One of the first things that I like to do when I work on a computer that I have never worked on before is to audit the system’s hardware and software.It can save you lots of time if you know what’s inside, so to speak. WinAudit appears to be the perfect tool for the job. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Computer Software Updater WinApp Updater
Computer users who are working both with the Windows and Linux operating system usually list the missing computer software updater as one of the major missing features of the Windows operating systems. Windows users have no option to automatically update software that they have installed on their computer system. The only valid option for users [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Free Software
Computer costs can add up fast. You need anti-virus software, you need a word processing suite, you need several anti-spyware programs, etc. Each of these programs can cost you from 20 up to hundreds of dollars. Of course there are many sites and programs that allow you to share software, however, to be fair to [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Computer Software
Have you ever wondered how and why your computer operates as it does? Why does it turn on and load the operating system? It is working because of the computer software that is programmed and installed in it. The program was designed to run your computer and any other program that is on it. How [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Run Software With Parameters In Windows
You need to either use the command line, run box or a program shortcut if you want to run a software program with parameters in Windows. All of these options are not very user friendly and can intimidate inexperienced users. Run With Parameters is an Open Source software program for the Windows operating system that [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Displays Recently Lauched Computer Software In Windows
The Windows operating system offers quite a few option to find out what its users have been doing recently. It starts with all those temporary folders, time stamps of files, history and log files, the index.dat file and ends with settings that are deeply hidden in the Windows Registry. Average users are usually unaware of [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Portable Computer Software Collection Liberkey
Computer software packages that can be loaded on an usb device seem to become more common these days. Many experienced computer users maintain a collection of computer troubleshooting and recovery tools on a DVD or removable device which comes in very handy when troubleshooting computer problems. Liberkey is another portable computer software collection that can [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Nirsoft Installer
Nirsoft are known for developing free and portable computer software for the Windows platform including some extremely popular applications like CurrPorts which displays the open ports and software programs using them, Wireless Key View which can recover wireless keys from a computer system or MessenPass which can be used to recover instant messenger passwords. Way [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Computer Screen Magnifier
The Windows operating system comes with a magnifier that can be used to magnify parts of the computer screen. It can be started by opening a run dialog window with [Windows R], typing [magnify] and hitting [enter]. The magnifier has a few limitations, the main being that it will always display the magnified part of [...]
