Desktop Search Engine DocFetcher
Another difference between DocFetcher and other desktop search engines is that the former was designed to index document folders only and not an entire hard dri
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Use antiword to extract text from .doc files
I know what you're thinking: "Why not just use OpenOffice to get the text you need?" There's a good reason.
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Google Translate Software Client
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Torrent Search Engine TorrentFetcher
Several torrent applications such as uTorrent provide access to a torrent search that originates in the client software.
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Transfer And Backup Files With File Transfer Software Fling
Fling is a file transfer software that can be used to transfer and backup files over a computer network and ftp.
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How to install Nagios on Ubuntu server
Are you one of those special geeks that think there is never TMI (too much information)? If that describes you then Nagios is the monitor for you.
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The Most Dangerous Web Search Terms
Which search terms would make it on the list if you would have to compile a list of the ten most dangerous web search terms? Most users would probably add searc
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Internet Privacy Study
Three researchers of the UC Berkeley School of Information have published results of an Internet privacy study that analyzed web privacy, data collection and in
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Xbox Project Natal
This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo was packed with exciting game and hardware announcements from virtually any gaming company in existence.
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Disable AppleMobileDeviceService.Exe, iTunesHelper.exe and iPodService.exe
Users of the Microsoft Windows operating system who install the music manager iTunes will notice a large number of background processes that are connected to th
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5 Advanced Bing Tips
The coverage of Microsoft's new search engine Bing was quite extensive here on Ghacks but also on many other sites on the Internet.
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Install Google Chrome on Linux (and why you should)
So the developers of Google Chrome have released a "developer only" version of Chrome saying you should NOT install it unless you are a developer.
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Remote Server Monitoring Software DreamSys Server Monitor
DreamSys Server Monitor, once a commercial remote server monitoring software, is now available as a free download from the developer's homepage.
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FreeSSHd A Free SSH Server For Windows
SSH is a network protocol for secure data communication.
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Windows Taskbar Software Taskix
Microsoft is aiding new features to the Windows 7 taskbar.
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Make Sendmail accept mail from external sources
When you're setting up servers the last thing you want to have to do is put in an all nighter in order to get Sendmail accepting email from outside of your loca
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Website Optimization: Page Speed For Firebug
Update: Google has removed the Page Speed extension for Firefox from the official web site.
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Custom Keyboard Layouts In Firefox
The technical world and the advance of the Internet has made it a necessity for many users to speak English.
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5 Extensions to Make Thunderbird Gmail-Friendly
I've spent the last several months trying to figure out, once and for all, my perfect email system.
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Follow multiple log files with multitail
Any Linux administrator knows that watching log files is key to troubleshooting problems on a Linux system.
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Laptop Battery Monitor BattCursor
If you use a mobile computer like a laptop or netbook on the road, you better make sure to keep track of the device's battery to avoid running out of power when
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Search Bing And Google Simultaneously
A great way of testing a new search engine is to compare it to the dominant established search engine.
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12 IMDB Userscripts
Userscripts come in handy in many different situations.
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Remote PC Access, Android PC Remote Access Program
Google's Android operating system is still only available in one commercial device, the T-Mobile G1 cell phone.
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Google Squared Launches
Google Squared is a new concept search engine by Google.
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TweetMyPC 2.0 Update Released
We reviewed the first public release of TweetMyPc not long ago, The software program allowed the user to send a Twitter command to a PC running the software whi
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Adding a directory to your $PATH
In the Linux operating system the $PATH is a listing of all directories where the system will look for commands.
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Jinni - the Best Movie Recommendation Engine
Update: Jinni announced that it will shut down its service on the web and concentrate on delivering "content recommendations and discovery via [.
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Recursively encrypt directories with gpgdir
Recently I wrote an article about Encrypting and decrypting files with GnuPG.
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Join The Experiment: One Week Of Bing Only Searching
What better way to test a new or improved search engine than to be stuck with it for a full week without being able to fall back to other search engines.
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Free Spyware Removal Tools
There are hundreds if not thousands of free spyware removal tools for the Windows operating system.
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Add Text Link Information To Websites
Mashlogic is a popular Firefox add-on that adds text links to contents on the web that display information when you hovere over them.
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Google Docs Adds Docx And Xlsx Support
Microsoft's decision to change the default file format in Office 2007 for some of its most popular Office programs has caused some confusion and controversy, es
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Install Bing Search In Selected Web Browsers
Microsoft's new search engine Bing has been released to the public earlier today.
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Let Catfish search for your files
If you need to do any searching for files on a Linux system you know your choices for reliable searching are Beagle, locate, and find.
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Computer Hardware Drivers List
It is sometimes a good idea to get an overview of all computer hardware drivers that are loaded in the operating system.
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IMDB Movie Review Links
IMDB, the Internet Movie Database, is the authority website on the Internet when it comes to information about and reviews of movies.
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Microsoft Bing Search Is Live
Microsoft's new search engine has created some buzz since its introduction a few days earlier.
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4Chan Cleaner And Image Expander
You either hate or love 4Chan, the popular English forum that is based on the Japanese 2Ch forum.
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Say "Cheese" with your webcam on Linux
So you went ahead and purchased that System 76 laptop or you decided to finally install Linux on your laptop.
