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How to edit and fix MP3 tags
2008-05-30 12:29:00
Looking for a free MP3 tag editor? Have a huge MP3 library of digital music files and can’t find the songs you are looking for? Tagging your MP3 files can save enormous amounts of time searching for specific songs, especially if you have thousands of MP3s. Basically, each and every single MP3 stored on your computer ...
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Conveniently bookmark sites to read later with LaterLoop
2008-05-30 12:16:00
Have you ever bookmarked a site with your browser so you can read it later, when you are free? Unfortunately, most of us will forget about them because we simply do not have the time to go back and look at old stuff. If you continue this bookmarking habit without actually reading the real content, you ...
More About: Bookmark , Sites , Read

How to change file icons in Windows
2008-05-29 12:23:00
Looking for a way to change the default file icons in Windows ? Windows XP has some decent icons for your shortcuts like My Computer, My Documents, Recycle Bin, etc, but they are nothing very special. And after 7 years on the market, looking at those same icons over and over gets boring! You can change the ...
More About: Icons , Change , File

IM Chatters Will LUV Pidgin Software
2008-05-29 12:11:00
There?s been a good deal of buzz lately about Pidgin Software , and rightly so. Pidgin is the latest trend in instant messaging software that lets you use all of your different IM programs at the same time. Do you have multiple IM accounts? Enjoy chatting with your buddies all day long? Want your IMing to be ...

Rearrange taskbar buttons and system tray icons with Taskbar Shuffle
2008-05-28 12:24:00
Looking for a way to rearrange taskbar icons or system tray icons? You would think it would be an obvious feature of Windows, but apparently not! By default, Windows will arrange the Taskbar icons by the order in which they were opened, the first program at the far left right next to the Quick Launch ...
More About: System , Icons , Shuffle , Tray , Buttons

Batch rename and organize audio files with The GodFather
2008-05-28 12:02:00
Do you own a lot of audio files? If you do, then I bet you know how hard it is to organize and manage all of them, considering the numbers and formats that they come in - mp3, ogg, ape, flac, wav, mp4 and more. If you never implemented a proper file naming format for audio ...
More About: Organize , Audio , Rename , Files , Batch

How to change the default location for installing applications in Windows
2008-05-27 13:31:00
If you’re like me, you like to keep your computer running smooth and hassle-free. One way to do this is to install applications on a drive other than the drive where Windows is installed. So by default, most computers will have Windows installed on the C partition and most programs will be installed in C:Program ...
More About: Applications , Change , Location

MediaMonkey - Free MP3 music library organizer
2008-05-27 13:02:00
Most of us are so used to clicking on that iTunes or Windows Media Player icon that we don’t even stop to think for a second, “Is there anything better out there”. I’m going to answer that question now. Yes, and its called MediaMonkey. Read on to know why MediaMonkey deserves to be your new ...
More About: Organizer , Music , Library , Free

PC Tools Firewall Plus - Free Personal Firewall
2008-05-26 13:11:00
Looking for an easy to use, free personal firewall for your computer? If you haven’t installed one yet, I recommend that you do so today. For your information, a firewall acts as a barrier that protects your computer from unauthorized user/application access from within the local network and the Internet. A firewall allows trusted computers or ...
More About: Personal , Tools , Firewall , Free

How to use the remote shutdown command in Windows
2008-05-26 12:31:00
This article will show you how to use the remote shutdown command tool in Windows to remotely shut down, restart, or logoff a local or networked computer. This can be very useful sometimes if you have multiple computers at home or on your network that you want to quickly shutdown or restart. You can perform a ...
More About: Remote , Command , Shutdown

Label a USB flash drive with your contact info in case you lose it
2008-05-25 13:31:00
I just came across a very cool tip on LifeHacker that teaches you how to label your USB flash drive with your name and phone number in case you lose it! That is simply brilliant because I have already lost 3 and I’m sure someone somewhere is enjoying that extra 5 GB’s of storage space! If ...
More About: Flash , Flash Drive , Drive , Contact , Info

