Metamorphose is a highly sophisticated Open Source file and folder renaming software for Windows and Linux that takes some time to get used to but begins to shine once the learning phase […]
Photoscape is a versatile free photo editing tool that can be downloaded as a portable software or an installer. The photo editing tool combines many of the most popular functions that are […]
Unified messaging describes a software or service that combines different ways of communication in one application. VoxOx comes out of private beta with an impressive looking number of services. The software combines […]
Windows is storing information about file extensions and the actions that can be triggered when right-clicking the files or folders in Windows. A right-click on a spreadsheet file would for example reveal […]
StarDock is a software company which I would be willing to bet just about all of you have heard of or personally use some of their products. I haven’t actually purchased any […]
Creating regular backups of important data is an important task that should not be skipped unless you are prepared to setup they computer system anew and still loose important data like emails, […]
Eudcedit.exe is a font editor built in Windows 2000 and newer versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system including Windows 10. It supports the creation of unicode characters which users and developers […]
The last days have been filled with news posts about Windows 7. Everyone posted news about the upcoming operating system and it was quite hard to keep an overview of the things […]
Compared to Linux, it is extremely difficult to customise the appearance of Windows. The most popular, and definitely the most effective, piece of software is Stardock's WindowsBlinds, which allows Windows to be […]
Several free applications exist to install operating systems on so called virtual machines. This method provides a few benefits, for example the option to reset it whenever it is needed. It provides […]
What are the main requirements of a burning software? It should obviously support all operations that a user would need. It should also be fast, resource friendly. Free would be nice as […]
AltMove is a portable software for Windows that extends the interaction possibilities between windows and the computer mouse. It adds seven new actions to various keyboard and mouse combinations. Among them interesting […]
Universal Plug And Play was designed to simplify the connection between two devices in a computer network. Most users probably come into touch with UPNP when they start configuring their router for […]
XnView is a popular image viewer that is pretty fast and lightweight which are two of the most important traits that an image viewer should posses. What most XnView users do not […]
The default Windows run dialog is as basic as it can get. The only real advantage is the global keyboard shortcut [Windows R] which opens it. It can then be used to […]
Eric Wong is a regular software contributor and regular at the Donation Coder forum. His latest software program is called Custom Desktop Logo which is another interesting piece of software. It can […]
Microsoft Office Labs are always good for a surprise. For anyone who does not know what Microsoft Office Labs is about: It basically is used to publish software programs created by Microsoft […]
It pays off to pay attention to the discussion going on at the Donation Coder forum. A one year old thread was reactivated with the information that ZoneScreen was updated recently adding […]
Click&Clean is a software program for users who like to optimize their workflow to the maximum. The software adds a link in the Windows Quick Launch bar that executes CCleaner with one […]
One of the things that bothers me the most is when I open the Windows Registry to edit a key and it loads up showing me the last key I had viewed. I normally go into the Registry to make one change and that’s it. I never go back and edit the same key. Wouldn’t it be great if you could open the registry and all the hives would load up collapsed like you opened it for the first time ever?
Windows is a proprietary operating system which you cannot compile or modify at a source code level. This allows Microsoft to maintain control of their operating system and many people disagree with […]
Key Launch is an application launcher for Windows that can launch applications but also commands with just a few keystrokes. Application launchers speed up working with the operating system but require a […]
We have covered the remote desktop access software TeamViewer multiple times here on Ghacks in past years.What makes TeamViewer special is that a version of the software is available for all major […]
The only way to terminate an application in Windows when it freezes is to open the Windows Task Manager and terminate it this way. It sometimes works by right-clicking the application in […]
The Instant Messenger MSN Messenger prevents a user from starting multiple instances of the application. Running multiple instances might be useful for users who want to use different accounts for business and […]
Lee Mathews posted an interesting Teamviewer tip on his new blog aimed at computer administrators. He explained how to create shortcuts to client computers on the computer of the administrator to quickly […]
The computer desktop is not the only location where shortcuts can usually be found. The Windows start menu and the user's documents and settings directory are two additional locations where lots of […]
USB Sticks cannot contain multiple partitions by default on Windows. The main difference lies in the terms fixed and removable disks. Fixed discs can have multiple partitions while removable disks cannot by […]
Using virtual dvd drives can be a very effective way of storing multiple DVDs on computer hard drives. The procedure offers several advantages for the user: among the advantages are options to […]
Data recovery tools provide means of recovering data that is not readable anymore. While companies should probably hire data recovery specialists to recover the data home users might want to try free […]
It was always a mystery to me why Microsoft released security patches on one day only considering that an unpatched security vulnerability could be exploited easily in that time. The impression with […]
As you now know, Windows 7 is being officially called… Windows 7. Microsoft has been pretty tight on leaks up to now so we haven’t had a great deal of information about […]
Windows 7 was the codename for the next Microsoft operating system. That's what the Microsoft engineers and representatives never failed to mention when they were giving away information about the upcoming Windows […]
The default folder settings are not working consistently in Windows Vista and it becomes quickly annoying to move and resize folders to the right size all the time in the new Microsoft […]
MWSnap was the program of choice for a long time to create screenshots of software programs to post at this website. It was small, hotkey driven and provided a fast and efficient […]
The Microsoft Filter Pack adds additional IFilters to the Windows operating system which are used by Windows Search and depending applications to index the contents of document formats. To be precise, the […]
A few weeks ago I started thinking of who a company like Norton could overcome the image of producing heavyweight system slowing software products and one of the ideas that came to […]
USB Syncer is a small synchronization software program for Windows 2000 and Windows XP that can synchronize the contents of a folder on the hard drive with a folder on a removable […]
Windows 2003, also known as Windows Server 2003, is the successor of Windows 2000 server. It has been Microsoft's flagship product in the last years and got recently replaced by the newest […]
Not many software programs can benchmark the Registry. A tool that can do it is might be interesting to use after cleaning and compacting the Registry. Two software applications that can compact […]
