Google Alerts is another tool from Google that can send you e-mails for any particular search query. Its usefulness is all going to depend on how well of a search query you can craft, but out of the box it has ton of potential. This might be very useful to the webmaster running their own site or the consumer looking to keep up to date on an awesome upcoming product (like the … [Read more...]
Microsoft SuperPreview and BrowserShots – Your website in different browsers
Due to the way Internet Explorer is integrated with the Windows operating system and just the restrictions Microsoft puts on it in the first place, you can only have one version of IE on a machine at a time. Of course, I've covered Tredosoft's Multiple IE solution before, which does allow you to have more than one version, but Microsoft has just released (in beta) a solution … [Read more...]
Helix – Computer Security Forensics
Computer security forensics can get pretty detailed and pretty involved. In fact, it's almost always best left to the professionals. Even your standard, run-of-the-mill IT professional can get called into court to testify regarding evidence gathered at a scene. When it comes down to justice, you might not want to be the one that gets the blame for a case being dismissed through … [Read more...]
KeePass – Forget about remembering all those passwords!
There is one basic premise to password security: The longer the better. Mix in upper-case and lower-case letters, some numbers, and some special characters (!, @, $, etc.) and you're talking about a secure password. Unfortunately, a secure password is usually not memorable. This leads to people writing it down somewhere or heaven-forbid taping it to the bottom of their … [Read more...]
Before you recycle/garbage that old computer!
You've upgraded to a new computer or maybe replaced that old monitor with a shiny new LCD monitor. Congratulations! So much of our daily life is spent using a computer, that we like to have the newest things we can. It definitely makes a difference to your working life. You will notice a difference with the speed at which you can do things and also the overall appearance of … [Read more...]