A recent article published on the website of the Wall Street Journal suggests (paywall) that EU officials are considering forcing Microsoft to include a bunch of web browsers in the Windows operating […]
Gmail Notifier Plus is a free program for Windows that checks your Gmail account for new messages regularly to notify you. A first batch of third party applications that have been optimized […]
Are you paranoid? Are you afraid that someone is going to get ahold of data they sholdn't have? I am. And because of that I often encrypt files with a gpg key […]
Blu-Ray has won the high definition war against competitor HD-DVD and remains as the sole disc-based high-definition video and data solution. Most experts have probably thought that once the war is over, […]
Rarst inspired me to take a closer look at the command line utility devcon which has been created by Microsoft. Devcon is a command line version of the Windows Device Manager. We […]
Update: Extensions are now an integral part of the Google Chrome web browser. We have updated the article to reflect that at the end of it. We all know that the Google […]
The network discovery software Fing has been born out of the ashes of the much acclaimed Look@Lan network monitoring and discovery software. The project is still in an early stage and comes […]
PulpTunes is a free software program for Microsoft Windows that offers music serving capabilities to stream music over the Internet. Apple iTunes is one of the most popular music managers and players. […]
Font Friend is a bookmarklet that runs in any modern browser that enables you to change a site's font and font styles on the fly. Selecting the right font and font characteristics […]
Yesterday I sat down at my main desktop PC to do some work and, out of nowhere, error message after error message popped up informing me the hard drive was at 100% […]
Windows Defender is a Microsoft security software product that is included in the Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating system. It is also available as an option download for the Windows XP […]
CD Art Display is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that displays cover art when music plays in popular media players. While some media players support displaying cover art when they […]
The following guide provides you with tips on how to save energy when you use a computer. Energy saving is important these because of rising costs, but you have other motivation for […]
Any blog and tech site seems to have published an article about Microsoft Bing, the new Microsoft search engine that was formerly known as Kumo. No one except for Microsoft employees and […]
If you do any web design, interior design, painting, graphic arts you know the importance of using complimentary color schemes. For many this is as simple as eying a color. For others […]
Edison is a free power management program for Microsoft Windows devices that provides you with options to save power while using the device. The popularity of mobile computer systems and the rise […]
Open Monitor is an Open Source network monitoring tool for the Windows operating system that enables you to monitor websites and networks It comes with options to monitor multiple local and remote […]
Microsoft Outlook handles images embedded in HTML emails different than other email clients. Users who try to save these images realize that they can only be saved as bmp images and not […]
I do a lot of writing. I also create presentations on occasion. Naturally, being an open source/Linux advocate, I use OpenOffice for all of my needs. One area where OpenOffice might consider […]
RegFromApp is a super lightweight Windows Registry monitor that monitors the Windows Registry for changes made by selected applications. This can be useful in numerous situations, for instance to monitor the changes […]
TypingWeb is a free online typing tutor that teaches you how to type faster, make less errors, and improve your overall typing experience. If you are a computer user who uses a […]
Add-ons can increase the security of the Firefox web browser significantly. Popular extensions like NoScript, Safe SSL or Safe Cache add additional security layers to Firefox which protect users outright, or provide […]
Acrobat.com Presentations is a new Adobe online service that allows users to create presentations online. The service was build with Flash which is the only other requirement next to an Adobe account. […]
System 76 is a company, founded in 2005, dedicated to the spreading of Linux and open source. They are so dedicated to this cause they sell Linux-only hardware. You might be saying […]
Microsoft has just released the second service pack for the Windows Vista operating system; users and admins can download Service Pack 2 for Vista as a standalone package or via Windows Update. […]
Text Analyzer is a lightweight software program for the Windows operating system that can be used to analyze plain text files. It is possible to load files with the text extension into […]
The team that is developing the Open Source version of the Google browser for Linux has finally released the first public alpha version of the Internet browser. The Chromium for Linux version […]
Microsoft Outlook 2007 essentials is an add-on for Microsoft's email client that adds three distinct features to it: two remind you about attachments and subject, the last one provides you with the […]
If you've ever seen Compiz in action I'm sure you were impressed. If you don't know what Compiz is, it's a 3D composite window manager for the Linux operating system that really […]
PowerPack 2009 is a very sophisticated Windows operating system tweaker and information tool that offers that many options that it might intimidate inexperienced users. Tweak programs are quite popular on Windows, as […]
Simple Static IP is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that allows you to set a static IP address and related information. Windows computer systems ship without static IP addresses assigned […]
Adapter Watch is a portable program for Windows that displays information about all physical and virtual network adapters that are installed on a computer system. The main advantage the program offers over […]
The development team of the Opera Internet browser introduced speed dial a while ago in the web browser. Speed Dial displays up to nine websites that are added by the user as […]
In my last GIMP article ("Create a 3D logo with The GIMP") you learned how to make 3D logos that can easily be used for web projects and more. In the process […]
A good way of testing new versions of the so called Google browser Google Chrome web browser is to run a portable version of it. The main advantage that portable versions offer […]
FS Guard is a lightweight monitoring software that can monitor both folders and services on the Windows operating system. It has to be run on the monitored system and can inform the […]
Mailing lists still hold an important role in many free software projects and are a place where development is coordinated and support provided. When you subscribe to a mailing list, you generally […]
Last Pass is a password management add-on for Microsoft's Internet Explorer that can store login credentials of web services in a securely encrypted password vault. The password manager is compatible with most […]
TechCrunch ran a story back in February were they claimed that Last.fm data was handed over to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The data dump in question was being analyzed […]
Shrink Pic is a free software program for Windows to resize images, and reduce the size of images in the process as well. The size of digital photos and images has increased […]
