Archive for February, 2010
Test your streaming video speed on Youtube
A high-speed broadband connection is a requirement to get any of the media rich benefits available on the Internet; viewing videos off streaming sites such as YouTube is impossible to enjoy. But what constitutes broadband speed? Oddly, it’s not consistently defined and that leads to a lot of confusion and problems – especially on content [...]
Clearing the Firefox search box automatically
Firefox changed the browsing landscape by popularizing the inclusion of a dedicated search box in the default user interface. Until then, many savvy web users had their home pages set to whichever search engine they used – yes, there were days before Google reigned supreme. With a single click of the home button you could [...]
Microsoft Security Essentials updating utility
At the release of Windows 7, Microsoft also threw it’s hat into the ring of free anti-virus software with the release of Security Essentials. While no software package is 100% full proof, MSE works surprisingly, being that it is free and it is from Microsoft – the same vendor whose initial software requires an extra [...]
Accessing a website even if the server is down
How many times have you been clicking around on the Internet and come to a page that won’t load? While the webpage could just be gone completely, often times it’s merely a temporary problem – the server may be overwhelmed or otherwise offline. This type of situation can occur often given the popularity of social [...]
Switch the location of the Windows Setup source
If you’ve had to maintain more than a handful of Windows installations over the years chances are you’ve come across a situation where Windows requests the original Installation CD. This can come about as a result of a new software patch or service pack, a system file verification check, or a repair install of another [...]
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