Before you can start enjoying the videos on Youtube, you are forced to install Adobe Flash on your computer. But now Youtube has adopted to the new HTML5 video standard and you no longer have to depend on Adobe Flash to watch videos on Youtube. If you are a Firefox user, then you can use the browser extension named Youtube All HTML5 to watch all the Youtube videos in HTML5 format instead of the Flash.
Read moreDisplay Removable Disk Icons on Desktop in Windows
If you have ever used Ubuntu Linux, then you know as soon as you insert a USB key or CD in your computer, its shortcut icon is displayed on the desktop. These shortcut icons make it very easy for you to access these removable drives in Linux. But nothing like this happens in Windows and you have to open the File Explorer to access such drives. But now using the free DriveShortcut program, you can have the same functionality in Windows.
Read moreHow to Insert Special Characters using Character Map
Sometimes when typing in Microsoft Word or other document editor program, we need to type in a special character, e.g., the copyright character (
Read moreHow to Remove Adobe AIR Applications from Windows
Adobe AIR is a relatively newer technology from Adobe Corporation. Adobe AIR is short for Adobe Integrated Runtime. It is designed to build applications that can run on desktop and mobile devices and support most of the platforms like Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, BlackBerry, Android and so on. This way you can run the same application across many platforms. In Windows, if you want to remove an AIR application from your PC, then it can be done through two easy methods.
Read moreCreate Adobe CS5 Style Icons in One Click
If you wanted to create an icon for your application or for your website, then usually you have to delve into an advanced application like Adobe Photoshop. But now you can create high quality Adobe CS5 and Web 2.0 style icons easily with a few clicks through the Icon Generator web application. It allows you to type in the text and choose background color for the icon and rest is handled automatically.
Read moreCreate Fabulous Picture Gallery with Juicebox
If you want to create a picture gallery from the pictures you took on your vacations, anniversaries, birthdays, parties and other occasions, then you can use the free Juicebox gallery maker. Juicebox can create picture galleries which are easy to navigate and can be opened on any platform like Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone and so on. It supports latest versions of HTML and Javascript helping you create eye catching photo galleries.
Read moreProtect USB Keys From Autorun Virus with Antirun
The most common way of malware infection these days is through infected USB keys. The infected USB keys have a malicious autorun.inf file on it that is specially written to run the malware as soon as you insert the key to a USB port on your PC. Once your PC is infected, it keeps infecting the new USB keys that you plug into your computer. Antirun is one of the tools that can protect your PC against autorun virus and remove the malicious autorun.inf files upon detection.
Read moreProtect Amoled Mobile Screen with Safe for Amoled Add-on
If you own a mobile devices (whether mobile phone or a tablet) and use Firefox browser on it, then you can protect the amoled screen of your device by using a free add-on called Safe for Amoled. The amoled screen is a special type of touchscreen that gives bright and rich display for mobile devices. But it can easily burn out if you open websites with white background in your device. The Safe for Amoled add-on automatically dims the background on bright sites, and thus protects your amoled screen.
Read moreProtect Your Children Online with Avira Social Network Protection
The participation of teenage children on social networking sites has become a norm in modern life. On the social networks they not only interact with their friends but also sometimes with strangers. They may talk about inappropriate matters, approached by cyber criminals and also can be bullied online. To prevent these things from happening, you can use Avira Social Network Protection which scans the social network of your children and alerts you when a suspicious activity occurs.
Read moreHow to Create Bootable Live Linux USB with LiLi USB Creator
Windows is a great operating system, but it is not so much popular among the geeks as the Linux operating system is. If you want to have a little taste of the secure Linux operating system without having to install it first, then you can either download the live Linux CD/DVD images or you can create the live USB disks through the free LiLi (Linux Live) USB Creator program.
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