More and more people are preferring WiFi networks over the traditional Ethernet cable based networks. The WiFi network is a tad costlier to install but it requires very little maintenance later and absolutely no cabling is needed. Because you do not need a cable connection, just about anyone can access your WiFi network making them easier to hack as well. SoftPerfect WiFi Guard is a small tool that helps you keep you WiFi network secure and protected.
Read moreSave to Drive Extension: Save Any File to Google Drive
Google has come up with a new extension for Chrome browser called Save to Drive. This extension allows you to save just about any file to your Google Drive account. You can save not only offline by online files directly to your Google Drive account. Using this extension, you can save pictures on a webpage, entire webpage, captured screenshot of a webpage etc. to your Google Drive storage.
Read moreAuto-hide Statusbar in Mozilla Firefox
The Chrome browser has a nice status bar which automatically hides when it has done displaying all the information like downloading webpage, opening website etc. But the statusbar of Firefox is static and stays visible all the time. If you want the statusbar of Firefox to imitate the auto-hide feature of its Chrome counterpart, then you can use the Pimpoflage add-on. Pimpoflage creates a customizable auto hide function for both the top and bottom bars in firefox in windowed and fullscreen modes.
Read moreAllow Google Chrome Browser to Use Outdated Plugins
Google Chrome has a security feature that does not allow you to run any outdated plugins inside it. Usually this feature enhances your browser security and keeps you safer on the internet. But sometimes when you really have to use a plugin that has not been updated for a while, it can be a nuisance. Luckily, you can give a special command to run Chrome in order to deactivate this feature temporarily.
Read moresWeather: View Weather Forecast in System Tray
sWeather is a simple application that resides in your system tray and continues to fetch and inform you about the current weather conditions in your area. This app is great if you work for long hours on your desktop computer. It can keep your well informed about the current weather conditions as well as the weather forecasts of your city.
Read moreBloody Vikings: Use Disposable Email Addresses in Firefox
BloodyVikings is an excellent add-on for Firefox that simplifies the generation and use of a disposable email address. It supports a large number of disposable email address services including 10 Minute Mail, Mailinator, TrashMail, Anonbox, Yopmail, FakeMailGenerator, Mailcatch, Squizzy, SpamAvert, Mailforspam, Koszmail and more.
Read moreSmokeScreen: Hide Your Activities from Your Boss
SmokeScreen is a nifty little tool that can save you from being caught red-handed by your boss. The program allows you to take a full-screen capture of your working screen and displays at a single stroke of your mouse in any direction. This results in hiding your pleasure seeking activities (watching videos on youtube, hanging out with friends on Facebook) with a fullscreen image of your working screen – giving an illusion to your boss that you are working.
Read moreTelify: Convert Phone Numbers into Clickable Links in Firefox
Unlike the website and email addresses, the telephone numbers are not clickable. How much easier your life would be if these telephone numbers were clickable, so that you could click on them and automatically dial them in an application like Skype or Netmeeting. Thanks to Telify addon for Firefox, this is now possible. Telify recognizes phone numbers on web pages and in email messages and converts them to clickable links.
Read moreBitdefender 60 Second Virus Scanner: Quickly Scan Your PC for Malware
Bitdefender 60 Second Virus Scanner is a very simple cloud based virus scanner that is compatible with other antivirus products. In addition to malware scanning, it checks your PC for other security related issues e.g., if firewall is installed and enabled, if Windows Automatic Update service is running or not, antivirus protection is enabled etc. Even if you have installed a security product, you can use Bitdefender 60 Second Virus Scanner to get extra protection for free.
Read moreHow to Create Recovery Drive in Windows 8
Sometimes Windows fails to boot properly and thats when we clench our fists thinking that we should have created a recovery drive earlier. When you install Windows 8 or buy a new Windows 8 PC, you should create a recovery drive for such emergency situations so that you can boot through the recovery drive and fix the boot problems. Windows 8 comes with a recovery drive creation utility using which you can create a recovery drive on a USB disk.
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