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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Excellent Game Site
We (as in Linux users) have all wished that some of those popular games we see in commercials would be readily available for Linux. While some titles, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, apparently run well under WINE, people may wish for native games instead.
I am one of those people, as I’ve never found games that work flawlessly with WINE. Also, I have to admit, finding good, native games for Linux can be a bit tricky.
So here are three different websites that’ll make finding free Linux games a lot easier.
PenguSpy
PenguSpy is “numero uno” in my list for a couple of reasons. First, and this applies to all websites on my list, there is a great selection of games you can discover. In fact, there are currently almost 200 games currently in the database. PenguSpy also shows you all the games in a well-designed page with glossy images. Whenever you click on a game, you’ll see a description as well as a quick video about it.
However, what I like most about the site is that it is extremely well organized. On the left side you have a decent list of different categories of games that you can explore. While there aren’t an equal number of games in each category (one can have 33 games while another has only one), it is great to see the different types of games being included to satisfy a larger range of tastes. The organizational tool is located at the top, where you can filter out whether you would like to include free and/or non-free games in your search, as well as open and/or closed source games.
Linux Game Database is another great website to discover native Linux games. Although the website may not be quite as visually appealing as PenguSpy, it is still packed with lots of information about all the latest games. There are a couple of different areas on the main page, including the newest additions to the database, game news and reviews, updated game versions, and users’ choice games.
Clicking on a game will lead you to some screenshots, video, and general description of the game. There are the categories to which the game belongs to and information about other features, such as single-player/multiplayer capabilities.
LGDB also offers a list of suggested tools, a forum, news section, videos, and a chat area for users to enjoy. Getting involved here for longer periods of time will keep you very up-to-date on the latest happenings.
LinuxGames
LinuxGames is a blog-type website that covers all of the latest news and game information for Linux. It stays up to date and covers popular titles, such as the Humble Indie bundles. Appropriately, the blog posts include some videos of the game that is being discussed, which helps get a visual idea of the games.
The site also offers reviews of a select number of games. There is even a section for podcasts, though they seem to be dated. Maybe with a little more interest they can start working on those once again. However, keeping up with reading the blog posts will help you stay informed about current Linux games.
Delete Temporary Files Quickly
Life with multiple browsers, numerous applications and a constant use of IM and file sharing programs leaves our computers cluttered with temporary files, histories etc. Many times these files are unnecessary, and can slow down our computers and take up valuable space. Sometimes we want to delete traces of things we did on a computer, like chat histories and traces left by file sharing programs.
There are many tools out there that solve this problem, the best known among them being (probably) CCleaner. Browser Cleaner (Windows) is yet another one of these tools.
As the name implies, Browser Cleaner deletes temporary files in your browsers’ cache, cookies, history etc., but it can also do this for many additional applications and other Windows items. All this is packed into a 900K file which you can carry around on a USB stick and use wherever and whenever you need it.
Installation is a breeze: You don’t have to waiver the privilege of having any new toolbars or other unwanted additions, and you can start working almost immediately.
Internet Items
Many of us use multiple browsers. When you clear your browser’s temporary files, you can choose what you want to delete and what you want to keep. But what if you could do this for all your browsers from one single window and in one single click?
The first window you’ll see in Browser Cleaner is the Internet Items tab. Here you can choose which browsers you want the program to clean up for you. You can also choose whether you want it to clean IM programs and file sharing programs
Life with multiple browsers, numerous applications and a constant use of IM and file sharing programs leaves our computers cluttered with temporary files, histories etc. Many times these files are unnecessary, and can slow down our computers and take up valuable space. Sometimes we want to delete traces of things we did on a computer, like chat histories and traces left by file sharing programs.
There are many tools out there that solve this problem, the best known among them being (probably) CCleaner. Browser Cleaner (Windows) is yet another one of these tools.
As the name implies, Browser Cleaner deletes temporary files in your browsers’ cache, cookies, history etc., but it can also do this for many additional applications and other Windows items. All this is packed into a 900K file which you can carry around on a USB stick and use wherever and whenever you need it.
Installation is a breeze: You don’t have to waiver the privilege of having any new toolbars or other unwanted additions, and you can start working almost immediately.
Internet Items
Many of us use multiple browsers. When you clear your browser’s temporary files, you can choose what you want to delete and what you want to keep. But what if you could do this for all your browsers from one single window and in one single click?
The first window you’ll see in Browser Cleaner is the Internet Items tab. Here you can choose which browsers you want the program to clean up for you. You can also choose whether you want it to clean IM programs and file sharing programs
When you click the “options” button next to each of the browsers, you’ll get to choose exactly what you want it to clean for each browser.
