Download : Debian GNU Linux 4.0 r4
Floola is a freeware application that lets you efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model supporting iTunes).
It's a standalone application that can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation under Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
Floola supports all common iPod features used i.e photos, artwork, podcasts and smart playlists! It automatically converts any incompatible audio or video file so that you can copy almost any file to it. It even allows adding YouTube and MySpace videos with a single click!
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We all know that USB flash or pen drives are one of the most useful portable storage devices, and they help carry data from one place to the other. But since they are attached to different computers, you never know if the other PC is virus-free. These USB drives have become the most common source of how a PC gets infected with virus. To get rid of this, you need a good antivirus for your USB drive that scans every file being transferred to it.
Mx One is one such free antivirus that is designed to protect your storage devices, like USB drives, iPod, SD, microSD etc. You can install it on your PC as well as on your USB drive so that you remain protected when connected to an infected computer. It automatically detects all the storage devices that are connected to the system and neutralize potential security threats.
This antivirus is very simple to use and is compatible with antiviruses like NOD32, Kaspersky, BitDefender, AVG, Norton, Panda etc. It is completely free to use and comes in a very small file size of 1 MB.
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Download Mx One AntivirusMicrosoft released a new version of Windows Search on Windows Update and made it a recommended update for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 users. Windows Search 4.0 introduces a wealth of new features and improvements over the previous version including the automatic indexing of shared folders, improvements in indexing online e-mail as well as in the performance and stability of the indexer.
Windows Search is basically a desktop search application much like Google's Desktop Search. It builds an index of the files - and other information like emails - on the system after installation which takes some time depending on the size of the hard disks and the amount of files stored on them. Some users reported indexing times of several hours in previous versions of Windows Search.
It does take this long because Windows Search does not only index file names and attributes but also file contents for selected files including most text formats like Word and HTML documents but also media files like images and video formats.
You're a pretty savvy guy (or gal). You've got the latest gizmos, and you're not afraid to use them. You don't carry your laptop with you everywhere you go—you just grab your USB drive and use that to shuttle data from here to there. You're on top of the world.
Until you come back home. Take that thumb drive, plug it into your desktop or laptop system, and then start looking. Where the heck is it? You've got to fire up Windows Explorer and then start hunting for that drive. Not if you use Desk Drive.
Desk Drive is a cool little application that puts an icon on your desktop that automatically points to your portable drive. Plug the drive in, and the icon appears; eject the drive, and the icon goes away. You can also use it with other removable media like CD-ROMs, or even network drives, so you'll always have a clear indication as to which devices are mounted, and you'll be able to get to them pronto, without having to dig through Explorer.
Desk Drive is a free Windows application. It requires WinXP or later, and requires version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.
Are you easily bored? Need some excitement in your life? Today's download may not provide all that, but it is interesting nevertheless.
Logon Loader is a little tool that lets you change your XP login screen. Go ahead and pick a specific screen. Or live dangerously and let Logon Loader choose a random screen for you from among your favorites. Either way, you don't have to look at the same old same old. You can even preview your screens before you use them.
Logon Loader is a Windows application. You need to be running at least Windows XP to use it.
Download : Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
Overview:
Copernic desktop search is a desktop search utility for Windows.
Features:
Find any file on your computer
* Instantly find Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, HTML, Word Perfect, text, ZIP files.
* Quickly locate emails or attachments from Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora and Mozilla Thunderbird.
* Search for over 150 other types of files like MP3, JPG, WAV, MPEG.
* Power your search with specific refining fields or advanced search operators.
Results and beyond
* Instantly preview filtered matching results.
* Use dynamic word-find buttons to trace keywords in document previews.
* Quickly find search keywords: auto-scroll to first occurrence and highlighted keywords.
* Easily sort and group search results.
* Act on result: open folders or files, open, reply or forward emails, etc.
Copernic's usability expertise
* Search the Web or your computer from the same lightweight, intuitive interface.
* Use convenient toolbars: deskbar and browser toolbar.
* Stay informed with RSS feeds delivered straight to your ticker Internet Explorer browser only.
* Speed up your access to Web and desktop searching with useful keyboard shortcuts.
Take control of your search experience
* Choose file and email folders to index.
* Control your computer resources usage when indexing documents.
* Specify additional file types to index.
* Benefit from automatic, unnoticed real-time indexing of new/updated files and emails.
* Selectively suspend the indexing process when a laptop runs on battery power.
