After installing a software on my Windows computer, suddenly the ability to create new folders by right-clicking in a folder and selecting New → Folder disappeared in Windows. This was a very annoying trouble as I was not able to create new folders easily in Explorer, instead I was forced to open the command prompt and create folders using the mkdir command. But after sometime, I figured out the problem and fixed it.
Read moreHow to Change User Agent String in Internet Explorer
Some web sites display differently depending on which web browser you are using to access them. Similarly, some websites are designed specifically for a particular browser and they display properly only on that web browser. If you are an Internet Explorer user, then you can easily change the user agent string and fool the website into believing that you are using a different web browser.
Read moreHow to Schedule Email Cleanup in Outlook.com Webmail
The Outlook.com webmail service, that has replaced previous email services from Microsoft, offers a great many number of ways to keep your Inbox clutter free, organized and clean. One of the features in Outlook.com is the cleanup scheduling of the messages so that messages from a specific sender are automatically moved or deleted after a preset number of days. This works great for newsletter or notification email messages, as you can auto-delete them after a month.
Read moreSchedule Locked Files For Deletion with Boot Deleter
Sometimes when you try to delete a file in Windows, it fails to be deleted no matter how many times you try. The basic reason for such deletion problems is that the file is in used by the Windows system or some other program and cannot be deleted. Such files can be deleted easily upon reboot if you set them to be deleted automatically upon restart using the freeware tool BootDeleter. This freeware tool can set any locked file to be deleted on Windows restart.
Read moreDetect Malware and Rootkits using Free SanityCheck
Suspicious programs running on your computer, strange popup windows and unusual hard disk activity are some of the telltale signs of malware infection in Windows. But if you want to be sure, then you can use the free SanityCheck software to analyze your computer and see if some of the programs running on your PC are really questionable and whether they should be further investigated.
Read moreLICECap : Capture Screen Activity into GIF Files
If you want to make a tutorial about how to do something in your Windows PC, then it is best to capture the video or animation of that activity. The free LICECap application allows you to record screen activities into a GIF animation. This GIF file can be viewed using any popular image viewer, can be embedded inside a webpage or shared with friends. You can use LICECap to record many things like a chatting session or computer problem etc.
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Disable Notification to install Flash in Firefox
If you have not installed Adobe Flash (perhaps because you do not need it) and you visit a website containing Flash animation or movies, then Firefox notifies you to install Flash. This notification may be useful for those who would want to install Flash, but it is very annoying if you wish to stay away from Flash and just want to use HTML5 media. If you do not like this notification in Firefox, then you can easily disable it.
Read moreBring Back Ability to Disable JavaScript in Firefox
Recently, I wanted to disable JavaScript on a website in Firefox. To my intense surprise, I found out that the feature to disable JavaScript has been removed from Firefox 23 and above. This is very much undesirable. After some research I found out an add-on called SettingSanity that can add this feature back in Firefox. The SettingSanity extension adds the options to disable images, tab bar and JavaScript back in the Firefox Options window.
Read moreMemInfo : Display Memory Usage Info in Taskbar
The RAM installed on your PC determines how many applications you can run simultaneously without slowing down your PC. The physical memory consumption varies from program to program. As the total memory usage increases beyond 90% of the total installed memory, you start to see a slowdown in your PC. The freeware application MemInfo can display the total amount of memory being utilized on your PC and automatically warns you when the memory usage crosses 90% threshold.
Read moreMcAfee TechCheck : Check Performance of Your PC
After a few months of PC use, it starts to become sluggish and takes longer time in finishing the usual tasks. This may be due to many factors including hardware problem, operating system settings and incompatible software installed on your PC. The free McAfee TechCheck utility can test your PC against any possible software and hardware issues.
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