Microsoft has incorporated the new tile based Metro user interface in Windows 8. But many users do not like this and want to boot straight into Windows desktop. We had earlier posted a method to do this, but it flashes the Metro start screen for a second before switching to the desktop. A new better method has now surfaced which involves a simple registry edit after which you would boot directly into Windows desktop completely bypassing the Metro start screen.
Read moreToolbar Cleaner: Remove Unwanted Toolbars from Browsers
You can easily remove unwanted browser toolbars from your web browser using Toolbar Cleaner. It can help you remove toolbars from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer at the click of a button. In addition to the toolbars, it can also disbale the programs that automatically start with Windows.
Read moreHow to Enable Do Not Track in Google Chrome Browser
Web browser developers are giving options of disable tracking in these sites. Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer had already included options for a do-not-track feature. Now the new version of Google Chrome has also come up a do-not-track feature by enabling which you tell websites that you do not want to be tracked. However websites are free to honor or ignore this request. Most of the sites honor this setting in a user’s web browser.
Read moreSnapCrab : Capture and Share Screenshots in Windows
If you want more control over your screen capture functions, then you can use the free SnapCrab utility. It can capture, save and upload the captured screenshots to your twitter or facebook pages. SnapCrab does not come with image editing functions like many commercial software in the same category (e.g., HyperSnap or Snagit).
Read moreHow to Extract Images from PDF Files
Recently, my younger brother found out an old photograph of my grandfather which was not in good condition. He scanned it and emailed to me so that I could edit it and make it look better. There was only one problem, he sent me a PDF file. To edit the image, I had to first extract the image file from this PDF file. As luck would have it, I had heard about Some PDF Images Extract software using which I was able to extract the image from the PDF file.
Read moreSSDLife Free : Check Health of Your SSD Drive
Most people do not realize that SSD drives have a fixed lifespan, after which they just stop working. To keep your data safe, it is essential for you to keep an eye on the health status of your SSD drive. The SSDLife Free utility can show you the health related information about your SSD drive so that you can backup your data before your SSD drive fails to work.
Read moreShow Thumbnail Preview for All Video Files in Windows Explorer
By default, Windows shows thumbnails of videos and pictures in Windows Explorer when you open a folder containing them. But Windows avoids creating the thumbnail previews of video files that are not in popular video formats. It shows thumbnails of video formats from only Microsoft or Apple Quicktime and ignores the rest. But you can use Media Preview add-on for Windows Explorer to view the thumbnails of unsupported video formats.
Read morePDF Merger Free : Merge and Encrypt PDF Files
If you have multiple small PDF files and want to merge them into a single large PDF file, then you can use the free PDF Merger tool from Anvsoft. It is a small utility that lets you merge many images, full PDF files or their portions into a single PDF file. This is very useful if you want to combine several PDF documents that belong to same category or topic.
Read moreSmart Toolbar Remover : Get Rid of Unwanted IE Toolbars
If you are not careful during the installation of a software, you would be surprised to see new toolbars installed in Internet Explorer. These unwanted toolbars claim to enhance or improve your browsing experience, but most of the users find them highly invasive in the online privacy. Removing these toolbars manually from Internet Explorer is usually a herculean task. But now you can remove unwanted IE toolbars using free Smart Toolbar Remover.
Read moreRemove Google Search Redirects in Firefox
When you search for something on Google Search, it presents you with a search results page where all the results are listed. If you click on any of the search results, it redirects first to Google and then to the intended webpage. Google does this to track your browsing behavior and tracks your clicks. But if you do not want to be tracked by Google in this way, then you can use a Firefox add-on that would change all the links on the search results page to actual webpage links.
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