Lots of updates for popular applications in this week. The usual suspects have been updated, like uTorrent, Azureus, Opera or foobar that seem to be updated on a weekly schedule but also some applications that don’t get updated that often, say Azureus or Tagscanner. A short explanation about this post for the new readers. I’m [...]

I’m building my personal page right now, and since I write 2 blogs of my own (with one more coming up) and contribute to 3 other blogs I thought it would be a nice feature to have a list of my most recent posts on my personal page. You could of course always update the [...]

CD to HTML can create an html file that contains information about a directory, its subdirectories and files. The source directory can be any folder or drive connected to the Windows installation which makes it an excellent tool to create an index of files before burning them to CD or DVD. That index file could [...]

Open Office 3.0 beta has been released by the Open Office development team and is ready to be tested by the large community. The biggest change in my opinion is the support for Microsoft Office 2007 files, you know those docx, xlsx and pptx type of files that could not be opened not long ago [...]

SMPlayer is my video player of choice. It comes with the most commonly used video and audio codecs installed and it is quite uncommon that one runs into a video that cannot be played out of the box in SMPlayer. A great advantage of SMPlayer in my opinion is the way it stores the codecs. [...]

Another busy week with lots of software updates has ended today and I really don’t know where to begin. Many applications that I use on a daily basis have been updated again and it becomes harder keeping track of all the updates. This week was incredible and I had some troubles picking the right software [...]

Klok is another Adobe Air application that I find tremendously useful. It’s a time tracking software which is something every freelancer needs. Klok keeps track of the time that you spend on various projects and provides sub project tracking and timesheet exports. Two predefined projects and a blank project are available for selection in Klok. [...]

Fileseek is another application developed by the creator of Display Fusion, one of the best multi-monitor wallpaper applications in existence. The software is a file search that can be seen as a Windows Search Replacement. Why could it be a great replacement ? Because it does offer features that the default Windows search does not [...]

Oh not, not another process manager. I hear you, really. But Bill2′s Process Manager is something special, at least I think it is. It is optimized for multi core systems and compatible to Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. The first thing that you should do after installing the application is to switch the [...]

Did you ever run into a Vietnamese tool for Windows ? I did just a few minutes ago. I read the article about Reg Toy at the Download Squad website and made the decision to download the self extracting archive from the homepage. Unfortunately though the default language of that version is Vietnamese, at least [...]

If you want to use iTunes Apple wants to make you believe that you need an iPod or iPhone. That’s not the complete truth and there are numerous ways to use iTunes with other mp3 players and even mobile phones or handhelds like the PSP. Before I explain the how I would like to talk [...]

Did you notice that the operating systems become similar over time ? It’s the same in the browser war, if one browser introduces a unique feature it will be copied and added to the other two browsers in no time. Expose is a feature of Mac OS X, a window management tool also called a [...]

Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2008 is a free edition of Microsoft Office Accounting that is currently designed for small businesses in the United States and the United Kingdom. While there is no restriction on who may download the free Microsoft software it will be difficulty to use the software in different markets because it has [...]

Debut [via Labnol] Video Capture Software is a tiny software that can capture the screen, a webcam or capturing device. The software has a size of only 412 Kilobyte and for that an immense amount of options and settings. Part of the screen or the full screen can be recorded into various output formats like [...]

While I’m not someone that likes transparent windows I can acknowledge that some users might find it pretty useful. Blend is a tiny Windows application that can deliver transparency for all or selected windows. The first start was actually quite a shock for me because it did apply transparency to all windows directly and I [...]

Environment variables are divided into system and user variables. They contain information about the path and its directories for instance. Those are the location that Windows looks for when it can’t find a file in the same directory that an application was launched. Default system path variables are for instance the windows and system32 directory. [...]

The Explorer Preview Pane in Windows Vista is only displaying the contents of several file types that have been added by Microsoft as the default file types. The contents of the file extension .txt are displayed but a file extension like .php, .css or .reg are not displayed at all because they are not registered. [...]

