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 […]
Adobe has issues a security patch for the Adobe Shockwave software program that fixes one vulnerability that has been rated critical by Adobe Software. The vulnerability gives attackers, who can attack systems […]
Image tuner is a free photo editing software for the Windows operating system. It can be used to perform a basic set of operations on images including batch resizing, converting, watermarking and […]
There are literally thousands of online services that allow webmasters to look up domain name registration information. These services will tell the webmaster if a domain name is available for registration or […]
Microsoft has made available a public beta version of their new free antivirus software program Microsoft Security Essentials which was formerly known as Morro. The antivirus software is available for 32-bit editions […]
Heatmaps are graphical data representations on two dimensional maps. They can be used for example to visualize how users access applications or websites. This makes them an extremely popular instrument for usability […]
Internet Explorer 8 is not a bad browser. No really. It is definitely better than Internet Explorer 7 or the dreaded Internet Explorer 6. Microsoft has added several interesting features to the […]
Although the first Google Android phone was a success (albeit moderate) it was eclipsed by more prominent players in the industry such as Apple, Blackberry (Storm) and most recently Palm with their […]
The answer is simply: Dud has been designed by the software developer to replace annoying executables and programs that are started by the Windows operating system or applications. Mentioned are files like […]
File associations are written to the Windows Registry by default. This usually happens during the installation of the operating system and computer software programs. Installing Microsoft Word will make it the default […]
It is essential to have a solid backup strategy in place with cloud storage space becoming more popular. While many users run backup software on their local computer system to backup important […]
When I worked in tech support I really had to be careful about how I'd phrase things. Terms like the web browser, the operating system's name or even keys on the keyboard […]
It feels rather strange that Microsoft has never added an alarm clock feature to the Windows system clock as this would most likely be useful to many Windows users. A computer alarm […]
Web browser memory usage might not be that much of an issue in these days with Gigabytes of computer memory being build into modern computer systems. There is however the low end […]
So you're using the Linux operating system and you're not concerned with viruses. But you still get SPAM - and plenty of it. With the Evolution groupware suite you have, by default, […]
If you compare the add-ons that are available for Microsoft's Internet Explorer with those available for the Firefox web browser you will soon discover that there are not many Internet Explorer add-ons […]
Computer users often hate having to have a CD or DVD in their drive to run a game. To circumvent this, images are often burned to hard drives or cracks used. Cracks […]
The iPhone 3GS! By now you’re probably familiar with the device and the name, (S stands for SPEED!). But in case you had a few questions regarding OS 3.0 or the new […]
You don't usually here that phrase spoken "Linux anti-virus". But it does exist. One of the more popular Linux anti-virus tools is ClamAV. But to most users (especially new users) ClamAV is […]
Streaming music over a computer network or Internet was a complicated process in the beginning days of the Internet. Today all it takes to stream music is the installation of one program […]
During your time using Linux you are going to run into what is called a link. Links are used quite a bit in the world of Linux. Most of the time they […]
Update: Windows Live Messenger has been discontinued by Microsoft and replaced with Skype. Windows Live Messenger, which is also called MSN Live Messenger or just MSN, is one of the most popular […]
Microsoft's own product testing guidelines seem at the same time the major problem why so many Microsoft products leak to the Internet. We have seen numerous Windows 7 builds hit the web […]
FBackup is a Windows backup software that adds another interesting aspect to the backup process by offering plugins for backing up specific programs and data in Windows. At its core FBackup is […]
In my last two articles (Installing Windows XP as a Virtual Machine on VirtualBoxx and Installing and configuring VirtualBox for virtual OSes) you saw how easy it was to install VirtualBox and […]
Here are two quick email tips that helped me save precious time over the years. The first tip works with any desktop email client running on the Windows operating system while the […]
After the success of the IMDB userscripts article we thought it would be nice to write another one that reviews some of the best Twitter userscripts out there. Now, userscripts can be […]
In my last article (Installing and configuring VirtualBox for virtual OSes)Â I walked you through the installation of the VirtualBox virtual machine tool. In this article I am going to show you […]
Web users have quite a few possibilities to access websites that have been deleted or are temporarily unavailable for some time. Possibilities include using Google Cache, the Web Archive or other web […]
Some businesses host their own web site on their own server (or servers) while other businesses hire a web hosting provider or buy hosting services through an Internet service provider. Once you […]
Network Troubleshooting can be one of the most frustrating tasks especially for the average computer user. There is always the question where to start the troubleshooting process. The Windows operating system comes […]
Even for offline businesses, having a website is a huge plus. For those starting new businesses, whether they are Internet based or brick and mortar, designing a website is a necessity. Fortunately, […]
We all have heard the news that the European Union made the "suggestion" that Microsoft should bundle additional web browsers with their upcoming operating system Windows 7 to make up for failings […]
Here is a quick tip for the Windows operating system that might come in handy in certain situations. On most Windows systems one or multiple programs are usually set to autostart with […]
Do you have an old Mac G3 or G4 lying around doing nothing? Did you know that old dinosaur could make a great server or desktop with the help of everyone's favorite […]
The Windows Start Menu seems to grow in size over time. Even users who regularly uninstall software programs the proper way will notice that they end up with a massive list of […]
Live PCs can be added easily to the application. The labs section on the MokaFive website lists dozens of potential Live PCs ranging from various MS-DOS versions, Linux distributions to gaming systems […]
Microsoft has released the security bulletin summary for June 2009 which details this month's software and system updates. A total of ten security bulletins have been released this month which patch vulnerabilities […]
You might stumble upon a torrent or nzb file that you want to download without the ability to do so right away because you are not at your computer system. Maybe you […]
One of the new features of the soon to be released Windows 7 operating system is the ability to consolidate folders into so called libraries. This can be used for example to […]
DTaskManager is a lightweight replacement for the default Windows Task Manager. It can be used side by side with the Windows Task Manager or replace it fully. If the second option is […]
