November 1st, 2008 by admin

Now you can bring your Opera browser everywhere! If you are an Opera user and do a lot of surfing at home, office, school and cybercafes, this portable opera (also called Opera@USB) will suit you well. You may keep a lot of settings like Wands, Bookmarks, Mail and preferences for your Opera. By using portable version of Opera, you can have the same Opera settings, bookmars and wands on any PCs you use.

The advantages of using Opera@USB:

1. Works independently and will not affects other browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozila Firefox or Google Chrome.
2. Existing version of Opera on the other PC will NOT be affected.
3. Opera@USB does NOT keep entries in the registery.
4. Works with most Windows PCs (including Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista).
5. Opera@USB does NOT leave important data (wands, bookmarks etc) on the PC you use.

Requirements for Opera@USB:

• Internet Connection

• USB Flashdrive / Thumbdrive with at least 15MB freespace or more!

Download Opera@USB today! It is FREE!:)

Download: http://www.opera-usb.com/operausben.htm

November 1st, 2008 by admin

Is your hosts file being hijacked by viruses, trojans, or spyware. If so, you may need to reset your default hosts file by using HostsXpert.

HostsXpert is downloaded at http://www.snapfiles.com/get/hoster.html

Then, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Double click on HostXpert.exe to run the application.

Step 2: Click the “Make Writeable” button.

Step 3: Click on “Restore Microsoft’s Hosts File and then click “OK”.

Done! Now your Hosts file is clean.

Thanks to chaslang from majorgeeks.com for sharing this.

October 30th, 2008 by admin

Opera 9.62 for Windows Changelog

Release Notes

Opera 9.62 incorporates the Opera Presto 2.1.1 user agent engine.

Changes since Opera 9.61
Security
Fixed an issue where History Search could be used to execute arbitrary code, as discovered by Aviv Raff;
The links panel no longer allows cross-site scripting;

Download: http://www.opera.com/download

October 29th, 2008 by admin

To change the mouse wheel scrolling speed in Firefox, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Type about:config on the address bar.

Step 2: Press “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button (if you use Firefox3.x otherwise just ignore this step).

Step 3: Find mousewheel.withnokey.sysnumlines

Step 4: Right click on mousewheel.withnokey.sysnumlines and change the default value to False.

Step 5: Find mousewheel.withnokey.numlines and change the value (default value is 1, greater value means faster scrolling speed).

Now, enjoy your new mouse wheel scrolling speed in your Firefox!

October 29th, 2008 by admin

Did you know you can verify whether Kingston memory you have purchased is a genuine Kingston product or not?

Step 1: Visit http://www.kingston.com/asia/verify/

Step 2: Fill in all necessary information and press SUBMIT button.

Step 3: Check your email to see the result.

You will receive an email from web_report@kingston.com, titled “Kingston Validation Confirmation”.

If your Kingston memory is genuine, you will get the following message:

“The memory you inquired about has been verified to be an authentic Kingston memory product. All Kingston memory modules carry a life-time warranty. Thank you for selecting Kingston Memory.”

If your Kingston memory has already been registered by another email address, you will get the following message:

“The memory you inquired was already registered by another user, so it may not be authentic Kingston memory product. We suggest that you double check the information on the product label. (Refer to the Kingston Verification website for details).”

If your Kingston memory is a fake one, you will get the following message:

“The memory you inquired about is not an authentic Kingston memory product. We suggest that you double check the information on the product label. (Refer to the Kingston Verification website for details).”

Good luck!