I have to admit that I’m not much of a designer and that I have to rely on friends and people I pay to deliver designs for my websites. I mainly use image editors to reduce the size of images or merge them but that’s it. I discovered Pixelformer a few days ago, it’s an [...]

The MSN Messenger seems to be highly popular in Italy because this is already the second tool, the first was MSN Repair, that I’m reviewing that is fixing MSN Messenger errors that was developed in Italy. Which leads to the conclusion that the MSN Messenger could be popular in Italy, or that the Italian version [...]

I have been using and reviewing several screen recording applications in the past years including Camtasia Studio and Camstudio but I never came upon a software that was easier to use. Tip Cam is a free screen recording software that records the full desktop or parts of it and saves the output in flash video [...]

My nephew is sometimes coming over and I would accept any bet that he is heading straight towards the computer pressing buttons and moving the mouse around. This can cause some irritation and probably damage and I finally found a way to stop him. This is actually helpful in numerous ways, have you ever tried [...]

If you ever did try to change the Windows system path variables then you might have cursed Microsoft for creating such a tiny form to edit those variables. The system path is being used by Windows to find executables and dependencies in Windows which will be used to find an application if you use the [...]

Victor send me an email some days ago asking if I knew of a way to convert a full website into PDF format. I knew that there were several ways to convert a single page to pdf but I was not so sure about complete websites. I started to perform all kinds of searches but [...]

If you ever tried to work in Windows NT systems as a limited user you surely have encountered wondrous things like having no permission to change the Windows clock and especially when installing applications. Working as a limited user on the other hand increases system security because malicious code will run with the same privileges [...]

Watchcat is a tiny Windows application that can be run from any location on the hard drive. Its main purpose is to hide windows from the taskbar and alt+tab window switching display. It does not end the process of course, it simply hides the window to free up space in Windows. I think we all [...]

I do not use a software to tag my mp3 files regularly. I’m not that of a music buff who needs his files tagged properly all the time. One reason could be the small size of my mp3 collection, another that I do not transfer mp3s that often to my mp3 player or Nokia N73 [...]

If you ever have used Winamp you might have noticed how the different windows of Winamp snap when you move them close to each other. The windows are independent of each other but if you move, lets say the playlist window, near the main window it will connect to it automatically. All Snap adds this [...]

Emails normally contain a wealth of information that are valuable to most users. They can contain account details, important conversations or files and it would be a catastrophe – at least for me – if I would not be able to recover my emails in case of a computer crash. The natural consequence for me [...]

The security tools developers seem to be in a race currently to throw free versions of their products on the market in an effort to increase market share and brand awareness. The latest product is the Spyware Doctor 5.5. Starter Edition that can be downloaded with or without it’s Antivirus addition. The software can be [...]

Streamripper was released in a new version today and I would like to use the opportunity to explain how you can save Internet Radio tracks using Streamripper. You actually do not need another software to accomplish this because Streamripper can be used from the Windows command line. Lets say you almost need no other software [...]

If you download many images from the Internet, bulk collections for instance from Usenet or P2P, then you will eventually face the problem that you have duplicate images in your collection. Manually exploring and deleting duplicate images should be out of the question if the collection contains 10K+ images unless you really have lots of [...]

When I extract multiple archives at once I use a setting that creates a directory of the same name in the main folder. This isn’t such a big problem normally if I decided to keep the extracted files in the new folder but it sometimes becomes a problem when I need all the files in [...]

Saving high quality movie stills is not as easy as it sounds. While some players support saving images of movie scenes non that I know of process the image afterwards to ensure a high quality image. None are capable of batch saving images every x seconds either. Todays Giveaway of the Day Topaz Momenttopas m [...]