For the IM and file sharing programs you can choose which programs Browser Cleaner will clean. This is a set list and you can’t add to it if the program you use doesn’t appear in it, and it is missing some names. But it works well for the names that do appear, clearing chat histories etc. with a snap.
Windows Items and Applications
Clicking on the Windows Items tab will bring you to a significantly longer list of items such as the clipboard (clear your clipboard tracks), temp folder (clear temporary files), recent folder (clear all the recent open documents and files) and many more.
Choosing to clear all of these can guarantee that at least the average person will not be able to find traces of your activity on that computer. And most of the time, this is more than enough.
The Applications tab provides a respectable list of applications and a description of what temporary files Browser Cleaner will clean. Again, this is a set list, but it contains many important applications you may want to clear your traces from.
After performing the clean-up on your selected items, you will get on OK result if all went well.
The clean-up speed depends on how much you want to delete. When I chose 3 browsers and several applications, the process was almost immediate. After you go over everything once and select your preferred items, all you have to do next time is run Browser Cleaner and press the big, shiny Clean Now button. This way, you can get rid of all the unwanted files in just a few seconds (or a few minutes if your deleting many many things).
More Options
If you’re really paranoid about those more than your average person computer experts, the Wipe Free Space tab is what you need.
When files are deleted, they are generally just marked as free space to be overwritten at some point in the future when the need arises. If someone really wanted to, he could recover your browsing history files and recent documents and prove that you were actually downloading picture from Facebook when you were supposed to be working. Browser Cleaner can wipe this free space and make the files harder to recover.
Don’t forget to check out the basic-yet-useful settings, where you can arrange for Browser Cleaner to perform its magic every time you exit a browser or shutdown Windows, and also control its notification methods.
When you’re all done, you’ll hear an 80s sort of beep and a balloon will pop up to reassure you that all is well. You can control this, of course, if you don’t want the whole office wondering why your computer is beeping.
Bottom Line
Browser Cleaner is a lightweight, portable and easy to use application. If you’re using multiple computers and need some data wiped after each usage, this one is a must-have for you. It’s not big and it’s not fancy, but it works well and does so with finesse.
What do you use to clear your computer and your tracks? Share in the comments!
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The Best Internet Marketing Tips
The web is filled with Internet marketing tips – some of them great and some of them recycled and out of date. How do you, as a startup marketer, know which tips will help you master the str
Internet Marketing Tips
Internet marketing starts and ends with your audience and how you approach them. So, before you can do anything, you need to do some research and learn about your niche and your audience.
* Niche Research – Niche research involves getting to know who your potential customers will be. Use sites like Clickbank and Amazon to review both good products and demand. On Amazon, you can find products and niches based on how many reviews a product has. More than 20 reviews means that thousands of copies have been purchased. Additionally, visit forums and blogs where industry experts gather to share with interested readers. Learn the terms and the needs of your target audience.
* Keyword Research – Keyword research is probably the most ignored aspect of online money making. One of the best Internet marketing tips I can give you is to spend as kemuch time as possible learning about keywords from tools like Traffic Travis and running through them in AdWords or competition searches. Know the phrases you should target well.
Internet Marketing Tips for Your Website
Once you’ve gotten a good idea of what you’re product, niche, and audience will be, it’s time to start generating websites to market those products. There are many different sites you can build – from blogs to forums to squeeze pages or full blown sales letters.
* Learn the Basics of Sales Writing – Whether you’re writing 150 word squeeze page or a 10,000 word sales letter, learn the basics of effective sales writing to influence and entice your readers to follow your calls to action. There are dozens of methods you can use to generate interest in your product – from powerful headlines to benefits laden product descriptions to carefully worded guarantees and pitches.
* Email Marketing – One of the most important Internet Marketing tips you’ll ever receive is to setup an account with an autoresponder service like AWeber of GetResponse and start gathering email addresses from within your niche. Do this by inserting a newsletter subscription form into your squeeze page or your website and offering some for free to entice readership. A 6 day free mini-course or a free report are both good ways to gather readers that you can contact later to make sales.
Getting Traffic
The most important part of any marketing campaign is to get traffic to your site. You do this with sound back linking and SEO.
* Viral and Social Marketing – To generate interest, you must saturate the Internet with content that points back to you. Use social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Digg, and YouTube to place interesting content that your readers will follow. You can also use a blog to create an authority destination and set yourself up as an expert.
