Modern digital cameras can produce large photos which makes it difficulty to send them to email recipients due to their sizes. Problems become apparent when the sending of the email takes a […]
Many computer users believe that memory optimizers are software programs that offer barely any positive effect. Some computer memory optimizers reduce the memory by raising the virtual memory instead, others degrade performance […]
Many spyware infections happen on specifically prepared websites. These websites might exploit web browser vulnerabilities or offer software and files for download that infect a computer system once they are executed on […]
Wallperizer is a portable and Open Source desktop wallpaper changer for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It can automatically change wallpapers based on your preferences. You can add one or multiple folders […]
Software development company Auslogics has released a free portable task manager replacement for the Windows operating system. Reason enough to take a closer look at the software program. We reviewed our share […]
One of the biggest flaws of the Windows operating system becomes apparent in multi-user systems. Neither Windows XP nor Windows Vista offer individual screen resolutions for their user accounts. This means that […]
The motivation to create MP3 Diag was born out of frustration with existing solutions to diagnose and tag a mp3 collection properly. The developer did a thorough analysis of many existing mp3 […]
The following guide explains how to back up WinSCP sessions easily using native functionality the software client ships with. WinSCP is a very flexible SFTP and SCP client for the Windows operating […]
A friend of mine contacted me recently with a problem that he could not figure out on his own. He discovered that two hidden folders had been created on his USB flash […]
USB Driver Fresher has been designed to clean USB flash drives automatically when they are plugged into the computer system the software program is running on. The program uses rules to automatically […]
ConnectionMonitoring is a portable real-time network connection monitor for the Windows operating system. It is basically an alternative option to popular portable applications such as Curr Ports or Open Ports which is […]
The PS3 Slim was yesterday confirmed at Sony's press conference at the Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. The new gaming system will be sold at $299 (€299, £249) and will be available in […]
The PC remote control software Vectir can be used to control various PC applications with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone or infrared remote control. The remote control software supports a variety of […]
I am a fan of eye candy. I have been for a long time. And, thankfully, Linux does eye candy better than any other operating system. Windows Aero? Linux has been doing […]
Microsoft released (or preparing to release) all kinds of training related materials for the upcoming operating system Windows 7. This includes videos, documentation, development kits and much more. The Windows 7 training […]
Windows XP and Windows 2003 administrators who are noticing difficulties like performance drops, application or system crashes while using the computer system that can be caused by third party applications that are […]
Firefox users who want to use the computer keyboard to navigate their open tabs are left with the CTRL-1 to Ctrl-9 shortcuts that allow them to switch to the first eight tabs […]
Garena is a computer games software for the Windows operating system that offers its users several community features on top of being able to simulate network play for computer games that are […]
Microsoft Office add-ins are a great way to enhance the functionality of Microsoft's popular Office program. The software program comes however only with a basic add-ins manager. Far better are third party […]
Many users who like their files, CDs, DVDs and removable media organized use disk cataloging and file management applications to create a main index. This index can then be accessed on the […]
Many websites on the Internet use pagination. This includes all major search engines like Google Search or Bing, blogs like Ghacks or websites that provide access to media like Youtube. Pagination is […]
IFilters are plugins that are used by various indexing applications like Windows Search, the Windows indexing service, Windows Desktop Search, Exchange Server or SQL Server to name a few. An IFilter makes […]
InterfaceLift is one of the most popular wallpaper websites on the Internet these days. The website is easy to navigate, provides wallpapers in many screen resolutions from standard resolutions to high definition […]
It is always a good idea to verify an email address list before sending out emails like newsletters or offers to the group. Sorting out invalid or not-working email addresses can speed […]
Windows Media Player and Winamp are two of the most popular media players on machines running Microsoft's Windows operating system. Both come with a large feature set: they play many audio and […]
A web browsing security test that pitted Internet Explorer 8 against Firefox 3, Opera 10, Safari 4 and Google Chrome 4 had one winner: the conclusion was that Internet Explorer 8 was […]
Text document comparisons can be best done with software programs like TextDiff that support direct comparisons. It is also possible to compare the documents manually by aligning their windows next to each […]
I have been covering the Linux operating system for a long time now. There are moments when I take it for granted that everyone knows the basic terminology surrounding this operating system. […]
Registry Report is a forensic software program for the Windows operating system that can generate Windows Registry reports by loading Registry hives into the software. It should be noted that the Registry […]
You might have already heard about Google's new sandbox search engine that is showcasing a new search infrastructure. Google invited webmasters to test the search engine and provide feedback which might indicate […]
Microsoft has released several security patches in the last 24 hours which every Windows and Office user should install as soon as possible to protect the operating system and software programs running […]
Many software developers are beginning to add support for new features that Microsoft added to their upcoming operating system Windows 7. One of the major points of interest for developers is the […]
Microsoft has released its monthly set of security patches yesterday which patch several security vulnerabilities in Microsoft software programs including Microsoft operating systems and Microsoft Office. A summary of the patches can […]
Using a portable version of uTorrent can be beneficial or even required in several situations. It is for example easier to put a portable version of the Bittorrent client on a removable […]
The owners of the popular social networking website Facebook have acquired FriendFeed, a web service that allowed users to share information with friends and groups easily. Details on the acquisition are sparse […]
Microsoft Fix It is a relative new way of solving problems that occur in the Windows operating system. These fix it solutions are basically one-click solutions for fixing problems. The Fix It […]
There are several options if you want to quickly add notes on a computer system. One is to open a text document, add text to it and save it on the desktop […]
Jumplists are part of the new Windows 7 taskbar, and also part of newer versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The jumplists provide access to program related options basically. This can […]
Nmap is one of the most useful network discovery tools you will ever use. Nmap allows you to explore networks of any size to determine the following information: Port details Host details […]
You eventually have to mention the father of all file unlocking software programs Unlocker if you write about file unlockers in Windows. Unlocker is without doubt one of the best tools for […]
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Ghacks is a technology news blog that was founded in 2005 by Martin Brinkmann. It has since then become one of the most popular tech news sites on the Internet with five authors and regular contributions from freelance writers.