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Here's what a VPN can't protect you from (but you need to use it)

The abbreviation " VPN " has slowly become established among average Internet users, which is certainly good, but the problem is that people have started to see VPN as the ultimate solution to all problems.

Download movies

First, what's wrong with online movies? The picture quality is bad, the sound is bad, there is little choice, you have to wait up to 10 minutes to load… etc. Therefore, you can download the movie in a much higher resolution and with a much better picture and sound quality and watch it without any interference or interruption.

Google+ allows you to ignore

If you are a Google+ user and want to ignore a relative or colleague who is annoying you with this service, there is now a possibility to do so, since Google has added this option. 

How to skip "3 steps" on FB pages

If you use Facebook, you will surely come across "boring" pages every day that you have to like, share and then see the link.

Facebook introduced more novelties

What we have been waiting for for a long time is available today for all Facebook users. Namely, FB today introduced Tickers as well as a static navigation bar at the very top.

Skype 5.5.0.114

Skype is software for calling other people via computer or phone. Download Skype and start inviting your friends and relatives around the world.

Is Google overdoing deleting your account?

A few days ago, Google terminated a Google+ account whose user, according to the official representative of the company, did not enter the real name and surname that this service insists on.

Safely remove Antivirus

The biggest problem with Windows OS is Viruses. Another problem is how to choose the antiVirus that will best protect your computer. In this post, I will not write about how to choose an antivirus, but how to remove it if you are not satisfied with it.

Chrome 15.0.861.0

From the Dev Channel of Google, we have the latest version of Chrome browser, version 15.0.861.0 , which is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux and has an improved V8 engine (3.5.7.0) and several fixes for vulnerabilities observed in previous versions.

How to download a video from Facebook

UPDATE: article was updated: How to download Facebook video without any tools (2017) You've probably heard of the popular Youtube Downloader gadget for downloading video content from the Youtube site. But have you ever wanted to download a video from Facebook?

Google has fixed a critical bug

Google patched 11 vulnerabilities within Chrome on Monday, including one of the few bugs the company has identified as critical.

Facebook data collection

The German authorities in charge of privacy protection called on the organizations to close their Facebook fan pages and remove the "Like" button of this social network from their sites, stating that Facebook collects data in violation of German and EU laws.

New Google+ feature

Google has added tags that verify the identity of the users of their Google+ social service, and this feature will first become available to public figures as well as those added to the contact list by a large number of people.

Google TV sales

Google has launched a new campaign to sell Google TV products, which are now characterized by reduced prices .

Google highlights the problems

Google has released a new study detailing how it is becoming increasingly difficult to identify harmful websites and attacks as antivirus programs increasingly prove to be an ineffective defense against new types of attacks.

Dropbox 1.1.40

Dropbox is the easiest way to store, sync, and share files online.

Adobe Muse - more

Adobe has introduced its latest Web design software, codenamed Muse, as a site for creating sites without the need for any programming, and for InDesign and Illustrator users. In terms of interfaces, the development team has done an excellent job of mimicking the interfaces of the two tools but facilitating significant use by using the AIR programming platform. However, as the market is saturated with different tools for creating sites of different levels of sophistication and budget, Muse seems like the first real chance for Adobe to attract designers from tools such as Photoshop for site design and prototyping.

The first Lion update

As part of a software update released yesterday, Apple released OS X 10.7.1 , the first update for their operating system that carries patches for several security vulnerabilities and bugs that accompanied the initial release.

Misunderstanding about G+ invitations

Alleged mismanagement of Google+ call links that prevent them from appearing on Facebook users' news feeds has resulted in two companies firing.

Thunderbird 6.0

Thunderbird is a great email client that comes from the same team that is in charge of the Firefox browser.

Improved anti-malware protection

Google Chrome is four times more effective at blocking malicious sites and malware than it was a year ago, and Firefox 4 was less effective at alerting users to the danger than this browser was a year ago, the company said in a report.

IE9 most successful in blocking

Three months ago, Microsoft released statistics based on Internet Explorer 9 SmartScreen Filter tools, which concluded that this browser blocks up to 95% of threats .

Adobe pays tribute to Google

Adobe admitted on Friday that as many as 80 bugs in Flash Player were reported by Google engineers , defending its decision not to disclose details about vulnerabilities.

Miro 4.0.3

Miro is a free HD video player , that offers the ability to play any video file and offers more than 6,000 free TV programs and video podcasts.

New Google option

Google will start popularizing the search results of individual users with posts shared publicly by their links to Google+, the company announced. The new feature, which only works when users are signed in to their Google Accounts, aims to tailor the results to users' individual tastes.

Windows 7 Logon screen

If you're tired of looking at the same picture every time you turn on your computer, you can change it very easily. The program called " Change Windows 7 Logon Image with Logon Screen " has a slightly longer task, which allows you to change the "login screen" in just a few steps. This free program takes only 300kb and is completely free .

How to see phone numbers from friends on FB

If you have registered your number on Facebook, it remains visible to everyone even if you hide it. You can see the phone numbers of all your friends who have synced their mobile with Facebook and if they have hidden their numbers. This can even be useful, for example, if you need a friend's number and he is not there, or the number of a company that has a Facebook profile. On the other hand, the privacy of the user who activated his number is violated. If he hid his number from the public, it is obvious that he does not want anyone to see him.