* Back Link Generation – Most Internet marketing tips will tell you to submit articles to directories for back links and post on forums or blogs with comments. However, you should also use tools like SEO Quake to find high PR sites with “follow” links where you can post. Use a trusted site tool to find government sites or directories that you can get listed on as well.
Ultimately, your goal as an Internet marketer is to know your audience, reach your audience, and then funnel as much of that audience as possible back to your site where they can buy your products. Once you master those basics, you’ll be well on your way to becoming the next big marketing success.
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Friday, August 12, 2011
Music Dhamaka free Download
MP3 Editor for Free is multifunctional audio editing freeware. It's completely charge-free and you can get a fully functional version through a free download without any fussy registration. With its easy and clean interface, MP3 Editor for Free is perfect for home-studio recording and for people just getting started with audio editing.
It has dozens of audio effects, audio filters, and tools for converting audio files into formats including MP3, WMA, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, etc. You can load music CD tracks to edit them. Its powerful recorder control would help you record any sound from your microphone or streaming audio on the Internet.
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Here is an overview of the powerful mp3 editing tools that are included in the MP3 Editor for Free:
Easy & Fast Editing Mode
Simple interface and practical options put the tools at your fingertips.
· Open, create and save audio files.
· Play an audio file or any part of it.
· Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.
· Use unlimited Undo and Redo to go back any number of steps.
· Fast editing of large files.
· Use marker to locate the selected part of the audio files.
Record What You Want to Hear
Record new audio file from a microphone or another input device.
· Record from microphone, line input and other sources, mono or stereo.
· Digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, LPs and minidiscs.
· Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and after recording.
· Time recording helps you set the beginning and ending time of automatic recording.
· Capture streaming audio with some sound cards.
· Device control with system menu.
Amazing Effects Added for Higher Quality
Large quantities of effects and presets available.
·Apply different effects(Amplify, Delay, Equalizer, Fade, Flanger, Invert, Normalize, Reverse, Multi Tab Delay, Silence, Stretch, Vibrato, Echo, Chorus).
·Apply different filters to the selected part of an audio file(Ban Pass Filter, High Pass Filter, High Shelf Filter, Low Pass Filter, Low Shelf Filter, Notch Filter).
·Inserting noise or silence in an audio file.
· Amplitude presets and delay presets provided.
Accurate Conversion of Various Formats
Detailed converting setting of the format you need.
·Convert an audio file from one format to another.
·Output format settings supported.
Supported Format List:
Uncompressed WAV PCM
compressed WAV(GSM, ADPCM, DSP, U-Law, A-Law, and others)
MPEG2 Layer 3(MP3), MPEG2 Layer 2(MP2)
WMA(Windows Media Audio)
Ogg Vorbis
AIFF(Audio Interchange File Format), AU(Audio)
MPC(Music Pack)
VOX(Dialogic ADPCM)
RAW(Uncompressed PCM, U-Law, A-Law)
G.726, G.723, G.721
(Note: free version supports WAV format only)
Multiple choices of viewing mode
Visual editing interface helps you operate more intuitively.
· A waveform window of an audio file displayed.
· Choose left/right channel to view.
· Various zoom functions provided.
· View files in waveform mode/spectral mode.
· Frequency analysis of selected part supported.
· Use selection tool to choose the editing part.
· Optional Bar Style supported.
· Display Horizontal and vertical scale format.
· Insert and change information about an audio file(Album, Artist, Channels, Comments, Copyright, Genre, Title, Year).
Download MP3 Editor software - Totally free audio editing tools
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Free Desktop software & PC tools
Free Desktop software & PC tools
OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
OpenOffice.org is an excellent free alternative to Microsoft Office. The suite comprises a word processor (Writer), spreadsheet (Calc), presentation creator (Impress), vector-drawing program (Draw) and database (Base). It offers most of the features you'd expect to find and can handle the standard Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .xls and so on) and read Office 2007's XML file types (.docx, .xlsx and .pptx files).
