How to Create Your Own Slowed-Down Ambient Epics
Yesterday the internet went wild over the beautiful, ambient results of a Justin Bieber track slowed down by 800%. Feeling inspired to make your own ambient epics? Here’s how.
VTzilla Scans Files for Malware Before You Download Them
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): The VTzilla Firefox extension adds a Scan with VirusTotal option to Firefox’s right-click context menu and file download dialog that allows you to scan any file for a virus before you download it.
If you’re not familiar with VirusTotal, it’s a brilliant web service that scans any file you send [...]
Five tips for testing Web browser security
Like any other piece of software, Web browser code can and does contain vulnerabilities. Cybercriminals like vulnerabilities. They’re the soft underbelly of any application.
I know five Web sites that are committed to keeping browsers free of vulnerabilities. These Web sites evaluate browsers for weaknesses and determine how freely private information is [...]
How to add your favorite folders to My Places in Office 2010
I’m in and out of the same folders a lot and some of them are a few layers deep. Working through that hierarchy is monotonous and inefficient. Using Office 2003’s, I added these frequently used folders to My Places (the bar to the left in many dialog boxes)—it’s a great shortcut. [...]
Top 10 Tools for Managing and Automating Your Media Downloads
You’re handy with BitTorrent, you’ve learned your way around Usenet, and you have all kinds of files streaming onto your hard drive. Learn how to automatically unpack, rename, convert, and otherwise make your media ready for viewing with these 10 helper apps.
Note: Both BitTorrent and Usenet, referenced throughout this list, can [...]