Monthly Archives: November 2010

Show File Size In Firefox ‘Open With’ Dialog Box

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It can be quite useful and helpful to know the size of a file before downloading it. Unfortunately, if you’re a Firefox fan and use the default download manager, you're out of luck, because Firefox itself does not display the file size when it pops up the ‘Open With’ dialog box. The only information displayed is the file name/type, and you get to choose where the file should go. Show File Size is a Firefox add-on that enriches the default Open With dialog box, displaying file size with customizable rounding options. Read More

Open Documents In Google Docs Viewer By Default In Firefox

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Consider yourself in a situation where you’re working with some document files, and suddenly you discover that you do not have the appropriate software to handle these file types. In our work routine, sometimes we need to reinstall quite a few applications, or set up a PC a fresh, and the first day when you’re running a barebone OS, coming up against a PDF or DOCX document over the internet before you can install any PDF reader or Microsoft Office can be really irritating. Suppose another situation where you want to open a PDF file quickly but do not want to wait for the bloated Adobe Reader to open it for you. Ofcourse we have alternatives to Adobe Reader but opening the file online is quicker. Read More

Collect And Organize Fragmented Web Content Into Research Booklet With Trails

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Trails is an awesome Firefox extension which is written to abet users in collecting, editing and organizing fragments of text and images to complement their main research work. Since the web is the main data source for doing research on any topic, its offers a quick and easy way for managing data collection without requiring the user to manually re-structure the main research document by saving the collected fragments of text and images. Another prominent aspect is that all the data collection management can be done in its sidebar which can be brought up anytime while surfing the web. Users can quickly add the selected text fragment or image to main research document via right-click context menu. Read More

Monitor And Troubleshoot Faulty Cable Modem Internet Connection

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If your cable modem connection is causing problems for you, or you’re facing regular disconnections, packet losses or any other abnormal activity, then CMWatcher is what you need to troubleshoot the problem. It is a lightweight tool that runs in your PC’s system tray (Windows only) and allows you to quickly and easily monitor your cable modem and take screenshot records of any irregularity or abnormal activity. This can prove really helpful in diagnosing intermittent connection failure that may otherwise go unnoticed. Read More

Reduce Windows Registry Index Size With Simple Defragmentation

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We have previously reviewed a list of registry optimization & defragmentation utilities, such as, Simnet Registry Defrag, QuickSys RegDefrag, and Registry Life, the first two tools are designed especially to make registry data contiguous while latter is an advanced tool for cleaning & optimizing registry. Today we have come across WinMend Registry Defrag – an application which which claims to effectively rebuild the registry index in order to remove the unused fragments/voids. Since data defragmentation is carried out by making data contiguous, it re-organizes the Windows registry space to let installed applications fetch associated registry keys with more speed.
Editor's Note: It must be noted that registry defgramentation does not necessarily speed up your system by a huge margin. It does however speed up access to registry (but the effect is very minimal). You should only defrag your registry when your PC is clogged and only as a last resort.
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Use Different User Agent String For Each Website With UAControl

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UAControl is a Firefox extension which provide users with options to change the user agent strings contained in HTTP header. Since the hosting server of the website you visit accesses User Agent string to know about the your browser along with other system-related details, you may want to change user agent string for specific web sites/domains which offers more features and functionality with preferred browsers, for e.g, Microsoft online services provide extra features to IE users only. UAControl lets you change the UA string on the fly, all you need is to specify custom User Agent string for specific domain. Read More

Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool Verifies Your Processor Functions And Performs Stress Test

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Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool is a diagnostic utility from Intel Corp which has been designed to verify functionality of Intel microprocessor. It supports a wide range of Intel microprocessors ranging from Intel Atom, Celeron, i3,i5,i7, Core 2 Solo/Duo/Quad, Pentium 4 to Pentium Extreme, and other versions of processors launched under Pentium brand. The application is highly configurable, since it verifies processing capabilities upon different scales, you can specify measuring limits and enable/disable default options. Read More

