Have you ever wanted to let a friend quickly borrow your windows computer, but didn’t want to worry about them looking through the other applications that you have open, like, maybe an instant messenger window? One way would be to save and close all the other applications before you hand over the machine to your [...]
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If you recently switched over to Windows 7 you would find that it is quite an improvement over XP and Vista. However, if you are the techie type and love to tweak Windows to suit your needs, you will find that there are so many settings you can play with but these settings are all [...]
If you are a regular Google Docs user, then you might have considered keeping a copy of all of your documents offline.
GDocBackup is a free utility that will download a copy of your online files to your hard disk for you. Run the software and it will check whether a back-up exists. If not, it’ll [...]
Google calendar can be a great way to keep track of your events. But since it is web based, you need to be online to keep the website open to check your events. This can be annoying if you do not have an always-on internet connection.
Predator is a free tool that turns any USB flash drive into a key that you can use to lock or unlock your PC, preventing other people from gaining access to your computer in your absence.
Ever wished you could customize the programs on your Windows taskbar, like you can do with the tabs in Firefox?
Taskbar Shuffle makes it possible. Taskbar Shuffle is a tiny little free utility which once installed lets you drag and drop programs on your taskbar for quick reorganization. You can also have it automatically group similar [...]
One of the cool feature in Windows Vista is the ability to get a thumbnail preview of open windows by just mousing over the tabs on the taskbar. It sure does helps you to quickly find the window/application you want when you have several such tabs on the taskbar.
If you frequently work with multiple open windows, you would have noticed that you can’t scroll a window unless the window is active and for that you need to first click on that window. This can get really annoying if you have to do this quite frequently.
Shortcuts are a great way of accessing your files and programs which are buried deep in your folder structure and you can have multiple shortcuts pointing to a single file or program.
But over a period of usage, you end up with several broken shortcuts that actually point to nowhere. Often these defunct shortcuts are born [...]
Some programs, including download managers and anti-virus software, have an option to shut down your system when they’ve completed their tasks.
But there could be several situations where you would want your computer to shutdown at a later time when you are not around. ShutDown After is a tool that is designed just for situations like [...]
There are several tools to help you manage the plethora of passwords we all accumulate online. There are some tools that just manage passwords while other also fill in web forms. Some have to be installed in a particular computer while some are portable and can be carried on a USB key.
LastPass offers just [...]
Most of you would be aware of the usual places to look for programs that are auto-starting – such as the Startup folder itself and the Run and RunOnce registry keys. Using MSCONFIG.EXE we can examine the components that execute from these locations.
However, there are numerous other components and locations to be aware of, including:
IE [...]
Are you the type of computer user who loves monitoring every aspect of your system’s operation? If so, CS Fire Monitor is your new best friend.
CS Fire Monitor is a free utility that can track and graph just about everything your machine does, from bandwidth consumption to CPU usage, RAM use, and plenty of other [...]
There are several online and offline tools to download YouTube videos. But Tubetilla goes a step further. Tubetilla downloads YouTube videos and converts them to popular formats in one single step .
Skype Call Recorder is free tool that lets you….well, record Skype calls and automatically save all conversations and conferences. The calls are saved in mp3 file format.
Wizmouse is a free utility that makes your mouse scrollwheel work wherever you point your cursor.
Normally, you would have to click in a window to bring it into focus or make it into the active window and only then can you scroll.
Adobe Flex Builder 3 software is currently available for free for software developers who are affected by the current economic condition and are currently unemployed. Of course, there are certain conditions to be eligible for the free offer. For instance, to receive the product under this program, you must attest to the fact that you [...]
