2009 Archives | AddictiveTips

Autorun.inf Does Not Work In Windows 7 Anymore

by Nakodari on November 01, 2009

Windows

Microsoft has removed the autorun.inf feature from Windows 7. This means that when you insert the USB drive, the programs will not automatically start up. So is this good news or bad news? Spoiler Alert: It is good news! Read More

NoDrives Manager Does NOT Properly Hide Logical Drives

by Nakodari on November 01, 2009

Windows

Leave a comment

Recently a few tech blogs covered a tool called NoDrives Manager that can hide the local drives. According to them, it can be used to hide important files that we don’t want others to access. The problem here is that this tool is not the best way to hide your important files. Be warned and do not use this tool to hide sensitive files. Read More

Clear Office 2010/2007 Tracking History

by Nakodari on November 01, 2009

Do you want to protect your Word, Excel, or PowerPoint history? Are you afraid that some hacker can steal your documents via tracking history on your computer? eSecure Delete is an add-in for both Office 2010 and Office 2007 that can delete all computer tracking history straight from your Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document without having to leave it. Read More

BackIt – Free Backup Software For Mac, Linux, & Windows

by Nakodari on November 01, 2009

Leave a comment

BackIt is an Adobe Air app that makes backing up files and folders a snap. Unlike other backup tools, it is cross-platform and allows users to backup and manage everything from a single interface(no steps required).

Secure Folder – Secure Word & PDF Documents

by Nakodari on November 01, 2009

Windows

Secure Folder is a newly developed lightweight app that allows users to quickly secure important files. There are two modes - Low Security and High Security. The low security mode allows users to encrypt the files so that they are not accessible over the network. While the high security mode can password protect the app so that no one is able to access the files(including other computer account holders)

Update: Secure Folder for Windows has been discontinued. However, you can check out Cryptor and Secret Data Manager to protect your files.

Search Amazon Products By Price

by Nakodari on November 01, 2009

Windows

Leave a comment

Amazon Search By Price is a small add-on for Firefox that lets you quickly search for any products between a specific price range. Unlike other add-ons, it is 100% accurate and doesn’t show the products that are outside the defined range.

Update: Amazon Search By Price has been discontinued. However, you can use Ookong to check price history of products and get price drop alerts from Amazon.

Download Facebook Photos

by Nakodari on November 01, 2009

PhotoGrabber is a dead-simple portable tool that can quickly download all your photo albums and all photos where you have been tagged. Suppose there are 100 photos out there in various friend’s albums where you are tagged, this tool will download them all.

2 Ways To Share Files On Twitter From Desktop

by Nakodari on November 01, 2009

FileSocial is a great service that allows users to upload any type of file and then share it on Twitter. It allows user to upload upto 50MB per file, which is the same limit as Windows Live SkyDrive. Read More

Google Translate Tool For Desktop

by Nakodari on November 01, 2009

AIRTranslate is a free Adobe Air app developed by Denis Volokh, the same guy behind AirFM. It does nothing except bringing the Google Translate service to the desktop. It can be useful for those who need to quickly translate a text.

AirFM – Desktop Internet Radio Stations Player

by Nakodari on October 31, 2009

Leave a comment

AirFM is a beautiful Adobe Air app that contains around 200 radio stations from all around the world. It has a simple yet eye-candy interface with three main tabs on top, Radio Stations, Radio Player, and Favorites.

DirectX 11 GPU Benchmark Test

by Nakodari on October 31, 2009

Windows

Windows 7 comes with DirectX 11 pre-installed, Microsoft has made it available for Windows Vista as well. If you bought a new DirectX 11 compatible GPU card and are looking to perform a benchmark test then give Heaven Benchmark a shot. Read More

Add Google Services Shortcut Buttons In Firefox Toolbar

by Nakodari on October 31, 2009

Internet
Web

Leave a comment

Google Shortcuts is a simple yet handy add-on for Firefox that adds Google services shortcut button anywhere in Firefox toolbar. At first I had various Google services in speed dial for quick access, but with this add-on all services are neatly laid down in the toolbar.

RcTunes – Control iTunes From Remote Computer

by Nakodari on October 31, 2009

Windows

RcTunes is a small app that allows users to control their iTunes music playback from any computer over a remote network. If you want to control the iTunes on your main computer that is connected to home theater from any netbook or laptop, then this app will do the job.

Run Multiple Versions Of IE Simultaneously With Internet Explorer Collection

by Aun on October 31, 2009

Windows

If you often need to check different web applications for web browser compatibility, then Internet Explorer Collection will come in real handy for such testing. It lets you run multiple versions of IE on the same system simultaneously. Read More

Windows 7 App Launcher SE-TrayMenu

by Aun on October 31, 2009

Windows

Leave a comment

SE-TrayMenu is a free light-weight tool which sits in the system tray and lets you access the most commonly used applications from a simple interface. You can consider it to be an alternative to the Windows Quick Launch feature. It also lets you specify the global hotkeys to access everything you want with one click. Read More

Optimize & Boost Solid State Drives For Longer Life

by Aun on October 31, 2009

Windows

Leave a comment

Solid State Drives have been in the market for the past few years and have gained popularity with the passage of time. Their working mechanism is different than the normal drives as these drives don’t have any moving parts. While a traditional drive has drive motors to spin up the magnetic platters and the drive heads, solid state drives uses solid-state memory. This is why these drives ensure less power usage, faster data access and higher reliability. Read More

Windows 7 Virtual Desktop Manager

by Nakodari on October 30, 2009

Windows

WindowsPager is not a new tool, but the latest update brings seamless integration to Windows 7. It is an opensource portable pager utility for Windows that creates four virtual desktops(also called virtual workspaces).

Secure Password Storage Is Free Password Manager

by Nakodari on October 30, 2009

Windows

Secure Password Storage is the LastPass for Windows desktop. For those who don’t know, LastPass is the popular Firefox password manager add-on. Secure Password Storage has been developed for the easy password storage and retrieval with maximum encryption. Update: AddictiveTips now recommends LockCrypt, a free awesome password and information manager for everyone. Read More

Connectify – Convert Windows 7 Into Virtual WiFi Router

by Nakodari on October 30, 2009

Windows

The Ad-Hoc Connection was first introduced in Windows Vista. We covered a complete guide on creating your own Ad-Hoc connection. This type of connection allowed users to share internet connection with other users quickly, thus creating a sort of WiFi. You can create this ad-hoc connection in Windows 7 as well.

Convert Images To Video

by Nakodari on October 30, 2009

Windows

Images to Video is a free portable tool that can quickly convert multiple images into a video. It supports four video formats, avi(mpeg4), wmv, flv, and mov. We previously covered a way to create AVI video from JPEG images, but the procedure has limited functionalities. Read More