The Google Redesigned project started as a simple CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) file that changed the layout and design of several popular Google services including Gmail, Google Reader and Google Calendar. Google […]
Since the introduction of the Gmail Labs settings to all users sharing in emails has been much easier, and I think somewhat overlooked. There are a few things you can do to […]
Duplicate Cleaner scans the Windows operating system for duplicate files, and provides you with tools to remove those from the device. Duplicate files can take up valuable storage space on computer systems. […]
If you've ever used a PIM (Personal Information Manager) you know how important they can be for both business and personal organization. Most users know Microsoft Outlook. Most Linux users know Evolution. […]
Most computer users are happy with what they got. They use the same set of computer programs day in day out without spending a thought on the thousands of software programs that […]
Battlefield Heroes was a free to play web browser game of the Battlefield franchise which used a cartoon style instead of realistic style. Battlefield Heroes was retired in July 2015. The game […]
TidyRead is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that improves the readability of text on websites that you visit in the browser. Note: TidyRead is not compatible with new versions of […]
We've started the debate. We've discussed 5 Reasons you should switch to Linux right now, and 5 Good reasons to switch to Linux. Now it's time to up the ante and discuss […]
Safe is a free add-on for the Firefox web browser that improves security by highlighting secure connections in the web browser visually. Note: Safe is no longer available. We suggest you try […]
Special Folders View is a free portable program for Windows by Nirsoft that lists all custom folders of the operating system. Windows operating systems come with several special folders that have been […]
A recent scan of a Windows XP SP3 computer system with HijackThis displayed the following entry in the results: O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\nwprovau.dll. Nwprovau.dll is usually installed for […]
SpaceSniffer is a free program for Windows that you may use to visualize where all that precious hard drive space went to. No matter what hard drive size you have, if you […]
First the good news: My laptop finally has access to a working internet connection so the lack of connectivity is no longer a problem with me installing Ubuntu. Now, after last time's […]
Over the last few years I have seen the general public go from a general ignorance of the existence of Linux to a general knowledge of it being an option on their […]
Backing up data regularly should be one of the most important tasks of any computer user; yet only a minority is doing it thoroughly and regularly. The rest is flirting with disaster […]
Batchrun is a free program that assists you in the creation of batch files on computer systems running Windows. Windows batch files seem to be a thing of the past for the […]
Worio is a clever mashup of several search engines, social bookmarking sites and personalization features to improve search. Update: Worio is no longer available, and there appears to be no comparable service […]
Start Panic is a free online service designed to highlight privacy issues in browsers by detecting sites visited in the past. Internet privacy (also know as online privacy or web privacy) has […]
Overdisk is a free program for Windows devices that visualizes the space distribution on hard drives connected to the computer system. What are the five biggest folders on your computer system, or […]
The last two weeks were filled with rumors about the upcoming Windows 7 Release Candidate. Not only because it is a major step in the development of the next Microsoft operating system, […]
Backup Maker is a powerful Windows backup software that does not need to shy away from comparison with commercial backup programs. In fact, it is available as a free for personal use […]
One of the most oft-asked questions I get is "Why should I switch to Linux?" It comes to me either via inbox or sound waves attacking my aural system every day. This […]
I don't know if you guys know about the Fon router, I have personally used one for ages. It is a community based project, the thinking is that a lot of people […]
If you're a Remember The Milk user (the best online list app) you probably spend some time entering tasks. If you're like me, and don't like having tabs for apps open all […]
Folder Cache is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows devices that keeps track of closed folders so that you can reopen them. How often has it happened to you that you […]
If you work similarly to how I work, you sometimes open ten or more tabs in Firefox in a very short period of time. It's actually pretty easy to do so especially […]
If you have a need for an ftp server, and you have a Linux machine on your network, then you need look no further than proftpd. The proftpd project came about to […]
The Opera Internet browser comes with several search engines pre-installed that you can access from one of the toolbars. It offers a quick option to search using the default search engine or […]
News portals and sites on the Internet have reported in length about the trial against the founders of the online Torrent portal and tracker The Pirate Bay. Several of the charges brought […]
Paint.net is my image editor of choice on Windows. It is free, starts up fast and provides access to all the features and options needed to edit images effectively before posting them […]
With the well developed Google Desktop Sidebar and the Vista Sidebar, putting all your gadgets and websites on a sidebar always visible might be quite tempting and can provide loads of information […]
Whenever a hard drive is formatted in Windows a serial number is assigned to it in the end. This serial number is often used by software applications to restrict software installations to […]
Gmail UI is a free add-on for the Thunderbird email client that brings several Gmail features to the desktop email program. If you use both the online email service Gmail and the […]
The latest greatest version of Ubuntu is about ready to drop (The predicted date for release is April 23). With this new release there is plenty to get excited about. But with […]
The biggest time saver you can implement in your coding practices is some sort of searchable database of all the data you need when you're working on a project. I mean code […]
Washer is a free program for Windows that you may use to change the color scheme of any program on Windows to grayscale. Font and background colors as well as images can […]
If you run a website, be it as a hobby, semi-professional or professional you need to know some tools of the trade. Webmaster tools can help webmasters in many different area. They […]
Streamtuner is one of those Linux applications that would most likely go unnoticed without mention. That is a shame considering how easy it makes finding and tuning into various music streams without […]
My eBay Exporter is a free program for Windows that allows you to export eBay data as csv or Excel data to the local system. Users worldwide use the auction platform eBay […]
Almost everyone has at least one mobile phone in these days and phones have become more than devices which you can use to talk to people or chat with them. Today's phones […]
