Recent DDoS attack against Spamhaus and later CloudFlare showed everyone the vulnerability present in the DNS system. This is why a new technology called DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions) has been developed. Unlike the regular DNS, DNSSEC digitally signs the root of the domain being resolved making it harder to hijack the DNS resolution process. While DNSSEC support is present in browsers like Google Chrome, you can add it to Mozilla Firefox using a free extension called DNSSEC Validator.
Read moreDownload All Your Tweets from Twitter
Twitter has become very popular specially in the younger generation. With this much tweeting in daily life, you end up having a large number of tweets. Some of these tweets can be personal and very valuable to you. For example, the tweets that your friends sent to you when you graduated or when your first baby was born. To save all these tweets on your local hard disk, you can download all of your Twitter archive from Twitter.
Read moreRemove Windows 8 Apps from Desktop using Windows App Boss
Windows 8 comes with Windows App Store which is similar to the Apple App Store for iPhone. You can download free apps or buy commercial apps from the Windows store and install them right away. But after having used some apps, you may want to remove them. Windows provides a way to remove the apps from the Start Screen, but if you want to uninstall Windows 8 Apps from the desktop then you can use the free Windows App Boss.
Read moreQuickly Search Files in Windows Explorer Using Listary
If you want to search for files in Windows Explorer, then you can make use of the search box provided at the top-right corner of the window. But this inbuilt search function of Windows Explorer is not as fast as Listray. Listray is a freeware utility for Windows that makes searching for files in Windows Explorer very easy. It is very fast and uses multiple methods for searching the files.
Read moreClean Junk Files from Windows Using FMJ CleanDisk
We have previously discussed about how we can use the Disk Cleanup tool in Windows to get rid of garbage files. But it does not cover all kinds of junk files present on a typical Windows system. You can use the free FMJ CleanDisk tool to get rid of various different types of unwanted junk files from Windows. CleanDisk is a free tool that allows you to scan and remove over twenty different types of junk files.
Read moreLocate Stolen Computer Using Free IPFetcher
Most of the mobile devices today come with one or other type of anti-theft protection. This anti-theft protection allows you various remote actions like locking, sending messages or erasing data in case your mobile device gets stolen or lost. If you have a Windows computer, then you can install free IPFetcher software to get a similar anti-theft functionality in it too.
Read moreConvert PDF Files to RTF Format using Free PDF Shaper
The internet is full of freeware and commercial software that claim to generate PDF files from any application. But there are fewer applications that can convert PDF files to other formats. The free Glorylogic PDF Shaper is such a tool that allows you to convert PDF files to the RTF format. After converting PDF to RTF format, you can easily edit them as per your requirements using the Microsoft WordPad which comes with Windows.
Read moreClean Garbage Files from Windows 8 Using Disk Cleanup
These days everybody has large hard disks, so there are very few chances of you running out of hard disk space. But if you want Windows to keep running smoothly, then it is essential that you clean your hard disk of junk files that get accumulated over time. These junks files can be temporary internet files, thumbnail files, error reports etc. In Windows 8, you can get rid of these types of files using the Disk Cleanup tool.
Read moreBroadcast Your Webcam Over the Network Using Gmax IPCamera
When it comes to broadcasting your web cam over the network, we usually think of bulky software like Skype. But you can put your webcam on the network by using a very simple, small and free tool called IPCamera. It is a very small portable program created by Gmax. The download size of this portable program is less than 1 megabytes and it is able to broadcast the video in HD format.
Read moreSave Pages in Pocket to View Later in Any Web Browser
Sometimes you come across an interesting website, but you do not have the time to read it. You can bookmark that page in your web browser, but this way the page gets bookmarked only in that browser. You cannot access that bookmark from your work or any other place. If you use the Pocket extension for your web browser, then you can save any webpage to be viewed later. The pages are saved in your Pocket account, so you can access them from any device or browser.
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