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Backup Any Folder to Dropbox, Without Moving It

Dropbox is a great way to automatically backup your data and get access to it from anywhere with an easy to use web interface. It even provides you with a full history of changes (added recently) and a versioning system, so you can always get back that accidentally overwritten file. Your free 2GB is extendable [...] (more…)

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Exclusive: How To Create A Computer Activity Monitoring Software For Free

Editor’s Notes: Sometimes it is better not to pay for a software. We at AddictiveTips do our best to find out ways to solve a problem for free without having to pay for a commercial software. One tool alone cannot quite accomplish a task, this is why we are going to use multiple tools to [...] (more…)

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Remove ‘Gadgets’ From Windows 7 Desktop Right-Click Context Menu

A few weeks back when I installed Windows 7, everything looked great, until I right-clicked the desktop. I always tend to keep my context menu clean and clutter-free. Since I am not a big fan of fancy Windows Gadget, removing it from the desktop right-click context menu makes sense. Note: Before making changes to the [...] (more…)

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How To Disable Error Reporting In Windows 7

If you are one of those people who are annoyed every time an Error Reporting dialog pops up after an application crash, then this tip is for you. Note: Microsoft calms that by Disabling Windows Error Reporting, solution information will not be available in the Action Center control panel. In my opinion, no solution to [...] (more…)

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How To Create An Avatar From YouTube Video Online

Recently a lot of services are popping up that lets user create an avatar from their own photos. But have you ever thought about making an avatar from a YouTube video? While playing with Alpoy, I discovered that it can create an avatar(both static and animated) from YouTube videos. There are 3 simple steps, Collect, [...] (more…)

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How To Scan A Document Or Photo With Windows Fax And Scan

Recently, I had to scan some photos for my brother, he has an HP all-in-one DeskJet connected to the Sony Vaio laptop. The All-in-one DeskJet from HP contains scanner, copier and printer all in one box. Since he is not a computer expert, he only installed the drivers that came in the CD and did [...] (more…)

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Fix WinSock LSP Issues And Reset TCP/IP Stack To Repair Internet Connectivity

Has your internet connection slowed down a bit? Or does your internet lag when connecting to a website or server? Maybe you just tried an Internet Optimizer and it slowed down your internet instead of increasing the speed? If yes, then there could be two possibilities, either you have a malformed LSP installed inside the [...] (more…)

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Find Files And Folders That Take Up Most Space In Your Hard Disk

To free up some hard disk space you need to delete the files and folders that take up most space. But how would you find such files and folders? Since there is no build-in tool in Windows, the only way is to manually check the properties of every file and folder. This process is obviously [...] (more…)

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How To Convert A Directory Into HTML Index File Or Create A Sitemap

Converting Local Directories into HTML Index File is useful if you are using your system as a server. It makes searching and browsing files much more easier for masses. So far, there is no easy tool to convert the directory into HTML index file. Dir2HTML is a free tool for Windows that converts a directory [...] (more…)

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Terminate Or Kill A Non-Responsive Program/Application In A Single Click

Usually when a program hangs up on Windows, we head over to Task Manager and try to kill that program. When this method fails, we try to terminate the program with some 3rd party applications. But wait, there is even a better way of doing it. Meet Process Assassin, it enables the user to select [...] (more…)

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How To Arrange Windows Quick Launch Shortcuts In Groups And Sub-Menus

Do you use Windows Quick Launch bar to launch applications easily? It is a great feature that allows user to gain quick access to frequently used apps, but there is one big downside, it does not allow you to sort the shortcuts in groups. When you have lots of shortcuts, it gets quite cluttered and [...] (more…)

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How To Create And Edit PDF File Quickly With Free PDF Editor

Editor’s Notes: We have covered before a tip on editing a PDF document online, this post will concentrate on quickly creating and editing a professional PDF document on Windows desktop. Free PDF Editor is a free portable app for Windows that lets you create and edit any PDF file instantly. You can now create a [...] (more…)