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Wikipedia Companion Adds Wikipedia Browser To Google Chrome

April 26, 2010

Wikipedia Companion (update: now called Lookup Companion for Wikipedia) is a Google Chrome extension that adds options to search the online encyclopedia Wikiped

Cure Sleeping Problems With Bedtime Help

April 26, 2010

One tip that experts give to people with sleeping problems is to go to bed at the same time.

Download music from Amazon with clamz

April 25, 2010

Lately I have been going on and on about the Ubuntu Music Store.

How To Remove The Java Deployment Toolkit From Firefox

April 25, 2010

The Java Console extension is not the only add-on that Java adds to the Firefox web browser.

How To Remove Java Console Extensions In Firefox

April 25, 2010

Windows users who have Java and the Firefox web browser installed may see a Java Console extension in the browser.

More cool gnome-shell tips and tricks

April 24, 2010

If you have been reading Ghacks within the last month, you know that I have become a big fan of what will eventually become GNOME 3.

DVDFab Passkey Removes DVD And Blu-Ray Protections On The Fly

April 24, 2010

DFDFab Passkey Lite is a free program for Windows that removes protections of inserted DVD and Blu-Ray discs to make those accessible and playable on the device.

Norton Safe Web For Facebook

April 24, 2010

Norton Safe Web is an url scanning service offered by Norton, a company that is owned by security company Symantec.

Facebook Displays A Blank Page On Load

April 24, 2010

Panic! Facebook is not loading.

Windows User Profile Relocator

April 23, 2010

Profile Relocator is a free program for Microsoft Windows systems that allows you to move user profiles to another location.

How To Delete Facebook Applications

April 23, 2010

I'm not a very active Facebook user.

Cleanternet For A Cleaner And Safer Internet

April 23, 2010

Countries all over the world, especially those that claim to be democratic (when in fact we all know that they are not really), plan to introduce various contro

Add some cool extensions to Banshee

April 23, 2010

I had recently been on a roll with the Ubuntu One Music Store.

Run Punkbuster Services Only When Needed

April 23, 2010

If you have recently installed a game that uses the anti-cheating software Punkbuster to limit online cheating in the game, you may have noticed the two Punkbus

Rip Music CDs With Audiograbber

April 22, 2010

Audiograbber is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that you may use to rip music and audio CDs to the local system.

The Difference Between Firefox Personas And Themes

April 22, 2010

If you are a user of the Firefox web browser you probably heard the term Personas before as the feature has been pushed by the Mozilla developers lately.

Network Activity Indicator For Windows 7

April 22, 2010

Network Activity Indicator is a free program for Windows that shows the network activity in the Windows system tray similar to how it was on pre-Windows 7 versi

Five handy tools in the GIMP toolbox

April 22, 2010

For many Linux users, The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Project) seems to mostly be a tool of mystery and confusion.

Microsoft Touch Pack For Windows 7 Download Available

April 22, 2010

One of the new features of the Windows 7 operating system was (better) support for touch capable devices.

Internet Explorer Can Affect Firefox

April 22, 2010

One would think that web browsers run independently of each other, that Google Chrome and Firefox, or Firefox and Internet Explorer would not affect each other.

Microsoft And Facebook Launch Docs.com

April 21, 2010

Many Internet users who want to view and edit documents online use Google Docs to do so.

Preview Youtube Videos With Youtube Thumbs

April 21, 2010

Update: YouTube Thumb is not working anymore.

Image Resizer And Optimizer Riot

April 21, 2010

The image resizer and optimizer Riot (Radical Image Optimization Tool) can process and optimize images that are loaded into its interface.

Join a Ubuntu machine to a Windows domain

April 21, 2010

I had been hoping to accomplish this for some time now.

Google Government Requests

April 21, 2010

Update: The tool has been renamed to Google Transparency Report.

Unlimited online storage? VoilÃ !

April 21, 2010

The internet weather has been turning somewhat cloudy in recent years and by saying that I don't mean to start another discussion about (important) Net neutrali

Untiny Reveals Shortened Link Destinations

April 20, 2010

So called url shortening services such as tinyurl or bit.

Facebook Lite Discontinued

April 20, 2010

Update: Facebook has released Facebook Lite for Android, a mobile application that promises better performance when connected to 2G or in areas with bad network

How To Create Wikipedia Books

April 20, 2010

Did you know that you can create books from Wikipedia articles? Chance is you did not as the feature is currently available in the beta interface which can only

Norton Power Eraser Download

April 20, 2010

Norton Power Eraser is a free portable software program for the Windows operating system that has been designed to remove deeply embedded and difficult to remov

New Google Cyber Attack Details Emerge

April 20, 2010

Back In January Google revealed information about a cyber attack that had been carried out against the company.

No More Http In Google Chrome

April 20, 2010

Many Internet users load websites by entering the prefix http:// and then the url (actual address) of the domain in the address bar of the web browser they are

How do I find my network information - in Linux?

April 20, 2010

Taking a cue from Martin's helpful article (see "How do I find my IP Address") I thought it would be a good idea to offer the same information for the Linux ope