My friend contacted me with a problem – her employees were using the Tor browser to visit some objectionable websites. I came up with a simple solution – blocking the Tor related applications from being run. This can be done easily using a freeware application called Process Blocker. The Process Blocker software monitors your system for specific programs and blocks them from being run even when you rename them or change their file path.
Read moreFix Internet Problems with Complete Internet Repair
Sometimes the Internet just stops working in a Windows PC, even though it works in other computers. The fault usually is not in the hardware, but in some of the inner Windows settings. These settings can be repaired using the free Complete Internet Repair program, so that you can once again use the Internet in your Windows PC. This free tool can fix more than ten different settings in Windows to get Internet working again.
Read moreDisplay Hidden Extension Icons in Google Chrome Toolbar
If you install too many extensions in the Google Chrome web browser, then their toolbar icons may get hidden in order to save space for the location bar. The hidden icons are shown in form of a drop-down menu if you click on the right-arrow next to the location bar. If you do not like these hidden icons, then you can display the icons in the toolbar once again using the following steps.
Read moreRIOT : Reduce the Size of JPG, PNG and GIF Images
The pictures you snap with your digital camera are high resolution pictures – very fine in detail and quality, but very large in file size. You cannot transfer such large files on the Internet easily, therefore it is the usual practice to reduce the image file size before sharing them online. The RIOT (radical image optimization tool) is a free software that can help you easily reduce the file size of your pictures. It supports JPG, PNG and GIF image types.
Read moreSvchost Process Analyzer : Is Svchost.exe Malware?
The svchost.exe program is a genuine Microsoft program that helps run various system services like Windows Updates, Network Connections and more, only and only if it is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder (or whatever folder your %windir%\System32 points to). If this file is located in a folder different from this, then most probably it is a virus, trojan or some other malicious object.
Read moreEasy HTML5 Video: Convert Videos to HTML5 Format
The HTML5 is the next version of the HTML markup language and it supports the playing of videos without requiring any external plugins like Adobe Flash or Microsoft Media Player etc. If you also want to take the advantage of the new HTML5 video standard, and share your videos in the HTML5 video format then first thing you have to do is convert your videos in this format. You can use the freeware Easy HTML5 Video to easily convert any of your videos into the HTML5 format.
Read morePC On Off Time : Know How Much You Use Your PC
I turn on my computer early in the morning and let it run all through the day. I usually have no idea about how much or how long I use my PC everyday. If you are also like me, then a free software called PC On Off Time can tell you exactly how long you use your PC daily. It can also show when you rebooted due to an unexpected shutdown and if the PC was in standby mode.
Read moreSwitch PDF Between Adobe Acrobat and Internal Viewer in Firefox
Firefox, like some other popular web browsers, allows you to open PDF file using an internal viewer. But this internal viewer cannot handle all sorts of PDF files. Some of the PDF files have special features that can be used if opened in a full featured PDF viewer like Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader. You can use the pdfViewerSwitcher extension to switch the PDF file between internal viewer and the Adobe Acrobat plugin in Mozilla Firefox.
Read moreAero Blend : Match Windows Color with Desktop Background
Normally, the windows color in Microsoft Windows is specified by the theme that you are currently using. But now you can dynamically change the windows color to match that of your desktop background or active applications using a free application called Aero Blend. Aero Blend automatically changes the windows color to match the current desktop wallpaper or active application icon or their contents.
Read moreHide Secret Files Inside Audio Files with DeepSound
Everyone has some secret documents, if not from their secret love life then from their financial life. You can use all sorts of programs from encryption software to folder hiders to keep your secret documents safe, but the subtlest way is to use steganography techniques provided by freeware called DeepSound and hide your secret documents inside another audio file. Nobody would suspect that your MP3 files are actually a shelter for your private documents.
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