There are several ways and tools to keep your private files and folders from being seen by others – password protecting, encrypting etc. Clotho is a free tool that works a little differently. It lets you hide any file or folder inside of another file (called the mask file). Download and install Clotho from http://clotho.ixenity.tk. [...]
Read More » Secure your PC with free AntiVirus, free AntiMalware and a free AntiSpyware
Every computer that is connected to the internet is susceptible to virus, malwares and spywares. And if you want to keep your system clean you need to have software that can protect your computer from these three elements. Sure, there are a lot of great paid software that can do the job for you and [...]
Read More » Automatically install must-have apps and keep them updated
There are a handful of must-have programs that we tend to have in our computer. Typically when you get a new computer or you reinstall Windows in your existing system, you have to install each of these applications one by one which can be quite time-consuming and also frustrating as you have to find, download [...]
Read More » Gumnotes – Attach Notes To Any File or Website in Windows
If you use sticky notes (either physical or digital) to remind yourself of things to do, then you might want to try out Gumnotes. Gumnotes is a free tool that lets you attach notes to any file or website. If you are working on a file and want to be reminded of something, you could [...]
Read More » Back up your files to SkyDrive easily using Gladinet Cloud Desktop
SkyDrive is Microsoft’s online storage site that gives you 25GB of space for free. You can back up your files to SkyDrive and access them from any computer as long as it is connected to the internet. Typically, you would upload or download your files using your web browser by visiting SkyDrive. While it works [...]
Read More » TinySpell – Add Spellcheck to any Windows application
Spell check is a great and necessary feature for all of us who are either not very good at spelling or not good at typing without typos. But what if the application that you are working on, does not have spellcheck. Of course, you could copy the typed text to another application which has spellcheck [...]
Read More » How to download new applications from Windows Live Essentials
Windows 7 installation does not include several applications that came bundled with earlier versions of Windows. Applications like Windows Mail, Windows Messenger, Windows Movie Maker and Windows Photo Gallery were automatically installed with earlier versions of Windows but are no longer included in Windows 7. This is primarily due to the various legal issues that [...]
Read More » Save your desktop icons layout
Quite often some game or application alters your computer’s screen resolution, and when the screen changes back afterward, your carefully arranged desktop icon layout is completely messed up. Fortunately, there is a little free tool called DesktopOK that can come to your rescue. This nifty freeware lets you save and restore icon layouts. Just set [...]
Read More » Rearrange your taskbar with Taskbar Shuffle
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 [...]
Read More » How to convert YouTube videos to mp3/wmv/mp4/flv
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 .
Read More » Record your Skype conversations with SkypeCallRecorder
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.
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Got a DVD that you want to turn into a friendly format so that you can store it on your hard disk, make a backup to disc, or play on a mobile device? Then you’ll want HandBrake. HandBrake is a video transcoder that takes your movies and transfers them to a format that’s useful on [...]
Read More » Speed up your broadband with TCP Optimizer
TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run. The program can aid both the novice and the advanced user in tweaking related TCP/IP parameters in the Windows Registry, making it easy to tune your [...]
Read More » Ultimate List of Free Windows Software from Microsoft
Did you know that Microsoft has over 150 FREE Windows XP, Windows Vista & Office Programs available for download? But finding them all by yourself is an extremely difficult task. Fortunately, Blake Handler, a Tech Evangelist & MS Consultant in Los Angeles, California, has compiled a great list of free applications by Microsoft. It sure [...]
Read More » Everything – An extremely fast file name search engine for Windows
‘Everything‘ is a very fast folder and file name search engine for Windows. It is a free tool from voidtools. ‘Everything‘ initially displays every file and folder on your computer (hence the name “Everything”). You type in a search filter to limit what files and folders are displayed. It searches by names of folders and [...]
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