How can you protect your online identity? What precautions can you take to prevent hackers reading your e-mail and IMs, filling your computer with spyware and tracking your Web-surfing habits? The trick is to surf with caution and only communicate with people and Web sites you trust, while also making...

It’s a fact that laptops get hot, some machines get so hot that users often find themselves wondering if it’s causing any damage to the internal components. Well the simple answer is no, not for most of the models available on the market anyway. Generally, notebooks are built to withstand temperatures...

The promise of Open Source software is best quality, flexibility and reliability. For those who aren’t familiar with the top applications available from Open Source projects, this list has to be one of the most comprehensive there is! Most Popular Firefox has become a household name for Internet...

With the release of Windows Vista Service pack 1, many errors which led to an uproar of harsh reviews on the new OS have been fixed. Although I get on well with Vista, most of my applications work fine, there are still several annoyances in how some of the settings differ from XP. One of these would...

In the last article I showed you how to do a fresh Windows XP install on a laptop that didn’t have a working CD or floppy drive. The first logical solution that springs to mind is to connect the laptop hard disk drive to a desktop computer using a 44-pin to 40-pin IDE convertor, then run the Windows...

After buying a new Asus laptop running Windows Vista I found that certain applications that run fine on XP, simply do not work. Although I could search out alternative pieces of software compatible with Vista, I am stuck in my ways and would prefer to use my favored tools. So I turned to my old Vaio,...

These days I think it’s pretty safe to say Macbooks and iMacs are becoming more popular. With a new Macbook rumored at hitting stores for less than 1000 dollars, it seems like Apple are trying to make a model suitable for everyone’s budget. Anyone who has bought a high-end laptop in the recent years...

I often wonder why the powers that be chose to create so many damn cables. As and audiophile and an intermediate IT technician I am forever scourging through bundles of wires trying to find the correct one for the task at hand. With so many interconnections for endless amounts of hardware, it’s not...

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800HighTech are always striving to deliver the best articles in military related news, computer and gaming, hacks, tips, tutorials, plus any other random news that we think would interest our readers. So when we found this great post on how to build your own DIY flamethrower, there was no question that...

Whether it’s action, adventure, cards, puzzle, role-playing, simulation, sports, strategy, or kids games you seek, the Mac offers an incredibly rich and compelling entertainment experience. Macs are often associated with incompatibility issues, since most of your friends probably own PCs. However,...

Using open source software it is possible to hack your favorite or most hated websites so that they display the features you want. If you have ever written a blog, edited your myspace layouts or embedded a video on a web page you will have no doubt come across the scripts and codes that make these web...

In photography the lighting techniques you use can make the difference between a good shot and a great one. Professional photographer’s studios are packed with tons of lighting equipment and to us amateur photographers; it’s enough to make the mind boggle. That’s before you start talking about...