I don’t know a lot of users who use the iTunes software by Apple to play music. Some use it to manage their music, subscribe to podcasts or purchase music from the iTunes store. Harmony is an experimental music player that is using the information from iTunes and the so called Coverflow effect to create [...]

I keep records of most of my passwords in two locations. In Firefox secured by a Master Password and in Keepass which is also secured by a Master Password. Both locations use encryption to make sure that no unauthorized user or process can access the usernames, passwords and urls stored there. I thought it would [...]

Users looking for rescue systems distributed on CDs or DVDs have really no shortage of finding one. The major problem that inexperienced users face is the same that they face when asked to pick a Linux distribution for their system. To much choice can lead to severe confusion for the user. Despite the fact Avira [...]

Private Bittorrent Sites are the Holy Grail of the Bittorrent scene. While some are invite only others close their doors for new registrations when they reach a certain member count and open them again once that count drops to a lower level. Keeping track of all those websites – or even one – can be [...]

Idle Backup is a convenient easy to use backup solution for Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista. The main selling point – if you can speak of one for free software – is definitely the ease of use. You pick one or multiple folders that should be backed up when the computer is idle [...]

TweakNow WinSecret Professional is a Windows tweaker that is free for personal use. You could say oh no, not another tweaker and I partially think you are right. There is definitely no shortage when it comes to programs that tweak Windows settings. This one however comes with a nice clean interface and auto backups that [...]

Have you ever asked yourself if it is possible to add another horizontal or vertical barrier to the screen in Windows ? With another I mean that the taskbar is already something that is always visible unless you start a full screen application. It might be useful to create another area on the screen that [...]

Subtitles are essential when you want to watch a movie that has been released in a language that you do not speak well / at all. They are also great if you want to learn a language because you get to hear the original voices of the actors and can still glimpse at the translation [...]

It’s already the 14th time that I’m writing this article. Each Wednesday I look back at the software that has been updated in the last seven days and create a list of the software that has been updated and mentioned before here at Ghacks. The list usually contains between 20 to 40 applications that have [...]

I mainly use Skype to chat with some friends of mine and can’t honestly say how I ended up using this voice over IP software and not some Instant Messenger. Skype does have some advantages over common Instant Messengers, you can call the “outside” world and have multi-user conferences. Me and two friends used to [...]

You can enter some program names in the Windows run box and the applications are recognized and executed. This does not work with all your applications however and you would like to find out how you can add new run shortcuts so that you can run your applications using the run box and a name [...]

Local Cooling is a software for Windows by the Uniblue Group. Everyone with either Windows XP or Windows Vista can download the application and start saving energy right now. The main interface is listing the hardware installed in your computer and the estimated power usage of each pc component. The estimated power PC usage for [...]

Squash is a lightweight fast batch image resizer. I could end the article here because the previous sentenced is a good summary of what Squash is able to do. Add multiple images to Squash, select a new size for them, and click on Resize images. That’s the process in detail. It’s possible to specify a [...]

I had to change my Windows password frequently at my old job which sometimes lead to the situation that I could not remember the new password at the next login. This happened for instance when I changed the password on the last day just before holidays. I had to contact the IT department to reset [...]

I’m an avid temporary file cleaner and I was delighted to find a link to the software Clear Temp at the Tip and Trick blog which was formerly known as My Digital Life. (Anyone knows what caused the domain change ?) Anyway, Clear Temp works on Pocket PCs running at least Windows Mobile 2003. It [...]

It’s kinda funny. I was prepared to write about Regscanner all day long when I discovered that Kevin over at Lifehacker did post about the Nirsoft utility as well. If you have ever used the Windows Registry Editor before you might have asked yourself why Microsoft did not implement a better search in the tool, [...]

YouTube is one of the most popular video sharing sites on the internet today. Although videos posted on the site may not have the best quality there’s no doubt in my mind that if you cannot find a video on YouTube, you’re unlikely to find it anywhere else. Until now, when you uploaded a video [...]