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Laptop charges only when it’s off »

I came across a new problem, and this time the subject was a laptop. My mission was to repair an ACER Travelmate 2200 laptop that wouldn’t charge and run on AC power. It would run fine on battery, but when you plug in the AC adapter, it does nothing. It keeps running on battery power.
The problem gets weird when you [...]

The battle of the browsers, part 2 »

Not too long ago I wrote a post about the most popular operating systems and browsers on the Internet (read here). I quoted statistics from the w3schools Web site, which gave Firefox the number one spot among all browsers. They collected data for over 5 years and came to this conclusion. Internet Explorer (6, 7 and [...]

Hide your tracks with XB browser »

I have recently published a post about Ultrasurf, a program that enables you to surf the Net anonymously and securely, but now I have found something even better: the XeroBank Browser. Previously called Torpark, the XB browser is an open source browser that works similar to other ‘anonymous’ browsers, but it may be even better. Open source means it’s free.
XB [...]

Beware of these Internet scams! »

Are you annoyed by the fact that there are so many scams on the Internet? Don’t you hate it when you receive an email that asks you to update your bank account or credit card details? Or when someone sends you hot tips about the share market? Or when you sell your old PC on eBay, [...]

The most downloaded iTunes songs »

Did you know which iTunes songs are most popular? I was interested to find out, and recently I came across an article at a news Web site which listed the most downloaded iTunes songs ever. I thought it would include some historically popular songs by Michael Jackson, Madonna, Rolling Stones or the Beatles, but I was rather [...]