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Best Of listings

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• Best Chrome Extensions - A list of useful extensions for the Google Chrome web browser.
• Best Desktop Search Programs - Comparison of free desktop search programs for Windows that replace Windows Search.
• Best Download Managers - The best programs to download files on Windows.
• Best Firefox Add-ons - Lists the most important Firefox add-ons.
• Best Free Drive Backup Programs - Software programs that you can use to create backups of partitions or entire drives.
• Best RAM Disk programs -- A list of free RAM drive programs for Microsoft's Windows operating system.
• Best Screenshot Software - A list of screen capturing programs.
• Best Video Screen Capture Software - A list of the most important screencast and video recording software.
• Best Virtual Desktop Managers - Programs that add multiple virtual desktops to the Windows operating system.
• Best Windows File Syncing Software - The best free file synchronization programs for Windows.
• Best Windows Software - The top software for the Windows operating system sorted into one big top list.
• Best Windows 10 Privacy Software - Comparison of programs designed to improve privacy on Microsoft's new operating system.
• Top list of free VPN Service - Overview of VPN Providers that offer free accounts.

General pages of interest

This section lists a couple of interesting entry points.

• Firefox Add-on Reviews - Hundreds of reviews for all kinds of Firefox add-ons.
• Mozilla Thunderbird - Reviews, tips and information about the desktop email client.
• Windows Software reviews - Thousands of program reviews for the Windows operating system.

Browsers

• Firefox review - Everything you need to know about the web browser.
• Best VPN Extensions for Chrome - Extensions that add VPN functionality to Google Chrome.
• Best VPN Add-ons for Firefox - Virtual Private Network add-ons for the Firefox browser.
• Clear your browser cache - How to clear caches of all popular browsers.
• Fix if Firefox is slow - Repair the browser if it is slowing down.
• How to repair Internet Explorer - Troubleshoot Microsoft's web browser if it is broken or misbehaving.
• The Ultimate bookmarks guide - The guide offers instructions on importing, exporting, syncing and managing bookmarks and favorites in all major browsers.
• Uninstall the Ask Toolbar - How to remove the Ask toolbar from the PC.
• Uninstall the Babylon Toolbar - Get rid of the toolbar on your system.
• Overview of Firefox's privacy and security about:config preferences - A detailed security and privacy guide.

Development

• Restore Adsense ad serving when it has been disabled - If Adsense ads have been disabled on your site, try this to restore the issue.

Email and communication

• Add a calendar to Thunderbird - How to add a calendar and task manager to the email client.
• Backup your online email accounts - Create a backup of Gmail, Yahoo Mail or Hotmail.
• Gmail login troubleshooting - If you cannot sign in to your Gmail account, try the suggested solutions in this guide.
• Gmail Tools and programs - More than 90 different applications to improve Google Mail.
• Speed up Thunderbird by archiving emails - If Thunderbird slows down, try to move old emails to an archive.
• Yahoo Mail login troubleshooting - Fix all your Yahoo Mail sign in issues with this guide.

File Sharing

• Free and legal torrent websites - A list of the most popular legit torrent sites on the Internet.
• How to optimize your BitTorrent settings - If your download speeds suffer, try these tips to increase the output.

Games

• How to optimize your PC so that games run great on it -- PC optimization guide, covers programs, hardware upgrades and tweaks among other things.
• Streets of Rage Remake - A remake of the classic Sega arcade game
• The ultimate free games list - A list of free PC games that you can download and play.

Mobile

• How to encrypt your Android device - Secure your device by encrypting its contents.
• Uninstall Android apps - How to remove installed Android apps from your device.
• Update your Samsung Android - How to update your phone or tablet.

Multimedia

• Big Online TV List - A list of free streaming TV services on the Internet.
• How to create a free US iTunes account - If you want to create an US account, follow the instructions.
• How to download Facebook videos - Provides you with tools and tips how to download videos from the social networking site.
• How to watch TV on your PC - A look at free streaming solutions that stream TV shows and movies to your PC.
• Save Apple trailers - How to download trailers from Apple's website.
• Watch Football (soccer) live on your PC - Use these services to stream football matches to your computer.

Networking

• Network Troubleshooting Basics: Some Simple Steps -- how to troubleshoot network issues
• Network Troubleshooting Basics: The Ipconfig Command -- explanation of the ipconfig command.
• Network Troubleshooting Basics: The Ping Command -- explains what the Ping command does with examples.
• Network Troubleshooting Basics: Tracert & Pathping -- explanation of tracert and pathping commands.
• Why Your Home Router is 192.168.1.1 -- explains why home routers ship with certain IPs assigned to them.

Security

• Anti-Ransomware Software overview -- Lists programs that protect your systems against ransomware attacks, and tools to decrypt encrypted files.
• How to secure your laptop - Protect your data so that no one can access it but you.

Microsoft Windows

• 10 Ways to free up hard drive space on Windows - helpful tips to recover disk space if you are running low.
• A comparison of GPT and MBR partition structures - Detailed information on GPT and MBR partition types.
• Backup software and programs - An overview of free backup applications for Windows.
• Free disc burning software for Windows -- A list of free CD, DVD and Blu-Ray burning programs for Windows.
• How to remove services in Windows - Detailed explanation that provides you with information on how to delete services that you no longer need, for instance leftovers after the uninstallation of a third party program.
• List of Windows Control Panel shortcuts -- Lists all shortcuts that load Microsoft Control Panel applets directly.
• List of Windows Tools -- A list of programs that come with Microsoft's Windows operating system.
• Microsoft Management Console Snap-Ins listing -- Full list of all MMC snap-ins that you can run directly.
• Stop your PC from waking up - Find out why your PC wakes up automatically, and how to prevent that from happening.
• The best system cleaner for Windows - An overview of popular system cleanup programs for the operating system.
• Windows 10 Safe Mode -- How to launch Safe Mode on devices running Windows 10.
• Windows Update guide - All you need to know about updating Windows.

Windows Fixes and Troubleshooting

• Fixing Bootmgr is missing error in Windows -- How to repair the boot manager if you get bootmgr is missing errors during boot.
• Fix Critical Process Died in Windows 10 Error -- How to troubleshoot the critical process died error in Windows.

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