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7 Best Free Android Apps For Developers On The Go

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As the popularity of Android platform grows, more and more productivity apps are being coded by developers, for the developers, with the help of fellow developers. Developers, developers, and developers, did we mention designers too? If you are one of them, you might need to test code, select the best color combination, access and manage files remotely, play with typography, and take notes while on the go.  In this article we will review some of the very best free Android apps which are useful for both developers and designers. Read More

Map Network Paths In Bulk With Network Drive Mapper [Windows]

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It doesn't matter which Windows OS you’re using, you just need to take 3-4 steps to setup a network/virtual drive on your system. Even though Windows 7 provides handy options to create a network drive and to setup a FTP/SFTP based connection, there is one limitation for porting all the network connections in bulk to other systems. With Network Drive Mapper, you can import all the network drives to any other system without having to setup each drive manually. Furthermore, as its name implies, it is also responsible to create secured network drives with all the possible options – user-defined drive letters, bulk map all drives, and unmap all drives. Read More

Complete Android Analysis With Android System Info

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There are number of apps out in the Market for analyzing the Android system. Users end up downloading number of apps for different sort of purposes including but not limited to system usage, running tasks and apps, generating logs etc. Android System Info (ASI), gives user complete technical analysis regarding their device. It displays system and battery usage, managing tasks and apps, and logs based on counts and events. Even though you see your device as only a calling, texting and/or socializing tool, there can be times where your device might stop responding in a desirable manner, therefore, having a tool, such as Android System Info, can prove to be a lifesaver in all such scenarios. If nothing else, the app can help you with identifying the problematic area of your device, even if you aren't a geek. Read More

Send Office Notes To Your Coworkers Within LAN (Local Area Network)

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If you have worked in a medium to large office environment, you will understand the frustration of sending notes to your co-workers frequently. You often have to get up, walk some distance, give a short message, and come back. How many times can you do it in one day? There are many paid applications that solve this problem but since our focus is to always find a free alternative, today we bring you a very useful tool. Read More

Monitor Network/Internet Bandwidth Usage Online With BitMeter OS

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BitMeter OS is an opensource bandwidth monitoring application designed to keep check on internet/network usage and offers a variety of different information which assists user to infer the overall network bandwidth consumption. The program runs silently in the background, noting down each instance of all the applications which are using internet connection, for measuring out the total usage. Read More

LanSpy: Network Security Scanner To Scan Open Ports

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LanSpy is a network security tool which comes with a fast port scanner to spy on connected nodes. Previously we covered Network Scanner which is an advanced application having enough tools to confuse an average Joe. LanSpy is developed for network administrators to keep check on a small scale network in an easy way. The port scanner displays information about all the open ports on remote computers along with the services using open ports. Read More

NetTraffic – Network Traffic Analyzer

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NetTraffic is a free network analyzer that checks network regularly to let you keep tab on bandwidth usage, downloaded/uploaded data count and displays other network specific history. Similar to previously reviewed Networx, BitMeter, and WinPcap, it has an efficient statistics finding mechanism which lets you view the history of network usage over a specified period of time. Whilst showing stats on graph, charts and tables, it also provides other statistics tools to find out the total time spent on the PC. Read More

Quickly Switch Network Settings With NetCon Manager

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NetCon Manager is a simple utility which lets user create multiple profiles to carry different network settings. It comes useful in instances when you are required to use specific type of network setting with different IP address, gateway, and especially DNS server address. It allows you to create profile on-the-go without having to change the settings manually, which is a bit tiring. You can instantly switch to other profile having specified network settings and create as many profiles as desired. Read More

NetRouteView Is A GUI Alternative Of Windows Build-In Route Utility

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Windows has a build-in utility for checking and modifying the default network route called route.exe, which can only be used in CLI based environment. Considering the need of having simple interface to view routes, NirSoft's NetRouteView is a free portable application, which is a GUI alternative of Windows route utility. As user-friendly environment is always preferred, it displays all the routes on your network in multiple columns. The informatory columns provides information like; Gateway, Mask, Interface IP address, Protocol type, and lot more. Read More

SoftPerfect Network Scanner: Scans Multiple Network Processes And Remotely Controls Connected Systems

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SoftPerfect Network Scanner is a portable utility which provides one-stop solution for scanning network processes to extract different sort of information and has an ability to perform network operations remotely over all the connected nodes. It scans multiple IPs, NetBIOS, and SNMP to provide you with the necessary information about all the nodes being connected. Read More

Manage Shared Folders And Permissions In Network

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Sharing folders has become easier in Windows but most users need a simple utility to manage shared folders and permissions. Easy Folder Share is a small utility which facilitates users who are bit reluctant in sharing folder the orthodox way. Despite being a folder sharing tool, it also lets you manage the permissions easily so that you can edit, remove, and add different users. Read More

Fix Windows System & Network Issues With SysFix

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SysFix is a small portable tool holding multitude of options to optimize, manage, and importantly fix common network & system issues. According to the author, it is built especially for network administrators who needs to be persistent in keeping tab on diverse system issues that may erupt anytime. It eventually helps in making network administrators more productive in less time without much effort involved. It provides options for optimizing system performance, checking network status, viewing router configuration settings, defragmenting drives, managing different destinations, and a lot more. Read More

XP Style Network Activity Indicator For Windows 7

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For almost all users who love Windows 7, we do miss one tiny little feature back from the days of Windows 98 SE’s glory, and up to Windows XP. Remember those two little monitor icons sitting in the system tray, indicating network activity by blinking innocently with traffic transmission? Used to be the easiest way to tell whether you network connection was alive or not. Read More

Windows Remote Network Monitoring And Troubleshooting

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Remote Network Watcher is a highly sophisticated free software that actively monitors a network for integrity and generates alerts based on user-defined rules. It monitors all the servers, computers, routers and other devices attached to a network and should any of them fail to perform, the software will alert the network administrator to the issue. Read More

Easily Search And Index Shared Files And Folders On Large Network

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Running a network is never an easy task, especially those with an abundance of shared files. Looking for a particular file or folder could become a next-to-impossible feat, where there can be thousands of files and folders accessible over the network of even a medium-sized corporate setup. For local disks and file systems, you get the search option - even if in the form of Windows' own search (which, by the way, is pretty decent in Windows 7) - but the same cannot be utilized for cross-network lookups. Network Search Engine answers exactly this issue. Read More

Windows Network Password Recovery

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Windows 7 will store all saved passwords in Credential Manager, so does Windows Vista and Windows XP. Saved passwords of Network Authentication, Outlook, Remote Desktop, Windows Live Messenger, Gmail Notifier, etc are all stored inside it. It is a well known fact that once you have asked Windows to store the passwords(checking save password checkbox), anyone can recover them. Read More