Posts Tagged ‘windows software’
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Here’s an interesting feature for Windows 8 users … even though Windows 8 isn’t officially released yet.
You should not confuse the new snap feature of Windows 8 with the Aero Snap feature that Microsoft introduced under Windows 7. Aero Snap back then allowed users to snap windows to the left or right side of the monitor where they’d resize to take up exactly half of the available screen estate. It was furthermore possible to move a window to the top to maximize it.
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Tags: snap, windows 8, windows software, windows tips
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
Here’s an interesting tool for removing obsolete drivers from Windows systems; it looks handy, but it also looks like the sort of program that you’d want to be careful with …
I reviewed Driver Sweeper back in 2009 for the last time. Back then it was version 2.1 that I reviewed. The developer recently published Driver Sweeper 3.2, which justifies taking another look at the software. Driver Sweeper basically can be used to remove old Windows drivers from the system. Say you have had an ATI video card in your system and replaced it with an NVIDIA card after some time. Even if you use the ATI uninstaller, your system will be left with some drivers that do not get cleaned.
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Tags: driver sweeper, uninstall drivers, windows drivers, windows software
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Thursday, September 15th, 2011
This is kind of an interesting idea … but it overlooks the fact that to a passer-by, the TunnelVision shrouded screen probably looks more ominous than any video you might be looking at.
Remember those pupils at school that would not let you peak at their work during class? They usually used their elbow and body to block your view. TunnelVision is more or less the modern adpotion of this century old practice, only that you are now in control of what others see on your computer monitor. Lets say you are working on some highly classified materials on your computer, or as a harmless variant, you are watching a video in one corner during work hours.
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Tags: open source, portable software, screen protector, tunnelvision, windows software
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Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Here’s good news for desktop users; as it turns out, there’s a simple way to disable Metro UI after all …
The Windows 8 Developer Preview has been released less than two days ago. We already published our fair share of tutorials that include Windows 8 installation instructions and things that I love and do not like about the operating system.
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Tags: metro ui, windows 8, windows software, windows start menu, windows tips
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Many wireless routers will show you the same information, but still, this program sounds like an interesting way to check up on the security of your Wlan.
Many users nowadays connect to the Internet via Wlan. That’s handy for a number of reasons like being able to access the Internet from multiple locations without having to buy a 50 meter network cable and tug that around with you all the time.
Wireless networks have disadvantages as well, especially so if they are not well protected. Anyone in reach of the signal can theoretically try and “get in”. That’s obviously simple if the Wlan is not protected at all. Protected Wlans on the other hand can be attacked as well.
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Tags: portable software, windows software, wireless network watcher, wireless-network, wlan
Posted in software evaluation | Comments Off on Find Out Who’s Surfing on Your Wireless Network
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
There are a lot of different freeware programs that perform a similar function, and they definitely come in handy if you deal with a lot of sensitive data on your system …
When you delete files or folders in Windows they are either moved to the trashcan of the system or deleted directly. Regardless of the selected action, files remains recoverable on the system for some time. To explain it in simple terms: When you delete a file, the reference is removed by the operating system but not the file contents which still exist on the hard drive. This means that anyone with the right tools can recover those files as long as they have not been overwritten (for instance by new installations or files).
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Tags: delete files, free file wiper, security-software, windows software
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
If configuration issues or program conflicts are slowing down your connectivity, this program might be able to help …
As a work from home guy I rely on my Internet connection. If it goes down, I’m cut off from work which could be disastrous, depending on the downtime. I have a backup connection just to make sure that I can always connect, and if everything goes down at once I have yet another backup plan to either work from my parents house or from an Internet cafe.
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Tags: connectivity fixer, internet connection, network troubleshooting, windows software
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Here’s an interesting program that allows you to view archived Outlook emails … even if you’re not running Outlook anymore.
If you are like me, you keep backups or copies of important data that you no longer need on your computer in case you need access it in the future again. This is for instance true for old emails that I archive regularly to make my email program more responsive. I use Mailstore for that, but there are other options.
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Tags: outlook, outlook emails, outlook pst, windows software
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
This seems like a pretty useful trick for anybody who regularly uses PDF documents as reference material …
When you are dealing with important documents from professional and academic research sources, many of these documents are in a protected PDF format. Extracting text from these documents can seem nearly impossible. LotApps Free PDF to Text Converter is a free portable application that converts single or multiple PDF documents into Plain Text Format. You end up with a .txt file that may not be as pretty as the PDF, but at least you have the content. No PDF reader is required for this application to work. You can actually extract text from password protected and encrypted PDF documents.
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Tags: document conversion, pdf, pdf documents, pdf to text, windows software
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