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Floola is an iTunes alternative

February 6, 2007

Floola is a multi-platform freeware replacement for iTunes which adds some much needed features that iTunes does not offer.

Encode divx movies for certain devices

February 5, 2007

If you are looking for an easy way to convert divx movies for special devices such as mobile players, pdas or mobiles you should take a look at the excellent fr

Link your Images to Google Earth

February 5, 2007

Taking pictures while you are on holiday is one thing, linking those pictures to Google Earth using the geolocation feature is the next level.

Enlarge the Windows Open File Dialog Box

February 4, 2007

It is really painful to open a file in Windows if the directory that contains the file has a lot of files.

Hide Files in Pictures

February 2, 2007

I never was a great fan of programs that would hide files or information but I can see that some people might find this kind of tools useful.

Host your own webserver

January 31, 2007

It is relatively easy to use your home computer running Windows to become a webserver that is accessible from anywhere.

Block IP addresses with Peer Guardian

January 30, 2007

Why would you need another program to block IP addresses if you already have a firewall ? A good question that can be answered easily.

Find and remove duplicate images

January 30, 2007

Have you ever tried to manually check a image collection for duplicates ? It would take ages to find the duplicates in my image collection and I was looking for

How to join, split and create mp4, mov and 3gp files

January 29, 2007

A long timer reader asked in the forum if I knew of a program that would be able to join mp4 files.

Fake Torrent Finder

January 29, 2007

Fake torrents are spread into the system by organizations for two reasons.

Recover Deleted Files with Undelete Plus

January 27, 2007

I delete files most of the time by pressing down the shift key which will delete them immediately without moving them to the trashbin first.

Share the iTunes Library on a network

January 26, 2007

I don't like the iTunes software that much - it is slow and big and the only reason for me to use it is that it is the offical software that comes with the iPod.

Play your MP3 collection remotely

January 25, 2007

If you are using different computers to work with you might have experienced the problem that you can't listen to your mp3 collection on all of them.

Add Transparency to your windows

January 25, 2007

Glass 2k is a little freeware application for Windows 2000 and Xp which makes it easy to add a transparency effect to any window on your system.

Open Source Video Editing with Jahshaka

January 24, 2007

Not many free or open source video editing software suits exist and many people rely on commercial programs like Adobe Premiere to transfer videos from a camcor

Record MP3 Streams with Screamer Radio

January 21, 2007

I recommended Phonostar some days ago to record mp3 streams of more than 4000 radio stations which had the big disadvantage that it would not add the real filen

Free Wallpaper Changer

January 21, 2007

I found the freeware wallpaper changer at one tip a day a great blog that posts a useful tip every day.

Manage your Tasks with Task Coach

January 20, 2007

The older I grow the more I have to rely on notes to remember due tasks.

Zune does not allow to share all songs

January 20, 2007

Microsoft's answer to Apple's iPod is getting some bad feedback lately.

Change all the icons that you want in windows

January 19, 2007

The freeware IconX makes it possible to change any icon that you can get your hands on in Windows.

Backup your DVD's

January 18, 2007

Why would someone want to backup his DVD`s ? The Movie Industry apparently thinks that no one should be able to backup his own, bought, DVD movies because of th

Record more than 4000 internet radio stations

January 17, 2007

If you are looking for an easy way to record internet radio stations look no further.

Bittorrent client Bitthief spies on users

January 17, 2007

Bitthief, as the name already implies, is a bittorrent client that leeches from the community without giving something back to it.

Beautify your desktop icons

January 16, 2007

It does not make much sense to have the prettiest background image if it is cluttered with shortcuts and other icons, especially the way windows handles them.

Migrate from Bitcomet to uTorrent

January 15, 2007

I finally decided to give uTorrent another try and switch from my favorite client Bitcomet to it.

How to clone your hard drives

January 14, 2007

A recent forum post from ffolke at the ghacks forum asked about a free method to clone a hard drive to another one.

Hey!Watch encode videos online

January 14, 2007

Hey!Watch is a great new web 2.

Tired of fake torrents? Block the source

January 12, 2007

We all knew and heard about the common method to upload fake torrents into the torrent system to punish downloaders of copyrighted media files.

Resize images online

January 9, 2007

Most readers might think that it does not make sense to resize images online if you have a image viewer or image manipulation software installed which is able t

Steganos Locknote standalone text encrypter

January 8, 2007

Most solutions that encrypt files require the installation of encryption software which has to be started again if you want to decrypt the encrypted files.

Have a blog? Make it a successful one!

January 7, 2007

I have been writing about the basics of finding a domain name and creating a blog on that domain name.

Convert and Burn Avis to DVD

January 7, 2007

I sometimes have the desire to create custom DVDs of movies that I own or that I downloaded to be able to view them on my tv using a dvd player.

Change Right-Click Options with FileMenu Tools

January 7, 2007

Windows reacts in a predefined way if you right-click a folder, file or blank space.

Add Lyrics to your iPod

January 5, 2007

Would not it be nice to have lyrics for every song on your iPod to be able to sing along or look up some lines which were hard to understand.

Fix Do not Disconnect on Ipod

January 5, 2007

Do not Disconnect was implemented on Apple Ipods to prevent data loss by warning the user not to disconnect the iPod while it is still in use on the computer.