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I have to tell you the truth. When a couple of days ago a Web Talk’s reader asked this question to me I got…speechless! What the heck is Google Cheese? The best reply I could give him was: “Please, give a couple of minute to find out more!”. For those of you guys who don’t know what to think about Google Cheese, you have to know that it is nothing else than the famous Google Moon web service which allows you to “browse” our satellite, just in the same way you do with Google Maps!  Let’s see how to find more about Google Moon! Continue reading »

One of the most useful features in Firefox 4 is its Crash Protection system which lets you restore any Internet Session after an unexpected crash. This little feature, in case of a crash, will ask you whether or not you wish to save and restore an Internet session. The Crash Protection works so well that even if you don’t manage to reopen a previous Internet session, you will still be able to do it by using a nice…Firefox command! Continue reading »

As you know the new, upcoming Firefox has got a lot of interesting features and options as well as a new, redesigned UI (User Interface). One of the big differences from the previous versions is the new Firefox Button. Located on the upper-left side of the browser, this button is easily recognizable for its orange color. Let’s see how to replace it and add the old, well-known Firefox menu Bar.  Continue reading »

Firefox 4, like  its previous versions lets you customize the way the tool bar looks like. You can do it by changing, moving and playing with the buttons, for example. Here is a straight-to-the point tutorial which will let you change the position of certain buttons on the toolbar of Firefox 4. Continue reading »

Firefox 4 beta is out and has got a lot, really a lot of new interesting features which are going to change the way we use the Red Fox. A very useful feature, List all Tabs,  allows you to display and preview thumbnails of  open tabs in one single window. Let’s see how   to turn it on (enable) thanks to a simple hack!  Continue reading »

If you have an old computer you know that one of the most annoying things is to transfer and copy the content of your old hard disk to a new one. This single operation is sufficient to discourage even the most seasoned computer geek, above all if the content of the hard disk is pretty big. Let’s see how to make this tedious and difficult operation easy by using a freeware tool provided by one the most important software houses around! Continue reading »

While browsing the Internet using your nice Google Chrome, at a certain point you might wish to zoom in or zoom out certain web pages to see a picture better or read that article which uses a very tiny font size. Thanks to a nice add-on you will be able to zoom whatever you page or picture you want in one click! Continue reading »

I have already talked about how to detect and remove annoying and dangerous rootkits from your computer. You can read this article here to know more. However, as usual, on the Internet there is always more than one way to accomplish the same results. So, here is another useful, free tool able to delete rootkits in a couple of simple steps! If you don’t know what a rootkit is and feel unsure if your computer has got one, here is a brief except from Wikipedia: “A rootkit is malware that consists of a program, or combination of several programs, designed to hide or obscure the fact that a system has been compromised.”. Continue reading »

If you are not familiar with this service, Google Desktop Search is a: “Utility that indexes files on desktop PC and displays results in a Google search page, with some relevance ranking based on modified dates.” Simply put, it searches your computer stuff (files, photos, music etc.) as well as the Internet (websites etc.) by using the powerful algorithm used by Google Search Engine.  The issue with such a nice tool is that it keeps indexing your computer files relentlessly, thus decreasing and slowing down your computer performance. Here is a simple procedure to close and turn off the resource-devouring Google Desktop Searchnd a make your computer fast. Continue reading »

Google Toolbar is one of those useful Google tools meant to simplify your life when it comes to searching stuff on the Internet or using certain Google services. However, since most of us don’t know how to use it (who cares to read the instructions?) we end up turning the toolbar in one of our most implacable foes!  So, a simple procedure such as filling a form out (the username and password form of a web service, for example) turns to a boring thing to repeat over and over again, one hundred time a day. Did you know that Google Toolbar has got a time-saving feature which lets you auto fill any form, automatically? Continue reading »