Back to Basics: How to block Windows programs from accessing the internet
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Picture Window Pro is a free and powerful photo editor for Windows
Picture Window Pro is a freeware photo editor for Windows computers that offers a lot of post-processing options.
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Upcoming changes to file compression software Bandizip
Bandisoft, the company behind the popular file compression software Bandizip, plans to launch Bandizip 7.
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SmartSystemMenu is an open source tool adds useful options to every window
SmartSystemMenu is a handy little application for Windows that adds useful context menu options to nearly any program.
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Extract images and other content from Office documents with this simple trick
Here is a quick tip to extract images and other content from Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, or OpenOffice documents among others.
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Notepad++ 7.8 update released after server incident
Notepad++ 7.
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First look at CCleaner's Health Check feature
Piriform, maker of the popular temporary file cleaner CCleaner, started to integrate a new Health Check feature in the latest version of the client.
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How to get your YouTube History deleted automatically
The video streaming site YouTube keeps track of every video that a user watches on the site and every search that is made.
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VeraCrypt 1.24 encryption software update released
The developers of the open source cross-platform encryption software VeryCrypt released version 1.
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ScreenToGif screen recorder update brings usability improvements
ScreenToGif is a popular screen recorder for the Windows operating system designed to record part of the screen on Windows.
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Calibre 4.0 e-book manager is out
A new version of the cross-platform e-book manager and reader Calibre was released on October 4, 2019.
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Make any program stay on top of other windows with PinWin
Do you constantly find yourself switching between applications? Isn't it tedious?PinWin might be able to solve this problem.
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File Commander is an open source file manager for Windows, Linux and macOS
We have seen some retro-like file managers in the past.
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Flexxi: free open source bulk image resizer for Windows
Flexxi is a free, open source bulk image resizer for Windows that resizes whole folders of photos in one run.
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How to clear and disable the YouTube Watch and Search history
The video streaming site YouTube keeps track of your activity on the site.
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SimpleScreenRecorder is a user friendly video capturing app for Linux
Video recording tools can be complex for many users.
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How to import tabs from Chrome to Firefox and vice versa
So, you have decided to switch from Chrome to Firefox, or maybe it's the other way around.
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Video Combiner: join multiple videos on Windows
Video Combiner is a free portable software program for Microsoft's Windows operating system that you may use to merge multiple videos easily.
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File Search Utility is a new desktop search tool
File Search Utility is a new desktop search program for Windows, Mac and Linux devices to find files quickly based on certain search parameters.
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ActivityWatch is an open source personal activity tracker for Windows, Linux and macOS
How much time do you typically spend on your computer? Which applications or websites do you use or visit the most?You can find out the answers to all these que
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How to whiteout text in PDFs using DocHub and Google Docs
Filling up a PDF form is pretty easy.
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Cascadia Code: Microsoft's open source coding font explained
Cascadia Code is Microsoft's free, open source monospaced font for code editors, terminals and IDEs.
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Metatogger is a great way to manage your music library
A properly categorized music library is important for music lovers who listen to music on their electronic devices.
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Lifeograph is an encrypted journal application for Windows, Linux and Android
Keeping a journal is a nice way to reflect upon oneself.
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Add shortcuts to the toolbar and context menu in File Explorer using StExBar
Windows may have evolved over the years but the file explorer that ships with it has not evolved all that much.
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DeepL Translator desktop programs for Windows and Mac
The translation service Deepl released desktop programs for Microsoft's Windows and Apple's Mac OS operating system on September 12, 2019.
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Glow is a settings generator for mpv CONF files
Back in July 2019, we told you how to customize the settings in mpv which involved setting up a CONF file from scratch with the options that you want.
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Sandbox program Sandboxie is now freeware (soon open source)
Sandboxie, a sandbox program for Microsoft's Windows operating system, has been turned into a free application.
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First Look at the Windows disk cleaner Clean Space
Clean Space is a free (and professional) software program for Microsoft's Windows operating system to remove temporary storage from the computer's hard disks.
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draw.io (diagrams.net) Review: Free Flowchart and Diagram Software
draw.
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LyricsReloaded is a plugin for Musicbee that adds a lot of lyrics sources
Musicbee and Foobar2000 are -- in my opinion -- the best music players available for Windows.
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DISM-GUI: small helper app to run admin commands with a click
DISM-GUI is a small 24 Kilobyte program for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that administrators may use to run certain admin commands with a click.
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What is the best free archiver to extract archives and compress files?
Windows users have quite a few options when it comes to the selection of so-called archivers.
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File Copier: copy damaged files from discs or hard drives
File Copier is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices designed to copy corrupt or damaged files from optical discs or hard drives.
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Audacious is an open source music player for Windows and Linux that supports Winamp skins
Once upon a time, the world of Windows music players was ruled by Winamp.
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AI Image Enlarger: convert images from low to high definition
AI Image Enlarger is a free software program for Windows and Mac devices, and an online service, that you may use to turn low definition photos and images into
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Ghostwriter is an open source markdown editor with a polished interface
Ghostwriter is a distraction-free open source markdown editor that is available for Linux and Windows.
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Happy Birthday NirSoft! New Pre-Release Tools section online
The website Nirsoft, maintained by dedicated programmer Nir Sofer, turned 15 years today.
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Sidebar Diagnostics is an open-source application that displays hardware information on your desktop
Do you want a resource friendly program to keep an eye on your computer's hardware? You should give Sidebar Diagnostics a try.
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Jellyfin Media Server: Plex alternative to setup a server on Windows
Jellyfin is a free open-source media server system used to organize, manage, and stream personal movies, TV shows, music, and photos to various devices.
