switch

Wed
21
Oct
John Lister's picture

Microsoft Begs Users to Stick with Edge Browser

Microsoft is to display a "nag box" to users of Windows 10 who switch their default browser to Chrome or Firefox. The box will urge users to stick with the built-in Edge browser. The new nag screen came to light in a leaked version of an upcoming ... update to Windows 10. This edition, known as build 10568, isn't supposed to be available to anyone yet, not even those who've signed up to be the first to try out planned updates. However, Microsoft has confirmed that the new notification is genuine. The screen will appear whenever users try to switch the default browser, which is ... (view more)

Tue
21
Apr
John Lister's picture

US Wary About Ditching FM Radio

Norway has confirmed it will switch off FM radio signals in 2017, making it the first country to do so. United States officials say they are likely to let the switch to digital radio happen more gradually. Several countries, including the US, have ... already switched off analog TV signals, with consumers instead either using digital over-the-air services or switching entirely to cable and satellite. In the US, only a few low-power, very local analog broadcasts remain, and they are due to switch off by this September. Analog Radio Sets Still Widely Used The digital switchover for radio worldwide ... (view more)

Mon
22
Jul
Dennis Faas's picture

'Samsung Smart Switch 1.0.13041.59', and 'Photivo 2013.7.01'

Samsung Smart Switch 1.0.13041.59 Just bought a Samsung smartphone, like the Galaxy S4? You're not alone. Easily make the transition from another type of smartphone to your new Samsung device using Samsung Smart Switch. It features simple content ... transfer and an easy-to-use, intuitive interface. http://www.samsung.com Photivo 2013.7.01 Tinker with and improve your favorite photographs using Photivo, the free and open source photo processor. It's compatible with RAW, TIFF, JPEG, BMP, and PNG files and uses a 16-bit processing pipe with batch mode. http://photivo.org This freeware software ... (view more)

Tue
11
Oct
Dennis Faas's picture

'ClearType Switch 1.1', and 'ICQ 7.6 Build 5620'

ClearType Switch 1.1 ClearType technology first appeared in Windows XP. This technology renders the text in a way which makes it look much better on LCD screens with rectangle pixels instead of circle CRT dots. But not everyone likes ClearType, ... which is why this program was invented. It allows Windows users a safe and easy way to customize their display experience. http://karpolan.com ICQ 7.6 Build 5620 ICQ, otherwise known as 'I Seek You', is an instant messaging service that allows friends, family and co-workers to interact quickly and easily through their computers and mobile devices. It ... (view more)

Thu
29
Apr
Dennis Faas's picture

'Mail Viewer', and 'Monitor Switch'

Mail Viewer Mail Viewer is a standalone email viewing program compatible with Microsoft Outlook Express 4,5 and 6 message database (*.idx/*.mbx/*.dbx), Windows Vista Mail/Windows Live Mail and Mozilla Thunderbird message databases as well as ... standalone EML files. It allows users to extract all email addresses from their inbox in one click. Selected messages can be saved to *.eml files with or without their attachments. Attachments can be extracted from selected messages by one command. http://www.mitec.cz MonitorSwitch Moving windows is a common task on multi-monitor systems, and ... (view more)

Thu
14
Jan
Dennis Faas's picture

'Switch Off', and 'TimeComX'

Switch Off Shutdown your PC automatically or remotely from any computer or mobile phone. Switch Off is a lightweight easy-to-use tray-based system utility that can automatically perform various frequently used operations such as shutting down or ... restarting your computer, disconnecting your current dial-up connection and locking your workstation. http://www.airytec.com TimeComX TimeComX is a small and resource-friendly automation program that can execute various actions after specified time or by a lower deviation of network and processor usage activity. http://bitdreamers.com Today's fresh ... (view more)

Thu
05
Nov
Dennis Faas's picture

Apple Targets Win7 Search with Google Ad-Bombs

With Microsoft grabbing all the headlines of late with its brand-spanking new Windows 7 operating system (OS), Apple has made its bid to turn consumer attention away from their Redmond-based competitor by employing the help of search titan Google. ... According to reports, search terms for "Windows 7 download" and even "Windows 7 upgrade" have triggered Google-sponsored links for Apple products. While some may think that an advertising campaign such as this is 'just business', others say that such a tactic is dirty. (Source: thenextweb.com ) Apple: Make the Switch to Mac Apple ... (view more)

Tue
03
Nov
Dennis Faas's picture

10% Of Internet Explorer Users Jump Ship: Report

Microsoft's share of the Internet browser market has fallen by almost a tenth in the space of one year. The lost share has been split between Firefox, Safari and Google's new Chrome browser. (Source: informationweek.com ) Monitoring firm Net ... Applications has just released its browser statistics for October. While some reports are concentrating on the changes since September, which saw Internet Explorer drop by just one percentage point, the trends are much more striking when comparing October 2009 to October 2008. Firefox Does Most Damage During that one year period the percentage of Internet ... (view more)

Wed
02
Sep
Dennis Faas's picture

'DShutdown', and 'Task Switch XP'

DShutdown DShutdown is a stand-alone program that allows you to easily shutdown and wake up local or remote PCs, with many options. DShutdown can monitoring the PC to shutdown after a particular application terminates, for example. There are also ... options to shutdown a PC when Internet traffic reduces below a particular data-rate: useful to shutdown a PC when it has finished a large download. For full list of features, visit site. http://dimio.altervista.org Task Switch XP Task Switch XP is an Alt-Tab Replacement For Windows XP; it's an advanced task management utility that picks up where the ... (view more)

Thu
30
Apr
Dennis Faas's picture

Kill Switch

A kill switch (also called an e-stop) is a security measure used to shut off a device (usually in an emergency situation) in which it cannot be shut down in the usual manner. Unlike a normal shut down which shuts down all systems naturally in a ... progressive manner, a kill switch is designed to completely abort the operation at all costs. Often, kill switches are used to protect people from sustaining an injury or being killed, in which case damaging the machine may be considered to be acceptable. Physical World Applications Treadmills often use a safety key (essentially a kill switch) that the ... (view more)

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