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 or Mac OS X
File size: 150MB
Download at: www.openoffice.org
Blaze 0.5.2
This powerful application launcher lets you quickly fire up programs and open websites with a few keystrokes. It's not phased by typos, unlike some similar programs, so if you try to launch ‘Fireox', it will still know what you're asking it to do. Blaze can also make life easier for you by automating a range of repetitive tasks, including creating emails, performing calculations, converting text into upper or lower case and indexing MP3 tags.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 10.6MB
Download at: http://blaze-wins.sourceforge.net
TeamViewer 5
TeamViewer lets you control a remote computer over the internet. Once you've got the software installed (or running) on both systems, connecting is just a matter of entering the correct ID and password. There are several different connection options available and the latest version also offers audio (VoIP) and video calling so you can chat with the person on the other computer while you access it.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 2.5MB
Download at: www.teamviewer.com
TeraCopy 2.01
Copying and moving large files around your system, especially from one hard disk to another, can often take an age. TeraCopy speeds up the process and gives you greater control over file transfers. You can pause and restart copying, and the program can even attempt to resume broken file transfers. There are installer and portable versions available.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 1.5MB
Download at: www.codesector.com
PDF XChange Viewer 2
This free alternative to Adobe Reader lets you view documents and add text, shapes and stamps (Draft, Approved, Top Secret, and so on) to them. You can also use it to select and copy text and objects, highlight sections, add sticky notes, measure areas and distances and save, print or email a document.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 15.8MB
Download at: www.docu-track.com
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2011 Free Communication & Chat Software
Free Communication & Chat Software
Trillian Astra 4
Astra is a multi-protocol chat client that supports most of the popular instant- messaging and social networks, including Windows Live Messenger (MSN), Yahoo, AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, Facebook, Twitter, Skype and POP and IMAP email. You can use the software to chat by text, audio and video.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size:14.8MB
Download at: www.trillian.im
Seesmic for Windows
Originally (and still) available as a cross-platform application running on Adobe AIR, this popular Desktop Twitter tool has spawned a dedicated Windows version. It offers the same features, so you can manage and post from multiple Twitter accounts and create columns for searches and lists. But now it also allows drag-and-drop between columns and sports a smartly redesigned interface.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size:.11MB
Download at: www.seesmic.com
Fishbowl 1.0 Preview
There are plenty of Desktop Twitter clients around, but Microsoft's Fishbowl is designed to help you get the most from Facebook. It offers lots of useful features, but it really shines when it comes to photos. Just pick an album to browse and you can flick though the images using your mouse's scroll wheel, zoom in and out and even display them in a slideshow. It fully integrates with Windows 7, making good use of Jump Lists and other features.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 330KB
Download at: www.fishbowlclient.com
TweetDeck 0.32
Our favourite Twitter client displays tweets, replies, direct messages and lists in separate columns, making it very easy to keep an eye on what's going on - vital if you're following a lot of people. TweetDeck also works with Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn, letting you follow and update all three social networks at the same time.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 or Mac OS X. Adobe AIR
File size: 2.52MB
Download at: www.tweetdeck.com
Skype 4.2 Beta
This popular internet communication tool lets you do a lot more than just chat via audio and video. You can get incoming calls forwarded to any number, share part of or your entire screen, pass on contact information and get birthday reminders. The new beta also lets you transfer calls to another Skype user, mobile or landline, and gain access to paid Wi-Fi hotspots using your Skype credit.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 1.9MB
Download at: www.skype.com
Thunderbird 3
Mozilla has made adding new accounts to its powerful email client easier than ever and introduced some great new features. You can now open emails, newsgroup posts, blogs and feeds in tabs and its search feature has been beefed up too, making it much easier for you to find the message you want in even the most crowded of Inboxes.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 8.4MB
Download at: www.mozillamessaging.com
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2011 Free Music & Video Software
Free Music & Video Software
MediaMonkey 3.2
Definitely one of the best free audio tools around, MediaMonkey can organise your digital music collection (managing up to 50,000 playlists), rip and burn CDs, convert tracks from one format to another, look up album art and other missing information, and synchronise any iPod or MP3 player. It even has a secure Auto-DJ & Party Mode.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 7.4MB
Download at: www.mediamonkey.com
Foobar2000 1.0 beta 4
This very lightweight music player can handle most audio formats (including some very obscure ones), and its support for third-party plug-ins means you can add all manner of additional features to it. The software can rip CDs, convert one file format to another and fix ID3 tags. It offers full Replay Gain and Unicode support along with gapless playback. The new version squashes a lot of bugs and introduces built-in support for Windows Media streaming.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 2.98MB
Download at: www.foobar2000.org/download
HandBrake 0.9.4
If you need to convert one video format into another, HandBrake is the tool for the job. All you need to do is select a file to convert, choose a new format and leave the software to get on with it. The program can also rip and encode DVDs to various video formats. The latest release is smaller and faster with improved audio-video synchronisation. It comes with 64-bit support for Macs (but not Windows, currently) and offers a smart preview mode.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 or Mac OS X
File size:4.7MB
Download at: http://handbrake.fr
Orb 2.5
Orb is an excellent tool for streaming audio and video files to any computer or supported device, including the Nintendo Wii and Apple iPhone. It's incredibly easy to use - just install the software and point it toward your media, then go to http://mycast.orb.com, log in and begin streaming the files. The latest version is available for the Mac as well as Windows.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 or Mac OS X
File size: 22.3MB
Download at: www.orb.com
iTunes 9.02
Apple's popular music software is essential for anyone who owns an iPod or an iPhone. The latest version boasts a redesigned Apple Store, improved navigation, Home Sharing, nested rules in Smart Playlists and support for sharing links in Facebook and Twitter. It also has a new Genius Mixes feature that can automatically generate up to 12 genre-themed playlists.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 or Mac OS X
File size: 88.9MB
Download at: www.apple.com/uk/itunes
Windows Live Movie Maker
Windows Live Movie Maker is part of Windows Live Essentials and designed specifically for Windows 7 and Vista. Microsoft's video-editing tool offers everything you need to create impressive-looking home movies. You can trim and rearrange scenes and add music, transitions, effects, titles, captions and even photos. Completed movies can be uploaded directly to YouTube and Facebook and saved in a range of formats including HD (1080p).
