Automatically Update PC Drivers with RadarSync

Keeping your PC running in tip-top shape admittingly takes more effort than it should. Most PC users are generally aware of the concepts of antivirus, spyware removal, and Windows updates. We understand we have to keep on top of these things and thankfully, almost all the utilities have the ability to keep themselves recent automatically, [...]

Cracking ZIP, RAR, and 7z Files

Nine months ago you did a good deed. In a valiant attempt to clean up your filesystem you compressed and archived a few directories and their contents. Decidingly clever, effort was put towards keeping prying eyes out and your data secure - a password was embedded in the archive file. Without the password, no one [...]

Downloading an Entire Web Site with wget

GNU wget is a free utility for non-interactive download of files from the Web, generally available on most Linux installs.  It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, as well as retrieval through HTTP proxies. Wget is non-interactive, meaning that it can work in the background, while the user is not logged on.  This allows you [...]

Web advertisers know what you did last summer

One would imagine that only the most neophyte Internet users understand that their movements are being watched and recorded. A study by TNS Global on behalf of TRUSTe only confirms that; web users are aware of the monitoring - and they hate it. From the survey of 1,015 randomly selected adults in the US:

57% are [...]

A Date with OpenDNS

Always one that hates being late to the party, I have very little excuse for missing out the latest craze, OpenDNS. Having a bit of time on my hands this past weekend, I decided to see what this little technology was all about.
Some extremely brief background information - DNS is essentially the service that translates [...]