Mozilla implemented Reader Mode in the Android version of the Firefox web browser some time ago. Reader Moder at its core tries to improve the readability of content on a web page by removing all page elements but the elements that belong to the main article on the page. Extensions and userscripts like Evernote Clearly [...]
Monitor all Windows Explorer file activites
We here at Ghacks Technology News have reviewed several applications in the past that allow you to monitor specific areas of the operating system. SpyMe Tools for instance lets you monitor the installation process of a software, while Reg from App and What Changed keep an eye on the system’s Registry. Windows Explorer Tracker concentrates [...]
Opera 12.02 final released, download now
Norwegian company Opera Software has released a new version of its desktop web browser Opera to the public. The new version is an update to the stable version of the web browser brining the version of it to 12.02. Opera Software as you may now is iterating releases between smaller updates and larger feature-rich updates. [...]
Greasemonkey 1.0 extension for Firefox released
Greasemonkey is one of the most popular extensions for the Firefox web browser. The add-on makes available a program that allows Firefox users to run JavaScript code, also known as userscripts, in the browser. These userscripts customize a page’s functionality or layout, for instance by removing advertisements, adding download options or providing additional search filters [...]
No Windows 8 Desktop Gadgets? Try these two tools to get them back!
One of the features missing in Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 8 is desktop gadget support. Gadgets are programs that make their functionality directly available on the desktop. They were first introduced in Windows Vista limited to a sidebar area on the desktop, and then improved under Windows 7 where they can be placed anywhere [...]
Install Microsoft Visual C++ Runtimes in one go
Sometimes when yo try to install or run a program on your Windows system you may get an error message that a component it depends on is missing. This can for instance be the case if you do not have a particular version of the Microsoft .Net Framework or a Visual C++ Runtime installed. Some [...]
Opera AutoStack Add-on: change Opera’s tab stacking behavior
One of the coolest recent features of the Opera web browser is its tab stacking functionality. You can use it to stack tabs on top of each other to save space on the tab bar. To create a stack of tabs in the browser simply drag and drop one on top of another on the [...]
What happens when Windows 8 expires?
Microsoft has released three previews of its upcoming operating system Windows 8 to the public. The Windows 8 Developer Preview, Consumer Preview and Release Preview have been, and in many cases are, used by millions of users to test the functionality of the Windows 8 operating system. These versions will expire eventually and you will [...]
How to install Windows 8 without product key
If you have installed the final version of Windows 8 on a PC recently, you have noticed that you had to enter a valid product key at one time during setup to continue with it. That’s different from previous versions of the Windows operating system where you had the option to install the system without [...]