SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses hundreds of thousands of computers connected to the Internet to scan the firmament in search of regularities or small amounts of radiation that indicate the existence of intelligent life. How does it work? Very simple. From some of the greatest radio-telescopes of the world millions of data are collected that are then...

With the increase in screen resolution over the years, it's not uncommon to realize, especially for those of us who have fiddled a lot with computers, that the resolutions for many older applications are now too small. To prevent viewing problems, you can use Res-o-matic, which is a widget for creating shortcuts to run applications with smaller resolutions. The...

bit.ly | a simple URL shortener is the name of an extension with which you can shorten URLs and web pages in the most convenient way. To use the extension, of course, you will first have to have a bit.ly account. Once you have one, you can click on its icon, which is situated on the direction bar, to display a small tab in which you will type the address that you w...

Simple Calculator is, as its name suggests, a very basic calculator for your computer. With Simple Calculator, you can do mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication - and all from a very simple and intuitive interface. The best thing about Simple Calculator is that you don't have to install anything in order to use it. Besides...