Computer crashes are quite common these days and most of us have had to experience the stress of losing important files and attempted hard drive data recovery. Of the many problems a computer can be stuck with, hard drive failure is perhaps the most destructive and once it happens, the process of retrieving data is not an easy one. Plus, the cost can run to the thousands. And no, it’s not because those who specialize in recovering data from a hard drive merely want to make things more difficult to the computer owner; it’s because the job of hard drive…

There are many QA methodologies that are used in the software industry. Out of all the methodologies that support a proactive development environment, agile methodology is one that stands out for its easy adaptation to new client requirements. One of the most useful benefits of using the agile methodology is the high quality products it is able to deliver at the end of project completion.
Agile methodology is able to provide complete visibility into each and every step of the development process. This way, the client organization is able to understand the implementation process and also have complete control over…

Why settle for the standard home icon on your browser? If your home button brings you to hackaday.com, why not make the icon reflect that destination? This hack is quick and simple. We’ll take you through it using Firefox 3 and the default theme with standard sized icons.
We start by using our favorite graphics program to make an icon that is 24×24 pixels, and then saved is as a PNG file without compression.
To use the new image as a home icon, we edited a Cascading Style Sheet which is stored in the file classic.jar. On Ubuntu 9.04,…

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Discover the new standard in Web browsing Opera lets you surf the Internet in a safer faster and easier way One of the most full featured internet power tools on the market it includes pop up blocking tabbed browsing integrated searches and advanced functions like Opera 39 s groundbreaking E mail program RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat You can customize the look and content of your browser with a few clicks of the mouse Opera started out as a research project in Norway 39 s largest telecom company Telenor in 1994 and branched out into an independent development company named…

Hiren 39 s Boot CD is a boot CD containing various diagnostic programs such as partitioning agents system performance benchmarks disk cloning and imaging tools data recovery tools MBR tools BIOS tools and many others for fixing various computer problems It is a Bootable CD thus it can be useful even if the primary operating system cannot be booted Hiren 39 s Boot CD has an extensive list of software Utilities with similar functionality on the CD are grouped together and seem redundant however they present choices through UI 39 s differences and options in what they can do Hiren…

WHAT 39 S NEW IN KASPERSKY INTERNET SECURITY 2010 Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 is a comprehensive data protection tool which provides not only anti virus protection but also protection against spam and network attacks The application 39 s components also enable users to protect their computers against currently unknown threats and phishing and to restrict users 39 access to the Internet The multifaceted protection covers all channels for data transfer and exchange All components can be flexibly configured allowing users to tailor Kaspersky Internet Security to their specific needs New in protection Improved HIPS Host based Intrusion Prevention System technology…

Routers aren’t just for routing network traffic any more. With the help of alternative operating systems such as DD-WRT, Tomato, and OpenWrt, routers are now extremely customizable and can be utilized to suit a number of needs. The main issue with projects built around routers is the need to telnet or SSH into them to get to a console. [Sven Killig] came up with a useful solution that utilizes the USB ports available on an Asus router to display video on a DisplayLink device, allowing a user to sit down and use the device as though it were a…

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WHAT 39 S NEW IN KASPERSKY INTERNET SECURITY 2010 Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 is a comprehensive data protection tool which provides not only anti virus protection but also protection against spam and network attacks The application 39 s components also enable users to protect their computers against currently unknown threats and phishing and to restrict users 39 access to the Internet The multifaceted protection covers all channels for data transfer and exchange All components can be flexibly configured allowing users to tailor Kaspersky Internet Security to their specific needs New in protection Improved HIPS Host based Intrusion Prevention System technology…