Many times we notice that Windows is taking up a really long time during starting up. This is because many applications are configured to be launched at the startup time. This not only consumes your system resources right at the moment when Windows starts up, but it also lengthens the time it takes to fully boot into Windows. A viable solution is to delay such time consuming applications using a free program called Startup Delayer.
Read moreSearch Google Without Typing with Google Related in Chrome
Google can find almost anything on the internet and this is why it is number one search engine in the world. But as we all know, we have to type in search terms to search for them in Google. But what if we do not even have to type for searching in Google ? Google Chrome extension Google Related takes Google search further by allowing you to search without even having to type. Using it you can find useful content like videos, news, images and more as you browse the web.
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Find Your Current Location in Windows Using Geosense
If you are lost in an unknown place, then you can find your current geographical position using a GPS device. But what if you do not have such a device? You can still locate yourself on the map using a Windows Location Sensor called Geosense. Geosense is a free Windows Sensor for Windows 7 using which you can find your current geographical location on the map if you only have a working internet connection.
Read moreSSD Fresh : Make Your SSD Drives Last Longer
Most of the new netbook and notebook computers are coming the new SSD disk drives. The benefit of SSD disks over traditional hard disks is that they work faster and consume less power. The only problem with SSD disk drives is that they have a limited number of write operations. Though the number of writes are large enough to make an SSD disk last for many years, you can make it last even longer using a free software called SSD Fresh.
Read moreWWIFDB : Find Where A Movie Was Filmed
I was watching a movie last night and some of the locations in the background looked like my own city. I was excited but how would I confirm where that movie was filmed ? That’s when one of my friends surprised me with a web site called WWIFDB (where was it filmed database). The WWIFDB web site can give you information about the locations where a movie was shot and which scenes in the movie were filmed at each location.
Read moreConfiguration Mania Add-on : Access Advanced Settings in Firefox
All the Mozilla Firefox users know the about:config way to access advanced settings in their beloved browser. But this way the settings are not listed category wise but alphabetically which is very confusing for a beginner. The Configuration Mania add-on solves both of these problems by offering an easy to follow interface where you can access most common advanced settings in a very nice, user friendly and categorized interface.
Read moreWally : Automatically Get New Desktop Wallpapers in Windows
My teenager niece is a big fan of Lady Gaga. Yesterday when I came home she was looking for Lady Gaga wallpapers on Google Image search but seemed unsatisfied. She asked me if there is any way Windows can automatically find Lady Gaga wallpapers and use them as Windows desktop backgrounds. I told her about Wally. Wally can automatically query a multitude of web sites like Google, picassa, flickr, Yahoo! etc. based on your search query and download images.
Read moreDont Reload Tabs Until Selected in Firefox
Mozilla Firefox has once again released a new version of Firefox browser – version 8. This version introduces many new features to make your web browsing faster. For example, Firefox 8 has a new feature to prevent loading of the tabs until selected. This means that if the browser is configured to restore the tabs from the last browsing session, it will not automatically attempt to reload those pages until the tab is selected.
Read moreHardware Freak : Find Information About Your Hardware
There are so many ways to find out the hardware specifications of your computer in Windows, but most of them either use commands or you have to dig deep down in the Control Panel to use them. There are some third party software available but some of them are bulky and require to be installed inside Windows to use them. If you want to use a portable third party program to find out the information about your hardware in Windows then you can use Hardware Freak.
Read moreCartoo : How Far Can You Ride in Your Car ?
Last Sunday, I was in my car thinking where should I go. I had around an hour to kill and I just wanted to enjoy driving around. I could not figure out where I should go but my friend Tony told me about this application called Cartoo which solved my problem. Cartoo is a free web based application which works with Google Maps and can tell you how far you can go in your car in a specified amount of time starting from a particular location.
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