The standard package of Windows 8 comes on a DVD disk. So if you do not have an optical drive that supports booting from DVD on your computer, then you cannot install Windows 8 on it. The same is true if for some reason your DVD drive is malfunctioning and it cannot really read from DVD disks. Then there are people who have downloaded Windows 8 ISO online from Microsoft, but they do not want to burn it on a DVD. In all these cases, you can try installing Windows 8 from a USB disk.
Read moreSave and Restore Desktop Icons Layout with ICU
It happens all the time that Windows re-arranges your desktop icons. After arranging your desktop icons neatly, you restart Windows and find that the desktop icons are re-arranged differently. There are many reasons for this behavior, e.g., new software installation, adding a new icon to the desktop etc. If you are tired of arranging the desktop icons over and over again, then you should save and restore your desktop icons layout using a freeware tool called ICU (Icon Configuration Utility).
Read moreHow to Clear Facebook Search History
Nothing is hidden from the watching eyes of Facebook. Whether you friend someone on Facebook, like a page on Facebook, chat with friends or share a picture, it is all recorded down by Facebook. Even the people names you search for are recorded along with the time and date when you looked up for them. If you do not want anyone (like your spouse or boyfriend) to find out that you were searching for a person or page on Facebook, then you can clear your search history from Facebook easily.
Read moreQuttera URL Scanner : Scan URL for Malware and Suspicious Scripts
These days cyber criminals are trying to hide attack scripts inside the comments or advertisements of good websites too. If you are doubtful about a website, then you can scan it using the free Quttera URL Scanner. It can scan all the elements of the target site for malicious files and suspicious scripts. It can detect known as well as new types of injected malicious scripts.
Read moreWise Auto Shutdown : Schedule PC to Shutdown, Reboot or Sleep
With many online entertainment sources like NetFlix and Hulu, people are finding themselves watching TV shows and movies on their PC through these online services. Sometimes when watching these shows late at night, you doze off and fall asleep, forgetting to turn off your computer. If this has happened to you, then you would find the Wise Auto Shutdown very useful. This app allows you to schedule your PC to shutdown, reboot, power off, sleep or hibernate at a specified point of time.
Read moreAllMyApps : App Store for Windows
Windows 8 users are going to enjoy the simplicity of installing thousands of apps from the Microsoft Windows App Store. But what about the users of the earlier versions of Windows? Do not worry, you can enjoy installing apps from an app store without having to install Windows 8. The AllMyApps Windows app store works not only for Windows 8, but also for other versions of Windows.
Read moreWorkRave : Prevent Yourself from Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
If you work in front of your computer for many hours every day, then you may become a victim of the repetitive strain injury (RSI) which are injuries of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems caused by repetitive tasks and sustained awkward positions. Carpel tunnel syndrome is one of the RSIs that is caused when you use keyboard and mouse for many hours everyday. If you have to work on a computer for long durations, then you can prevent the risk of RSI by using a simple software called WorkRave.
Read moreLaunch Apps with a Keystroke in Windows with MadAppLauncher
If you feel like you are clicking too much and too many times just to launch a program, then free MadAppLauncher can help you out. MadAppLauncher makes it easy for you to launch apps in two or three keystrokes. It is able to assign two or three keystrokes to open a program, file, folder or command. You can configure many different things to be launched with MadAppLauncher.
Read moreMouse Hunter : Use Mouse in Inactive Windows
One of the headaches of working with Windows is to select a window first, bring it to focus and make it active before you can control it with your mouse e.g., scroll it up or down. This is a setback specially in Windows 7 which allows you to open two documents side by side. But you have to switch the focus from one document to another to scroll down or up. Fortunately a free software called Mouse Hunter allows you to control inactive windows without having to select them first.
Read moreWebcam Toy : Add Fun Effects to Your Webcam Photos
Many people use instagram to take their pictures, add artistic effects and share them on facebook or twitter. But instagram can only be used from a smartphone like iPhone. What if you are on a PC? Do not worry, PC users can take their pictures using their webcam, add effects and share them on facebook or twitter using a free web app called Webcam Toy. It features more than 70 different types of fun effects that you can apply to your webcam pictures.
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