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June 2015

Ask Toolbar now classified as a threat by Microsoft

If you are a tech-savvy user, you have probably helped more than one friend or family member remove various toolbars, viruses and other unwanted contents from machines running a version of Windows.

If you are not, you may have been affected by those by yourself trying to find ways and methods to get rid of them again.

One of the most notorious toolbars is the Ask Toolbar which up to this day is bundled with Java downloads for Windows and Macintosh systems.

Thunderbird 38.0.1 is a massive update for the email client

Development of the email client Thunderbird was more or less restricted to maintenance and security updates ever since Mozilla made the decision to use resources for other projects and move development into the hands of the community.

That was back in 2012 and while that did not really affect existing users as Thunderbird is more or less complete when it comes to all things email, it must have reflected badly on the overall perception of the client.

Surprise, Google restores the old Bookmarks Manager in Chrome

Google some time ago updated the Bookmarks Manager of the company's own Chrome browser. From a basic folder and list view to something that looked well on mobile devices but was highly impractical on desktop systems.

The move was criticized by users of the browser and while some did welcome the change, seemed unwelcome by the majority of users of the browser who use bookmarks.

Steam Summer Sale 2015 tips and information

The Steam Summer Sale 2015 has started giving PC gamers from around the world opportunities to purchase games and software at discounts.

While there has been an increase in sales in recent years, Steam Sales are still one of the best opportunities to buy games on the cheap, considering that thousands of games are discounted during the period.

Paywall Pass for Firefox bypasses paywalls on popular sites

Some sites, in an effort to increase reader subscriptions and revenue, have implemented so called paywall systems on their sites or parts of their sites.

Popular news sites such as the Wall Street Journal Online or the New York Times Online have implemented these paywalls.

Subscription information are displayed after a certain number of articles have been accessed on a site usually.

While implementations differ, most use various means to track access, for instance by using cookies.

Scan all downloads automatically with Metascan Online in Chrome

It is often a good idea to scan downloads using online virus scanners as a first line of defense before the download is canned by local antivirus solutions.

Online scanners offer several advantages over local scanners, for instance that several support dozens of antivirus engines or that it is not necessary to download and install a program on the computer to run scans.

The main disadvantage is time, as you spend some time running the scan on the website of the service that you are using.

Clipboard Master 4.0 review

Clipboard Master 4.0 was released today, reason enough to take another look at the program and publish a review of it here on ComTek4u

Clipboard Master greets with you a quick setup wizard after installation that displays configuration options based on your selection of a configuration on the first screen. You may select simple, default or professional and get a different base configuration based on that selection.

How Windows 10’s Quick Access feature differs from Favorites

The favorites folder in Windows' default file explorer Windows Explorer allows you to display custom folders in the Explorer sidebar for fast access.

The feature is very convenient for Windows users who use Windows Explorer and not a third-party file manager such as Total Commander.

If you have installed a technical preview release of Windows 10, Microsoft's upcoming operating system, then you may have noticed that it features a quick access group in File Explorer's sidebar instead of a favorites group.