Fake virus alerts are a common yet dangerous weapon often used by cybercriminals. These alerts masquerade themselves as legitimate security warnings, tricking users into actions that end up compromising their own digital […]
So I started my PC running Windows 10 as usual and noticed on Steam that there was an update for Team Fortress 2 available. The update would not complete and the error […]
If you have a hard time getting up, even if you have set an alarm or use an extra loud alarm clock, then you are probably looking for the next big thing […]
I reviewed PNotes (without the .NET) back in 2009 and liked the functionality of the portable program a lot. It allowed you to post sticky notes to the Windows desktop, use formatting […]
Google some time ago updated the Bookmarks Manager of the company's own Chrome browser. From a basic folder and list view to something that looked well on mobile devices but was highly […]
Unless you are making sure that you are using encryption when using email, chance is that your emails get read by machines and maybe also individuals as they are not protected by […]
Sourceforge, a prominent project hosting website, began to wrap some software downloads on the site in installers that included unrelated third-party offers. This new way of delivering downloads to users affected only […]
The blog hosting platform Blogger, owned by Google, hosts many official Google company blogs and even more third-party blogs maintained by companies and individuals on the blogspot.com domain. While it may not […]
Google Maps' directions feature works considerably well most of the time. It can be quite useful to plan a trip but also when you missed an exit or need to re-route, as […]
Back in 2010 I noticed that PayPal was loading content from paypal.112.2o7.net during connection to the site which was worrying at that time as there was no indication why a secure site […]
By now you have probably heard about Suggested Tiles, a new feature coming to the Firefox browser's New Tab page in the near future. Suggested Tiles are already available in pre-release versions […]
If you have set up a test system with a preview build of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system, you may have encountered the update error 0x80246017 before. I encountered the error yesterday […]
Adblock Plus is a popular ad-blocking extension that is available for various web browsers. According to Eyeo GMBH, the company behind it, it has been downloaded more than 300 million times. A […]
The Wolfram Language Image Identification Project is a new function of Wolfram Language that can be used to identify what images are about. It is usually easy to identify what is shown […]
Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 10 will ship in three consumer editions and three Enterprise and education editions. The three consumer editions Home, Mobile and Pro are designed for the demands of […]
While it is theoretically still possible to install past -- and now unsupported -- Windows operating systems on modern machines, it may be difficult to do so especially when it comes to […]
We all know by now that Windows 10 will ship with a new default browser that Microsoft calls Edge. While it won't be the only browser that ships with the system, as […]
Mozilla has been working on a multi-process architecture for Firefox for some time now. The feature separates components of the browser from each other to improve stability and also security. Electrolysis, or […]
Mozilla announced plans some time ago to integrate the calendar add-on Lightning natively in the Thunderbird email client. Lightning is without doubt the most popular calendar add-on for Thunderbird and in fact […]
Project Spartan is the codename of the new web browser that ships with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 operating system. It is one of the major changes of the system, considering that it […]
Even if you take good care of your privacy on Facebook information about you may still leak. A friend may post a photo that you are in without asking your permission, or […]
Just like many other native programs that ship with Windows, the default program uninstaller is not well suited for the job. That's why options such as Revo Uninstaller, Geek Uninstaller or Bulk […]
The recent history of the TrueCrypt encryption software is a strange one. First, there was a crowdfunding campaign to get the software audited for security issues in 2013 after Edward Snowden leaked […]
As a kid, I spend most of my money playing arcade games such as Galaga, Space Invaders or Asteroids. Even though I was a bit late to the party, I enjoyed those […]
Microsoft pushed out a new build to all Windows 10 Technical Preview users which includes the first official snapshot of the company's new browser Spartan. You may have read about Spartan before […]
If you are running a preview of Windows 10 on a computer system or virtual machine, you may have already noticed that Microsoft pushed out update 10041 of the operating system to […]
I recently sold a couple of old game consoles and games on eBay, something which I have not done for years. Since I had to ship all items as packages, I started […]
The conquest to rid the web of proprietary plug-ins is in full swing. While it will take years to get rid of them all, the web is slowly transitioning away from plug-ins. […]
Google announced recently that it made the decision to improve protection against unwanted software downloads in the Chrome browser and Google search. The company did not reveal which sites would be affected […]
YouTube is without doubt the most popular video hosting website on today's Internet and it is unlikely that this is going to change anytime soon even if heavyweights such as Yahoo are […]
If you want to listen to Internet radio while you are using your computer, for instance while working, playing games or hanging out on social networking sites like Facebook, you have plenty […]
There are many free programs out there on the Internet that are great: Firefox, Thunderbird, VLC Media Player, CCleaner, Revo Uninstaller, QuietRSS, WinSCP or KeePass are just some examples of programs that […]
The video hosting site YouTube supports Adobe Flash and HTML5 Video and delivers videos based on the web browser and system used to access the site. Chrome users were defaulted to the […]
Mozilla has just released Firefox 35.0.1, a stability update for the web browser that fixes eight issues in total including three that may have caused crashes on user systems. The new version […]
The only options you had previously to upgrade from an older copy of Windows to a new one was to run the installer either while the installed operating system was running or […]
YouTube is not the only online platform on which Internet users can upload, share and watch videos but it is without doubt the most popular one. While that is the case, there […]
If you need an extra push sometimes to get work done as you get distracted easily, you may find programs and services useful that restrict what you can do on a device […]
One of the things that I do for most software or services that I discover is to check for reviews before I try it out myself. Reviews can reveal important information about […]
Sites like Cnet's Download.com or Sourceforge began to implement wrappers on their services some time ago with the sole purpose of earning extra revenue from software downloads. These wrappers are similar to […]
Waifu is a cross-platform movie streamer that you can use to watch the latest Anime shows. It works similar to Popcorn Time, a streaming application for movies and TV shows in that […]
The Internet Archive may have started as a website preservation service but it has since then expanded into many different areas. It is now offering access to movie, audio, software and image […]
