The best video to gif converters for Windows
When the first personal home pages came up back when the Internet started to get traction outside the academic and military world, animated gifs were one of the
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Find out if websites get loaded from cache and how to force reloads
When you visit a website in a modern web browser for the first time, contents get loaded from a web server to the local computer.
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The best virtual desktop managers for Windows
Virtual desktops, also called workspaces in some contexts, expand the visual interface of the system usually in the form of copies of the desktop environment bu
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Best Free Drive Backup programs for Windows
Computer hard drives and other storage devices will fail eventually.
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TEncoder Video Converter review
TEncoder Video Converter has been around for quite some time but I never got around to reviewing it here on the site.
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How to mount disk image formats on Windows
Disk image formats such as Iso, Bin or Img are also known as archive files of optical discs.
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How to display the temperature of your PC's hardware components
I tend to get more calls and emails asking for help with computer related problems in Summer than in any other season.
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GEGeek Tech Toolkit is a portable software collection for Windows
Whenever I visit a family member or friend who asked me to fix a computer issue, I take a USB flash drive with me containing dozens of tools to analyze and repa
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A first look at Vuze Leap, a lightweight torrent client with search built-in
The makers of the popular BitTorrent client Vuze, formerly known as Azureus, have released a first public beta version of a new lightweight client they call Vuz
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How to deal with Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP)?
If you are running a modern security suite, chance is that you may have received notifications about Potentially Unwanted Programs malware (PUP or PUA) on the P
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How to backup and restore Winamp
Winamp Backup Tool is a lightweight program for Windows that enables you to backup your Winamp configuration to restore it at a later point in time.
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MultiMon is an advanced system monitor for Windows
The Windows operating system ships with a boatload of system monitors that help users fix issues on the computer or optimize processes.
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Registrar improves the default Windows Registry Manager tenfold
The Windows Registry Manager, much like many other tools that ship natively with the Windows operating system, is limited in many ways.
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A first look at Driver Booster 2
Never change a running system, that's an answer that you get quite often when you ask tech-savvy users if you should upgrade software running on a computer.
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Access blocked files and folders with Long Path Fixer for Windows
Sometimes when you move files or folders from another system to a Windows PC, you may notice that you cannot work with those files or folders in the usual way.
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How to analyze a program's Internet connections in a minute
There are times where you want to monitor if a program connects to the Internet.
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Transfer files and programs to another Windows PC with Todo PCTrans
Whenever you build or buy a new PC, you may want to transfer data from the old to the new.
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How to resume YouTube videos automatically or manually
Whenever you open a video page on the video hosting site YouTube, it starts to play from the beginning.
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File Governor unlocks locked files and folders in Windows
Sometimes when you want to delete, move or rename a folder or file Windows refuses to do so.
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Chip Updater: how good is the software update checker?
Keeping your Windows system up to date can be quite the time-consuming task if you do it manually, as you need to check for software updates regularly.
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Audentifi identifies artist and song of YouTube videos
If you are a regular on the video hosting website YouTube, you may have had issues identifying music used in some of the videos.
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Screenhero: share your screen with someone else
Back in the old days when you needed to collaborate with someone or a team, the best option you had was to be in the same room to make that happen.
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AnyDesk: Remote Desktop App
AnyDesk is a high-performance remote desktop application that allows users to securely access and control computers, servers, or mobile devices from anywhere in
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Make a secondary monitor the primary one with TVGameLauncher
Most televisions can be connected to computer systems these days.
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PC Hunter displays low-level Windows system information
When you are tasked with analyzing a issue in detail on a PC running Windows, a malware attack for example, it is often necessary to look beyond the obvious and
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Verify files in two directories with Checksum Compare
It can sometimes be important, or even a requirement, to verify that files in two different folders are identical.
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Create videos, gifs or screenshots with Grabilla
Programs that provide you with options to take screenshots, create animated gifs or record videos are not available in abundance on Windows.
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Manage cursor groups on Windows with Cursor Commander
While I cannot really remember when I have changed default cursors in Windows the last time, I know some users who like to use custom cursors for a variety of r
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How to download software programs to your computer
I never thought that I had to write a guide about downloading software but recent trends have made it necessary.
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Quick Crypt creates self-expiring encrypted files
Quick Crypt looks on first glance just like many of the other file encryption tools for Windows.
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Secryptor file encryption software with Dropbox support
While it is often best to keep files on the local computer only and avoid cloud storage, especially for important files, it is sometimes not possible to do so.
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Activity Indicator highlights hard drive activity
Depending on the hard drive or drives connected to your computer, it can be difficult to determine how busy they are.
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Redshift: change screen color temp and brightness based on time of day
I use the excellent F.
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Hijack Hunter gives your system a thorough audit
Back in the good old days of computing, HiJack This was a go-to program for many who wanted to audit several key areas of their Windows system.
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Milouz Market: find, download and install software updates on Windows
Making sure that the software running on your Windows PC is up to date can be a daunting task.
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My Music Recognition identifies songs playing on your computer
Have you ever played a video on YouTube in which a song was used that you liked a lot but could not identify because the video itself, description or title did
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Ocenaudio is a an easy to use Audacity audio editor alternative
When it comes to free cross-platform audio editors, Audacity is usually then one that is being mentioned or recommended.
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Search, save and use icons for free with Icons8
I'm not a designer and whenever I have to add an icon to a website or software that I'm creating, I'm relying on others to help me out.
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bitCommander is a new Windows file manager with several unique features
Just as Windows Explorer the default file manager of the Windows operating system has not changed significantly in regards to functionality or interface, so hav
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How to disable the webcam on a Windows PC
Many mobile computers have webcams built-in nowadays so that users can use it for communication.
