Everyone carries a smartphones these days. Your smartphones come equipped with one or other QR code reader. If your smartphone does not come with a QR reader, then you can easily download a free one from Google Play (for Android) or Apple Store (for iPhone). But when it comes to Windows, there is no QR reader app that can scan the QR code on screen and decode it. But now CodeTwo Desktop QR Reader has come to fill this void. It is a freeware QR Reader program for Windows.
Read moreHow to Clear Download History in Google Chrome
If you have ever downloaded something in Google Chrome web browser, then you know that it shows a download bar near the bottom edge of the browser window. All the files that you have ever downloaded are shown in this download bar. These downloads are not automatically cleared by the Google Chrome browser. Unlike Mozilla Firefox, there is no easily visible method to clear the downloaded files list either. But you can clear the downloaded files history from the downloads page.
Read moreJFRemover : Clean Junk Files from Hard Disk Drives
We all know very will that after a few months of computer usage, your hard disk gets piled up with lots of junk files. These junk files come from various applications like web browsers, office suites and Windows itself. Windows comes with a disk cleaning tool in-built but it is not able to clean files from the third party application. Fortunately a freeware application JFRemover can help you find and remove leftover junk files and temporary files from your hard disk.
Read moreIObit StartMenu8 : Start Menu Replacement for Windows 8
Windows 8 has come forth with an entirely new user interface which is being called Metro UI or Modern UI. While Windows 8 has come up with many new features, the problem is that the Start Menu is missing in it. Many users who are accustomed to using Start Menu in Windows are feeling helpless. That’s why IObit has come up with a solution – StartMenu8. It is a small tool that brings back the classic Start Menu in Windows 8.
Read moreAnVir Task Manager : Control Processes Running in Windows
Windows comes with various applications like Task Manager, MSConfig and others which let you controls processes and services. But you have to run so many tools to finish such simple tasks. Instead you can use the AnVir Task Manager, which incorporates a startup manager, a process manager, a services controller and more – all in one application. This way you do not have to jump from one program to another, but you can control all the running applications and services from a single place.
Read moreCool Previews : Preview Links and Images in Firefox
These days the shortened URLs are flooding the internet. But sometimes the spammers and scammers make use of these short URLs to hide their malicious URLs behind them. You really never know where a shortened URL is going to take you. But if you are a firefox user, then you can make use of the Cool Previews add-on to see a preview of all the links and images on a webpage.
Read moreJumpshare : Free Fast Online File Sharing Service
Jumpshare is a free online file sharing service. This is different from other file sharing services as it allows you to upload files directly from your browser with the drag and drop interface. It also shows the previews of your uploaded files before you download them, making it easier for you to identify the files that you really want to download. The Jumpshare offers simple browser based interface and you do not have to download and install any software on your PC for it to work.
Read moreESET SysInspector : Analyze a Malware Infected System
ESET SysInspector is a system analysis tool for malware infected systems, that can help experts and advanced users detect, diagnose and remove any malware threats or remnants of malware in your computer. It is not an antivirus or malware removal tool. But it can help you identify what kind of malware is infesting your system and seek further help from malware removal experts.
Read moreMRU-Blaster : Easily Clean MRU Lists from Registry
Over a period of time of using Windows, it accumulates a long list of junk data in the Windows registry. This junk data is mostly made up of pathnames of the most recently used files or MRU lists in short. Thankfully, MRU-Blaster is here which can help you remove all these MRU entries from your Windows registry.
Read moreHow to Create an Outlook.com Email Address Alias
The new Outlook.com would not interfere your older hotmail account in anyway, but would present you with a plethora of newer features inspired by the Windows 8 modern user interface. The Outlook.com interface is based on the tiled Metro UI (Modern UI) that you would find in Windows 8. If you want then you can also get a new email address ending in Outlook.com domain while still keeping the older hotmail email address. This is done by creating an outlook.com alias.
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