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File Extensions Identification with OpenWith's Desktop Tool

March 28, 2009

Computer user will eventually encounter files that cannot be opened with the programs installed on the computer system.

Novel Writing Software yWriter

March 28, 2009

Novel writers have a large pool of word processing tools at their disposal to write their novels.

Configure a Linux Firewall with Webmin

March 27, 2009

Recently I wrote two articles, one on Creating a Linux Firewall with fwbuilder, and one Webmin: One Stop Linux Configuration.

Annoying Blinking LED Lights

March 27, 2009

Hardware devices that I buy seem to come quite frequently with annoying blinking LED lights that cannot be turned off.

Adobe Flash Security Scan

March 27, 2009

While Adobe Flash offers many exciting possibilities to web developers and users alike, it also introduces several additional security risks to computer systems.

Open XML Docx Viewer

March 27, 2009

Open XML Viewer is a free extension for Mozilla Firefox that adds support for the new Microsoft Office 2007 XML formats in Firefox.

Easy Debian Wireless Connections with Wifi-Wiz

March 26, 2009

One of these glorious days the PC industry will standardize hardware.

Latest Firefox Web Browser Vulnerable to 0-Day Exploit

March 26, 2009

Dante send me a tip about a 0-day exploit that affects the latest versions of the popular Firefox web browser.

Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2

March 26, 2009

Microsoft has - rather quietly - released an preliminary update for Microsoft Outlook 2007 that will also be included in the soon to be coming Microsoft Office

Using Content Copying Websites To Your Advantage

March 26, 2009

Update: It is no longer recommended to use the method described in the article.

Home FTP Server

March 26, 2009

FTP is one of those protocols that is largely ignored by the majority of today's Internet users.

Build a Quick and Reliable Firewall with fwbuilder

March 25, 2009

Network security is tantamount to retaining your sanity.

Norton Security Scan

March 25, 2009

It is usually not a good idea to operate more than one security software of the same kind on a computer system.

Configure Firefox To Only Open Whitelist Websites

March 25, 2009

The best way of controlling which websites are opened in a web browser is to block all of them except those that are listed on a custom whitelist.

Flickr To Twitter Poster

March 25, 2009

If you want to post an image from your Flickr account as a status message on Twitter you need to do quite a few things to accomplish the task.

Last.fm Announces Subscription Based Service

March 25, 2009

Web services like Last.

Anonymous VPN Announced By Pirate Bay

March 24, 2009

The guys operating the popular Bittorrent tracker called The Pirate Bay have announced a new anonymous VPN (virtual private network) service named ipredator moc

Webmin: One Stop Linux Configuration

March 24, 2009

Over the last ten+ years I have seen Linux configuration tools come and go.

MIX09 Session Recordings

March 24, 2009

The MIX09 technology conference which concentrates on web design and development took place in Las Vegas from March 18 - 20, 2009.

Website Monitor And Downloader

March 24, 2009

Wysigot is a browser that acts both as a website monitor and downloader.

Nokia Cell Phone Unbranding

March 24, 2009

The same Nokia cell phone model can come with different firmware versions depending on the cell phone provider that sold the cell phone.

Messenger Live Skin Avalon Concept 2009

March 24, 2009

Update: Windows Live Messenger is not available anymore.

5 essential tools to learn a language

March 24, 2009

gHacks has a diverse range of editors, living in, among other places, the UK, Germany and Hungary.

Should you run MSI or EXE Setup files?

March 23, 2009

Some software programs are unpacked to both an msi and an exe setup file.

How to style your page using CSS

March 23, 2009

Beginner article coming up, it's time to get to know the wonderful world of CSS! Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS, is the standard method of styling a webpage.

Create awesome photo effects with BeFunky

March 23, 2009

I haven't really gotten myself into online photo editing and effects software because they usually fall behind Adobe Photoshop, but I tried one which is worthy

Rich Copy File Transfer Software

March 23, 2009

Rich Copy is a free file transfer software for Microsoft Windows created by Microsoft employee Ken Tamaru as an alternative to RoboCopy.

Create Interactive Classroom Pages with CourseForum

March 23, 2009

If you are a teacher or have any need for a classroom-based Wiki project, I have the perfect solution for you.

Block Mouse And Computer Keyboard On Hotkey

March 23, 2009

Block Input is a small portable software program that can block both the computer mouse and computer keyboard for a certain period of time.

Secure FTP Client Online

March 23, 2009

Back in the days when I worked part time for a big financial company and ran Ghacks the rest of the time, I sometimes had to access Ghacks while I was at [&hell

Windows Process Blocker SPKiller

March 22, 2009

SPKiller is a free program for Microsoft's Windows operating system that allows you to block processes and services on Windows.

gOS Gadgets: An Operating System for the Google Generation

March 22, 2009

Over the years I have seen the operating sytem evolve into and out of various types of fads.

Enable Bitlocker On Unsupported Hardware

March 22, 2009

Bitlocker is an additional software component that got first distributed with Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate and Enterprise, and with professional versions of