One of the better ways to protect your Internet connection from a variety of dangers and threats is to use a VPN (virtual private network.). This is basically a secure line that […]
It may sometimes be useful for security purposes to make sure that you are connected to the right website, and not a spoofed copy of it. While this may be less of […]
Encryption is one of the most effective ways of protecting data against third party access. One popular option for home users and businesses alike is to encrypt part of or all of […]
Manga are highly popular on the Internet and it comes at no surprise that app stores are sporting a solid number of manga and anime apps as well. Manga Rock is a […]
The web browser knows a lot about your activities. While those information are usually kept locally available only, for instance in form of the visited site history or local Internet cache, it […]
I like languages, and one of the things that help me a lot when I'm learning a new language is to use applications or web services. Memrise is such a service that […]
Classic Shell has been around ever since the final version of Windows 7 was released by Microsoft to the public, a lot longer than other applications that bring back the start menu […]
If you have a copy of Microsoft Office installed on your PC it is near certain that several Office addins are installed on the computer as well. Office 2013 for example ships […]
The popular Microsoft Office alternative OpenOffice was updated two days ago to version 4 bringing along with it interoperability improvements and other feature additions and bug fixes. Today, the LibreOffice team announces […]
If you want to find out how much memory a Firefox add-on is using, one of your best bets so far was the about:addons-memory extension for the web browser. While not overly […]
I prefer to watch movies and television shows in their original language whenever possible as I believe that voice synchronization is always inferior to that. Plus, it saves me from having to […]
When you copy text to the Windows clipboard, the formatting of said text is usually copied alongside the textual bits of information. When you paste the copied text into a rich text […]
If you are using Skype for all of your video telephony needs or audio calls, you know that there is only one ringtone available for all of your contacts. That is not […]
You can open the video hosting website YouTube in one of the mobile web browsers installed on your Android device, or use an official or third party YouTube application for that. While […]
Many popular file synchronization and hosting services such as Dropbox, Google Drive or SkyDrive ship with media streaming and viewing capabilities. These services have been built on top of a service's basic […]
I'm not a fan of Gmail's new compose window that sits down there in the bottom right corner of the window when you hit the compose button. That said, I'm also not […]
The power button of your Android phone either wakes the screen up when you press it or turns it off when it is active. This is done to increase the battery life […]
In the wake of the closing of Google Reader at the start of this month, many services beefed up for the onslaught of business, while other new ones suddenly sprung to life. […]
Apache just a minute ago has released the final version of OpenOffice 4 to the public. The new version marks a new milestone project and a major update of OpenOffice 3.4. The […]
It is common courtesy to turn off the sound and ringer of your mobile phone when you watch a movie in cinema, commute, or spend time in places where you may distract […]
When you open the Firefox bookmarks library right now, you may notice that it misses a couple of elements that Mozilla removed in Firefox 19. Before that version, it was possible to […]
A couple of scenarios exist where you may want to record the latency of TCP connections that are established from a PC running Windows; this includes troubleshooting latency issues on the system […]
Device manufacturers such as Samsung add custom applications, features and services to their devices that differentiate the devices from stock devices and devices created by other manufacturers. Some go as far as […]
I spend more than $1500 Dollars on games in the past nine years on Steam alone according to Steam Gauge which I reviewed yesterday. That's a lot of money even if you […]
I'm currently updating most of Ghacks' old articles and to do so, I'm visiting many program websites to find out if the author has made any changes to the reviewed application in […]
If you are using the Steam platform you may know that it keeps track of all the games you have played and for how long you have played them. That's just a […]
If you are subscribed to one or multiple podcasts, you may like the idea of listening to those shows on your Android device. Instead of listening to music while commuting, jogging or […]
It is usually not very pleasant to go to work after a tough night. Maybe you could not find any sleep, partied all night long, or had a heated argument with your […]
While I do not trust Mega or any other file hosting or synchronization service that stores data on their own servers, at least not when it comes to important data in unencrypted […]
With Opera Software's move to Chromium came a new Discovery feature that debuted first in the new Opera mobile versions before it was integrated in the new Opera 15 for the desktop […]
Most Windows users probably do not bother with their operating system's DPI scaling settings at all. The setting determines how items on the screen are displayed which is independent from the screen […]
When Pandora Radio first appeared on the Internet back in 2006 it was free to use for all users regardless of country of origin. This soon changed when the country restrictions kicked […]
When Yahoo acquired Tumblr in 2013. users of the platform had two main concerns. First, that Yahoo would introduce ads to the platform, and second, that it would limit access - or […]
Opera Software, just like Google or Mozilla, decided to make available three different Opera release channels to provide developers and enthusiasts with options to test new features before they reach the stable […]
A single image on a website can make the difference between a fast loading site and a slow loading one. The same is true for documents in regards to the storage they […]
Firefox users have two options currently to run different editions of the browser side by side. They can use one profile for all editions, or use separate profiles for each edition. The […]
App Override is a free application for Android that you can make use of to customize specific apps on the system. What is meant by that is that you can override default […]
When Microsoft announced that it would ship the Windows 8 operating system in two flavors, Windows 8 and Windows RT, it was clear that this would cause confusion. The main reason for […]
When it comes to deleting temporary files on Windows, CCleaner is the go-to tool for many. The program's main features are that it is dead easy to use, extendable and highly customizable. […]
If you have been downloading programs from SourceForge in the last days, you may have noticed that some do not provide you with direct downloads of the programs anymore. Instead, you download […]