Min requirements: Windows Vista/7
File size: 6.4MB
Download at: http://download.live.com/moviemaker
VLC Media Player 1.0.3
This program can play and stream virtually any audio and video file (including HD) without the need for additional codecs. It offers live recording, instant pausing, frame-by-frame playback, full-screen video scaling and AirTunes streaming. VLC can convert one file format into another with ease and can even play zipped media files (no need to unzip them first).
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 or Mac OS X
File size: 17.2MB
Download at: www.videolan.org/vlc
Audacity 1.3.10
Audacity is a superb multi-track audio-editing tool that can be used to mix music, record audio, fix problems and more. It offers an impressive collection of filters that can (among other things) strip out background noise, boost low volume, change the speed/pitch and tempo and add cross-fades. The new beta version offers lots of useful tweaks including various interface improvements, a full-screen mode and a mixer-board view.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 or Mac OS X
File size: 10.4MB
Download at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net
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2011 Most Demonded Security Softwares
Avast! Free Antivirus 5
Planned for full release in early 2010, the next version of Avast's free anti-virus tool is already available to download in beta form. The program has been given a major makeover, replacing the weird car-radio-style interface with a more traditional look. It's smaller and faster too and can protect you from most, if not all threats, including infected and malicious websites.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 37.3MB
Download at: www.avast.com
CCleaner 2.26
This essential disk-cleaning tool can find and remove temporary files, cookies, cached internet data, file fragments and so on. CCleaner also comes with a gentle Registry cleaner, a program uninstaller and start-up and cookie managers. Files can be deleted normally or securely and the software can wipe free space, too.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 3.2MB
Download at: www.ccleaner.com
Defraggler 1.15
Although Windows comes with its own disk defragmenter, Defraggler is a much better free alternative. As well as defragging your entire hard disk, the program can target individual files and folders, and even defrag free space to prevent future defragmentation. You can schedule scans and opt to run it on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 3MB
Download at: www.piriform.com/defraggler
Comodo Internet Security 3.13
A powerful all-in-one security solution, Comodo's suite offers a firewall, anti-virus and anti-malware protection and a memory firewall. There are 32- and 64-bit versions available, and you can choose if you want to install the whole suite or just one of the core components. The firewall gives you complete control over which programs can and can't access the internet and the anti-virus element provides real-time and on-demand scanning.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 39MB
Download at: www.comodo.com
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0
This surprisingly good anti-virus program offers real-time and on-demand protection and, unlike similar tools, won't bother you unnecessarily. It automatically scans your system once a week and you can choose whether it should perform a Quick or Full Scan. The software comes with basic membership to Microsoft SpyNet, an online community that helps to prevent the spread of malware.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 4.7MB
Download at: www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials
FortiClient Security Suite
This suite comprises an anti-virus tool, an intelligent personal firewall and an SL and IPSec Virtual Private Network (VPN) that lets you access another computer over the internet. Scans are fast and very thorough. The program checks for spyware as well as viruses by default, although you can specify the type of malware to look for if you wish.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 10.4MB
Download at: www.forticlient.com
WinPatrol 2010
Scotty, WinPatrol's watchdog mascot, patrols your system on a regular basis, alerting you to any changes that may have been made without your knowledge or permission. As well as helping to thwart hijackings, the program lets you manage various tasks and processes and can delay non-essential Windows start-up items for up to one hour.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 971KB
Download at: www.winpatrol.com
Partition Manager 2010 Free
This great tool lets you safely create, format, delete, copy, move and resize partitions without risking losing any data. Everything is done using simple wizards and there are express and full interfaces to choose from. You'll need to register the software to get a product key and serial number, but it's free to do so. There are 32- and 64-bit versions available.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 29.9MB
Download at: www.paragon-software.com/
Ad-Aware 8.1.2
