Open Source
How To: Easily Resize Images in Windows
by Evan Wondrasek on March 12, 2010
Windows only: If you’re like me, you’ve needed to resize batches of images and wished there was an easy way to do so without launching a full image editor. Although Paint.NET and Picasa offer quick image editing, neither of them add resizing functionality to your operating system. Image Resizer Powertoy Clone provides the solution, adding a highly useful “Resize Pictures”... [Read More]
Encrypt Your Important Data with TrueCrypt
by Patrick Vinge on January 22, 2010
With privacy becoming a bigger and bigger issue in the digital world, it is becoming more important to protect your personal data. The easiest way to keep your personal information secure is to encrypt it. This can be done seamlessly and for free through a cool program called TrueCrypt. To start down the road of data encryption you will first have to download the newest version of TrueCrypt for... [Read More]
Jolicloud: A Fresh Netbook OS
by Dustin Patterson on January 20, 2010
With the increased popularity of netbooks in the last year, most PC manufacturers started producing their own line of netbooks, trying to condense high resource systems into small form factors. Many users began looking for a way to get the most out of the sometimes limited system resources with netbooks. The first instinct many netbook owners have is to upgrade system resources with a larger hard... [Read More]
5 New Year’s Resolutions For Your PC
by Dustin Patterson on December 31, 2009
With the start of a new year fast approaching, many people are making personal New Year’s resolutions such as to lose a few pounds or save some extra money. Your PC is also looking for changes this New Year. Here are 5 simple New Year’s Resolutions for your PC. 1) Upgrade your web browser Upgrading your web browser is one of the best things you can do for your PC in the new year. ... [Read More]
Songbird: The Firefox of Media Players
by Dustin Patterson on December 23, 2009
Songbird, built by former Winamp, Netscape, and Firefox designers and developers, is fast on it’s way to becoming a large competitor in the media player category. The free and open source Songbird has been in development since early 2006. Recently released by the Songbird team is version 1.4.2 of the Songbird media player. Although Songbird is not widely known, mainstream features are being... [Read More]
Wordpress Plugin: Login To Other User Accounts With Skeleton Key
by Dustin Patterson on December 4, 2009
Wordpress allows for contributors to be geographically separated but still able to work together in an online environment. At times, however, administrators need to log into their contributor’s accounts to troubleshoot and fix problems. Since most people aren’t comfortable telling you their private passwords, how can you login to a user’s account without having them log in for... [Read More]
Wordpress Plugin: Lock Accounts After Invalid Logins with User Locker
by Dustin Patterson on December 2, 2009
As the popularity of content management systems such as Wordpress increases, the number of security threats will also increase. Your first defense against intruders is the Wordpress login page. By default, there is no limit to the number of times a user can attempt to login to Wordpress. This makes your website vulnerable to brute force and dictionary attacks. Making sure you have selected a... [Read More]
Control Your Linux System With A Web Interface
by Dustin Patterson on November 13, 2009
Administrating a Linux system is sometimes thought to be a task reserved for the command-line-savvy individuals. While Linux does provide other means of administration such as various desktop environments and VNC (Virtual Network Computing), these means can sometimes be difficult for users to setup. Webmin is a web interface for Linux that can provide a simple and easy-to-use solution to your Linux... [Read More]
How to View YouTube in High Quality with the Motorola Droid
by Evan Wondrasek on November 8, 2009
I noticed in tech blogger Robert Scoble’s recent review of the Motorola Droid that many people are unaware that YouTube videos are set to a low quality setting by default on Verizon’s newest Android-powered phone. I can’t say exactly why Motorola decided to do this (I’m sure the guy in charge of Verizon’s bandwidth was happy about it) – but it makes YouTube videos... [Read More]
Can’t Find a Device Driver? Let Unknown Devices Help
by Dustin Patterson on October 9, 2009
The scenario: You just reinstalled Windows on your computer and are having a difficult time finding a driver for an obscurely named device. You have checked the manufacturer’s website and have tried several different drivers, all with no luck finding the correct the device driver. Unknown Devices is a program that will assist with searching for difficult to find device drivers. Using Unknown... [Read More]
