Firefox users who are looking to either disguise or change the title of their tabs will want to take a look at the add-on, Page Title Eraser.
From the description:
The Page Title Eraser adds menu item to the page context menu and “Tools” menu items. “Right-click” menu includes a “Hide title” menu item now. Using this [...]

Periodically during the PCMech Live broadcast I will refer people to the PCMech Forums when a) I don’t know the answer to a particular tech question and/or b) the tech question asked requires a threaded conversation (which can’t be done with real-time chat).

One of the big perks of using a Linux distribution is having a choice of what window manager you want to use.
You can check out what’s available for Linux window managers and desktops here.
The one I’ll be concentrating on is fluxbox, a window manager.
Fluxbox is one of the lightest window managers you can use for [...]

If you are very concerned about malware on your system and already have a couple of programs to scan for such programs, another anti-spyware package you might want to try is Malwarebytes.
From their description:
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware can detect and remove malware that even the most well known anti-virus and anti-malware applications fail to detect. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware [...]

One thing you probably knew Firefox did, but might have never explored is applying a custom theme/skin. The latest release of the popular browser fully supports this functionality and even offers a theme repository on their own site.
There are tons of themes available and you can probably find one for just about anything you can [...]

When you inevitably get a new cell phone and after you have transferred all the data from your old device to your new one, have you ever thought about what to do with the old one? While the obvious answer may be to recycle it, why not donate it to a cause such as Cell [...]

We all know that when you buy some software, a gadget, a piece of hardware or anything else, it is nice to know you can return it should there be a problem and (hopefully) get your money back. However, being a smart consumer means understanding the issue from the retailer’s perspective, too.
Here are some tips [...]

You may remember me stating in the past that I have an aversion to e-mail signatures. Well, I found something that is the sure-fire cure to those overly long e-mail sigs.
And that’s Krunchd (pronounced as it looks, "crunched").
I created a Krunchd page http://krunchd.com/menga. I included the all the social networks I participate in, my web [...]

As you may or may not know, Google has its own web browser and it’s called Chrome. When first released it was done so in beta form, but now it’s been at version 1 (out of beta) for a little while now, so I figured I’d give it another shot.
This version of Chrome is 1.0.154.36 [...]

If so, check out the DOS Games Archive. Personally, I am not a gamer, but back in the days of DOS I played quite a few games. In my opinion, they were better then than they are now, simply because the focus was the storyline and gameplay rather than the graphics and cut-scenes which seem [...]

Everyone renames files. Whether it is Word documents or a library of pictures, eventually you have to rename a large number of files at once. Using the standard Windows renaming vehicle can be extremely time consuming when you have more than a few files, so instead try Lupas Rename.
Lupas Rename is a free utility which [...]

Next month the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds is coming. It’s a 17-inch screened, Intel Core 2 Quad’ed, 980GB hard drive’d beast.
But what makes it worth $3,600?
See that thing sticking out from the right?
You guessed it, that’s another screen. You may asking yourself “Is that a dual-screen laptop?” You are correct.
Also note the drawing tablet next [...]

Yes, I’m talking about the VHS videocassette format. We all thought it was dead years ago but it turns there was still a major supplier in Palm Harbor Florida (very close to where PCMech is based). However that supplier shipped the last of its stock very recently.
So now yes, ding-dong the witch is dead, [...]

A while ago, I wrote about how to backup your Firefox bookmarks and that occassionally doing so was prudent in the event of a disaster. Of course, the problem with that method is that it is a manual process you have to remember to do. The best method is to have your bookmarks backed up [...]