UPDATE: I want more votes to decide properly, so if you are reading this please don't forget to vote.I understand that most of you are from Windows background, but Ubuntu is one great OS too. You can do things on Ubuntu that is not possible on Windows, and vice versa. Both have their benefits. Before you vote, have a look as to what I think about both operating systems. Read More
Auto Clicker Typer is a free tool for Windows that records all keyboard and mouse activity and then let’s you reply it later. In my opinion, it can come handy if you have a friend fixing your computer and you are not near him, then what you can do is to start this tool before he begins the repair work and watch it later when is leaves. In this way you can know how he repaired the problem. ;)
Read MoreRemember the tip we covered last year on speeding the Windows Shutdown process, it was too complicated for novice users and quite risky since it involves editing of registry. If you are an impatient person who can’t wait a minute for the Windows to shutdown properly, then you must be looking for a much easier way.
SuperFast Shutdown is a free tool for Windows that speeds up the Shutdown process, in fact it shuts down your system instantly. Although this tool is not new, the latest release has quite a number of bug fixes and improvements. It makes both Shutdown and Restart shortcuts on Desktop or/and Quick Launch.
Read MoreIf you are one of those users who have to change the keyboard layout frequently because you work on different languages then you would know how hard it is to work in such an environment. Aml Maple is a simple tool for Windows that makes working with multiple keyboard layouts much more easier.
It assists you by telling you which document is in which specific language by showing a flag icon and/or a color caret. It will also show you the current active keyboard layout, thus, making switching btw keyboard layouts much more easier.
Read MoreNote: You need to install Windows language pack to take full advantage of this tool.
Do you have any two Excel sheets full of data and would like to compare them? Ofcourse you can do this from within Excel, but it is a little complicated for most users. Compare2Lists is a free nifty little tool for Windows that allows you to compare up to 4 columns of any two data sheets.
First copy the data from your excel worksheet and paste it next to List 1, once done click the Paste icon next to it. Do the same for List 2 but with a different data with which you want to compare. When done, select the columns that you want to compare in both lists, you can compare up to 4 columns.
Read MoreSo you are going out of the city and want a program to run automatically at any given day or time, or maybe you want it to run at 3am when you are asleep. Launching of an application at a specific day or time is a very useful feature that is sadly missing from all versions of Windows. We have covered a tool before that lets you launch multiple applications at any given time or date, but it is too complex for most users.
Rocket Launcher is a free simple-to-use task scheduler for Windows that lets you launch any system programs or applications at specific date and time easily. Just run the self-extracting wizard and the app will automatically launch when the process is complete.
Read MoreAfter releasing beta and the release candidate, the final version of pulpTunes is out. It is a free cross-platform tool that is basically a web server for your iTunes desktop application. It allows you to access all your iTunes music collection from any web browser.
All you have to do is to load this tool and it will run silently in the system tray without disturbing any of your other work. It doesn't require you to run iTunes, the app itself will load the iTunes XML library. If you are using a router, you will be shown a message similar to the screenshot below.
Read MoreDo you want to download, edit, or print a movie cover? DVDPrint is a free portable software for Windows that lets you search, download, edit, and print any type of covers, all from within a simple-to-use interface.
Just select the cover style, search for the name, and click Find in the right-sidebar. You will then be presented with some covers that you can download instantly. Click front or back, which is given under every cover result and it will load the FreeCovers.co.uk website from where you can then download it straight to your desktop.
Read MoreWhen an important event occurs, who wants to miss it? Nobody. This is exactly what this post is all about. Whether a download has finished, the next track of your music playlist has begun, the battery of your laptop is going to die, or you have received a new email, both Growl For Windows and Snarl will notify you know about it instantly. I have reviewed both free system notifications tools in details, below.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreNote: Before making changes to the registry, make sure you have backed up your Windows Registry, to learn how to backup, click here.
In the previous post we discussed about ripping and burning blu-ray disk, this post will focus on mounting and un-mounting blue-ray image. The tool we will use for this process will also be the same(BDDecrypter). There are various emulation tools that now support mounting of blu-ray image, but we will use this tool since it can also rip and burn blu-ray disks. Thus, making all three tasks possible from within one easy-to-use tool.
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