Ginger : Check Your Spelling and Grammar in Multiple Applications

You can use the in-built spell checkers for applications like Microsoft Word but they do not work in other applications like your web browsers. Free Ginger spell checker presents a versatile solution for checking your spellings and grammatical mistakes for multiple applications including Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

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Chameleon Shutdown : Conditionally Shutdown Windows

How many times has it happened to you that you fell asleep while watching a movie on your Windows computer? Dont you wish that somehow you could set a timer in Windows to automatically power off your PC after a certain preset time? Chameleon Shutdown application is a free tool that allows you to conditionally shutdown Windows like at a specific time, after some delay, when PC is idle for some time, when CPU usage drops below certain level or closure of a certain program etc.

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Rufus : Easily Create Bootable USB Disks from ISO Images

Rufus is a simple free utility which makes it easy to create bootable USB disks from ISO images. It is specially useful for those who do not have any optical drive on their system. It is a very convenient tool compared to other big and bulky software available on the internet. If you need to create bootable USB disks on a regular basis, then Rufus can also save your time as it is incredibly faster than other similar applications.

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How to Apply a New Theme to Opera Web Browser

Starting with the version 12, Opera has added many new features including the theme support to the web browser. Now you can change the appearance of the Opera browser by installing a theme just like you do in other web browsers. Previously the Opera browser offered to install skins which were similar to themes. But now Opera has dropped the older skins and adopted the new lightweight themes system.

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Osiris BatteryBar : Monitor Status of Your Laptop Battery

If you want more information about the status of your battery then you can use the free BatteryBar software from Osiris. BatteryBar places a percentage bar in the notification area of Windows which changes color to indicate whether the battery is fully charges, semi-charged or is nearly completely discharged. The BatteryBar bar is shown in green, yellow, or red, depending on how much battery power is remaining.

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How to Customize Facebook Colors in Google Chrome

Facebook Color Changer is a browser add-on for the Google Chrome web browser using which you can change how facebook appears to you. Changes are limited only to your own browser in your computer. Facebook users two shades of the blue color – dark blue for the top menubar background and light blue for the icons shown in the menubar (like notification, messages and friend requests etc.). The Facebook Color Change extension allows you to change both of these colors.

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TinyWall : Enhance Your Windows 7 Firewall

TinyWall is not a firewall in itself, it just works with Windows 7 (or Vista) firewall and improves their user interaction. TinyWall works with the aim of generating lesser and lesser popup windows. TinyWall is a free and small application that works with Windows 7 (also Windows Vista) firewalls to improve their security and make them more user friendly.

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