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Commented on Watch2GetherWatch2Gether doesn't officially support Netflix videos, but there's a workaround:
The beta W2gSync feature lets you paste a Netflix URL directly into a special window in your private room. When you start the video, everyone else will be able to see it. However, only the person who created the room and added the URL will be able to control it.
_For W2gSync to work, you will need to download the official Watch2Gether browser extension. It is available on Chrome and Firefox for...
- Commented on Updated web browsers for Windows XP
I have added a note for Midori: the browser doesn't receive updates since 2015, but it still works on Windows XP.
- Commented on Updated web browsers for Windows XP
I have removed Firefox from this list: Mozilla announced in the past that Firefox 52 would have been the last version supporting XP and Vista and Firefox 52.0 ESR reached its end of life date in June 2018.
Commented on QiqqaThe development may be slow: there are no news since 2015, but the program is still downloadable and working
Commented on AlternativeToAn indie developer has created a Firefox extension to quickly search for apps on AlternativeTo from the context menu :) AlternativeTo Search
Thank you, Jikoo ;)
Commented on No CoinI use No Coin on Mozilla Firefox to block cryptojacking; I also use Pale Moon as browser but, since mining abuse is a recent problem, there are no older versions of coin blocker extensions that work on Pale Moon.
A solution is using an ad-blocker and importing this "No Coin" list in your personal filter lists.
Moreover...
Commented on Pale MoonPale Moon isn't vulnerable to Meltdown & Spectre:
Pale Moon already set the granularity for the performance timers sufficiently coarse in Oct 2016 when it became clear that this could be used to perform hardware-timing based attacks and fingerprinting. Pale Moon also, by design, doesn't allow buffer memory to be shared between threads in JavaScript, so the "SharedArrayBuffer" attack is not possible.
_Official announcement: https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17928_
Commented on Avant BrowserIf you are still using Windows XP, you have to know that Avant Browser 2017 build 5, released in March 2017, is the last version which supports the OS.
Commented on AnyBurnIf you want to download the program with Google Chrome, the official website prompts to install a Chrome search extension before downloading. It can be skipped, but the download seems not to start.
You can try with another browser or download the program directly from Download.com
Commented on XYplorerXYplorerFree has been discontinued as of 10 January 2017, but you can still download the last version, 17.40.0100, released in November 2016, at https://www.xyplorer.com/free.php
- Commented on Pale Moon
A Pale Moon version optimized for use on Windows XP and Intel Atom processors was also available until Pale Moon 27. Now that branch has been discontinued and it will not receive other updates :( See https://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-atom.shtml
Commented on PushlineThe Pushline project is still active and a new design for the desktop client is in development :)
Commented on µTorrentBitTorrent, after being in hot water ever since it offered a Bitcoin miner in uTorrent, promised that it would move away from the bundled software monetization model. On February 12th it announced that uTorrent Ad-Free, an advertisement free version of the program, will cost $4.95 per year.
Source: http://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/13/utorrent-ad-free-comes-with-a-4-95-per-year-tag/
Commented on AppandoraAppandora is a copy of SynciOS!
Even the installer says it.
Reviewed IObit UninstallerYou CAN'T be careful during the installation of this program: it's just a couple of checks and one single button to click.
Very quick, but I'm not sure if they bundle third-party softwares with their program!
Commented on ReadabilityThere are a lot of users complaining about Readability apps: last iOS update dates back to October 2014 and Android version even to January 2013.
Commented on Mozilla FirefoxFinally, with Firefox 43, an official 64-bit version of the program is available for Windows :D
Commented on Adobe AnimateIn this post Adobe announces that Flash Professional is becoming Adobe Animate CC and suggests to use HTML5 in place of Flash!
Commented on Ashampoo OfficeAshampoo Office contains TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations, which are programs of Softmaker Office. So what's the difference between these office suites?
Commented on SEOToolsLandSEOToolsLand is identical to Small SEO Toolz
Commented on GfycatThe idea of Gfycat should be integrated in Tumblr: it would be awesome :D
Commented on Apache OpenOfficeLast version, 4.1.1, was released a year ago, on August 21, 2014, and, as reported on Wikipedia
The current download contains a serious security vulnerability, known since April 2015.
Apparently all the old users switched to LibreOffice , its most updated fork.
Commented on ImageShackIt seems that Imageshack replaces old uploads with advertisements.
You can read more about it at http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/263771/ban-imageshack-images-because-they-are-reusing-old-urls-for-advertising
Commented on Deep FreezeA conflict between Deep Freeze and Comodo Internet Security has been reported by some users.
comodo did not load on reboot and could not recover. had to reinstall windows.
Be careful and try not to install these two programs together on your pc.
Commented on Floating Islands CrasherThis game remembers me an old game I used to play on my Sagem phone. It's name was Megabox Conquest :)