When you are using Windows regularly, you likely run into issues eventually. This can be easy to fix stuff like running out of disk space or broken shortcuts to more serious problems like a virus infection or programs that won’t start up anymore. The troubleshooting and repair depends largely on the issue that is experienced [...]

Categories: Software, troubleshooting, Windows

MilkJack Multiple Views Text Editor is a specialized software program that allows Windows users to display the same text file in a single editor window multiple times. Without the program, the only option that you had to display contents of the same file on the desktop was to align multiple text editor windows next to [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

I remember that I had to tweak Internet connections and network adapters under Windows 95, 98 and even Windows XP back in the days to get the most out of the connection. I never touched the network card configuration or Internet connection configuration under Windows 7. This can be attributed to improvements in this area, [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Something consistently emphasized to PC users is the need to delete files properly. This should become common knowledge: Basic deletion of a file does not remove the data, but simply renders it unreadable by the operating system. This is why System Restore can resurrect file data to restore an operating system to a previous time. [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

If you are a regular here you know that I love Nirsoft applications. The majority of applications developed by Nirsoft come with exporting options that include CSV and tab-delimited files. While it is possible to load those files into a full blown word processing suite like Microsoft Office or Open Office, you sometimes may want [...]

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Remember those pupils at school that would not let you peak at their work during class? They usually used their elbow and body to block your view. TunnelVision is more or less the modern adpotion of this century old practice, only that you are now in control of what others see on your computer monitor. [...]

Categories: Open Source, Software, Windows

Three days ago I reviewed AutoWinRarZip, a software for Windows PCs that monitors and extract archives on systems automatically. The program’s monitoring and auto-extraction was limited to rar and zip files though. Unpack Monitor on first glance offers a similar feature set. The program can monitor one or multiple folders on a computer system. Archives [...]

Categories: Open Source, Software, Windows

Many users nowadays connect to the Internet via Wlan. That’s handy for a number of reasons like being able to access the Internet from multiple locations without having to buy a 50 meter network cable and tug that around with you all the time. Wireless networks have disadvantages as well, especially so if they are [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Recording Internet Radio streams is without doubt one of the best ways to increase a music collection legally. While I cannot vouch that recording the music is legal in all countries of the world, I know that it is in many. And instead of just recording one stream and thus one song at a time, [...]

Categories: Software, Windows