The purpose of refrigerator coils is to dissipate heat, not suck up electricity — or cash — out of your wallet. But that’s what happens if you don’t clean off those bad boys once in a while. Here’s how.
Windows only: Previously mentioned VirusTotal Uploader automatically uploads any file to online virus scanner VirusTotal, scanning it for viruses with 41 different popular antivirus applications — and now it’s even better and faster, with instant hash checking, letting you skip uploads altogether.
Computer mice are great and all, but sometimes you’d rather not have to deal with them — say, when you’re using an uncomfortable touchpad on a laptop. Chrome Extension KeyboardNavigation helps you browse the web while keeping mouse clicking to a minimum.
The government yesterday announced plans to introduce legislation requiring all RC-rated material online to be blocked by all ISPs, effectively declaring its trial of mandatory filtering a success.
Many of us prop laptops on blankets or pillows to avoid the heat, but these inevitably obstruct air circulation and cause overheating. This DIY stand made from a serving tray and a bit of wood helps keep your computer — and legs — cool.
Marking messages as unread is a quick and easy way to remind you to read a thread when you return to Gmail, but you couldn’t mark specific messages within long threads as unread — until today.
You may be a diehard Gmail user, prone to declaring desktop email clients dead. That’s fine. We still think you’ll find Thunderbird 3 to be a better offline email solution, and a really convenient aggregator for all your inboxes.
Firefox with Windows only: While travelling the internet, sometimes we don’t realise how much memory our browser is hogging until it starts acting sluggish, hangs or crashes altogether. Firefox extension Memory Fox optimises your memory so you can surf without slowing down.
Need a quick MP3 file of a certain saying to goof on a co-worker? Whatever your needs, Google Translate can be used as an impromptu text-to-speech converter, providing a handy MP3 file of your chosen words.