This well-known anti-malware program offers basic real-time protection, a choice of manual scans (Smart, Full and Profile), rootkit removal and a TrackSweep privacy cleaner. The latest version of Ad-Aware can identify threats, not only by their definitions but also by their actions, thanks to the inclusion of a system called Genotype and behaviour-based heuristics detection. A tool called the Neutralizer works to prevent persistent malware from restoring itself once it's been removed.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 87.1MB
Download at: www.lavasoft.com/
WhoCrashed 2.0
Sometimes when your PC crashes, the cause is obvious. At other times it will be a total mystery. Knowing the reason for the problem is important because you'll have information that should help prevent your PC from crashing again. WhoCrashed will tell you what happened and which driver or piece of hardware or software was responsible.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 755KB
Download at: www.resplendence.com/downloads
Ninite
If you need to install a lot of popular applications at once (if you're starting afresh with a new PC, for example), you'll find Ninite a godsend. Go to the website and select all the programs you want. The software on offer includes browsers, messaging tools, media players, imaging and security software and so on. When you're done, click Get Installer. Run this file and it will go to work installing everything for you in the background, choosing default install options and rejecting toolbars and other bundled junk.
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7
File size: 178KB
Download at: http://ninite.com
Seven Remix XP 2.3
Give XP a Windows 7 makeover with this transformation pack. It won't turn your aging operating system into an exact copy of the new one, but it will replace certain elements, including the Start menu, loading screens, Desktop backgrounds, icons, cursors and sounds. It creates a back-up copy of your set-up, so the changes can be easily rolled back if required.
Min requirements: Windows XP
File size: 22.9MB
Download at: http://niwradsoft.blogspot.com
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REPARTITION YOUR HARD DRIVE WITHOUT FORMATING
REPARTITION YOUR HARD DRIVE WITHOUT FORMATING IT FOR WINDOWS XP
Friends, this post is specifically for people who are using Windows XP and want to repartition their Hard Drives without formatting them. All the Windows 7 & Windows Vista users can do it in a simpler way using Disc Management tool. For more info. you can visit the link: Repartition your Hard Drive w/o formatting it.
For all XP users, here's the procedure:
When you buy a new computer, the hard drive partitions are usually already set up for you. If you put in a new hard drive, you need to decide on the partitioning at set up time. The problem with both of these situations is that things change. You may decide you don't want everything in one big partition for a variety of reasons, but Windows gives you no options for changing your partitions other than reformatting and losing all of your data. There are excellent programs, like Partition Magic, that will let you resize and create partitions without losing data. But Partition Magic costs around $60 and it isn't a program you are going to use everyday.
There is a way to change your partitions without reformatting and without buying any additional software.
It uses a Linux live CD to boot your computer and prepare for a Linux installation. Don’t worry; you are not actually going to install Linux. Every Linux CD includes a program to resize your Windows partition to make room for Linux because Windows usually takes up the whole hard drive. Once we create the space for Linux, we can actually format it as a Windows partition, either NTFS or FAT32.
First, you need to download the Linux live CD. I recommend Simply MEPIS 3.3, available here: http://iso.linuxquestions.org/distro.php?distro=11 . These directions will assume you are using Simply MEPIS. Download the ISO and burn it to a CD as an ISO image. Check your CD burning software for info on burning an ISO. Once you have your CD, you are ready to begin.
Before you start- it is recommended to do a disk clean up, get rid of unnecessary files and defragment your hard drive to create as much continuous free space as possible. If your drive is very fragmented, you may want to defragment twice.
WARNING- backup all important files. Although unlikely, it is possible to lose data. Even the programs like Partition Magic give you this warning.
Set your computer BIOS to boot from the CD drive as the first option. Most computers get into the BIOS by hitting the DELETE key during start up. The start up screen will usually tell you what to hit to enter set up. Look for something that deals with boot options; it is often under advanced bios options. Boot from the Simply MEPIS CD, choose the 2.6 option unless you have a CPU under 1Ghz. It will take a couple of minutes, but you will eventually have a sign in screen. Sign on as root with the password as root. It will boot to a red MEPIS Linux screen (actually running from the CD)
Click the K gear wheel (lower left). Move the mouse to System, File system, QTParted
Click on QTParted, that will open the program you are going to use.