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If you are anything like me you probably keep all your computer files all over the place, this is is bad when you are trying to look for a specific file and can´t find it because you don´t remember where you put it in. now you could spend hours looking for that file or simply use copernic desktop search, this program will scan your hard drives for files and will index them for easy searching. By default copernic desktop search will only index your files when your computer is idle but that is annoying so i suggest you uncheck that option in the preference screen and only leave the "suspend indexing while computer resources are highly used" option, this way the indexing will go much faster like in my case. You can put a highly useful search bar right in the Windows taskbar which can be used for quick searches, also copernic desktop search doesn´t take many resources , in my experience it only used like 6 to 7 MB with the search bar in the taskbar which is great. Finally i would like to say that this program was able to index all of the files in "my documents" folder and desktop well and was able to detect new files quickly which is truly awesome if you ask me.
In conclusion if you want a lightweight, fast and efficient desktop searching tool i suggest you use Copernic Desktop Search. Available for all versions of Windows.
http://download3.copernic.com/copernicdesktopsearch2.exe
Ever wanted to view list of currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your computer with relative ease? CurrPorts, a small utility reveal all the detailed information regarding currently opened TCP/IP ports.
For each port in the list, information about the process that opened the port is also displayed, including the process name, full path of the process, version information of the process (product name, file description, and so on), the time that the process was created and the user that created it.
It also allows you to close unwanted TCP connections, kill the process that opened the ports, and save the TCP/UDP ports information to HTML file , XML file, or to tab-delimited text file. CurrPorts also automatically mark with pink color suspicious TCP/UDP ports owned by unidentified applications.
Download CurrPorts, a standalone executable utility that does not require any installation process or additional DLLs. It works under Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, And Windows Vista.
Smart Data Recovery Enterprise is despite the Enterprise part of the name a free
product that can recover data remotely over a network. Enterprise hints at the primary application for the data recovery software although I'm a little bit unsure if large companies would rely on free software to recover sensible data.
The software can scan remote drives for deleted files, preview those deleted files and eventually recover them. There is obviously the need for a direct connection between the client's computer and the admin which is utilized by a TCP/IP network connection. A software is running on the client computer that initiates the connection to the admin computer. That connection can be initiated manually or automatically.
Once the connection is established the administrator can use a graphical user interface to scan the local hard drives. A filter can be configured to find only files that match the pattern.
The remote hard drive is then scanned for deleted files. Everything that gets found will be listed in an Explorer like window. The directory structure is shown in the left pane while the right pane contains the files that have been found.
Information about the files are shown as well, most notable the size of the file and an estimation about the chance of recovering the file. Another handy feature is the Wipe button that seems to remove the deleted files permanently from the hard drive. I was not able to find out which algorithm, if any, is used to do that though.
Smart Data Recovery Enterprise is despite the Enterprise part of the name a free product that can recover data remotely over a network. Enterprise hints at the primary application for the data recovery software although I'm a little bit unsure if large companies would rely on free software to recover sensible data.
The software can scan remote drives for deleted files, preview those deleted files and eventually recover them. There is obviously the need for a direct connection between the client's computer and the admin which is utilized by a TCP/IP network connection. A software is running on the client computer that initiates the connection to the admin computer. That connection can be initiated manually or automatically.
Once the connection is established the administrator can use a graphical user interface to scan the local hard drives. A filter can be configured to find only files that match the pattern.
The remote hard drive is then scanned for deleted files. Everything that gets found will be listed in an Explorer like window. The directory structure is shown in the left pane while the right pane contains the files that have been found.
Information about the files are shown as well, most notable the size of the file and an estimation about the chance of recovering the file. Another handy feature is the Wipe button that seems to remove the deleted files permanently from the hard drive. I was not able to find out which algorithm, if any, is used to do that though.
Overview:
This extension allows you to export your saved passwords and disabled login hosts using XML or CSV files that can be imported in another browser or computer.
Review:
Password exporter can save you lots of time when going from computer to computer or when you reinstall firefox since it can export and then import your saved password. I used this extension as a quick and easy way to have my firefox 2 passwords when i made the switch to firefox 3, it was quick and painless tough remember to check the "encrypt username/password" (this is to prevent causal user like your mom to gain access to your info, in no way it will stop very advanced users from getting your passwords) and erase the password file after you have imported your password so that no bad people get a hold of your personal information, they can import that file themselfs you know. Password exporter is a quick and easy way to export and import your password easily but is in no way secure, use extreme caution if you are going to use this extension okay? Available for firefox 2.0 - 3.0*
Get it at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2848
USB drives are pretty cool. You can take all that data and stick it in your pocket and walk away. That's handy if it's your drive and your data. That's not so handy if it's in somebody else's pocket.
Rohos Mini Drive is a tool that creates a hidden, encrypted partition on your thumb drive. The partition is totally hidden until you enter the correct password. You don't need to be an admin for the machine, you just need to know the password to open, read, and write from this hidden volume. As far as Windows is concerned, it's a real drive, but once you log out, it goes away and doesn't give any indication that there's more data on the drive than meets the eye. Now if the unthinkable happens and somebody walks off with your data—or you just drop it, leave it plugged into the machine, or any of a hundred other nasty scenarios—all is not lost, and you don't have to go join the Foreign Legion.
