KeyRocket is a free Windows application that helps you learn keyboard shortcuts easily. It keeps an eye on your computer activity and recommends keyboard shortcuts for a task that you have performed using your mouse. It supports keyboard shortcuts for Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office products. According to the Veodin website, it can help you learn over 1600 shortcuts and sequences for the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
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Better Explorer : Windows 8 Style Explorer for Windows 7
Better Explorer is an open source project which strives to bring the new look of Windows Explorer in Windows 8 to older versions of Windows including Windows 7. Although it works on most of the older versions of Windows, it is designed for Windows 7 and works best in it. It features the new ribbon interface that you would find in the Explorer of Windows 8. It also has a tab feature using which you can open multiple tabs inside the same Better Explorer window.
Read moreFile Secure : Encrypt, Backup and Lock Your Files
File Secure Free offers four features in one product – file encryption, file backup, USB disk lockup and file shredder. The file encryption feature uses powerful AES encryption algorithm. The file backup feature can be used to backup your personal data and keep it safe. The USB disk lockup feature is used to lock a USB key so that nobody can access it without supplying a password. The file shredder features helps you get rid of all the unwanted data securely and completely.
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How to Copy Locked Files in Windows Using Shadow Copy
Sometimes when you are trying to copy some files, Windows throws up a File in Use warning saying that the file or files you want to copy are currently in use by some other program. Fortunately, there is a simple solution – Runtime’s Shadow Copy. Shadow Copy is a freeware application that makes use of the Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Copy service to copy the locked files no matter where they are.
Read moreHow to Set Country or Region Location in Windows 7
Windows 7, like its predecessors, has a country or region setting which indicates the country you are residing in. In Windows 7, this setting is referred to as just Location. This setting can be used by many software programs and services to customize your experience to this country setting and provide you local information such as weather, news and entertainment based on this location setting. Usually, this setting is specified when you install Windows 7 but you can also change it later.
Read moreHow to Insert Your Image or Signature in PDF Files
Many times we have to sign some PDF documents and email them back to the senders. The usual way of doing this is to take a printout of those documents, sign them using a pen and then scan them back in your computer using a scanner. Thanks to free PDF XChange Viewer, now you can copy and paste any image, your photograph or your signature into a PDF file without requiring any other tools or hardware.
Read moreCreate Hotkey to Open Folders in Windows 7
Sometimes you find yourself opening a folder again and again so that you can work on the files inside it. But going through menus and clicking multiple times to open a folder is time wasting and can be very exhausting. What you can do is create a shortcut hotkey for opening that folder, so that you can open that folder just by pressing a key on your keyboard.
Read moreCyber-D Anti-Screensaver : Prevent Screensaver While Watching TV and Video
If your screensaver is enabled, it starts after a few minutes in the middle of your TV show or video and spoils the fun. If this sounds familiar to you, then Cyber-D Anti-Screensaver can help you out. Cyber-D Anti-Screensaver is a small tool that helps you prevent the screensaver from launching when you are busy watching videos, movies or TV shows on your PC.
Read morePrivaZer : Smart System Cleaner to Protect Your Privacy
PrivaZer is an advanced privacy cleaner tool for Windows. It can scrub the traces of your internet history, old files (files that you have deleted but traces are present in hard disk), software use, registry entries and USB history (list of USB devices ever connected to your computer) on a multitude of devices. It can scan and clean your local hard disks, secondary internal storage devices, external storage devices, USB keys, iPod, MP3 players, SD cards and network storage devices.
Read moreezWeather : Monitor Weather and Get Forecasts in Windows
If you want to monitor the weather without having to visit those bloated weather sites, then you can use the ezWeather tool. The free ezWeather tool is a small and simple tool which keeps you informed about the latest weather conditions and shows forecasts for your selected area. It puts an icon in the system tray of Windows and shows the latest temperature in this icon.
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