You may have noticed that Google has launched a new layout for YouTube, one that is using a near white background and a design that is aligned to the left side of the screen. While that is ok if you are accessing YouTube on a system with a small monitor or run the site in [...]

Having to unlock your car door in a parking spot with bad lighting, or the door to your house, or having to search for something that you have dropped in the dark, is something that can become an unpleasant experience very fast. Especially the dropped in the dark situation, be it on the outside, a [...]

Many websites and services use Google Analytics to track user interaction (we don’t). The data provides webmasters with a wealth of information, from keywords that users entered into search engines over time spend on site to language, resolution, browser and operating system information. Internet users who take a look at the cookies database of their [...]

All modern web browsers come with download capabilities, and while those are getting the job done, they usually fail when it comes to management and advanced features. Download managers like Internet Download Manager 6 add a rich feature set to the system which not only gives you better control over all downloads, but often also [...]

One of the main complaints that many gamers have in regards to Valve Software’s popular Steam gaming platform is the limitation to one installation directory and partition. While you can use some magic, in form of programs like Steam Mover to move some folders to another drive, it was not something that a lot of [...]

PowerShell is a command line scripting language for Windows that Microsoft has designed with system administrators in mind. It empowers Windows users to control and automate administrative tasks on systems running Windows. Windows PowerShell combines a command prompt and scripting language which can be used together or independent of each other. Microsoft Script Explorer for [...]

Android apps that you have installed from Google’s Play store update automatically, usually. It is a background process that you have no control over. While you find information about updates later in the notifications list, the list itself does not reveal any information on the update itself. You do not really know what has been [...]

I have tested many WordPress antispam plugins here on Ghacks, from Akismet which is more or less the standard plugin for many sites to plugins such as AntiSpam Bee and a couple of others that I can’t even remember the names of. I have two issues with these kind of plugins. Checks are usually made [...]

Why is is that many computer users do not take better care of their systems security-wise? I think the main reason for that is that security does not matter for as long as you are not attacked or encounter situations where you need better security. When that happens, it is often too late and while [...]