Expect Out Of Band Windows Security Release On August 2
An increase in attacks exploiting a recent vulnerability in LNK files in the Windows operating system fueled the creation and imminent release of an out of band
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Creating self-signed certificates with gnoMINT
I do a lot of work with Linux servers.
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Remove TV Commercials With Life Extender
Recorded TV shows usually contain one or multiple commercial breaks, which most users would probably like to remove to save storage space, and watch recorded tv
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Stuxnet Rootkit Remover
Stuxnet is family of new threats that have emerged in mid July 2010.
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Fix Windows 7 Mobile Connectivity Issues
Windows 7 and Windows Vista based mobile PCs may have connectivity issues when connecting to Wi-Fi hotspots.
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Youtube Ups Video Limit to 15 Minutes, So What?
Google announced just a moment ago on the official YouTube blog that the length of videos on YouTube for regular users on the site has been increased by the com
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Add Functional Toolbar Buttons To Firefox
The Firefox web browser offers options to customize its functionality with additional toolbar buttons.
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Remove Skype From The Windows 7 Taskbar
Skype users who have switched from Windows XP or Windows Vista to Windows 7 recently may have noticed that the Skype icon remains in the Windows 7 taskbar even
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Adobe / Microsoft to team up on Vulnerability Sharing
Microsoft has announced that it's to extend it's Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) to include vulnerability sharing information from Adobe.
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A requested Linux theming tutorial
Recently I had a request to illustrate how I managed to get a particular theme working in GNOME.
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Using Two Skype Accounts At The Same Time
There are usually two environments where users may want to run another instance of Skype to use multiple Skype accounts at the same time.
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Yahoogle.co.jp!
Just as Microsoft and Yahoo! have joined forces in search, now Yahoo! Japan and Google have linked up too.
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Increase Size Of True Crypt Container Instantly
Users of the encryption software True Crypt have the option to encrypt a full partition of a hard drive, or a container with a specific file size, say 20 Gigaby
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Auto Wallpaper Fetcher And Changer
Many computer users like to customize their operating system, and one of the most common options they have at their disposal is changing the background image of
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Dock any application in the notification area with AllTray
There's a line between closing an application and leaving it open.
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Jailbreaking Now Legal, In The US
Jailbreaking refers to methods to modify a device to remove some, or even all, of the restrictions that are imposed on it by its developer.
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Apple updates iMac and Mac Pro computers
It's not all good news this, sorry to have to break that to you early on.
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Firefox Netbook Optimization Kit
Most netbooks and quite a few other - mostly mobile - devices run on a low resolution that no desktop user would want to work with anymore, largely because the
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G Data LNK-Checker Protects Against LNK Security Vulnerability
A recently discovered vulnerability in the processing of lnk files in the Windows operating system may be used by attackers to execute malicious code on systems
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URL Security Improves Visual Indication Of Secure Sites In Firefox
The Firefox web browser offers three visual indicators that the active website is using encryption to protect the user's connection.
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Bing Images Downloader, Wallpaper Changer
One thing that Microsoft seems to have done right, when it comes to their Bing search engine, is the daily changing homepage image that many Bing users seem to
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Add SASL to your Postfix server
Some time ago I did a series on the Postfix email server here on Ghacks (see the Postfix content on Ghacks for more information).
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PC Usage Viewer, Displays PC Activity
Have you ever asked yourself how much time you spend on average in front of your computer? Sure, you can probably estimate the time, but that would not probably
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Caesium Image Compressor: Free Batch Image Compression for Windows, Mac and Linux
Caesium Image Compressor is a free, open-source program that shrinks JPG, PNG, WebP and TIFF files in batches, with a lossless mode, a lossy quality setting, op
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Align Windows On The Desktop Easily With Gridy
Microsoft has started to include windows desktop aligning capabilities in Windows 7, albeit basic in nature.
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Manga Crawler, Download Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, And More
Mangas are basically Japanese comic books that have made their way into Western society as well.
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Hamster Free Video Converter
The increase in devices that play videos has increased over the last decade.
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A few Ubuntu 10.04 fixes
Ubuntu 10.
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Web Temp, CPU Temperature Meter Statistics Software
Windows users who want to monitor the temperature of their system have an assortment of tools at hand.
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TempMarks, Store Temporary Bookmarks In Google Chrome
I often store websites I visit in the bookmarks to access their contents at a later time.
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Collaborate with Abiword
Collaboration is a key component to working in a business or on a team.
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Youtube Adds HTML5 Embedding To Videos
The popular video hosting site YouTube has offered limited beta HTML5 viewing capabilities for some time now on their website.
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Apps For uTorrent Overview
A web based extensions framework has been integrated into developer versions of uTorrent some time ago, offering the prospect to extend the basic functionality
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Start My Day, Like Morning Coffee For The Desktop
Many computer users have a routine that kicks in after the operating system has loaded.
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R-Updater, Scans Installed Software For Updates
A feature that advanced users miss dearly in the Windows operating system is a centralized update repository, that informs the computer user of software updates.
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Peppermint Linux: An interesting approach
There are so many Linux distributions out there.
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Winsxs Folder Explained
The WinSxS (Windows Side-by-Side) folder, located in C:\Windows\WinSxS, is a critical system folder that stores multiple versions of component files, enabling s
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UltraSearch, Fast Windows File Finder
UltraSearch is a fast file finder for devices running Microsoft Windows that uses the Master File Table to return results lightning fast.
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UAC Trust Shortcut, Launch Programs Without UAC Prompts
Microsoft introduced the User Account Control (UAC) feature in Windows Vista.
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Microsoft Security Essentials Restore Tool
Microsoft Security Essentials has risen in popularity ever since initial betas were released to the public.
