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Word Count Plus Firefox addon

Tim Smith — 2008-07-18T16:45:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 18 July 2008 at 16:45:00

Count the words in online text editors

With the rise of online email services from Google and Yahoo, not to mention online office suites, there is an increasing need to be able to count words....

EU moves to extend copyright for performers

Dinah Greek — 2008-07-18T14:16:00.000Z

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Friday 18 July 2008 at 14:16:00

But hits discordant note with opponents

Musicians will retain copyright on sound recordings for 95 years if proposals from the European Commission (EC) are made law....

EU to clamp down on websites offering mobile phone services

Dinah Greek — 2008-07-17T15:15:00.000Z

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Thursday 17 July 2008 at 15:15:00

EU investigation finds eight in 10 websites are breaking the law

The EU has started to clamp down on websites offering mobile phone services after more than half were found to be in breach of EU consumer laws....

Games developers to sue file sharers

Dinah Greek — 2008-07-16T11:09:00.000Z

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 16 July 2008 at 11:09:00

War declared on gamers who breach copyright

Thousands of people who swop computer games on file-sharing sites are the latest consumers facing court action for breach of copyright....

NoScript 1.7.7

Tim Smith — 2008-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 16 July 2008 at 00:00:00

Prevent websites from running potentially dangerous code

One security risk when browsing the internet is that many websites include scripts, small programs for particular tasks. Scripts can range from the wholly benign, for producing rounded corners on...

Gallery: Boost your business contacts with Linked In

Matt Andrews — 2008-07-15T16:10:00.000Z

Matt Andrews, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 16:10:00

Make professional contacts and give your career a boost with this business-oriented site

Workshop: Use your email to manage appointments

Rob Beattie — 2008-07-15T10:00:00.000Z

Rob Beattie, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 10:00:00

I Want Sandy is a free service that keeps track of your appointments, tasks and meetings

Email has become central to the way people work and socialise, so why not use it to keep track of your appointments and tasks? That’s exactly what I Want Sandy...

WordPress 2.6

Tim Smith — 2008-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 00:00:00

Host and run your own blog

Although there are many websites that host blogs, using your own internet account ensures you get the address you want....

PC Help: Get mouse gestures in Firefox

Tim Smith and Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-07-14T10:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith and Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 14 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Set up the Opera feature for use in the Mozilla web browser

Q Having used Opera for several years I have decided to give Firefox a try. Although I like it for the most part, I miss the mouse gestures....

Improve Google searches

Mark Wilson — 2008-07-09T10:00:00.000Z

Mark Wilson, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 9 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Google can do much more than basic web searches – find out how with our complete guide to this search engine’s hidden features

The internet is a vast resource containing information about every topic imaginable. The problem with this immense free library is that it can be a little overwhelming – just how...

Joomla 1.5.4

Tim Smith — 2008-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 9 July 2008 at 00:00:00

Host a complete website and let others contribute

Joomla is an impressive content management system that can be used for a solo effort website, or for websites with an active community of contributers....

Workshop: Use Google Apps to work together online

Mark Wilson — 2008-07-08T10:57:00.000Z

Mark Wilson, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 10:57:00

Get everyone together on a project by bringing together the power of Google Applications

Anyone with a website be it a personal page, or one for a club or organisation will be aware that it can be difficult to get everyone together...

Learn about British wildlife from your PC

Martin James — 2008-07-07T10:00:00.000Z

Martin James, Computeract!ve, Monday 7 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Find out about everything from insects and spiders to birds and beasts

The urban jungle may continue to grow and grow but there are still plenty of natural spaces to enjoy in Britain....

Gallery: Use your email to manage appointments

Matt Andrews — 2008-07-03T17:27:00.000Z

Matt Andrews, Computeract!ve, Thursday 3 July 2008 at 17:27:00

I Want Sandy is a free service that keeps track of your appointments, tasks and meetings

Use Google's filtering options to find websites

2008-07-03T16:41:00.000Z

Computeract!ve, Thursday 3 July 2008 at 16:41:00

Use Google’s filtering options to find websites