Microsoft has finally set a date for releasing the final release version of Windows 8. With high anticipations for this upcoming version of Windows, everyone wants to have a taste of the Metro UI features of Windows 8. If you cannot hold yourself for a few more months, then you can use the Immersive Explorer to see what Metro UI is all about. Immersive Explorer is a replacement for Windows Explorer that is designed with the full Metro UI interface.
Read moreWatch Youtube Videos From Places Near You
Youtube is a great place to share and watch your videos. Youtube hosts videos from all over the world, but sometimes you want to watch the videos from local places near you. Youtube provides no way to search for videos based on their geographical locations, so you cannot search for videos from places near you using its search feature. But you can use a third party tool called Youtube Videos Near Me, which allows you to look for the videos uploaded by people near your area.
Read moreMulti Process Killer : Terminate Processes in Windows
Multi Process Killer (or MPK in short) is a free Windows program that comes very handy when you want to terminate more than one programs in Windows. It is very useful when you want to kill multiple processes in a short time. You can select as many processes as you want from a list of all the running processes and then hit the Kill Selected Processes button to kill them all.
Read moreInstantStorm : Create Your Own Flash Screensavers in Windows
InstantStorm is a feature rich tool that allows you to convert Adobe Flash files (SWF files) into Windows screensavers. It is a completely free screensaver tool that adds no nag screens and can be used to create commercial screensavers. You can customize all the aspects of the screensaver including the installer look (all the texts and images), the screensaver behavior, and more.
Read moreDesktops : Add Four Virtual Desktops in Windows
The Microsoft Desktops tool adds virtual desktops to Windows XP, Vista and 7. It has a hardcoded four number of virtual desktops. You can switch between these virtual desktops using a hotkey. You can also switch through the virtual desktops using the notification area icon in Windows. The notification area also shows the preview of the virtual desktops so you can easily know which virtual desktop you want to switch to.
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Win32 Disk Imager : Create and Restore Bootable Disk Images to USB Keys and SD Cards
Win32 Disk Imager is for USB keys and memory cards, what ImgBurn is for the CDs and DVDs. More and more people are now using USB keys in place of the older and slower CDs. Many linux distributions like Ubuntu are now offered in a bootable USB key. Fortunately, there is an open-source program called Win32 Disk Imager that lets you create disk images from USB keys or memory cards and restore them later.
Read moreAvira Protection Cloud : Cloud Antivirus for Windows
Now Avira has also entered this field by launching their new product Avira Protection Cloud. It is a basic cloud antivirus that can scan the files in the cloud and find out if they are infected or not. It can also upload suspicious or unknown files to the Avira labs so they can analyze them. It does not upload all the files, but just generates their hashes and cross-checks the hash values with the Avira cloud to declare if the files are clean or infected.
Read moreSmartPower : Save Power in Windows
SmartPower is a Windows application that claims to save energy by hibernating and resuming your PC according to configurable rules. It is well suited for personal home computers as well as servers. SmartPower allows you to create rules to prevent hibernation, suspension or shutting down of your computer. If it sees no rules are currently in effect, then it initiates the hibernation process and this way saves energy.
Read moreCheck System Security with Webroot System Analyzer
Webroot System Analyzer is a free application for Windows that helps you detect risky security problems on your computer. Some of these problems can easily be overlooked by an ordinary user but can later pause a big threat to your system security. Webroot System Analyzer enlists all these problems so that you an take an appropriate action for all those problems.
Read morePause for Later : Pause Videos to Watch Later
Pause for Later browser extension allows you to pause any video on youtube, vimeo and many other video sites in the middle so that you can resume it later at any comfortable time. This extension is available for the Firefox and the Chrome browsers, while a bookmarklet is available for others. Using of this extension requires you to create a free Pause for Later account so that your paused videos would be stored to your own account.
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