Keep any window on top with ‘Window On Top’

January 4, 2012 0 comments

When you are working with multiple windows open in Windows, sometimes you may want to keep one window on top of the rest. Some applications have this option built in and let you keep the application on top. But wouldn’t it be better if you could add this feature to any window and have the [...]

Smart Defrag 2–A fast and efficient free disk defragmenter

March 17, 2011 0 comments

IObit, one of the biggest software vendors for system utilities and security software, has recently released a new version of the free disk defragment software called Smart Defrag 2. Sporting a brand new interface, the latest version is equipped with the unique “boot-time defrag” feature and an improved defrag engine. Smart Defrag 2 is one [...]

TinySpell – Add Spellcheck to any Windows application

May 4, 2010 0 comments

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 [...]

Restrict access to applications using AppLocker

August 4, 2009 0 comments

Have you ever wanted to give someone access to your Windows computer but wanted to make sure that they couldn’t access certain applications? While you could create a guest account, many of the applications would still be accessible across all the users.

Preview open windows on taskbar with thumbnails

June 23, 2009 0 comments

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.

Get rid of broken shortcuts with OrphansRemover

June 6, 2009 0 comments

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 [...]

Schedule system shutdown with Shutdown After

June 3, 2009 0 comments

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 [...]

Get absolute control over everything that loads at Windows startup

May 9, 2009 0 comments

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, [...]

Keep a close watch on every aspect of your system’s operation with CS Fire Monitor

May 3, 2009 0 comments

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 [...]

Make your mouse scrollwheel work in every window

April 25, 2009 0 comments

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.

PureText – Paste only the text and nothing but the text

May 20, 2008 0 comments

Like most people, you may copy pieces of Web sites to a word processor when you research online. And, like most people, you probably have to battle all of the codes and images that end up on your Clipboard when you copy a section of most sites. To make things easier, there’s a freeware product, [...]

SideSlide – Free tool to clear up your desktop clutter

March 6, 2008 1 comment

Recently I came across this little free tool called Sideslide that I find extremely useful in my daily computing. Sideslide is basically a desktop extension that helps you unclutter your desktop and is highly configurable. It has a great set of tools that any typical computer user would need in his everyday work. The main [...]

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