CheckDisk Wrapper
All versions of Windows come with the checkdisk tool to check a connected storage device for errors and issues.
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D7, Computer Repair, Troubleshooting Software
The portable application D7 could be a computer technician's and system administrator's dream application for repairing and troubleshooting Windows systems.
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Build My Pinned Site, Webmaster Tool
Internet Explorer 9 supports a new pinned site feature that can be used to pin websites to the Windows 7 taskbar.
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Fixing Disappearing Jumplists Under Windows 7
I recently started to add custom jumplists to my sites.
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Why You Should Always Install Windows on Disk Zero
Windows has always had what many people believe to be an unconventional and frustrating method of addressing physical hard disks.
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SimpleSysInfo, Portable System Information
Windows users have many choices when it comes to system information tools.
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Sichtschutz, Screen Protection For Your Windows Desktop
Sometimes you may want to hide what is showing on your desktop, for instance if you notice that someone is going to walk by or approach you in office.
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Ultimate Taskbar Controller For Windows
You cannot make many changes to the Windows taskbar.
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Watch out! The Future is Coming!!
There's been so much news in recent weeks about stuff that's going to turn into our computing future that I'm hardly surprised most people have failed to join t
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MTail, Auto-Updating Text Viewer With Notifications
MTail replicates the Unix command Tail.
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Filmotech, Comfortable Movie Collection Management Software
I have reviewed my fair share of movie collection managers but none were as comfortable to use and feature complete as Filmotech.
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Configure Automatic Volume Adjustments Under Windows 7
A friend of mine who made the switch to Windows 7 recently called me the other day.
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Startup Delayer, Speed Up Windows Startup
The first version of Startup Delayer was released in 2007.
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Hornil StylePix, Like Paint.net Without The .Net
Paint.
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TimeClue, Visual Break Reminder Software
When I'm working concentrated on a computer I tend to forget time and space.
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Configure Windows 7 Network Adapter Binding Priority
A computer running Windows 7 may connect to networks with various adapters.
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Format Drives Larger Than 32 Gigabyte To Fat32 In Windows
It is usually recommended to format hard drive to NTFS in Windows as the file system offers several advantages over its alternative, Fat32.
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Sortable Headers In All Windows Explorer View Modes
Files and folders can be viewed in various view modes in Windows Explorer.
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Disk Explorer Professional, Disk Catalog Software
Disk Explorer Professional is a free disk cataloging software for Windows.
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How To Encrypt Files, Folders With EFS
The Encrypting File System (EFS) has been part of all professional versions of Windows since Windows 2000.
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WhoisThisDomain, Look-Up Domain Name Information
When I want to find out who owns a domain name, I do a whois on one of the whois websites on the Internet.
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How To Disable Aero Snap Under Windows
Aero Snap is a new feature that Microsoft implemented in the Windows 7 operating system.
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What's In A Name: Will Windows 8 Be The Name Of The Next Windows?
Microsoft is keeping tight lipped about the name of the next windows.
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Tiny Burner, Free DVD Burning Software, ISO Burner
Tiny Burner is a free DVD burning software for Windows for personal and commercial usage.
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How To Update Hardware Drivers In Windows
A driver, or hardware driver, is needed so that computer devices like the mouse, monitor or video card, can communicate with the operating system.
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Windows 8 To Include User Account Roaming
Would not it be nice if you could just log on to any computer with Windows installed and directly work with your custom settings and preferences? This is appare
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IpswDownloader, Download Apple Firmware
New Firmware often adds new functionality and improvement to devices.
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Browser Cleaner, Delete Internet History
In How To Delete Cookies On A Computer and How To Clear A Browser Cache I have shown how to run a manual cleanup to delete the cache and cookies of a […]
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Streamwriter, Record Internet Radio Stations
One of the easiest ways to obtain music legally is to record Internet radio.
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Windows 8 Gets Hybrid Boot
You probably know what hibernation is, right? Instead of shutting down the operating system you can use hibernation to save the content of the RAM to the hard d
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Martview, Best Ebook Reader For PDF E-Books
I'm usually pretty cautious when it comes to publicly stating that a software or service is the best there is.
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Upload Photos, Pictures With Image Uploader
The free program Image Uploader is actually more than just another program to upload photos from a local system to the Internet.
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Microsoft April 2011 Patch Day Overview
Yesterday's monthly patch day was a big one, with 17 bulletins fixing a total of 64 security issues in Microsoft products.
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Must Microsoft Offer a Direct Upgrade Path from XP to Windows 8?
Microsoft came under heavy fire with the launch of Windows 7 for not offering a direct migration path from XP.
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TCHunt, Search For TrueCrypt Volumes
TCHunt is a small portable application that can be used to find encrypted True Crypt volumes on the system.
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Kid3 Semi-Automatic Audio File Tagger
Kid3 is a handy versatile audio tag editor for Windows, Linux and Macintosh computer systems.
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Windows 8 Aero Automatic Window Colorization
I like simple colors when it comes to the user interface in Windows.
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WinGrooves, Grooveshark Desktop Player
Grooveshark is pretty awesome, which can mostly be attributed to the fact that the service can be used without registering an account first.
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Does it really matter if we don't upgrade our PCs anymore?
There are all manner of images, screenshots and leaked details coming out now about Windows 8 and we already know a lot about what Microsoft want this product t
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Windows Explorer: Display Drive Letters Before Drive Names
Hard disk drives, devices with removable storage and network locations are displayed with their name followed by their drive letter.
