VHS tapes were very popular for a long time during 1980s and early 1990s. There were times when people had huge VHS tape collections for movies, music videos or private videos. But now times have changed and better technologies like DVD and BlueRay have replaced the old VHS tape. However if you still have the older VHS tapes, then you can convert them to a DVD movie easily using the free Golden Videos software and a video capture device.
Read moreSoftPerfect RAMDisk: Get Faster RAM Disks on PC
Latest computers are coming with large RAM like 8GB or more. Apparently, Windows does not use all of this RAM unless you are running a resource hungry program like a computer game or graphics editor etc. You can make use of this unused RAM to get faster RAM disks on your PC. SoftPerfect RAMDisk can help you create a number of RAM disks on your Windows PC.
Read moreEusing Maze Lock: Connect-the-Dots type Lock for Your PC
If you own an Android smartphone, then you are probably familiar with the connect-the-dots lockscreen in which you have to connect-the-dots in a specific way to unlock the phone. This type of connect-the-dots lock screen is also available for iPhone in form of an app. But now you can have a similar lockscreen for your PC too. Eusing Maze Lock is a small program that can bring the connect-the-dots lockscreen to your Windows PC.
Read moreArrange Your Desktop : Cleanup Your Messy Desktop in One Click
When we install Windows fresh, our Windows desktop has only one or two shortcut icons. But as we start to use our PC, we accumulate lots of icons and files on the desktop. Soon the downloaded video files, documents, audio files, programs and more are piling up on the desktop and give it a messed up look. You can try to cleanup the desktop yourself, or you can use a free utility called Arrange Your Desktop which helps you quickly cleanup your messy desktop in one click.
Read moreHow to Compress PDF Files and Reduce Their Size
If you scan documents into PDF files for storing them on your hard disk, then file size is not a problem. But if you want to distribute PDF files over the internet, then you should make a smaller size PDF file because smaller files consume less bandwidth. Neevia PDF Compressor tool can help you compress the PDF files and reduce their file size.
Read moreCloud Magic : Search All Your Online Accounts
We have recently written about OmniDrive which lets you search Google Drive. But what about your other online accounts? Cloud Magic a free service that helps you search many of your online accounts like Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, Evernote, etc. through one simple search box. So now you do not have to login to many different accounts and search each one individually, but now you can just login to Cloud Magic and search all your accounts from the same place.
Read moreOmniDrive : Search Google Drive from Chrome OmniBar
Google Drive is an online cloud storage service from Google which allows you to store up to 5 gigabytes of data for free. Google also offers free Google Drive Client software for Windows and Mac which allows you to manage your files on the Google Drive. But if you want to quickly search Google Drive for files, then you can use OmniDrive extension. It is a Chrome extension that adds support to the omnibar to search in Google Drive.
Read moreFreeFixer : Scan and Remove Unwanted Software
These days almost all the installation packages come with an extra software that you did not ask for. Such unwanted software can be anything from a browser toolbar to a desktop utility. It is not unusual for people to have tons of such unwanted software to be installed on their computers. If you want to get rid of such undesired applications then you can use FreeFixer. FreeFixer can scan your system for potentially unwanted programs (PUP) and gives you an option to remove them.
Read moreHow to Extract Images from PDF files using Nitro PDF Reader
Nitro PDF Reader is different from other PDF viewer applications because it adds many extra features like the ability to extract text and images. It enables you to save all images contained in a PDF document as separate files to any folder or destination without modifying the original PDF file. It allows you to select the image format (BMP, JPG, PNG, and TIF).
Read moreXetoware WinLock : Lock Any Application Window in Windows
We all know how to lock Microsoft Windows using the hotkey Win + L but what if you do not want to lock whole of the Windows and want to lock only one application? Microsoft Windows does not offer any option to lock only one window but a third party app called Xetoware WinLock can help you do that. WinLock is a freeware program that can lock any window with a simple hotkey, and password protect it with a secure password.
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