Category: Windows 7

If you scan documents into PDF files for storing them on your hard disk, then file size is not a problem. But if you want to distribute PDF files over the internet, then you should make a smaller size PDF file because smaller files consume less bandwidth. Neevia PDF Compressor tool can help you compress the PDF files and reduce their file size.

Nitro PDF Reader is different from other PDF viewer applications because it adds many extra features like the ability to extract text and images. It enables you to save all images contained in a PDF document as separate files to any folder or destination without modifying the original PDF file. It allows you to select the image format (BMP, JPG, PNG, and TIF).

We all know how to lock Microsoft Windows using the hotkey Win + L but what if you do not want to lock whole of the Windows and want to lock only one application? Microsoft Windows does not offer any option to lock only one window but a third party app called Xetoware WinLock can help you do that. WinLock is a freeware program that can lock any window with a simple hotkey, and password protect it with a secure password.

If you want more control over your screen capture functions, then you can use the free SnapCrab utility. It can capture, save and upload the captured screenshots to your twitter or facebook pages. SnapCrab does not come with image editing functions like many commercial software in the same category (e.g., HyperSnap or Snagit).

Recently, my younger brother found out an old photograph of my grandfather which was not in good condition. He scanned it and emailed to me so that I could edit it and make it look better. There was only one problem, he sent me a PDF file. To edit the image, I had to first extract the image file from this PDF file. As luck would have it, I had heard about Some PDF Images Extract software using which I was able to extract the image from the PDF file.

Most people do not realize that SSD drives have a fixed lifespan, after which they just stop working. To keep your data safe, it is essential for you to keep an eye on the health status of your SSD drive. The SSDLife Free utility can show you the health related information about your SSD drive so that you can backup your data before your SSD drive fails to work.

By default, Windows shows thumbnails of videos and pictures in Windows Explorer when you open a folder containing them. But Windows avoids creating the thumbnail previews of video files that are not in popular video formats. It shows thumbnails of video formats from only Microsoft or Apple Quicktime and ignores the rest. But you can use Media Preview add-on for Windows Explorer to view the thumbnails of unsupported video formats.

If you have multiple small PDF files and want to merge them into a single large PDF file, then you can use the free PDF Merger tool from Anvsoft. It is a small utility that lets you merge many images, full PDF files or their portions into a single PDF file. This is very useful if you want to combine several PDF documents that belong to same category or topic.

Although most of the popular applications have now added functionality to create PDF files, there are still times when you encounter an application with no option to create PDF files. In those situations, you can either search the internet for file conversions tools like Zamzar or just go ahead and use Free PDF Creator application which can be used to create PDF files from just about any application that allows you to print.

Windows 8, the new operating system from Microsoft, has many new features including many enhancements in the Windows Explorer itself. The Windows Explorer in Windows 8 has many tabs (like Home, Share, View etc.) that show various functions. If you are using an earlier version of Windows, then you can bring the tabs to Windows Explorer using the free Clover tool. It is a Windows Explorer extension that adds the multi-tabs functionality to Windows Explorer just like in Google Chrome browser.