Maxthon - Feature Rich, Free Web Browser
2008-05-25 13:09:00
When I was first introduced to the Internet in 1995, there were only two popular web browsers - Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Today, Netscape Navigator is nowhere to be seen while Internet Explorer still reigns as the most widely used web browser. However, with the emergence of free, feature rich, plugin-enabled web browsers like Opera ...
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Add Wikipedia, Google to Vista start menu instant search
2008-05-24 13:29:00
Looking to customize Vista Instant Search ? If you’re using Window Vista, you may be finally using the built-in search option that you see in the Start Menu . For one thing, it actually FINDS what you are looking for and it doesn’t take a century. Also, it’s conveniently located in the Start Menu itself, so you ...
More About: Google , Windows Vista

RSS Bandit - Free desktop RSS reader
2008-05-24 13:08:00
Looking for an excellent tool to read all your RSS feeds? If you don’t have an idea on what RSS is, you should check out the excellent RSS introduction video here. To simply put it, RSS is a technology that allows you to aggregate content from all of your favorite websites (called RSS feeds) and ...
More About: Desktop , Reader , Free

3 quick Google Calendar productivity tips
2008-05-23 13:29:00
I’m a big fan of Google Calendar and it’s become my main online app for creating appointments, saving tasks, and storing reminders. Also, since it’s online, it accessible from anywhere! If you’re also using Google Calendar a lot, there are some tips and tricks you should know to increase your productivity. Most of us need to ...
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NexusFile - Fast Windows File Manager
2008-05-23 13:10:00
Looking for an alternative Windows file manager? Windows Explorer is the default file manager that comes with the Windows operating system, but it lacks innovative features that can make your file and folder management more effective. If you search around the Internet, there are a lot of alternatives to Windows Explorer that let you complete more ...
More About: File , Manager , Fast , File Manager

Watch YouTube videos, Netflix movies and listen to songs from Last.fm in Vi
2008-05-22 13:34:00
Windows Vista Media Center is an excellent media server for your home entertainment needs. You can connect it up to your TV and watch movies, videos, stream music, record TV shows onto your computer, link up your Xbox 360 and do lots of other stuff. It’s pretty neat actually. However, the best part of Windows Media Center are the plugins! Using plugins, you can do all sorts of other cool stuff like convert your dvr-ms format recordings into other formats or access your Outlook email on Windows Media Center. There are a couple of plugins that I would suggest that really are great if you have Vista Media Center at home. Watch YouTube Videos in Vista Media Center Yougle Vista is a free pugin that will allow you to watch videos from sites like YouTube, Google Video, DivX Stage 6, DailyMotion, WWITV, listen to music from Shoutcast and view pictures from Flickr and ICanHasCheezburger, all via Vista Media Center. The only drawback is that the link to Yougle Vista is within the progr...
More About: Movies , Youtube , Songs

AjaxDaddy - Ajax examples and free Ajax scripts
2008-05-22 13:10:00
Where can you go for free applets to give your website some Web 2.0 goodness?  Ajax Daddy.com of course. If you use AJAX already for your Web 2.0 projects or are just thinking about it and need information, check out this one-stop source of AJAX plug-ins.  In addition to free code that covers things from fish-eye effects for icon browsing to auto completion text fields Ajaxdaddy shows you the code, and gives you a sandbox area to get a feel for how the widget performs and to do some experimentation. AJAX is one of the tools that has made Web 2.0 applications possible, fostering the type of rich and interactive user experience we have all come to expect in webspace, not just our desktop environments.  AJAX allows pages to exchange data with the client without an entire page refresh, which would be awkward and slow performance.  It’s AJAX which powers such powerful and popular desktop look-alikes as Google Apps. Surf over to AjaxDaddy and look around the home page, checking...
More About: Free , Scripts , Examples

Monitor your home with your webcam using HomeCamera
2008-05-21 13:27:00
Are you looking for home monitoring security systems? Maybe you want to setup a remote home monitor where you can watch what’s going on inside your home across the Internet at your office? Commercial home monitoring systems can be quite expensive and fairly hard to setup. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could buy a wireless ...
More About: Home , Webcam , Monitor

