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 [...]

Categories: Software, Tools, Windows

We reviewed the first public release of TweetMyPc not long ago, The software program allowed the user to send a Twitter command to a PC running the software which would either initiate a shutdown, logoff or restart. Many users felt that it was a great idea but lacked custom commands which would increase the functionality [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

FS Guard is a lightweight monitoring software that can monitor both folders and services on the Windows operating system. It has to be run on the monitored system and can inform the system administrator if specific events occur. It is by no means a complete monitoring solution and lacks the depth of other monitoring software [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

It has been a while since we last covered free downloads of commercial software programs. This time it is a collection of software programs from Paragon Software. The programs are so called special editions which have a few limitations. Among them a limitation for private usage only, no upgrade possibilities to newer versions and no [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Most computer users are happy with what they got. They use the same set of computer programs day in day out without spending a thought on the thousands of software programs that might be better suited for their needs. The majority are using the same programs. Winamp for music, Firefox for web browsing, Windows Media [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Appnews is a new software update notification service that provides software updates via rss, twitter or email. It is the brainchild of long time Ghacks reader Rarst and combines notifications about software updates with links to reviews of those software programs on the websites Freeware Genius, Ghacks and Rarst. Every new entry consists of the [...]

Categories: ghacks, Software

A recent scan of a Windows XP SP3 computer system with HijackThis displayed the following entry in the results: O10 – Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\nwprovau.dll. Nwprovau.dll is usually installed for the IPX / SPX protocol, something that is rarely – if at all – used anymore these days. It is still in most [...]

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Backing up data regularly should be one of the most important tasks of every computer user; Yet only a minority is doing it thoroughly and regularly. The rest is flirting with disaster as there are numerous incidents that can delete data on computer systems. The most common ones are hardware failures, which can mean damaged [...]

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Font and background colors as well as images can make it sometimes really hard to read text on specific websites especially for color blind users or those with limited eye sight. Most websites use colors for links and headings only while some use it to accentuate the site’s design while some use to many colors [...]

Categories: Software, Windows