The Windows operating system, or more precisely the Windows Indexing Service and Windows Desktop Search, use so called iFilters to not only index the names of files on storage devices but also their contents. Several iFilters come preinstalled with the operating system. Windows 7 for instance supports mime, html, document, plain text and binary handlers [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Music Player XMPlay 3.5.1 Released
Windows users have several choices when it comes to selecting a music player. The Windows operating system comes preinstalled with Windows Media Player which is a valid option. And then there are half a dozen popular music players from third parties like iTunes, Winamp, Foobar, AIMP2 or MediaMonkey. XMPlay is still mostly unknown to the [...]
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SSD Drive Tweaker
Early adopters are use cutting edge technology which sometimes backfires. If you bought a first or second generation Solid State Drive (SSD) you might have experienced this first hand. SSD performance is fine in the beginning but begins to go down with use to a point where the once fast and accessible cutting edge drive [...]
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Very Simple Network Scanner
A network scanner is a program that can scan a specific network IP range for devices. This can be interesting for maintenance or inventory related tasks as well as network monitoring and retrieving information about a specific device in the network. Very Simply Network Scanner is a free software program for the Windows operating system [...]
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Fix File Associations After Virus Attack
A successful attack with a computer virus can have all kinds of negative impact on a computer system. From data that is transferred to third parties over advertisement popups to encrypted drives that can only be decrypted after paying a ransom to tampering with the operating system to make it harder for the user to [...]
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Windows Services Optimizer SMART
SMART, which stands for Service Management And Real easy Tweaking utility, has nothing to do with the S.M.A.R.T. technology in modern hard drives despite the naming similarities. The program is a windows services optimizer based on BlackVipers service optimization tips for the Windows 7 operating system. The main purpose of the software is to provide [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Desktop Search Tool Puggle
Windows users have the choice between several desktop search tools. Windows Search for instance comes preinstalled with the operating system. There are other popular programs like Google Desktop Search but also smaller faster alternatives such as Everything or Locate. Puggle is another third party desktop search utility that is offered as a portable version and [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Create Computer Profiles With Quick Config
Quick Config is a software program designed for users who work regularly in different computing environments. It can be used to create computer profiles that can be activated with one click of the mouse button. These computer profiles contain computer environment specific configurations that the computer user would have to setup manually otherwise. The first [...]
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Remove Duplicate PST Files From Microsoft Outlook
It can happen that duplicate pst files appear in Microsoft Outlook. These files are sometimes referred to as ghost files which are displayed in the folder list and other folder views in the email client. These duplicate pst files can be very problematic as they usually cannot be deleted easily from Outlook. Error messages such [...]