Yesterday I saved all my work in my USB key, thinking that I would finish it at home. Then I shutdown the computer, had a cup of coffee and drove back home – only to realize that I had forgotten my USB key attached to my work computer! It was already late in the night and I could do nothing but clench my fists in anger. Well, if you have had such a terrible experience with forgetting your USB keys at work or at friends house, then you can try Free USB Guard.
Read moreMake USB Keys and SD Cards Work Faster in Windows 7
When you insert a USB Key (pen drive) or a micro SD card in your Windows computer, sometimes the file operations are so slow that the file operation takes hours. If your brand new USB drive or SD card is working real slow, then it may be due to a setting inside the Windows 7. If you toggle this setting on, then you may experience a performance boost with your memory cards.
Read moreHow to Get Out of the Safe Mode in Windows 7
I have seen many times that people use Microsoft System Configuration Utility (msconfig) to boot into the safe mode and then they have no idea how to get out of it and boot back into the normal mode of Windows. When you select the Safe boot in the Microsoft System Configuration Utility and reboot, Windows is set to boot into the safe mode and keeps booting into safe mode. But you can change the settings in the Windows using the same MSConfig utility.
Read moreHow to Add New Search Provider in Internet Explorer 9
We have previously posted an article on how you can add new search provider in the Internet Explorer 7 and 8. But things are a little different for Internet Explorer 9. In the Internet Explorer 9 the search box and the address bar have been combined together. So when you have to search in this version, you can type the search phrase in the address bar itself and click on the magnifying lens like icon that appears as shown. By default the search provider for Internet Explorer is Bing.
Read moreTurn Off the Lights and Watch the Video in Your Browser
When I was little my elder sister always told me to turn on the lights while watching the TV. But I always turned them off so I can better focus on the videos, TV shows or movies. Today we watch lots of videos on the internet using our computer screen but there are so many distractions on a video web site. Fortunately, there is a browser extension called Turn off the Lights which can help you turn off the lights around the video in your browser.
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Auto Adjust Screen Color for Better Sleep Using F.Lux
Have you experienced that working late night in front of your computer screen often results you not feeling sleepy at all. This is because the bright daylight coming from your computer screen disrupts the circadian rhythm of your body.If you have to work till late night on your computer, you can use the free F.lux software which auto-adjusts the brightness of your computer screen according to the time of the day.
Read moreExpand Shortened URLs with LongURL
With the invention of the twitter like micro-blogging services, the fashion of using shortened URLs was brought forth. Although, there are hundreds of such URL shortening services like bit.ly, tinyurl, mcaf.ee etc., yet we hear everyday of some new URL shortening service to come into existence. These shortened URLs have their own benefits as they save the space used in your comments. But still these shortened URLs are dreaded as no-one can foretell where they would redirect you.
Read moreAutomatically Expand Common Phrases with PhraseExpress
Sometimes we all wish that there should be some way to automatically expand some common abbreviations or acronyms. Just imagine how convenient it would be if you type ASAP and it automatically expands to As Soon As Possible in your document editor. This is specially true if your job involves a lot of typing work. If you also have this feeling then you can try the PhraseExpress tool which is free for personal use.
Read moreAutomatically Fade the Taskbar in Windows 7
Windows taskbar has stayed a very useful part of the Windows operating system for many years. It shows all the running programs and also contains the start menu button as well as the notification area. But sometimes when watching a movie or video or viewing a picture, it may prove to be a distracting part. You can always set Windows taskbar to auto hide itself, but a better way is to make the Windows fade out and almost disappear from the desktop. You can use the free Fade Taskbar tool to achieve this.
Read moreDecide on a Meeting Place with MeetWays
Do you remember the Black Eyed Peas song – Meet Me Halfway? Yes, we all encounter situations when two people have to decide on a mutually acceptable meeting place. Neither of the two persons want to travel farther – both want to meet in a public place located halfway to each other. You can waste each others time thinking about such a meeting place, or you can use the MeetWays online service to find about such a place easily in a few seconds.
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