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.
Read moreRun Two or More Versions of Firefox At the Same Time
The development phase of Firefox involves four stages – nightly, pre-beta (aurora), beta and the final release version. Some people, including me, are always using the nightly version (together with the release version) to check what new features are being added in the upcoming releases. Usually you cannot run more than one version of Firefox at the same time. But there is an easy way through which you can run two or more versions of Firefox simultaneously.
Read moreEncrypt Files and Folders with Challenger
Encrypting your files or folders becomes necessary if you want to hide some of your secret documents from the eyes of strangers. If you have your files encrypted and some hackers break into your computer, even then they will not be able to get any information because its all encrypted. The free Challenger program can help you encrypt files and folders easily. It has a drag-n-drop interface that makes encrypting files a piece of cake.
Read moreAwesome Password Generator : Generate Strong Passwords
A strong password is a password that is not easy to be guessed, is very tough to be cracked using brute force techniques and gives a hacker a very hard time trying to break into your online accounts. Although you can manually create strong passwords by following some basic rules, it is always better to let a program like Awesome Password Generator generate random strong password for you. The Awesome Password Generator is a free program that can create very strong passwords in bulk.
Read moreRemove Start Button in Windows 8.1 with StartIsGone
Windows 8.1 is here and has come up with a few changes. One of the most notable changes is the return of the Start button in Windows 8.1. Although this is mainly due to outcries made by PC users about the missing start button, yet the new Start button is nowhere near the Start button found in Windows 7, neither in looks nor in functionality. If you want to get rid of this Start button, then you can use the free StartIsGone utility.
Read moreQuickly Take Your Picture with Webcam and Share Online
If you have a webcam attached to you PC, then you can use it to snap and share your pictures online. But sometimes you are in a hurry and do not want to go through the webcam software and uploading of the pictures taken. In those times, you can use the free online app Take Picture Online to take your pictures online through your webcam, upload and share them with your Facebook or twitter friends.
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