If you are like me, you keep backups or copies of important data that you no longer need on your computer in case you need access it in the future again. This is for instance true for old emails that I archive regularly to make my email program more responsive. I use Mailstore for that, [...]
CherryTomato, Pomodoro Technique Software Timer
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management technique where you jot down tasks on the list and work on those tasks in 25 minute intervals. You take a short break after each interval, and a longer break after four sessions. You can read more about the technique on the official website. CherryTomato is an Open [...]
Free File Wiper, Delete Files So That They Cannot Be Recovered
When you delete files or folders in Windows they are either moved to the trashcan of the system or deleted directly. Regardless of the selected action, files remains recoverable on the system for some time. To explain it in simple terms: When you delete a file, the reference is removed by the operating system but [...]
Firefox Preloader, Start Firefox Faster
The start up time of the Firefox web browser ranges from almost instantly to half a minute or even more on some systems. This disparity stems from different hardware configurations, installed add-ons, session restore and other Firefox configuration settings. Add-ons for example can increase the start up of Firefox significantly. Firefox loads slower as well [...]
Open The Thunderbird Address Book Separately
Thunderbird, like any other email program, comes with an address book that contains email addresses and often other information about contacts. The program by default adds all outgoing email contacts automatically to the address book. The address book may contain more information than just the email address and name of the contact. Information may include [...]
How will Microsoft Market Windows 8 tomorrow?
Tomorrow (Tuesday 13th September 2011) sees the official unveiling of Windows 8 from Microsoft at their BUILD conference in Anaheim, California. The keynote address, which goes out at 9am PT | 5pm – London | 12pm – New York | Fri 2am – Sydney | Fri 1am – Tokyo | Fri 12am – Beijing | [...]
DeskDuster, Hide Desktop Icons Automatically
I have about 15 to 20 icons on my desktop. Mostly documents that I need to open on a regular basis. Most of the time though I hide the icons on the desktop as it improves the visual appeal of the desktop. Some users on the other hand may only want to hide their desktop [...]
How to Customize Default Line Spacing in Microsoft Word 2007, 2010
When you have made the move from older versions of Microsoft Office to Office 2007 or Office 2010, one of the first things that you notice about Word is the difference in default line spacing. By default there is more space between the lines. You change it from 1.15 to 1.0 and there is very [...]
AutoWinRarZip, Automatically Extract Archives
AutoWinRarZip has been specifically designed for users who download archives regularly on their computer. The idea behind the program is simple: Monitor directories on the local PC and extract all archives that are copied, moved or downloaded into them automatically into selected destination folders. While it is possible to use software like 7-zip, Winrar or [...]