Many web sites use content from other sites like maps, videos, images, counters or analysis etc. These third party sites may track your browsing behavior using many different methods like tracking cookies. The InPrivate Filtering in the Internet Explorer can help prevent website content providers from collecting information about the sites you visit.
Read moreBlock Malicious Sites with G-Data CloudSecurity Add-on
Everyday more and more phishing and other malicious web sites are reported. The only way to protect yourself from these is to block them in real-time. You can use the free G-Data CloudSecurity plugin for web browsers to block such dangerous and suspicious web sites. It effectively blocks access to known malware distribution and phishing websites – in realtime.
Read moreLockNote for Storing Confidential Information
LockNote is a portable program that lets you store all your confidential data inside its notepad like interface using the AES-256 cipher. You can store your serial numbers, passwords, and other types of text notes in an encrypted form. It is truly portable in the sense that all your data is encrypted and stored in the program itself – without needing any extra files. It is just a single file and can be placed on a portable media like a USB flash drive.
Read moreUpload Images to offensiveX Using Firefox Add-on
The offensiveX Image Upload service allows you to upload your images to their server so you can share them to friends over many social networks like twitter, facebook etc. or post them on various forums. The offensiveX Image Upload service is very easy to use and unlike many other similar services you do not have to register any account to use it. You can also use a Firefox add-on to upload images on a webpage to the offensiveX server.
Read moreAutomatically Logon to Windows 7
When you start your Windows 7 computer, it asks you for your login credentials. This is essential for system security to protect your files and other data in a multi-user environment. But if you are the only person physically accessing your computer, then you do not have to worry too much about anyone trying to access your data. In this case, you may want to automatically logon to Windows.
Read moreReduce Memory Usage in Mozilla Firefox Browser
Mozilla Firefox is unarguably the best web browser both in terms of security and customization. But one problem everyone faces with Mozilla Firefox is its high memory usage. The high memory usage is invisible if you have larger amount of RAM, but if you do not have that much RAM then you may experience the sluggishness of the Firefox browser. You can make Firefox use lesser amount of memory by adjusting a few of its settings.
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Find Updates to Installed Software Using FileHippo Update Checker
Most of the security related problems arise because you have been using older software. The new updated versions come patched for many security vulnerabilities and loaded with new features. Now you can use the FileHippo Update Checker to find out if the updates to the software installed on your computers are available. The Update Checker will scan your computer for installed software, check the versions and then send this information to FileHippo.com to see if there are any newer releases.
Read moreDisable Windows Splash Screen on Boot in Windows 7
When you start your Windows based computer, you see a Windows logo while Windows boots. This splash screen can lengthen the boot up time for a few seconds. If you do not like to see this splash screen when Windows is booting and want to make the booting process a little faster, then you can disable this splash screen.
Read moreBlocking a Site in Mozilla Firefox
Although you can block a web site using the HOSTS file, but this method is not so quick to use for most of the users and blocks a site system wide. If you want to quickly block a web site in the Firefox browser only, then you can use the BlockSite add-on for Firefox. Using the BlockSite add-on, you can block all the web sites of your choice and disable any hyperlinks leading to them as well.
Read moreReclaim Hard Disk Space After Installing SP1 in Windows 7
Microsoft has released the first service pack SP1 for Windows 7 this month. After you have installed the SP1 update on your Windows 7 machine, you are left with around 530MB of backup files on the 32-bit edition of Windows 7 and around 960MB of backup files on the 64-bit edition of Windows 7. If you have no future plan for uninstalling the SP1 update (like most of Windows 7 users), then you can safely get rid of these backup files and reclaim this hard disk space.
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