still be used by pressing […]
AdminDeviceLan is a computer software program for the Windows operating system that can be used to control computer hardware devices and workstations. The program comes with an admin and client interface that […]
Our review of Networx 4 dates back to October of last year (see Network Monitoring Software NetWorx). The developer of the network monitoring software was busy between then and now and released […]
Recently I purchased a 23" wide screen monitor for my primary desktop PC. I had a feeling there would be a bit of an issue when I plugged it into my Elive […]
Desktop search engines come in all sizes and shapes. One can download and install one of the desktop search engines provided by big companies like Microsoft's Windows Search or Google Desktop Search […]
Each tour is taking the day the sights are visited into account to include anniversaries and festivals that might take place at one of the days of the tour. The tour overview […]
All recent Microsoft operating systems (that is Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8) come with Bluetooth support provided they are equipped with a Bluetooth Dongle or other hardware devices that the […]
For those of us who live on tech blogs, it should be no surprise that we’ve been hearing the idea about an Apple Tablet computer floating around for quite some time now. […]
Printer Ink is often referred to as liquid gold because of its price. It is pretty expensive and methods to save printer ink are always in high regard as they can save […]
Active Directory is one of those Microsoft tools that so many have no choice but to use. Although I much prefer LDAP because it is so much easier to set up and […]
Microsoft Outlook is a popular desktop email program especially in the business sector thanks to its excellent blend of email and calendar functionality but also to its networking capabilities. Plugins for Microsoft […]
It is essential for businesses and individuals alike to keep an overview of the income and expenses. Most individuals usually do not have to go as far as my grandfather who wrote […]
Google introduced a new feature to Google Search in last month that would allow users to quickly change several important factors of the search without having to configure them in advanced options […]
If you've installed VirtualBox as instructed in my tutorial "Install and configure VirtualBox for virtual OSes" you most likely have discovered that the open source edition of VirtualBox does not have USB […]
I sometimes get asked about my workday. Many people I have been talking to about the workday assume that it is an easy peasy job which basically centers around researching topics to […]
