Australia delays controversial web-filtering
The Australian government is delaying the implementation of controversial web-filtering to conduct an independent review of websites that are due to be blocked
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WebPage ScreenShot For Google Chrome
Users who want to preserve information found on a website have several options to do that.
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Orage: Xfce calendar application
As we continue on with our travels down the Xfce path, I thought it would be smart to highlight the Xfce calendaring application Orage.
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Windows 7 Backward Compatibility Update
Microsoft has released an update to the backward compatibility feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that promises to increase the backwards compatibi
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Java 6 Update 21 Download Available
Oracle has released an update to the Java SDK and Java Runtime Environment raising the version of both to 6 Update 21.
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Getting started with Microsoft Office 2010 Guide
Microsoft has just released a Getting started with Microsoft Office 2010 guide that gives administrators and users of Office an overview of the changes in Micro
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Open Multiple Items At Once In Google Chrome
Multi Links is one of our favorite Firefox extensions of all time.
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Digital Economy Act is challenged in UK
The UKs leading Internet service providers, BT and TalkTalk are set to seek a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act, as reported by the BBC.
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Get Rid Of UAC Prompts With Microsoft's Application Compatibility Toolkit
The number of UAC prompts in Windows 7 has been reduced significantly by Microsoft compared to Windows Vista.
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Configuring Default File Types In Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft has added support for ODF 1.
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The Xfce "control panel"
Today we take another look at the Xfce desktop environment.
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Increase The FileSystem Memory Cache Size In Windows 7
File operations on Windows NT based systems make use of a limited pool of kernel buffers.
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BlackBox Security Monitor, Monitor Computer Systems In A Network
Monitoring other computer systems in a local area network is always a delicate matter.
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Facebook leads third-party log-ins
In the last year or so there's been an explosion in sites allowing you to use a third-party login to access their services.
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Firefox 4 Customization Roundup
With the Firefox 4.
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Schedule Web Page Visits In Firefox With Morning Coffee
Many Internet users visit websites on a regular basis.
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Installing and using Xfce 4
I don't spend much time, or give much love to the other Linux desktops here on Ghacks.
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Change Web Form Colors In Firefox
Firefox uses default black on white colors for every web form on the Internet.
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Forced Real Name Posting Coming To Blizzard Forums
Trolling seems to be a huge problem on Blizzard forums at websites like battle.
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Re-conquer Konqueror with Rekonq
How many browsers does an operating system really need? If you are looking from the outside in at the Linux operating system you would think it needed plenty of
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Fix Overheating Issues With PC Temp Monitoring Apps
Summer is here and with it comes the curse of every computer system: heat.
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How To Change The Icon Size In Windows Effectively
The Windows operating system can display files as icons in Windows Explorer and on the computer desktop.
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UK.gov spends thousands on iPhone app development
The BBCÂ has reported that the British government has spent thousands of pounds developing iPhone apps for everything from Foreign Office travel advice to a j
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How To Place Drives on the Windows Taskbar
Only specific programs can be pinned to the Windows Taskbar by default; there is no option to pin files, folders or drives to it.
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Unlocker Gets 64-bit Support, Adds Sucky Installation
Windows users sometimes encounter files or folders that cannot be deleted right away.
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Google fixes YouTube xxx spam flaw
YouTube owner Google has been forced to act quickly to fix a flaw on it's YouTube video sharing website that allowed hackers to bombard users with pop-up messag
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Highlight Text On Websites With Wired-Marker For Firefox
Web browsers, unlike text editors, do not have initial tools to highlight or mark text on websites.
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Add these handy bash aliases for efficiency
"In the beginning was the command line" is not the just name of a great book by Neil Stephensen (read the text here), but a way of life for many Linux users.
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How To Get An Ultra-Compact Windows Task Manager
Windows users can open the Task Manager with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Shift-Esc, or by selecting its entry in the context menu after right-clicking the taskba
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Automatically Minimize Windows After Inactivity
Most computer users work with a basic set of programs most of the time.
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Tweak Internet Explorer, Toolbar, Restrictions, Settings
Tweak IE is a free program to change various settings in Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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Top 3 Virtual LAN Gaming Apps
Remember LAN gaming? Gaming on Local Area Networks was the way to play back in the 90s.
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100 % free Linux distributions
On this, July 4, 2010, the day the United States celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I thought I would take a moment to celebrate that sa
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List Of Software That Crashes Google Chrome
Google employee Blair has posted a list of software applications that are known to crash the Google Chrome web browser.
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Create Shared Folders Easily With Shared Folder Wizard
Creating shared folders in Windows does not have to be a time consuming task.
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Google Chrome Web Apps, What Are They?
If you follow popular tech blogs like Techcrunch or Download Squad you may have noticed teaser posts about Google Chrome Web Apps, a new feature that the Chromi
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Google enters flights travel market
Search giant Google has made a surprise move into the travel business with the acquisition of flight information firm ITA Software, as reported by the BBC.
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Change your MAC address in Linux with MACchanger-GTK
The MAC address is a very important string of characters that your computer depends upon in order to be networked.
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Combine Images With Sprite Sheet Packer
Computer users have multiple options when it comes to combining images.
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Adobe Offering Insecure Adobe Reader Version For Download, Beware
Adobe just recently released updates to their pdf reader Adobe Reader, raising its version to 9.
