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Useful Free Software For Your Computer
There’s so many free programs around that it’s hard to say which is best, but Gili over at Connected Internet has had a go, with his Best Free Software list.
His list contains many gems including Foxit Reader, which is an alternative to the awful Adobe Acrobat program. I think Acrobat is a classic example [...]
Stop Applications Automatically Starting With Vista
I get so annoyed when I install applications only to find that other programs are installed in the background and set to run automatically at startup, without asking my permission. Major culprits are QuickTime, Adobe Acrobat, iTunes and anything from Logitech.
If you want to stop applications running at startup with Windows Vista, there are [...]
Delete Empty Folders With Remove Empty Directory
Sometimes things that are free are so good, you feel guilty not paying. Take Remove Empty Directory (RED) that I discovered via TechBuzz. This free program finds all the empty folders on your PC and deletes them.
This may not sound very useful as empty folders don’t take up any Hard Drive space, but over time [...]
Download Command & Conquer Gold For Free
Can you believe it’s been 12 years since Command & Conquer Gold was released? This was one of my favorite games of all-time.
To celebrate the landmark, Electronics Arts are making a Windows XP version of C&C available for download for free. I’m a bit nervous about downloading the game as I have so [...]
Dr. Web: Scan For Viruses Before Downloading
Dr. Web is a contender for Firefox plugin of the year. This great Firefox plugin allows you to scan attachements for viruses before downloading them onto your machine. Brilliant if you’re using a machine like a friends, where you’re not sure how good its protection is.
1Sep2007 | Tony Williams | 1 comment | Continued
Tweak Windows With XdN Tweaker
There are many 3rd party utilities out there that let you tweak Windows, but XdN Tweaker, which works with Windows XP, Vista and 2003, is a bit different as it focused on those tweaks that aren’t that well known. For instance, Martin from gHacks discovered that the following tweaks were available:
30Aug2007 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
TubeStop: Remove YouTube Ads
YouTube recently added adverts to its videos, and thanks to an enterprising coder you can now remove the ads.
TubeStop is a Firefox extension that disables the autoplay on YouTube videos. The extension develop noticed that the extension also stopped YouTube adverts appearing! So if you want to stop those pesky ads appearing in YouTube then [...]
Copy Handler: Speed Up File Transfers
Copying files between folders, drives or PCs can be painfully slow with Windows file transfer service. If you regularly move big files around you may want to give Copy Handler a try as it can move files up to 6-7 times faster.
Copy Handler program is a small tool designed for copy/move files and folders [...]
Add Vista Thumbnails To XP Toolbar
The taskbar thumbnails on a are very cool. I love the way that they even show videos playing.
If you’re still saving your pennies for a copy of Vista, then a free way to add Vista-like thumbnails to XP is to install Visual Task Tips. This free program will add thumbnail preview images for each task [...]
Fix “BOOTMGR is missing” Startup Error On Vista
I don’t know how prevalent the problem is of Vista displaying the error message “BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart”, but I wish I’d seen this fix from Cybernet a few weeks ago. The way I temporarily solved the problem was to boot my machine with the Vista DVD inserted EVERY TIME. [...]
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