ThreatFire - Block Malwares and Viruses, Even Unknown Ones
2008-05-21 13:11:00
Looking for a Windows system security software to complement your antivirus? With huge numbers of malware and virus variants created each day, your antivirus may fail to detect some of them. An antivirus works by using file signatures to recognize unique virus characteristics. Therefore, you need to download the latest signatures to make sure that your ...
More About: Unknown , Viruses , Block

How to fix "Missing or corrupt NTFS.sys" error in Windows XP
2008-05-20 13:38:00
One of my XP SP2 computers at home crapped out today with the error “Missing or corrupt Ntfs.sys” and would not get past the initial BIOS screen. I eventually got it back up and running without having to format the computer, but it took a little while and it wasn’t super straightforward. So if you ...
More About: Windows , Error , Windows Xp

Wigix - An eBay Competitor
2008-05-20 13:10:00
Finding a great deal on electronics, apparel, and jewelry through eBay can sometimes be a difficult process . Most of us are familiar with its entire bidding and auction system. However, bidding on your desired items can make you feel as though you’re on a roller coaster ride. With all of the constant bickering and issues ...
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How to setup free dynamic DNS for remote access to your PC
2008-05-19 13:19:00
What is Dynamic DNS you might be asking? Basically, dynamic DNS is a service provided by third-party providers in which a clients’ constantly changing IP address is kept track of and DNS servers are updated with the new IP address automatically. If you have a broadband Internet connection, you more than likely have a dynamic ...
More About: Free , Setup , Access , Remote Access , Remote

How to Share Photos at a Private, Secure and Temporary Location
2008-05-19 13:11:00
There are a lot of photo sharing sites out there that let you share your public and private photos, but most of them are not very secure. Sometimes, you will be surprised to find out how easy it is to find privately uploaded photos with a search engine like Google. Therefore, to share your photos among ...
More About: Photos , Location , Share , Private , Secure

How to fix "Host process for windows services stopped working and was close
2008-05-18 13:25:00
Don’t you just love crazy Windows errors? In this post, I’ll be going through some steps you can take to fix the “Host process for windows services stopped working and was closed” error message in Windows Vista. I’ve already written about a few, such as “there no active mixer devices available” error message and “Internet Explorer ...
More About: Services , Close , Working

Phun!- Free Physics simulator
2008-05-18 13:01:00
No, I’ve not forgotten how you spell fun, Phun is, in fact a free Physics simulator. Despite its free nature, Phun’s Physics engine is eerily accurate, and even though it can be immensely useful to students who would like to really understand mechanics or dynamics a lot better, it was really designed with the intent ...
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Disable restart now message after Windows automatic update message
2008-05-17 13:22:00
Don’t you just love Windows Automatic Update ? On the second Tuesday of each month Microsoft releases their software updates and patches for Windows, which are usually numerous, and most computers receive these updates automatically if Windows Update is turned on. You might notice your computer slow down while these updates are installed in the background. After ...
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KeePass Password Safe Takes Trouble Out of Password Management
2008-05-17 13:02:00
Looking for a free password manager? In this age of technology, you need a password to do just about anything on your own computer. You have your Windows passwords, a few e-mail passwords, three or four IM accounts with passwords, and that?s just to start your day. Who can keep track of all those different ...
More About: Management , Password , Safe , Keepass

How to get rid of Unread Mail Count in Windows XP
2008-05-16 13:28:00
If you’re using Windows XP, you might have noticed that annoying “X Unread Mail Messages” message that shows up below the user name on the logon screen. It’s actually a pretty useless number considering it never seems to be right, at least for me. By default, the Unread Mail Count is derived by looking at all ...
More About: Windows X , Windows Xp

ScreenHunter - Free screen capture program
2008-05-16 13:01:00
I recently went on a quest for the best screen capture program available.  While I could have paid a fortune and obtained one of the “professional” screen capture programs, I opted to save my money and search for a free program that would still do everything I needed.  Luckily, I found it! Screen Hunter 5.0 Free is ...
More About: Screen Capture , Capture , Program