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Finally installed Firefox 3 in my computer. I tried to run the Free SMS software but still not able to. Although they claimed that it is compatible with any web browser, it just won’t run for me.

Firefox 3 has been out for download for quite some time. I did not upgrade mine because many feedback its compatibility problem with add-ons. After the RC 1 and RC 2 (release candidate), now come to final release on latest version. As a tech blogger, I have to adopt the changes and explore its new features.

Refine Firefox 3 Drawbacks

After install Firefox 3, I was excited to check out its new features. But I feel sad on first impression. At found 2 drawbacks that I don’t like: URL bar and add-on compatibility problem. (more…)

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Are you facing difficulty do routine job to translate words, search images and check the word definition? Have you feel tedious to copy and paste 2 times for each word + link? Yes, sometime I feel this is very tedious especially when I need to copy and paste out of the web page while browsing Internet.

Now, you can do all tasks above inside your Firefox. Yes, without go out from the web page you are browsing. How? Just install the Hyperwords plugin.

Hyperwords features

After install and restart firefox within seconds, your firefox are equipped more than an encyclopedia.

There are many features in Hyperwords, but I just want to point out these 3 main features: (more…)

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I have showed you the way to protect files and folders with Folder Protector 5.0. Have you take action to protect your confidential files and folders? Well, its all depends on your needs. But I highly recommend you to protect them or at least encrypt those files that consisting your password, bank account, etc.

Now, there is a good news for open source supporter! An open source tool called TrueCrypt let you encrypt files and encrypt an entire partition or storage device. This mean we can encrypt our USB flash drive and hard disk. Others can’t even open or boot up the system if it is stolen. Further more, its software version available for Windows, Mac OS, and of course Linux. Yeah! it’s Free!

How Encryption Works ?

Basically it works almost the same with password locker. It use some advance algorithms bind with your password to hide or mess up your data. Without the password to decrypt, those data are useless. In this case, TrueCrypt is using 3 types of encryption algorithm AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish.

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Have you downloaded and install gOS on your computer? gOS is an Ubuntu (Linux-based ) operating system that bundled with Google applications in case you don’t know.

If you think Linux box is not user friendly and less graphic user interface (GUI) than you are wrong! Now, gOS come with Apple OS X like interface. When people talk about Apple OS X, means must have dock and stack that appear in the latest Apple OS X Leopard 10.5. In gOS, it is called Awn! (more…)

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