This is an alternative to my recent post Blog display using the more tag as that method worked on my testing server but it decided to give me 404 errors whilst navigating.

Having already covered a variety of firefox extensions, including security and web developer extensions, it is now time to cover a list of other useful and time-saving extensions.

Web browsers are probably the most used software in this day and age. We access the Internet, play on-line games, access bank accounts, use them to power web applications such as Google Docs and so much more. There are so many browsers to choose from but which one do we choose?

How to display one full post on home page and sections on other pages such as archives page and categories page.

Welcome to Speed up vista part 2.  This section is also relevant to those that have XP. Just a recap we have speeded up our system so far by turning off system services that are not needed. In this section we will look at other ways to speed up your computer covering cleaning the registry, temporary files, startup entries and defragmentation.

Windows Vista may dive bombed since it was released in 2007 but for those have you that have it it may run slower than you want. First and foremost Vista looks beautiful but underneath those good looks it is also using a great deal of system resources. If you are not interested in the pretty looks or you are on a machine that is using less than 2 GB of RAM it is wise to turn it off which would improve your system performance vastly. There are other services than run unnecessarily which are safe to be turned off which help improve the performance of your computer.

Comodo firewall has been around for a few years now. It has always been rated highly for its tough firewall. Version 3 now comes with a Host Intrusion Prevention System (H.I.P.S) in the form of Defense +, which protects critical operating system files, the windows registry and personal data by preventing unauthorised access. It is extremely useful but can often be bewildering when all these pop-ups keep appearing on your screen, especially if the user is an amateur and doesn’t understand what is being asked of them. However, once you have got used to it, it works like a dream and doesn’t take up too much memory.

I have been searching for an Event Lister for a while now. I just wanted something simple and free. All I could find were gig organisers for bands or paid ones. That was up until I came across a Simple Events Lister from Mevin.com