Google+ wishes Facebook success in games

The new Google+ service recently announced that it will gradually start introducing gaming capabilities on the site and will add popular games such as Angry Birds .

Adobe Muse

Adobe has positioned the latest Web design software, Muse as a creation site for InDesign and Illustrator users.

How to speed up folder opening [Win7]

I had a problem with the slow loading of folders on Win7, until recently. When I opened the folder, I waited for a while to read all the items from it. That green progress, at least upstairs, was filled with incredible slowness , which annoyed me. I searched a bit on the net, I concluded something myself and came up with a simple and effective solution. You will not need any program or complicated settings for this, everything is easy.

Windows since its inception until today

Windows has come a long way and undergone many changes since its inception in 1985. Microsoft strives to improve this Operating System as much as possible. I’ve compiled a list of all the Windows OSs since it was founded and written a couple of interesting facts about each.

Firefox 6 available for download

Mozilla is preparing to introduce Firefox 6 this week, according to a statement released on the company's official website.

Google Chrome 15.0.849.0 Beta

Providing testers and developers with weekend gaming material, Google made available on Friday a version of Chrome browser 15.0.849.0 beta that brings new features including Native Client (allows C and C ++ code to run within the browser), and there is print preview support for Mac .

Firefox reduces memory hunger

Mozilla Firefox 7, which will hit the market in September, will be significantly faster because it solved the problem that led to memory leaks, according to an official statement from the company.

Update for IE9

Microsoft has released a new update for Internet Explorer 9 that brings patches for several different security vulnerabilities.

Redesigning a Twitter site

A few days ago Twitter stopped using the old interface , this site for microblogs introduced a partially redesigned version of their website.

3 ways to speed up Firefox

It is known that one of the major flaws of Firefox is its controversy. Each open Tab takes up one piece of RAM, which is normal but can sometimes be a big problem. You can solve the problem by buying more RAM, but I believe most would change the browser itself. If you still use this web browser, here are a few tricks to speed up the browser itself.

How to write inverted letters

You can also write this text quickly and easily. Visit this site and enter text in plain letters in the first field, and the reverse text will appear in the field below.

Museum of Me

Here is an interesting site intended for Facebook users - Museum of Me . From the name itself, you can conclude what the virtual Museum is about. Yes, that's right, a museum of your pictures, likes, status, clips, notes… all in one place. Everything is nicely blended and arranged throughout the museum.

Google+ will be the second largest service

Bloomberg - YouG 's research showed that the Google+ service has great potential to attract enough users to become more popular in a year than Twitter or LinkedIn in the United States.

OpenArena

If you’ve played Quake III , OpenArena will be quite familiar to you. The differences between the two titles, of course, exist, but they are usually a little noticeable. The similarity goes to the extent that there is a certain amount of binary compatibility, more precisely, most maps and mods for Quake will work without problems. Gameplay is, for the uninitiated, fun, fast, very dynamic, and often brutal.

Dream Render – animate Your desktop [XP/vista]

In one of the last posts, I presented the Okozo animated desktop which is intended exclusively for Windows7 users. In this post, I will present a similar program designed for Windows XP and Vista users, Dream Render . With this program, you can set any video clip as wallpaper on your computer. If you decide to install this program, you must keep in mind that you will need a little more RAM to make everything work without "chopping".

5 interesting sites (part 2)

In one of the last posts, I compiled a list of 5 sites that I found interesting and that you will like. In this post, I made a list of 5 more interesting sites that I "came across" in this short time.

Windows Double Explorer

If you are used to the use of so-called " Two-panel " file managers, primarily Total Commander , and when surfing the net you find that the tabbed interface makes it much easier for you to use the browser, you will like this program. Windows Double Explorer … If it was not clear enough from the name what to expect from this program, a more detailed explanation follows.

5 useful plugins for Gmail

If you use Gmail and want to make it even more functional and customize it , take a look at these 5 add-ons (settings) that will make using this service even easier. To turn on these settings, you need to go to " Mail Settings " in your Gmail account, and then select the " Labs " tab.

Super HTML5 Mario

Opera presented the well-known Super Mario game in HTML5 version. The game was coded by Robert Kleffner with the help of Markus Persson , the founder of the popular Minecraft game. You can play the game in any browser that supports the HTML5 standard. Eg: Chrome 10 ↑, Firefox 4 ↑, IE 9 ↑ ...

Google about hacking Chrome

Google praises its Chrome OS for not having the traditional security concerns associated with malware, but it is still vulnerable to a completely different type of attack , according to WhiteHat Security researchers.

Confirmed Borderlands 2

It was confirmed yesterday that Borderlands 2 is in the development phase and that an official announcement will follow soon.

Lion OS problems

After the introduction of the latest operating system from Apple , the first complaints from users appeared . One of the users who filed a complaint states that Apple OS X Lion completely stopped his Macbook Pro and made it unusable.

How to download the complete FB profile

UPDATE: The article has been updated. Click here. You have probably heard these days that the hacker group "Anonymous" will crash Facebook on November 5, 2011, maybe it will, maybe it won't. If you want to save all your pictures and videos, etc. you can do it in a few steps.