June 2014

While more and more sites and services switch to versions that don't require plugins, there are still many out there on the Internet that only run if you have the right plugin installed.

One reason why browser developers such as Mozilla or Google want to eliminate the need for plugins is security. Since plugins are loaded from external locations by the browser, the browser itself has little control over it.

If you are running the Windows 8 operating system, and it does not really matter if you are still on Windows 8 or have upgraded to Windows 8.1, then you may have noticed that the system starts to run maintenance jobs all of a sudden.

While some of those tasks are defined to execute only when the system is idle and not in use, you may still notice that the tasks are run regardless of that.

When Opera Software announced that it would switch from its old trusted Presto engine to Chromium, it became clear quickly afterwards that many popular features of the old client would not be available initially in the new one.

The new Opera can best be described as bare bones. While it offered anything that you could possible want in terms of rendering web pages in the browser, many of the features that made Opera unique or comfortable to use were missing.

Depending on how you are using the computers you have access to, the private browsing mode of web browsers can be a useful addition.

Whenever you install software on your Windows PC, there is a chance that it comes with third-party offers included. These offers range from other software that you may install on your system to toolbars, browser extensions or modifications made to your browser setup including the search provider and homepage.

OpenCandy is one service that developers of software use to power these offers. Unlike many others, it is displaying custom offers to users while the software is being installed.

Nowadays whenever you install a security software on your Windows operating system or another software there is always the chance that third-party software is insta

As the sole user of an Android device it is usually not necessary to lock specific applications on it.

In computing, virtualization can mean a number of things.

Keeping track of your PC usage can be quite interesting as it may help you optimize your workflow in the long run and provide you with information about how you are

When eBay started out I was a regular on the auction site selling items that I no longer needed and buying others that I liked.