Windows Explorer in Windows 7 has come a long way since the Windows XP days. But there are still some things or buttons that you wish were present in the Windows Explorer toolbar. Windows provides no way to add extra custom buttons to the Windows Explorer toolbar. But there is a third party free utility called Customize Explorer Toolbar which can help you customize the Windows 7 Explorer Toolbar. Using it, you can add buttons like Copy, Cut, Delete etc. in the Explorer toolbar.
Read moreAutomatically Clean Junk Files Using Cleano in Windows 7
As you already know, Windows 7 accumulates a lot of junk files after some time of use. These junk files should be cleaned regularly for the optimum performance of Windows 7. Though Windows 7 comes with a Disk Cleanup utility, using which you can clean some of the junk files, but it cannot clean many types of files. Fortunately, there is a free third party tool called Cleano which is able to can clean many more types of junk files in Windows.
Read moreTrack Your Sent Email Messages with SpyPig
So you sent an email message to your friend, colleague or spouse, hoping to get an answer from them. But when you do not get any answer soon, you get impatient and start thinking – if the email message even reached them or not; if they have read the email message or not etc. This is where SpyPig can be useful. SpyPig is a free online service to track down your send email messages. SpyPig is a simple email tracking system that sends you a notification by email when the recipient opens your message.
Read moreConvert Documents Online for Free Using Fileminx
Many times we have to convert a document type into another, be it an office document file, picture file or some other media file. One way to convert them is by downloading and using some specialized conversion software. But the free online document conversion utility Fileminx can do this easily without any hassle. Fileminx supports a huge array of documents types for conversion. You simple upload the source document file to their server and choose a few options for conversion.
Read moreMalware Removal Using Free IObit Malware Fighter
If you use the internet regularly, then you are exposed to the threat of the malware everyday. It is always better to protect yourself from getting infected in the first place, but even if you get infected with some malware, you can use the free IObit Malware Fighter to scan and remove the malware from your computer. The free edition of the IObit Malware Fighter not only allows you to scan and remove malware on your computer, but also provides the realtime protection.
Read moreShow Live Weather Report in Windows 7 Using Weather Center
If Windows 7 lacks anything compared to the popular Linux variant Ubuntu, it is the live weather information displayed in Ubuntu. If you want, then you can display the live weather information in Windows 7 too, using the free software called Weather Center. The Weather Center is a system tray (notification area) application that will display the current temperature and will give you up-to-date weather information.
Read morePowerful Multi-step Text Encryption with Scrambled Egg
If you have to send some private or secret message (for example, an email message) to someone, then you would want to encrypt that message with a strong encryption cipher. The open source Scrambled Egg program helps you do just that. It supports three step encryption – yes, it can encrypt your message three times – making the cracking of the message completely impossible. In the first step, it uses basic methods like ROT13, BZ2 or ZLIB. In the second step, it uses powerful ciphers like Blowfish, AES and RSA
Read moreDelete Locked Files Quickly with IObit Unlocker
It is not unusual to face situations in Windows when you cannot delete one or more files because they are in use by some program. This is very annoying and no matter what you try, those files seem undeletable. When trying to delete a file or a folder you may get different kinds of messages like Cannot delete file: Access is denied or Cannot delete folder: It is being used by another person or program. You can quickly remove such locked files using the free IObit Unlocker tool.
Read moreReset Security Zone Entries in Internet Explorer
When malware hits your system, it is often seen that it makes changes to your Windows system and adds malicious sites to Internet Explorer trusted zone list. It also adds good sites (like sites of antivirus companies) to the restricted sites. The overall effect is that Internet Explorer shows no warning when opening those malicious sites, while at the same time it blocks good sites which may help you remove the malware.
Read moreHow to Remove ‘Vista Antivirus 2012’ Malware
Vista Antivirus is another fake antivirus software which infects your system, shows fake warning that your system security level is low and demands money for protecting your computer from the fake infections. It sets up malicious proxy servers in Internet Explorer, so when you try to download a genuine security software it can block those sites. It alters settings in the Windows’ registry to automatically popup its own window whenever you try to run any program.
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