Dante send me a tip about a 0-day exploit that affects the latest versions of the popular Firefox web browser. The exploit is described as a remote memory-corruption vulnerability that affects Firefox […]
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 Service Pack 2. The Outlook […]
Update: It is no longer recommended to use the method described in the article. The best approach as it stands is to sent DMCA takedown notices to operators and web hosts. Every […]
FTP is one of those protocols that is largely ignored by the majority of today's Internet users. Back in the early days of the Internet it was common to download drivers, patches […]
Network security is tantamount to retaining your sanity. Be it at home or at your place of business, a firewall is often a necessity (especially when you have Windows machines on your […]
It is usually not a good idea to operate more than one security software of the same kind on a computer system. This is especially true for antivirus software solutions but also […]
Web services like Last.fm are hard pressed to find ways to monetize their inventory to even come close to the bills for the server structure, administrative and development teams, bandwidth and everything […]
The guys operating the popular Bittorrent tracker called The Pirate Bay have announced a new anonymous VPN (virtual private network) service named ipredator mocking the new Swedish anti-piracy legislation Intellectual Property Rights […]
The same Nokia cell phone model can come with different firmware versions depending on the cell phone provider that sold the cell phone. It is not uncommon that Nokia cell phones provided […]
Rich Copy is a free file transfer software for Microsoft Windows created by Microsoft employee Ken Tamaru as an alternative to RoboCopy. Transferring files from one location to another can be a […]
Block Input is a small portable software program that can block both the computer mouse and computer keyboard for a certain period of time. There may be special situations where you want […]
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 […]
SPKiller is a free program for Microsoft's Windows operating system that allows you to block processes and services on Windows. We reviewed a Windows process blocker just a few days ago which […]
Bitlocker is an additional software component that got first distributed with Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate and Enterprise, and with professional versions of newer Windows systems as well. It can be used to […]
Tag 2 Find is a free program for Microsoft Windows that helps you organize files on Windows devices through a tagging system. If you want to organize files on Windows, you have […]
Microsoft released the final version of Internet Explorer 8 yesterday. This new version is regarded by many as a step in the right direction as it closes the gap, both speed and […]
If you take a look at the five most popular web browsers right now, you will notice huge differences in popularity among them. The web browsers in question are Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft […]
Windows Registry Watcher is a free portable software program for the Windows operating system that monitors and protects important Registry keys. The Windows Registry is one of the major attack locations for […]
Yesterday we mentioned that Microsoft would release the final version of Internet Explorer 8 later that day on the official website. They did that which surprised many tech savvy users as it […]
Microsoft made an announcement earlier today that the final version of Internet Explorer 8 will be released today at noon EDT. The web browser can be downloaded from that time on from […]
Driver Sweeper is a free program for Microsoft Windows computer systems that enables you to remove device drivers completely. It is sometimes not possible to remove all device drivers and Registry settings […]
Hundreds of websites offer mapping services, which highlight roads, railways, streets and scores of other things. Most of these sites charge for commercial use of their data and almost certainly won't allow […]
NK2View is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows computer systems that you may use to manage Outlook autocomplete data. Whenever you enter an email address in the to, cc or bcc […]
SubDude is a subtitle renamer designed for Windows to match subtitles with video files automatically, so that they get picked up by media players. If you have worked with subtitles before you […]
Songs Cleanup is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices to clean up tags used by songs of the iTunes music library. Apple iTunes is one of the most popular media managers […]
Win DJ View is a document viewer for the djvu file format for Microsoft Windows devices to access djvu documents. Djvu is is a digital document format that uses compression technologies to […]
IE Privacy Manager is a free Windows program that enables you to modify several privacy-related settings of Internet Explorer. When I worked for one of the largest German financial companies we had […]
Flickr is one of the most popular photo hosting websites on the Internet. This makes it attractive for software developers, as tools designed for Flickr can reach a larger audience than tools […]
I just spend most of the morning installing Windows XP on a computer system. While the installation itself takes some time, the configuration afterwards is surely the most time consuming part of […]
If you have got multiple DVD drives installed on your computer system or are making use of virtual DVD drives you might have noticed that they do not come with proper names. […]
Rarst ran a little review of the MAC address changing software program Mac MakeUp today. If you have not checked out his website you might wanna do so as he constantly covers […]
Device Remover is a portable device manager for the Windows operating system that enables you to manage, edit and remove devices on Windows PCs. The program is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit […]
The following guide walks you through the steps of removing old device drivers on Windows PCs to avoid conflicts and clean up the system. If you are the type of computer user […]
Calibre is a cross-platform software program for Windows, Mac Os X and Linux that enables you to read and manage ebooks. Ebooks are finally taking off and entering the mainstream with devices […]
The common way to scan documents is to use a hardware scanner connected to a PC directly or by using network connections, and a text recognition software afterwards using optical character recognition […]
Outlook Attach View is a brand new application by one of our favorite software developers NirSoft. The software is portable as usual and compatible with Windows operating systems like Windows 2000, Windows […]
Win Layout is a useful desktop management software like Maxto, Taekwindow or Freesnap which we have reviewed earlier. The program adds several new controls to the Windows operating system that enable you […]
I think it is interesting to provide some general statistical information about the site and its visitors every now and then. Some users might just skip reading the post while others will […]
How good is your antivirus program or firewall? It is hard to tell as a end user. Sure, you can rely on information provided by test magazines, Internet websites, antivirus and firewall […]
How do you create buzz on the Internet? One of the most successful ways is a viral marketing campaign. Samsung thought of a great way of promoting the company's new 256GB MLC […]
