I started being interested in what free online software there is out there when, one day last year I was in a computer store lining up to pay. When a random guy came up and asked me if I knew anything about computers – I…
web developers toolbar messes with gmail in firefox
Recently I have been having a problem with my gmail account in firefox. When I clicked on a link in an email it would try and open the new url in a new tab unsuccessfully. What was happening was when I would click on the…
Windows Power Toys – Resizing photos
Sometimes you just want to quickly resize a photo to send on an email, post on a blog or share on your instant messaging programme like MSN. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a simple tool that let’s you right-click on a photo and have…
Removing Programs from Windows Startup
Users often notice that after a few weeks of buying a new computer it starts to run slower and the boot process takes a lot longer than when it was turned on for the first time. There are programs like Apple QuickTIme, Realplayer, JavaRT and…
Wireshark – Network Traffic sniffer
A network sniffer is an essential tool for any system/network administrator. The famous Ethereal used by the Linux has now a nice GUI (also for Windows), a different name and a new company behind it. Wireshark works by catching all the traffic on one or…
How to Install Free H.323 Conferencing Client for Windows XP
Unknown to most people Windows XP already has a free H.323 client loaded and ready to run. It’s the conferencing application called Netmeeting. To get Netmeeting running as your free H.323 client in Windows XP just follow the following steps: 1: Click START then RUN…