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If you wish to download online videos directly to your computer, but you don’t want to use different software to download them from different websites having different formats and anti-leek protections, then you have got to try this nice piece of software out! Continue reading »

As you know, in the Internet there is a lot of pestware which shows itself in different shapes. It can be called spyware, crapware, malware, virus etc. These are the most common threats which are able to infect your computer with the primary goal to make your files unusable, spread themselves to other machines and steal your private data. These are also the most common threats which are easily spotted by antiviruses and antispywares, so there is not anything to worry about. But are you protected from that Rootkits which cunningly is able to hide itself in your computer in such a way that even the best antivirus won’t manage to get it? Continue reading »

A few weeks ago I spoke about nice free Greasemonkey scripts able to improve the way you use your Gmail account.  Still fascinated by those little pieces of code I have decided to write another article speaking about free Bookmarklets able to improve your beloved browser.  I am really in love with them for many reasons. As a matter of fact fact, despite the options they add to the browser  which look like the ones offered by famous add-ons, these Bookmarklets are entirely something different, mainly due to the fact that they are not tied to a specific browser. But let’s see what I mean. Continue reading »

Ubuntu is the most famous Linux open source operating system available. Almost everybody has heard of it and many people have actually tried it or have a copy installed on their PC. What keeps the vast majority of users away from this wonderful operating system is the fact that one has to install it on the computer. This means that a new partition has to be created and tweaks have to be applied to run it smoothly. If you are not tech-savvy, but at the same time you want to give Ubuntu a try without any issue and above all without messing with your Windows, here is a software which fits you need perfectly. Continue reading »

The Quick launch bar in Windows is that useful place where you can put  shortcuts to those applications you use mostly on your computer. The procedure to add a new shortcut is quite easy. Just drag-and-drop an icon from the desktop to the Quick Launch bar and you are done. By default, the Quick Launch bar has got a “Show the Desktop” and a “Switch Between Windows” shortcut. I find the first shortcut very useful because, when my desktop is crammed with windows, it is sufficient to click it to make some order, minimizing all the windows to the taskbar. If, for any reason, your Quick Launch is missing these two shortcuts, here is the solution to put them back. Continue reading »

The Internet is full of freeware stuff. No doubt. In fact, you can download free e-books in PDF format without going to the book shop, for example. What you can not do instead is literally open such books and see if you like their content or not. As a matter of fact Google, which is an excellent tool to retrieve online documents, doesn’t provide the “View as HTML” function for all documents in its search results. Let’s see how you can search whatever document you want on the Internet and preview it without downloading. Continue reading »

Oh well, the saga to convert whatever you want to something else is really endless! In fact if you were wondering  what you can convert your PDF files into, here is huge selection on how to convert pictures to PDF, PDF to DOC, PDF to JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG etc,  PDF to Flash. Anyway, what was missing from Web Talk was a nice, free web utility able to convert the html websites to pdf format. Here is the solution. Continue reading »

WebRoot Desktop Firewall is an application worth $19.95 helping you protect your computer from Internet threats. Basically, it is a two-way firewall shielding your computers from worms, trojans, Internet viruses and hackers trying to make their way into your computer by exploiting your Internet connection and operating systems flaws. Let’s learn how to get it for free! Continue reading »