We’re big fans of WinAero here at TechNorms. There easy to use, creative utilities for Windows have been increasing functionality and adding much-needed features to the OS for years. Lock Screen Customizer for Windows 8 is another amazingly simplistic Windows 8 tool that lets you change the look ...

Cookies can be both wonderful and annoying things. Sometimes it is extremely useful to have a website track your movements and information making browsing easier and signing in and out of services much faster. However, too often we find that cookies from certain websites can be intrusive and unhelpful, but keeping tabs on them all can be a long, dire task. Firefox users now have a solution to both manage and auto delete cookies via Self-Destruct Cookies. this extension allows you to individually select which websites are allowed to ...

Faster is always better when it comes to computing, and this is especially the case when it comes to browsing the web. People more than ever before are demanding speed, and with Firefox specifically  since it's so widely used. Whether you like to zip along, opening tabs left and right and want your computer to keep up with you, or you like to use Firefox for media-related activities, having your browser respond exactly when you want ...

Tasker is easily the single most powerful app we’ve ever used. Its complexity and flexibility are unrivaled by anything else on Android. This level of options wouldn’t be remotely possible on iOS. Tasker has a whole lot of potential. However, it can be hard to know what to do with it sometimes. Tasker is a shell for your ideas and sometimes it’s hard to come up with those ideas. That’s why we’ve ...

Windows already includes a scheduled task feature but no options come inherently to make it easy for some operations. These include basic features like moving, deleting and copying files. Currently, a batch file with proper commands would have to be made and then executed as a program in Task Scheduler. This is unnecessary and most don’t want to go to the trouble. Download MoveBOT to do these same operations very ...

“No, no, I didn’t go to England; I went to London.” Paris Hilton - @parishilton. If only poor Paris knew about Efemr, a new service that lets you write tweets that automatically delete after a set amount of time. Efemr exists to control your reputation, protect your privacy and share fleeting moments. If you’re concerned about people being able to see every little thought you’ve shared publicly on Twitter, then Efemr is probably for you. If only Paris had the same concerns. This message will self-destruct ...

In recent months and years, online security has been at the top of agenda for many service providers and users alike. Hacking has been on the increase at both the very highest and lowest levels of the Web, sparking social networks and large websites into action. As a result, Microsoft's two-step verification system was quickly followed by Twitter's, which helped users maintain their privacy and security at levels which are difficult to breach. LinkedIn decided to implement their very own verification system to protect the privacy, data ...

Google-users, you never know when you'll need to access your Google bookmarks. Maybe you're on a public computer that only has Firefox, or maybe you have to work in Firefox and really need your Google bookmarks a click away. Well, a simple download of the Fess Google Bookmark Extension can make this a reality. Getting what you need quicker is all about computer productivity, and this extension does exactly that. Our guide will outline how to use an extension for Firefox ...

ReadyBoost was introduced with Windows Vista years ago but not really taken seriously until Windows 7 was released. ReadyBoost works by allowing a Windows user to utilize a USB, drive, SD card or CompactFlash card to filter a PC's cache. This can have a significant impact on the functionality of Windows, since a removable device can react quickly when caching than your computer can. What types of devices are compatible with ReadyBoost? You can use a SD card, CompactFlash card or USB flash ...

We’ve covered lots of great Chrome extensions like ones that involve increasing productivity, working with Google Drive much easier and even tweaking Google to show the same stylish homepage we find on Bing. These ...