Some of Windows 7 functions make it similar to a Mac. One of these characteristics is the task bar, which had already been modified in Windows Vista. However, something that Microsoft didn’t take into account when it created the task bar was the possibility of creating customized shortcut menus. This is where 7stack comes into play.

The new version of the best-known multinetwork messaging client brings new functions and support for extra platforms, and most important, a clear intention of simplifying its use. Let’s see how to add services like Twitter, Facebook, Windows Messenger MSN, etc. to our Trillian Astra.

We often leave our computer working, downloading or rendering a video, for example, while we are away. We may also use the PC to listen to music before going to sleep and we fall asleep before shutting it down. In such cases, Vista Shutdown Timer is a useful application.

In the past few weeks, Microsoft has announced that Windows Live Messenger’s new version will support Facebook chat. This news has been received with enthusiasm by the fans of this social network. However, the service itself is not a novelty at all. There are client applications, like Digsby, Pidgin and Trillian Astra, just to name a few, that already do this.

Every day, we find out about new features that the most popular social networks add to their functions. The latest one is Twitter’s user suggestion tool, like Facebook’s one.

Safety has become an important issue for most Internet users. Thanks to the options provided by the Net nowadays, we can buy products, transfer money from bank accounts, or send and receive important information online. Something that must be taken into account is passwords. KeyGen is an application for creating strong, hacker-proof passwords so that we can be better protected.

From YouTube´s official blog, and after listening the outcry of million of users, the directors of this video portal have announced that they are extending the limit of loading videos from 10 to 15 minutes.

The revolutionary way of showing a 360° view of the world that Google Earth offers through Street View arouses resentments in every continent. And now that the giant of the Net is announcing this product’s new functions (like the layers of weather, radar, etc.), “the Big Brother of the streets”, made possible by the Google [...]