Category: Reviews

Rip DVD BlueRay and Transcode Videos with VidCoder

If you want to save your DVD and BlueRay movies into MP4 or MKV video files or just want to convert a video from one format to another, then you can use the free tool VidCoder. VidCoder is a DVD or Bluray ripping and video transcoding application for Windows. It does not support ripping encrypted DVD or Blueray disks. It uses HandBrake, that we have posted about before, as its encoding engine. Unlike Handbrake, the VidCoder interface is very easy to use and offers many more options.

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Search Wi-Fi Networks with Homedale Wi-Fi/WLAN Monitor

Wi-Fi networks have quickly gained popularity in the past few years for accessing the publicly available Internet. For using public Internet through you Wi-Fi, you need a computer equipped with a Wi-Fi adapter. If you have more than one Wi-Fi networks available in your area, then you should connect to the one with better signal strength. You can search for Wi-Fi networks and view their signal strengths using the free software called Homedale Wi-Fi/WLAN Monitor.

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CDInfo Gives Information About Your CD, DVD and BD Media

Sometimes we download an ISO that claims to be a bootable CD image but it does not seem to work. That makes us think if the ISO is really bootable or our system is not properly configured to boot from a CD. Instead of rebooting your PC and checking your system BIOS for settings, it is quicker to check if a CD or DVD is bootable or not. The freeware program CDInfo helps you find such information about your optical media (CD, DVD and Blueray disks).

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Put Your System Under Stress Test with HeavyLoad

Some men love to to brag about their automobiles, while others love to talk about how powerful their computers are. If you think your system is loaded with power, then you might want to put it under the stress test of freeware program HeavyLoad. It puts your workstation or server PC under a heavy load and lets you test whether they will still run reliably.

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Install Flash, Java, .NET, C++ Runtimes, Silverlight, DirectX using All in One Runtimes

After a fresh install of Windows, it needs many different types of plugins and runtimes in order to properly use the computer. You can go from one website to another, download these runtimes and install them manually, or you can use the All in One Runtimes package which can install all these runtimes automatically. It contains all versions of .NET framework, Java, Flash, Shockwave, C++ runtimes libraries, DirectX, Silverlight and more.

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