Block Access To Domain / Sub-Domains With Any Weblock

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If you’re looking for an application which lets you gain control over web content accessibility whilst offering a simple way to block specified domains/sub-domains on your PC, give Any Weblock a shot. It is a simple application, requiring absolutely no extra knowledge to block websites. When blocked website is accessed, it shows a fake error message preventing user to surf through blocked content. The application can be used anywhere on any system to block access of explicit sites, torrent sites, social media websites, online games, gambling platforms, online chat rooms, etc from all installed browsers. Furthermore, it comes with a staunch password protection to prevent others from changing application’s configurations or unblocking blocked domains. Read More

[Rumor] Windows Phone 7 About To Receive First Update?

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It’s been merely weeks since Microsoft’s shiny new Windows Phone 7 surfaced, yet here are the talks about an update already about to surface. This rumor, now engulfing the blogosphere and mobile enthusiasts all across the globe alike, was born out of Chris Walshie’s recent tweets, where he claims that the update ‘is going to be MASSIVE!’ In case you're not familiar with him, Walshie is part of the team behind the ChevronWP7 unlock, and from the looks of it, these guys have some sources! See Chris' tweet for yourself after the jump. Read More

FastCopy Offers User-Defined Buffer Size For Fast Data Copying

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FastCopy is an opensource application which is built to speed up data copying process in Windows OS. On macro-level, its working is based on source & destination of data which is to be copied, i.e, two mechanisms are deployed to provide super fast data copying – if source & destination is on different HDDs, then reading and writing are processed respectively in parallel by separate threads. But if they are on the same HDDs, then reading is processed until the user-defined buffer size is filled. Once filled, data can be written anywhere immediately. According to the developer, it doesn’t use Windows cache for data reading/writing, so users wont be experiencing any lags. Read More

Media Center Studio – Customize Windows Media Center Start Menu Items

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Even though Windows Media Center offers a nice set of tools bundled in different menus ranging from Extras, Pictures+Videos, to Music, etc., many users find some options & menu items absolutely useless, thus, want to customize the Start menu along with included tools/options as per their liking. Media Center Studio is a tool for users who want to customize their Windows Media Center. It is a WMC customization tool which emulates same layout to let anyone easily change the main menu titles, while options for removing menu items are also provided to keep only most frequently used options/tools. Read More

CopyAndPaste App Enables Easy Copy And Paste Function In Android Phones

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CopyAndPaste App for rooted Android devices allows you to copy and paste text in your Android phone. The app is pretty simple but really handy, as before this there was no easier way to copy / paste text within your Android phone’s framework. The alpha release of this App inculcates OCR engine to copy the text within your phone’s framework. As this is still an Alpha release, so you can counter numerous bugs while trying to copy and paste text. According to the App creator, the OCR engine’s inaccuracy is the biggest bug identified so far. Here are some features of CopyAndPaste App for Android phones:
  • Launch Option Includes Longpress Search
  • Multi-Touch Handles
  • Ability To Work In Landscape Mode
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Fix Lag On Dell Sreak After Updating To Android 2.2 Froyo

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If you recently flashed or updated to the official Android 2.2 Froyo on your Dell Streak, then you might be facing some performance lag while operating the tablet. Folks over at XDA have come out with a lag fix for Android 2.2 Froyo on your Dell Streak tablet. The fix comes in form of a .zip update file that plants a custom Kernel along with a custom build.prop. The performance tweak is added in the post_boot.sh script for Android 2.2 Froyo on Dell Streak tablet. Currently, the fix is only applicable on 3.09 and 3.15 versions of Dell Streak with support for other model variations promised to come soon.

