Safe Search is a filter of the Google search engine which may filter certain results from appearing in the search results. By default, moderate filtering is applied to all search results which […]
As I said in my last post, the iPhone has been hotter than usual these past few days. With new carriers entering the foray globally (read the UK), the scene has gotten […]
I am going to be doing a series of iPhone related posts for the next few posts. We have people doing interesting things with their iPhones and have more interesting accessories coming […]
Microsoft this time seems to be dead serious to compete at all levels with the seemingly almighty guys at Google, and especially with Google's search engine technology. Several key services over at […]
When you think about office suites, two names come to mind: Microsoft Office and OpenOffice. There is a good reason for that - they are the two powerhouses in the field. Of […]
Bing Maps has been updated today with several new features and a new look and feel. Most notably in this regard is a new button bar with each button loading a specific […]
Speccy is a software program by popular developer Piriform that is best known for programs such as CCleaner, Recuva or Defraggler. The program is a PC hardware system information tool that lists […]
If you visit your Google Mail account you can look at the footer of the mail service's homepage to see how many free space is still available for that account. The current […]
Microsoft has released six security bulletins today as part of their monthly Tuesday patch day. The six bulletins fix a total of 15 security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows. The […]
That is true folks. Twitter finally has a retweet feature. So retweet away to glory I say! It is still in beta and I haven't gotten around to using it much yet […]
Panda Cloud Antivirus has been released today after months of being available as a beta version. The antivirus software, which has been offered as a public beta since April 2009, received more […]
Recently I covered the front-end of the Gnumed software designed for the medical industry (see "Let your medical practice go open source with Gnumed.") In that article I showed you how to […]
Google set up a search sandbox a while ago showcasing and testing the company's new search algorithm. The public demo of the new search algorithm served not only to show the world […]
Jhead, which stands for JPEG header manipulation tool, is a free program for Windows, Mac and Linux that enables you to edit image Exif metadata information. So called exif metadata - or […]
Chrome Cache Viewer is a portable software program for Windows that lists the contents of the Google Chrome browser cache in the application interface. Chrome Cache View is one of those applications […]
One feature that is missing in all versions of the Mozilla Thunderbird desktop email client is the ability to take notes, a feature that has been available in Microsoft Outlook for a […]
The last article that listed extensions and themes of my personal Firefox installation dates back a while, and I thought it would be nice to post an updated list of my personal […]
Today we have three new iPhone apps for you. Actually that should be two and a half new apps because Shazam was already there. But the other two are really great apps, […]
So many tool require databases. If you are a web administrator or a company with large stores of information, then you know the importance of databases. One of the most oft-used databases […]
RouteRank is a free online service that you may use to find the most ecological way of traveling from one place to another. Ever asked yourself if you should take the car, […]
Remember Pin Tabs? The Firefox add-on that we reviewed recently was mysteriously deleted from the Firefox add-on repository over on the Mozilla Firefox website. Update: The Firefox web browser supports the pinning […]
Windows Firewall Control is a program for Microsoft Windows devices to add better built-in firewall controls to the operating system. The firewall in Windows 7, Windows 8 and newer versions of Windows […]
PayPal is a widely used financial service that allows people from all over the world to transfer money to other PayPal users or companies by simply specifying an email address the money […]
Do you use Google for your collaboration tools? Gmail? Google Documents? Contacts? Although the Google suite is a very nice suite of tools that has grown exponentially in popularity, there is something […]
After dabbling around with several music players on a new Windows 7 PC, I finally decided to stick with AIMP2. The uninstallation of Winamp turned out to be interesting. The uninstaller noted […]
If you have created a popular Internet service you know that it is not always a blessing and that a lot of hard work is usually involved in the maintenance of said […]
There are two main reasons for switching to one of Google's alternative search interfaces: speed and usability. The following three Google search engines use the same search index and parameters that the […]
Experienced computer users have a specific routine that they go through whenever they install a new operating system. This includes playing around with the default configuration of the operating system, but also […]
How many times have you installed a LAMP server only to find Apache doesn't seem to want to run right? Or you install a new module only to see Apache try to […]
Okay folks, the Droid is finally out now. Through all the iPhone-bashing and the creepy ad campaign, it has made its way into our minds and hearts (sort of). At the very […]
All In One Runtime is a free program for Windows to install multiple frameworks, runtimes and packs at once on a Windows machine. Many programs for the Windows operating system need so […]
Chance is that the majority of friends, colleagues and relatives do not make use of the full HD TV technology yet. DVD sales do still top Blu-Ray sales by a large margin, […]
Unsubscribe From Mailing Lists is a free extension for the Thunderbird email client that enables easier newsletter unsubscribing options. Thunderbird day today? Not sure about that but today is the day where […]
The desktop email client Thunderbird offers mass mailing capabilities by default. It is possible to add multiple recipients for an email, either to the "to", "cc" or "bcc" fields. Problems arise however […]
If there’s one phone that is constantly in the news, it is the iPhone. Love it or hate it, you simply cannot ignore it. So here we have some more iPhone news […]
Mandriva is another one of the Linux distributions that has been around for quite some time. Beginning as Mandrake Linux, the company MandrakeSoft was forced to change its name when sued by […]
Several web services exist that allow visitor to make their own business cards. Some of these services are free while the majority of them is not. Paid and free services differ highly […]
Cache My Work is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that will load programs automatically after you reboot the PC. A popular feature in modern web browsers is session management. Web […]
The Form Letter Machine is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that assists you in writing letters by re-using paragraphs. If you write letters with similar paragraphs regularly, you may speed […]
7+ Taskbar Tweaker, formerly known as 7 Taskbar Tweaker, is a free program for Windows to customize the taskbar functionality. One of the most prominent features of Microsoft's new operating system Windows […]
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