Have you looked at the photo folders on your phones or digital cameras? Electronic devices save the images using odd names, some cameras use IMG followed by a number, others use different […]
My Acer Aspire 7 has a software option that displays an icon at the top of the screen when I press Caps Lock, Num Lock or Scroll Lock. It's an OSD (on-screen […]
My favorite video player is MPC-HC, though I do use MPV from time to time. Before switching to MPC, I had been using VLC for a long time, and eventually switched to […]
Timers are pretty useful. A lot of people use them for different purposes, from kitchen timers to stopwatches and for reminding purposes. MultiTimer is a freeware tool that can execute custom commands, […]
Working with multiple files that need to be renamed? Don't do it manually, save yourself the time and effort and use a batch renaming tool. Alternate Archiver is a freeware tool that […]
Maybe you want to save your session, or send the links to a friend, or share a page on social networks. Copying and pasting a link is ok if the service has […]
Translation services are very valuable resources if you have to work with foreign language material. I use them on a daily basis, and usually rely on add-ons like Simple Translate (since To […]
Organizing your files into folders is a very good habit to get into. It helps save some time when you need to find something, and it also makes your folders a bit […]
It's been a while since I wrote about Thunderbird extensions. Here's one that I've been using to ensure I don't miss new mails that land in my inbox. The add-on is called […]
Do you work with a lot of documents, but struggle at times to find the ones you need? Documan is a freeware tool that can be used to categorize your files, and […]
Do you like animated GIFs? While they have now become the go-to meme tool for many, GIFs can also be used for tutorial purposes. I'm a ScreenToGif user myself, and all animated […]
Sometimes you may want to access the Command prompt quickly, for example, when you want to work with ADB related stuff on your Android phone. Opening CMD, and navigating to a specific […]
It's not a good idea to sit for long periods of time. But a lot of us do, and the pandemic situation isn't really helping. With lockdown restrictions, work from home has […]
Ideas are only good when you start putting them to use. Sometimes not everything might go as we want it to, which is why you should plan ahead. A visual representation can […]
Do you keep switching your desktop wallpaper? I do, just to keep things interesting especially if I really like a game, book, movie, etc. There are a few programs which can do […]
Do you like listening to music? Who doesn't? I prefer quality to quantity, which is why my library consists of audio files in the FLAC format whenever possible. This comes at a […]
Pineapple Pictures is a cross-platform, open source image viewer. Pineapple Pictures has an opaque interface, which is kind of cool. It may look like there are no visual elements in the GUI, […]
One of the biggest problems with search engines is their accuracy. Google is good for the most part, but sometimes you may find that the results are irrelevant, clickbait, and generally not […]
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