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Enable iOS AirPrint Service In Windows 7 For Wireless Printing

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If your iDevice (iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad) is running iOS 4.2 or higher, you must be familiar with an intrinsic printing feature called AirPrint, which offers wireless printing of documents over Wi-Fi connection. This feature directly supports HP’s ePrint range whilst some printers from non-supported vendors are also reported to be working seamlessly via Windows and Mac. Today we’re bringing a detailed walkthrough to enable AirPrint on Windows 7. Before getting started, you need to configure your printer as shared in Windows, also make sure that you have latest iTunes installed on your system. Read More

Manage Documents In Windows Live SkyDrive From MS Office 2010 / 2007

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Office Live Files is a handy add-in for MS Office suite applications allowing users to manage documents saved in Windows Live SkyDrive. The add-in is primarily developed for online documents management supporting all Office versions ranging from Office 2000 to latest Office 2010. The developer claims that add-in has been thoroughly tested in Office 2000/2003/2007/2010, therefore, no matter which office version you’re using, you can access and manage your online documents right from the Office Live Files tab. Moreover, it lets you organize, upload, and download documents from SkyDrive on the fly. Even though Office 2010 users already have SkyDrive integrated in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, this add-in offers better navigability for searching documents along with extra features for Office 2010 users to manage their document with great ease. Read More

Simple CSS Is Brilliant GUI-Based Cascading Style Sheets Editor

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Editing documents’ styles written in markup language (HTML/XHTML, etc) is easy, once you get the hang of CSS language syntax. Even though understanding classes defined in CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) is not difficult, still many users find it challenging to edit document styles and formatting defined in CSS file. Simple CSS is out to simplify the creation and modification of external CSS files. The application is written for both novices & advance users, since it display all the CSS classes in a sequence, web developers would find it useful in quickly locating the class to edit its attributes whereas beginners wont need to learn language syntax, as it offers pull-down menus for each type of style to define the respective attribute value. Read More

Webbo Web Editor Brings Code Assist Code Completion, Server Preview, And More

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Webbo offers a simple and elegant IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for both web developers and web publishers to develop and maintain websites. It is an opensource, lightweight application offering a great deal of features to organize code snippets and comes with Dreamweaver like editing capabilities with a very useful code hint option to provide users with range of coding options. Not does it only support a wide range of programming languages with syntax highlighting, it also allows user to view/inspect web pages with server-side technology support while offering seamless link with IIS (Internet Information Services). Adding more, it offers code templates to let users quickly integrate off-the-shelf components and start off with their project without writing the basic code structure. Read More

Jajuk – Advanced Jukebox And Music Manager

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Jajuk is a feature-rich, aesthetically elegant music jukebox software that offers a huge set of intuitive features to organize your scattered music collection. It provides a great deal of novel tools which allows you to create, edit and organize playlists, manage album covers, streamline music files, filter files albums/artists and genre-wise, view user-defined artist information/biography and maintain & analyze your music collection statistics under one hood. Aside from a music management tool, it comes with minimalistic player to listen to your favorite tracks with basic playback options. Adding more, you can also rate songs, set favorites, and categorize music files into groups while real-time search feature is also available to quickly list down songs from like genre or artist. Read More

Inspect & Analyze Microsoft Installer Package With MSI Explorer

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We have previously covered PeStudio and Kaliro App Explorer, the former utility offers a detailed overview of application compatibility with Windows OS editions and let users verify different characteristics for application’s DEP/ASLR and other included features while latter being a simple simple tool to verify Microsoft .Net framework based applications. Today we have another useful inspection tool called MSI Explorer, as its name implies, it has been designed to analyze MSI (Microsoft Installer) packages. According to the developer, it is primarily developed to prevent users from opening/rebuilding the entire setup project for changing MSI package content, since it lists down every little detail a developer needs to know about MSI package along with exact location. Altering a MSI package would certainly be easy once you know the location of embedded content (library/feature/function, etc). Read More

ChevronWP7 Unlocks Windows Phone 7 Handsets Easily

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Got yourself a Windows Phone 7 device but not too happy with all the restrictions Microsoft decided to add to their latest smartphone operating system? We have some great news for you! WP7 developers and hackers Rafael, Chris Walsh and Long Zheng have released the first user friendly unlocking application for all Windows Phone 7 handsets, called ChevronWP7. Unlocking your Windows Phone 7 device is essential if you are looking to sideload experimental applications which access private or native APIs. Read More