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Get A Better App Switcher For Windows With Large Thumbnail Previews

By default, people use the Alt + Tab feature of Windows for navigating between open windows, applications and files. However, it can get a bit confusing if there are a lot of applications open on your desktop. For example, if you have 4 or 5 instances of Windows Explorer running at the same time, it [...] (more…)

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ProcessAlive Automatically Restarts User-Defined Programs When They Crash

Applications like parental control programs, P2P clients, antivirus software and scheduled backup tools, all require to be continuously running in order to work properly. However, with hundreds of things that can go wrong within an operating system, some of them do go wrong, and the result is an important application crashing or going into Not [...] (more…)

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OCR To Word: Extract Text From Scanned Images & Save As MS Word (DOCX) Or TXT File

Many of us are waiting for technology smart enough to let us download a car, but in the meanwhile, we’ll have to settle with taking pictures and printing them or scanning our old photographs to preserve them beyond their physical existence. For most people who own a scanner, its use is limited to scanning items. [...] (more…)

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Ever Password: Store And Sync Your Credentials On Cloud Server

If you are a person who is cluttered by the gargantuan amount of credentials information, which may be related to your credit cards, driver license, bank accounts, passport and email accounts, etc., and need some support to manage and keep safe all that important data, then Ever Password might be what you were looking for. [...] (more…)

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SymMover: Move Installed Programs To Other Folders & Disks Without Reinstalling

A vast majority of Windows programs follow one certain behavior when it comes to their installation – they set the default install location to your system’s Program Files directory. The reasoning behind such an approach, naturally, is to keep all installed applications in one location. The problem, however, starts when games, which can amass up [...] (more…)

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Remove Programs & Their Registry Keys Using Install Monitor

When you install an application, a lot of registry values are created and added to your system along with the installation files. These registry values do not always get removed when you uninstall the application. For instance, if you download and install a software which provides you with context menu support, the context menu entries [...] (more…)

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XLaunchpad: Mac-Like LaunchPad For Apps & Folders [Windows]

The really great thing about loyalty to any platform is that no matter what happens, you will always love what you’re working on. The really annoying thing about platform loyalty, however, is that you will always love what you’re working with, even if it isn’t worth the love. If you’re a loyal Windows PC user, [...] (more…)

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FileREX Update Checker: Scan System & Update Out-of-Date Applications

Applications are the lifeblood of the systems we use, and without properly updated applications, a computer cannot do anything to make your work easier. Every now and then, updates keep coming out for the applications that you have installed in your system. With these updates come new features, as well as more stability to the [...] (more…)

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YTubePlayer: Simple & Useful Desktop Tool For Managing YouTube Videos

I’m sure that everyone who uses the internet knows about, and has visited, YouTube a lot of times. Founded in 2005, it became a lot famous in quite a short amount of time, allowing billions of users to view, as well as share, videos with a global audience. Other than the widely used entertainment purposes, YouTube [...] (more…)

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Pretty Run: Find Files/Folders & Bookmarks And Launch Applications

When the default Windows Start Menu received a facelift in Windows Vista, a very useful search feature was also added. It comes in very handy for quickly searching your whole computer for any type of file or folder, including images, documents, folders, zip archives, executable files etc., without opening any window or search module. Pretty [...] (more…)

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Access Wikipedia Offline In Chrome During SOPA Protest Blackout

A large number of websites will go dark tomorrow, January 18, in order to protest against the anti-piracy bill, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and one such website is Wikipedia. The online encyclopaedia will black out its English site for 24 hours, and millions of users will be unable to access the website. If you are a [...] (more…)

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Metro Start: Google Chrome New Tab Page With Metro UI [Extension]

Metro Start, a Chrome extension, is for all those who want instant access to their saved links and installed applications. Metro Start customizes the new tab with saved links and installed apps, which is inspired by Windows phone Metro UI. The design allows you to quickly get from the new tab page to your desired [...] (more…)

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Launch Applications In Windows Using Keyboard Hotkeys With MadApp Launcher

Previously, we covered some application launchers such as Gizmo Toolbar, OldBar, Coolbarz and Stardock Tiles, that add application shortcut toolbars on your desktop, allowing quick access to your favorite and frequently visited applications. MaddApp Launcher is another great addition to the list of launchers. It allows you to add application shortcuts, and access them though [...] (more…)

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Manage Global & Application Wise Mouse Gestures With StrokesPlus

Previously, we covered StrokeIt, a feature rich mouse gesture application that lets you perform different functions such as open, close, minimize, maximize applications only using mouse gestures. It makes your work easier by allowing you to save time wasted in performing redundant operations such as opening and closing applications. StrokesPlus is another powerful and more [...] (more…)

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Benchmark Application Start Up Times With AppTimer

AppTimer is an application start up time benchmarking tool that lets you run an executable file a pre-specified number of times, and check how long it takes for the application to be ready for use after execution. The application logs the start up times to a log file after each execution of the application. It [...] (more…)