With the release of RC1 for Windows 7 recently, many people have had the pleasure of experiencing the latest from Microsoft. After the awful experience of Vista, Win 7 is a refreshing update that looks a lot like Vista, but has been tweaked to be a lot more responsive and error proof. The first thing […]
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Firefox Extension: Tree-style Tabs and Breadcrumbs
I stumbled upon these two extensions for Firefox a couple of days ago and it is one of the more interesting add-on to change the way you think of browsing. It turns tabs to a tree format and allows you to have breadcrumbs in your URL. Tree Style Tab Tree-style UI has been prominently used […]
Twitter is more than just a social garbage dump
My friend said that Twitter is like the biggest garbage dump in the Internet. But then again, the same could be said about most forums and discussion websites (eg: Blogs). The trick is to know enough to sift through the manure for the little gems that can hide in between, and Twitter represents that same […]
Boost your productivity with Xplorer2
I’m a big fan of replacing stock Windows apps, Paint, Print Screen, Calculator, Notepad and others. There isn’t a thing in Windows that somebody else haven’t done better and offered it for free. In fact, somebody should do a collection of free alternative to native Windows programs. In fact, I believe somebody have already done […]
Malwarebytes Anti Malware and Update Notifier
Today we are going to look at two tools, which will hopefully be a part of your computer’s toolkit; one will tackle the problem of malware and the other will be tasked to ensure your computer software is kept up to date. Malwarebytes Anti Malware Malwarebytes is a lesser-known company, which makes a good anti-malware […]
Polaris makes Google Analytics fun again
Polaris is a desktop application, which pulls data from your Google Analytics account and displays them in a simple, clean interface giving you quick access to all your stats in an aesthetically pleasing interface. Granted, the data displayed can always be found just by logging on to Google’s website, but this method allows you to […]
Pogoplug makes NAS easy
NAS, or Network Attached Storage, is a new term used to describe a device that plugs into your home network either via LAN or WIFI and contains a hard disk inside and all its contents are available to anybody connected to that network. Traditionally, they are sold as an all-in-one device by people like Buffalo, […]
Microsoft Xbox 360 problems
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been dogged by unreliability since the day it was launched. It took them some 3 years before they got a handle of the problem, also referred to affectionately as the Red Ring of Death (RROD). The problem had something to do with the console overheating itself and causing the motherboard to […]
Using Access Database on IIS7
Although PHP is a very much preferred programming language on the web now, especially on open source applications, but we must not forget Microsoft IIS. I was doing a web project for a client when I realized their server is running on Microsoft Windows and obviously their application server is running on IIS. I had […]
PSP4000 the iPod Touch killer?
Sony has confirmed the next PSP will be called PSP4000. Initially, the name suggests an incremental update, thinner form factor perhaps, maybe a longer battery life and better screen resolution. Nothing earth shattering. However there have been rumors stirring that the PSP4000 might well turn out to be the PSP2. Currently it is slated for […]