CrystalDiskInfo is a free, open source and portable Windows application that can help you determine the health status of your hard disks. It supports not only the traditional hard disks but also modern SSDs (solid state disks). It can monitor the health status of your hard disks using various parameters. It also displays your hard disk’s S.M.A.R.T data and its current temperature. It can also send you alerts through e-mail.
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JavaRa : Remove Older Versions of Java & Update to the Latest Version
JavaRa is a simple tool that makes removing older and redundant versions of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) a very simple task. JavaRa will check if your computer has the latest version of Java (JRE). It would download a newer version of Java and install this newer version for you. The installation of newer version is performed through Oracle Java own update program. It also allows you to remove all possible older versions of Java.
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HD Speed : Test Your Hard Disk and USB Disk Speeds
Usually, you check the specifications before you buy a new hard disk or a USB disk. But often these specifications are written in a technically clever way. These specifications often do not match the real hard disk performance when you use it in your system. But you can use a third party benchmarking tool to find out the actual realtime hard disk data transfer speeds and performance. HD Speed is such a benchmarking tool which you can use to determine hard disk speeds.
Read moreBring Back the Start Menu in Windows 8 with Stardock Start8
Windows 8 is the latest version of Windows in which Microsoft has introduced an entirely new user interface called Metro UI. Unfortunately, Microsoft has decided to remove the Start Menu from Windows 8. We had earlier written an article on how you can enable classic start menu in Windows 8. But it appears that Microsoft has disabled that method in the Customer Preview edition of Windows 8 release. But you can still use Stardock Start8 to bring back the Start Menu in Windows 8.
Read moreEnable Classic Start Menu Button in Windows 8
Microsoft has introduced Metro UI in the new version of Windows – Windows 8. This Metro UI is specially designed for touch-screen computers and shows tiles which can hold shortcuts to programs or web sites. Windows 8 opens with Metro UI tiles by default and if you click on the Start Menu button in the Desktop mode, it only switches back to the Metro UI tiles interface. For people using Desktop computers without any touch screen, this can be a painful experience.
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Send To Kindle : Send Documents from Your PC to Kindle
Amazon Kindle is a popular device for reading, buying and downloading electronic books, newspapers, magazines and more. You can use it to read items downloaded from the Amazon Kindle store. But what if you want to read a document, that exists on your PC, on your Kindle device. Until now it was not possible to do this, but now you can transfer any supported document from your PC to your Kindle device using the Send to Kindle application.
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How to Remove PDF Files Restrictions Legally for Free
PDF files are portable document format files, originally developed by Adobe Systems Inc. Sometimes we come across PDF files which are feature restricted. If a PDF file is feature restricted then you may not be able to print it or copy text or pictures from it. But there are many free online services using which you may be able to remove these restrictions from your PDF files.
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Raw File Copier : Copy Files Without Restriction
Windows enforces strong file copy protection so that not just anybody or any process can copy over the protected system files. Any unexpected changes in the system files can cause Windows to crash and never boot again. But if you are intentionally trying to copy over some protected files, then you can use the free NoVirusThanks Fast Raw File Copier Pro.
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CCEnhancer : Enhance Cleaning Features of CCleaner
Every Windows user knows about CCleaner. CCleaner is a free tool to clean obsolete entries from your Windows registry and other garbage from different locations in different programs installed in Windows. It also includes basic tools to uninstall programs, edit startup entries and create system restore points etc. This is pretty much what an average Windows user would need. But if you are still not satisfied, then you can enhance CCleaner using the CCleaner Enhancer tool.
Read moreBypass Windows SmartScreen in Windows 8
Windows SmartScreen is a new security feature in Windows 8. Windows SmartScreen can help you stay safer by warning you before running unrecognized programs downloaded from the Internet. All the files you download from the internet have an alternate data stream (ADS) containing the zone information. Windows SmartScreen uses this ADS information to prevent running all the downloaded programs. If you want then bypass Windows SmartScreen by clearing the ADS.
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