Click on the drive you want to change. If you have only one drive, it will probably be /dev/hda. That will open a window with info about your hard drive. (My screen shot shows several partitions because I have Linux installed)
RIGHT click on the partition you want to resize and choose “RESIZE”. The free space will be created after the existing partition. Fill in the amount of free space you want. Remember to leave enough space on the existing partition for anything you may save in the future plus about 20% extra for free space. Then click OK.
No changes are being made to your hard drive yet, so you can change your mind. To make the change- click on FILE, the COMMIT.
The changes will be made to your hard drive. Click on your hard drive again in the left column. The free space should now show in the display in the right column. Right click on the free space, choose FORMAT, then either NTFS or FAT32. Click on FILE, COMMIT. The partition will be formatted as a Windows partition.
Shut down by clicking on the K gear wheel, logout, and restart.
Before it reboots, you will need to remove the MEPIS CD, it should now reboot to Windows, your computer will probably give you a message about new hardware being found and require you to reboot one more time. The new partition should now show up and be fully usable.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Shortcuts - Run Commands
Shortcuts - Run Commands
You can directly open 'Run' by pressing Windows+R keys at a time and type the following to commands open corresponding programs:cmd - To run MS - DOS (.com, .pif)
calc - To run calculator (.exe)
control - To open Control Panel (.exe)
defrag - To defrag the hard disk drives (.exe)
dialer - For dialing seups (.exe)
dosprompt - To get a minimized DOS window (.pif)
explorer - To open Windows Explorer (.exe., .scf)
ftp - For File Transfer Protocol if internet is connected (.exe)
ms- dos~1/ms-dos~2 - for fully MS-DOS mode. No Windows O.S. (.pif)
net - For net information cum help (.exe)
ping - For bytes information and bandwidth of internet connection information (.exe)
regedit - To open Registry (.exe)
telnet - Command runner if the system is conncected in a UNIX system network (.exe)
tuneup - For Task Scheduling wizard, i.e. Task Maintanance (.exe)
notepad - To run Notepad (.exe)
write - To run WordPad (.exe)
scanregw - To scan the Registry and to backup it (.exe)
progman - To maintain, run and view the files in all drives (.exe)
directcc - To join your computer in cable connection with other computers (.exe)
scandskw - To open Scandisk to scan the hard drives (.exe)
winfile - Windows File Manager
taskman - To manage current running open programs or files. Nice replacement for default Windows taskbar
msconfig - To maintain the configuration of computer. It will show the options like General, Startup including files Autoexec.bat, Config.sys, System.ini and Win.ini. (Autoexec.bat & Config.sys are MS-DOS files)
winrep - To run Windows Report Tool - Accessories>System Tools>System Information(.exe)
winver - To know the version of Windows
packager - Insert objects in documents, presentations or worksheets
winfile - Another Windows Explorer (.exe)
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Monday, August 8, 2011
Add “Copy To Folder” & “Move To Folder” In Right-Click Menu
Add “Copy To Folder” & “Move To Folder” In Right-Click Menu
To do so, follow the steps given below:
- Goto Start-->Run. Type regedit and press enter.
- Navigate to
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers.
- It tells you it's a shell extension key that lets you customize the user shell or the interface.
- Create a new key called Copy To.
- Set the value to {C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}.
- Create another new key called Move To.
- Set the value to {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}.
- Exit the Registry. The changes take effect immediately.
- The Copy To Folder and Move To Folder options will appear when you right-click a file and choose one of the options, you'll be able to move or copy the file using a dialog box.
- Done!!!
Open Unknown Files With Notepad
Open Unknown Files With Notepad
Add Notepad to the contextual menu (right-button menu):
Create [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad\command], click on command, then double-click on "(Default)" in the right pane and edit the string to read notepad.exe %1
Open unknown files in Notepad when clicking on them:
- Create [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\open\command], click on command, then double-click on "(Default)" in the right pane and edit the string to read notepad.exe %1
- If Notepad still does not open unknown files when you click on them, delete the key openas (export it first)
Note: In Windows Explorer, Open With > Choose Program... will not work anymore.
