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Claws Mail is the perfect solution for those looking for a lightning-fast email client that does IMAP like nobody’s business – and does it in a way that’s friendly to those with slow internet connections. This is part 1 of of 4-part video series explaining how to set up and use the...

You have a file you want to delete. Maybe it’s a movie you don’t care to watch any more, or a save file for a game that you don’t need, or even a program you suspect has been compromised by a virus. The reason you want the file gone is irrelevant. What’s important is that when you try to delete the file, you can’t. Apparently,...

Sure, you can PING from the Command Prompt and get the information you need from there, but PingTerminal steps it up a few notches by giving you a graphical representation of what’s going on, and allowing you to PING and TRACERT at the same time in the same window. The graph on top isn’t showing much for drop because I was able to get good PING...

This:…looks a lot better, and is much easier to figure out compared to this:In Windows 95, that interface actually tells you what operating environment you’re in (note the vertical Windows 95 on the left, and the major areas are all easily distinguishable due to simple, colorful isometric 256-color icons. Also, the Start button actually says...

TaskBar Hider, a free utility which is available here, is a cool thing to have for those who want a little extra control over showing/hiding their Windows taskbar. Instead of the standard auto-hide method that most people use when they want their taskbar out of the way when not in use, TaskBar Hider can get rid of it with just a keystroke, and bring it back with...

The Comodo Dragon web browser, which you can download here, is essentially Google Chrome without the Google tracking stuff in it. There is the ability to disable auto-updating whereas in Chrome you cannot, and good safety features built-in such as secure DNS, site inspection and a lot more. Most importantly, it’s just as fast as Chrome is, so you...

What a lot of people don’t realize is how much our society relies on computers for…well, everything.  They’re pretty much the beating heart of modern civilization, and are involved in operating everything from government to finance to power. The trouble with computers is that, well…they’re far from perfect. Most of these systems...

Nick writes: I was wondering if there is any way to have 2 computers,one linux and one windows based, on a network and them be able to communicate. I have seen "windows network tools" before but i was only able to go to the windows computer and not vice versa. do you know of any way to get a windows computer to talk with a linux computer?This...

Derrick writes: I happen to be at a mixed bag as to which virus scanner to run. i have ran windows xp, vista, 7 even me. I always happen to change my mind as to which virus scanner to use since there are so many but each one doesn’t work the same and some claim a file to be a virus when it isn’t. i have used avast, avg, avira AntiVir. and even...

This article and video is in response to a help request that was submitted asking to troubleshoot an odd out-of-memory error that occurred on the user’s system. Personally, I did not believe it was any mail client at fault, but rather a rogue app (spyware or malware) that may have infected the user’s...

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