Sometimes we all wish that there should be some way to automatically expand some common abbreviations or acronyms. Just imagine how convenient it would be if you type ASAP and it automatically expands to As Soon As Possible in your document editor. This is specially true if your job involves a lot of typing work. If you also have this feeling then you can try the PhraseExpress tool which is free for personal use.
Read moreAutomatically Fade the Taskbar in Windows 7
Windows taskbar has stayed a very useful part of the Windows operating system for many years. It shows all the running programs and also contains the start menu button as well as the notification area. But sometimes when watching a movie or video or viewing a picture, it may prove to be a distracting part. You can always set Windows taskbar to auto hide itself, but a better way is to make the Windows fade out and almost disappear from the desktop. You can use the free Fade Taskbar tool to achieve this.
Read moreDecide on a Meeting Place with MeetWays
Do you remember the Black Eyed Peas song – Meet Me Halfway? Yes, we all encounter situations when two people have to decide on a mutually acceptable meeting place. Neither of the two persons want to travel farther – both want to meet in a public place located halfway to each other. You can waste each others time thinking about such a meeting place, or you can use the MeetWays online service to find about such a place easily in a few seconds.
Read moreFind if Defragmenting Can Boost Speed with O&O SpeedCheck
Over a long period of using your computer the files on your hard disk become fragmented which may reduce system performance because it takes longer to read and write files on a fragmented file system. Usually a defragment tool can also show you if you really need to defragment the hard disk, but no in-depth details are given. But if you want you can use the O&O SpeedCheck tool to find out how much faster your hard disk can become if your defragment your hard disk.
Read moreAuto-change Windows Volume with Volume Concierge
You can play loud music on your computer but not all the time – you have to be careful not to disturb your family members and your neighbors in the early hours of the morning and the late hours of the night. You also have to keep in mind not to pump up the volume if you have infants or patients in your house taking rest. Though you can manually change the Windows system volume up or down, but an automatic volume changer would be better.
Read moreSearch Millions of U.S. Homes for Rent or Sale with Zillow
Although world economy is going down the hill and the real estate business is suffering too, yet everyone needs a home to live in – whether you buy it or rent it. If you are looking for a nice home to live in and want to buy or rent it, then you can search a home at Zillow. Zillow is a free internet service, a living database of more than a hundred million U.S. homes, including homes for sale, homes for rent and homes not currently on the market.
Read moreGet Cash Back and Exclusive Coupons with ExtraBux
If you shop online a lot then you would be delighted to know that you can get your cash back and find exclusive coupons at almost all the major online shopping sites like Groupon, Walmart, Barnes and Nobles etc. ExtraBux is a browser add-on which flashes yellow notification bar showing the discounts, coupons and exclusive cash back offers available for an online shopping site as you visit that web site.
Read moreHow to Optimize Folder Type in Windows 7
By default, Windows automatically detects the contents of a folder and decides what kind of folder it may be – General, Music, Documents, Pictures or Videos folder. So if you copy some music files to a folder, then Windows may optimize this folder as a Music folder. But if you do not want Windows to automatically optimize your folders, then you can manually optimize a folder type for any folder in Windows 7.
Read moreStay Away from Fake Online Stores with Zscaler Safe Shopping
All the modern browsers today are armed with protections tools to warn you about phishing and scam sites. For example, Mozilla Firefox checks all the sites you visit with Google Safe Browsing database and warns you about any scam, phishing or malicious sites. But these do not block the fake online store sites which are being run by cyber-criminals ready to steal your sensitive information. You can use the Zscaler Safe Shopping extension to get warned about such fake or compromised online stores.
Read moreQuickly Toggle Private Browsing Mode in Firefox
Like all the other modern browsers, Mozilla Firefox also supports the private browsing mode feature. If you turn this feature on, then Firefox switches to the private browsing mode in which your browsing history is not saved to the local hard disk. You can turn on the private browsing mode using the Firefox menu or using its hotkey, but a faster way is to install the Toggle Private Browsing add-on in Firefox.
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