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Browser choice boils down to a matter of either taste or apathy, depending on your technical background.
A larger number of IT-savvy people choose Firefox over Windows’ default option of Internet Explorer 7 because it’s easily customised and there’s a wealth of add-ons and extensions available for it.
Some people stick with IE out of [...]
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Looking to bag a bargain on eBay, but unsure where to start?
Or are you a seasoned eBay buyer, but still tend to lose out on the items you really want?
Buying on eBay can be a fun, enjoyable experience, but it’s worth knowing a few of the top tips to help ensure your transaction goes [...]
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Some of the very best web design and development tools are free. Free as in speech and as in zero pence. We take a look at the best free software you can use to build a successful, contemporary website, starting with the obvious: tools to design it with.
First you’ll need a web editor. Nvu [...]
admin @ November 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Apple pioneered the idea of a Desktop containing files and folders with the earliest versions of the Mac OS, and the basic idea has not only remained but also been adopted by practically every other computing system.
On a computer, it’s hard to tell at a glance if a machine is chock-full of stuff. The [...]
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For every big, commercial application there is almost always a free alternative, which can do some or all of the same things the expensive software can.
Thanks to huge strides in technology like OS X and Apple’s Developer Tools and iPhone SDK, far more people are able to develop amazingly sophisticated programs and distribute them [...]
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When companies are willing to take individuals to court for illegally copying movies, music and software, how is it that it’s possible to get some programs for free? If they’re being given away then they must be inferior or riddled with adverts – right?
When it comes to open-source software, the usual cynical rules don’t [...]
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The launch of yet another new CPU architecture from Intel is nearly upon us. But what exactly can you expect when Core i7, the processor formerly known as Nehalem, arrives next month?
First up, Core i7 is the latest installment of Intel’s “Tick-Tock” strategy of annual processor updates. Lest you have forgotten, with Tick-Tock Intel has [...]
admin @ October 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A bare copy of Firefox is a wonderful thing, but when you start stuffing it with add-ons it gets even better.
So what are the best add-ons for power users? Here’s our top 25:
ОФИС-МЕНЕДЖЕР. All-in-one Sidebar
All-in-one Sidebar makes Firefox’s Sidebar more useful by displaying pretty much anything you might want: source code, downloads, add-ons, page [...]
admin @ October 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Credit crunch making your office system look lean? There’s no need to fret when there are perfectly good productivity tools available for free.
Here’s our pick of the free productivity-boosting programs every Windows user should own.
1.Thunderbird 2
Based on Mozilla code, what Firefox does for web browsing, Thunderbird does for email. Including advanced features like message tagging, [...]
admin @ September 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Mac OS X, as it ships or gets installed from an Apple DVD, is a mighty impressive operating system, but different people use it in different ways.
While many people will never even think about modifying the behaviour of their systems, there are many more who will want to do exactly that. If this is [...]