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.
Read moreCreate Backups with Free Backup Maker in Windows
Windows comes with a backup feature of its own, but if you want more features and options then you can go for the free Backup Maker software. Backup Maker is free for private personal use. It allows you to create automatic backups of your data whether on-demand, at scheduled times or at certain events like at logoff or logon etc. It features compression of your data using ZIP, password protection and encryption of your data using the strong AES 256-bit cipher.
Read moreFunny Photo Maker : Add Fun Frames to Your Pictures
After taking a few pictures of my newborn niece, I was looking forward to print them. I wanted to add some nice photo frames to the baby pictures before printing them. There are tons of very nice photo frames available on the internet, but you need to be adapt in Adobe Photoshop or GIMP to use them. Fortunately, I found an easy to use software called Funny Photo Maker which allows you to add photo frames, superimpose faces and add artistic styles to your pictures for free.
Read morePrivate Tunnel VPN : Free Secure VPN Service
Private Tunnel is a free VPN (virtual private networking) service from OpenVPN Technologies Inc. It allows you to spoof your IP address, encrypt your data transfer over the internet and block attack websites. It is very useful if you are trying to access the geographically locked content. For example, the BBC website allows to watch free TV online only if you are from the UK. Using Private Tunnel, you can spoof your IP address and make it appear to be from UK and access those TV shows.
Read moreOkayFreedom VPN : Stay Anonymous and Secure on the Internet
Contrary to the popular belief that you stay anonymous on the internet, you are actually exposed as soon as you visit websites. Your IP address can be used to identify you and locate you geographically on the world map. OkayFreedom VPN is a free virtual private networking (VPN) service that allows you to spoof your IP address, surf the web anonymously and access the blocked sites in your region.
Read moreMidomi: Identify a Song by Singing in Mic
Has it ever happened to you that you listened to a song on the radio but could not find the title or the artist of that song? Sometimes a song gets stuck in your head but you cannot really recall the exact lyrics. If you are going crazy with such songs that you cannot identify, then a free web app called Midomi can help you out. You can just sing or hum a song into your microphone and Midomi would try to search and identify it for you.
Read moreEverloop : Safer and Fun Social Networking for Kids
Facebook is undoubtedly the most popular social networking website today. But most people do not realize that it does not allow kids under the age of 13 to register and use a facebook account. But there is a social networking site called Everloop that is specially designed for kids under the 13 years of age. The Everloop website does not allow the adults to register for an account. It features games, videos, music, chat and goobs (pranks) for younger kids.
Read moreBoot UI Tuner: Customize Boot Screen in Windows 8
Windows 8 boots much faster than the previous versions of Windows. Windows 8 shows a graphical screen when it boots up and shows the welcome message. But not everyone wants to spend time looking at the Windows 8 logo. If you want to disable the Windows boot logo, then you can use the free Boot UI Tuner. It is a freeware application designed for Windows 8 and allows you to change various Boot UI settings for Windows 8.
Read moreHow to Fix Missing Iertutil.dll Errors in Windows
Some of the programs stop to work when an important file goes missing on your system. One of such errors show up when iertutil.dll goes missing in Windows. This file is linked to the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser which is tightly integrated with the operating system. Here is some examples of the errors involving a missing iertutil.dll file.
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