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5 More Greasemonkey Scripts To Make Browsing Easier
If you haven’t heard of Greasemonkey, you must be a latecomer to the Internet. Greasemonkey is a Firefox script that allows anyone the ability to tweak any website using Javascript. Because of this, Greasemonkey has become a very popular and powerful Firefox add-on over the years. From the ability to make Twitter more secure, to [...]Continue reading ...
Top 6 Firefox Add-ons For The Movie Freak
Is the browser the new idiot box? With convergence as a mantra, movies are finding homes in new places. Correct me… I should say 'old' because watching movies on our computers is already passé. It's maybe the iPod now. But still, the internet remains a favorite source and the computer screen, the sink pit for [...]Continue reading ...
Cool Websites and Tools [June 12]
Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory.
(1) MoveOutlines - Interesting Google Maps Mashup that lets you visually compare countries, lakes and landmarks one to [...]
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How To Find and Delete Dead Links On Your Computer Automatically
Microsoft has a nifty utility in it's Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit. It is called ChkLnks.exe and it not only works on Windows Server 2003 but on Windows XP and Vista as well. I have not tried it on my Windows 7 installation just yet but I am pretty sure it work there too. [...]Continue reading ...
Find Out Where Your Favorite Artists Are Playing With Jambase
I wrote an article last week called “3 Web Apps for Staying on Top of the Music Scene.” The article got a bunch of great comments, with a number of people suggesting their favorite destinations for tracking their favorite artists and bands.More than a couple of you suggested JamBase, a site I’ve become a [...]
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How To Restrict Access to Websites with Privoxy [Part 2]
Did you get Privoxy set up? Put together a good white list of sites? If you haven’t, head on back to How To Restrict Access to Websites with Privoxy [Part 1] before continuing with this tutorial.Part Two is all about locking down Internet Explorer so it can only connect to the Internet through the Privoxy [...]
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5 Little Desktop Apps You Should Check If You Mutlitask
I generally have lots of windows left open on my desktop whenever I am working. Call me lazy for not closing the unused ones, or call me overworked. The truth is things start to get out of control easily. Especially, if you have a small monitor and very little screen estate. Windows 7 does a [...]Continue reading ...
Latest Picks From MakeUseOf Geeky Fun
Check out the top picks from MakeUseOf Geeky Fun during the last week.Wikipedia In A Dysfunctional Physical Form (pic).
Your Printer Is A Brat (video).
Life At Microsoft - The Truth Revealed (video)
This Is Why Microsoft's Bing Is So Cool! (video)
Top Reasons Why People Are Still Using Internet Explorer (pic)
If you would [...]
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Top 10 Most Effective Job Search Websites
With the world economic climate still painfully low, more folks are losing their jobs than ever before. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. unemployment rate hit over 9 percent in May 2009. France unemployment jumped to 8.2 percent, Germany was at 7.6 percent in January, and the UK was at 6.77 [...]Continue reading ...
Cool Websites and Tools [June 13]
Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory.
(1) ViewDocsOnline - Received documents or presentations from friends but can not view them because you don't have [...]
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How To Set Up and Secure Your Own Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wireless networking can be an intimidating thing. I remember setting up my own, as if it was yesterday, and it wasn't entirely fun. If you've got yourself a laptop or two, and you've just bought your wireless equipment yesterday, I'm here today to show you how to set up your own hotspot, and how to [...]Continue reading ...
Testing Google Chrome Alpha: Test #1 - Linux
Editor’s note: We have a special installment for MakeUseOf readers who happen to be Chrome fans. We are reviewing the alpha build of Chrome for both Linux and Mac today. Watch out for the Mac edition later on.For those Linux users who have been waiting hard and long for the release of Google Chrome for [...]
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