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INTERNET EXPLORER 9 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
VIEWING AND EXPLORING WEB PAGES
To do this | Press this |
Display Help | F1 |
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window | F11 |
Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar | TAB |
Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar | SHIFT+TAB |
Start Caret Browsing | F7 |
Go to your home page | ALT+HOME |
Go to the next page | ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
Go to the previous page | ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE |
Display a shortcut menu for a link | SHIFT+F10 |
Move forward through frames and browser elements | CTRL+TAB or F6 |
Scroll toward the beginning of a document | UP ARROW |
Scroll toward the end of a document | DOWN ARROW |
Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments | PAGE UP |
Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments | PAGE DOWN |
Move to the beginning of a document | HOME |
Move to the end of a document | END |
Find on this page | CTRL+F |
Refresh the current webpage | F5 |
Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same | CTRL+F5 |
Stop downloading a page | ESC |
Open a new website or page | CTRL+O |
Open a new window | CTRL+N |
Open a new InPrivate Browsing window | CTRL+SHIFT+P |
Duplicate tab (open current tab in a new tab) | CTRL+K |
Reopen the last tab you closed | CTRL+SHIFT+T |
Close the current window (if you only have one tab open) | CTRL+W |
Save the current page | CTRL+S |
Print the current page or active frame | CTRL+P |
Activate a selected link | ENTER |
Open Favorites | CTRL+I |
Open History | CTRL+H |
Open Feeds | CTRL+J |
Open the Page menu | ALT+P |
Open the Tools menu | ALT+T |
Open the Help menu | ALT+H |
WORKING WITH TABS
The following table describes shortcuts used when working with tabs.
To do this | Press this |
Open links in a new tab in the background | CTRL+click |
Open links in a new tab in the foreground | CTRL+SHIFT+click |
Open a new tab in the foreground | CTRL+T |
Switch between tabs | CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled) | CTRL+W |
Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar | ALT+ENTER |
Switch to a specific tab number | CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8) |
Switch to the last tab | CTRL+9 |
Close other tabs | CTRL+ALT+F4 |
Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off | CTRL+Q |
USING ZOOM:
To do this | Press this |
Increase zoom (+ 10%) | CTRL+PLUS SIGN |
Decrease zoom (- 10%) | CTRL+MINUS SIGN |
Zoom to 100% | CTRL+0 |
USING SEARCH:
To do this | Press this |
Go to the search box | CTRL+E |
Open your search query in a new tab | ALT+ENTER |
Open the search provider menu | CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
USING PRINT PREVIEW:
To do this | Press this |
Set printing options and print the page | ALT+P |
Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page | ALT+U |
Display the first page to be printed | ALT+HOME |
Display the previous page to be printed | ALT+LEFT ARROW |
Type the number of the page you want displayed | ALT+A |
Display the next page to be printed | ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
Display the last page to be printed | ALT+END |
Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames) | ALT+F |
Close Print Preview | ALT+C |
USING THE ADDRESS BAR:
To do this | Press this |
Select the text in the Address bar | ALT+D |
Display a list of addresses you've typed | F4 |
When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash) | CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash) | CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar | CTRL+ENTER |
Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches | UP ARROW |
Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches | DOWN ARROW |
OPENING IE TOOLBAR MENU:
To do this | Press this |
Open the Home menu | ALT+M |
Open the Print menu | ALT+R |
Open the RSS menu | ALT+J |
Open the Tools menu | ALT+O |
Open the Safety menu | ALT+S |
Open the Help menu | ALT+L |
WORKING WITH FEED, HISTORY AND FAVOURITES:
To do this | Press this |
Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview) | CTRL+D |
Delete browsing history | CTRL+SHIFT+DEL |
Open an InPrivate Browsing window | CTRL+SHIFT+P |
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box | CTRL+B |
Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box | ALT+UP ARROW |
Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box | ALT+DOWN ARROW |
Open Favorites Center and display your favorites | ALT+C |
Open Favorites Center and display your history | CTRL+H |
Open Favorites Center and display your feeds | CTRL+J |
Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds | CTRL+SHIFT+J |
Open the Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview) | ALT+Z |
Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar | ALT+A |
Display all feeds (when in feed view) | ALT+I |
Mark a feed as read (when in feed view) | ALT+M |
Put cursor in Search box in feed view | ALT+S |
EDITING:
To do this | Press this |
Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard | CTRL+X |
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard | CTRL+C |
Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location | CTRL+V |
Select all items on the current webpage | CTRL+A |
Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools | F12 |
USING INFORMATION BAR:
To do this | Press this |
Move focus to the Information bar | ALT+N |
Click the Information bar | SPACEBAR |
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