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  • search results keyboard firefox

    Access Search Results with the keyboard

    I was always annoyed by the fact that I had to click the links on search result pages instead of having another way to open them by using the keyboard.

  • thunderplunger

    Thunderplunger: Keep Thunderbird Clean

    Thunderplunger is an add-on for the email client Thunderbird that adds a few semi-automatic features to the program that help you keep Thunderbird clean and tid

  • Turn off the monitor with a shortcut

    Desktop users will probably question why someone would need a shortcut to turn off the monitor when the button to switch it off is just a few inches away.

  • firefox safe mode

    Firefox Safe Mode

    Firefox's Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode similar to the Safe Mode feature of the Windows operating system.

  • change windows xp bootskin

    Change the Windows XP Bootskin

    Many users think that replacing the Windows XP Bootskin, that is the graphic that is displayed during system boot, is a complicated process.

  • small portrait

    GPS Drawing?

    Artist Erik Nordenankar had an interesting idea for a self portrait.

  • Easy WiFi Radar

    I have played around with a software called Easy WiFi Radar on my notebook for quite some time; it is probably the easiest way to find and use open wireless con

  • hp smart web printing

    HP Smart Web Printing

    If you only want to print part of a web page, you have a couple of options on how to do so.

  • customizable dashboard

    Klipfolio a Customizable Dashboard

    I'm not a huge fan of dashboards that take up valuable space on the monitor and I dislike the Windows Vista Sidebar mainly because of its inflexibility and reso

  • java file manager capivara

    Capivara Java File Manager

    Capivara is a Java Open Source file manager that supports the FTP and SFTP protocols plus direct file synchronization.

  • icon search engine

    Icon Search Engine

    If you do not like to create your own icons with a program like IcoFX Icon Editor you can use the Icon Look search engine instead which provides an easy to use

  • Manage Flash Cookies with Better Privacy

    I have written an article about Flash Cookies last year and it turned out that several users did not know they existed and were grateful that they were now able

  • ultimate defrag

    Ultimate Defrag

    Ultimate Defrag is on first glance yet another defragmentation tool that can analyze the hard drive and defragment it to speed it up.

  • Edit Wiki entries in OpenOfice

    A few days ago Sun Microsystems created an extension for OpenOffice which enables you to edit any MediaWiki page, which will be a blessing for those of us who a

  • network settings manager

    Network Settings Manager

    If you have to access different networks with your notebook, say at home, work and at a friends house, you might have cursed the fact that Windows cannot save d

  • search for duplicate images

    Search folders for duplicate images

    If you take a look around in the freeware and Open Source scene you find many - and I really mean many - applications that automatically search for duplicate im

  • Autorun Eater

    Autorun Eater review

    Note: The program has not One common strategy to infect a computer is to use the autorun information of a removable drive, most likely an USB device, to infect

  • copy to folder

    Copy all to one folder

    I recently covered how to move all files from subdirectories into main directory using a Windows shell extension.

  • Napster Goes DRM-Free

    I don't own an iPod or any other music player so this post is not really something I've tried out yet.

  • ulteo virtual desktop

    Ulteo Virtual Desktop

    I have watched the steps of Mandrake-Founder Gaël Duval since he (was forced to) quit the company, not because I was such a big fan of Mandrake (o

  • AntiPhorm Software

    One form of data mining is behavioral targeting which means that ads are served that fit into the surfing pattern of a user.