Rohos Mini Drive is a free Windows application. To use it, you'll (obviously) also need a USB drive.
There are many applications which when installed run automatically at the startup and runs in the background even you are not using them. Thus, they use your RAM and slow down your PC.
When you login to your computer, first you have to wait for at least 5 minutes before all startup programs load and you start using your Windows. AutoRuns is such a freeware that has comprehensive knowledge of all the places in Windows where startup programs and processes are stored.
AutoRuns shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Services, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. It also displays a list of Services, Scheduled Tasks, Winsock Providers, Internet Explorer BHOs and more - each of them can also be enabled/disabled.
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Many time when we want to sent large images as attachments, we first need to reduce the image size using image editor or else upload the image to free hosting sites and then sent the download link. Not anymore, here is a simple freeware, Shrink Pic, which can do the job of resizing images on the fly.
There are 3 levels of compression, High, Medium and low and also custom level compression. Once you install Shrink Pic, it automatically detects when you're sending large photo files and compresses them in the background. It has a taskbar icon which tells you it's waiting for photos to be sent. When it detects that you re sending a large photo, it automatically creates a temporary file and then compresses the copy and sends it instead of the original image. The original image is never altered.
Shrink Pic can be used when emailing images, it automatically detects images from Outlook Express and also with webmail, such as Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo! mail and others.
It can also be used while uploading images to web galleries or blogs and also sending images through Skype and Windows Messenger. You can upload photos using Internet Explorer, Firefox or Opera. Shrink Pic will detect these uploads and automatically shrink and compresses those photos for you. You can check the complete list of supported platforms here.
The most full-featured Internet power tool on the market, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. And because we know that our users have different needs, you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse.
Changes in Opera 9.51 Build 10081:
* Fixed proper clearing of textarea when no-cache is set.
* Fixed a crash on print preview.
* Saving of images is not recorded in transfers anymore.
* Fixed window.close() not functioning after invoking context menu… (this also fixes closing Dragonfly…)
Download : Opera 9.51 Build 10081 Final
PassPack is a free online privacy and password manager. Think of it as a password manager, automatic login, personal vault, and peace of mind. With PassPack you can quickly login to Web sites, as well as organize and store logins, and private notes. Passpack Desktop offers 24/7 access - online, offline or even synchronized with Passpack.com accounts. Passpack Desktop will enable you to keep your personal passwords protected from prying eyes.
Features:
· Anti-Phishing Welcome Message
· 1 Click Auto-login
· Rapid Sign In with "remember me"
· Import, Export, Backup and Restore
· Save up to 100 Entries
· Pack, Lock and Auto-save When Inactive
· Tags, Search and Alphabetical Order Paging
· Favorites
· Undo
· Easy Entry Window
· Password Generator
· Hidden Password Field
· Password Quality Tester
· US Gov't Approved, AES-256 encryption
· Host-Proof Hosting over HTTPS
· Two step login
· Non-Permanent Account Info
· Strong Pass-phrases
· Disposable Logins.
Scanning the computer from an online location provides several advantages over the classic local scan. The most prominent one is that the risk of a virus infection of the virus scanner is not present and that the engine used by the scanner is usually up to date. A local virus scanner needs to be updated regularly to stay effective.
An Internet connection is needed on the other hand to perform the scan which sometimes can be a problem if the system is not booting into the operating system. A Live CD could help but many Online Virus Scanners demand the Internet Explorer which is obviously unavailable on Linux systems.
Online Virus Scanners can be used to get a "second opinion" without having to install another anti-virus software on the computer. It is probably a good idea to use as many of the virus scanners as possible if it is suspected that the system was infected by a virus. Below is a list of services that provide access to online virus scanners.
Bitdefender Online Scanner - requires Internet Explorer 4+
Eset Online Scanner - requires Internet Explorer
F-Secure Online Scanner - works only with Internet Explorer 6+
Kaspersky Free Virus Scan - browser independent, downloads roughly 25 Megabytes of files prior to scanning. User can select locations to scan. The scanner does not remove infected files.
McAfee FreeScan - requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5+
Microsoft OneCare Live - requires Internet Explorer.
Panda ActiveScan - requires Internet Explorer or Firefox, does not run in Opera.
Shields Up! - browser independent but very slow and unresponsive currently.
Symantec Security Check - down or gone.
Trendsecure HouseCall - Java based scanner, works with Java compatible browsers.
Windows Security - Trojan scan that requires Internet Explorer 5+
File Scanners:
Avast Online Scanner - file size limit of 512 Kilobyte
Virus Scan - file size limit of 10 Megabyte.
Virus Total - email upload option, 10 Megabyte file size limit.
Reliable Wi-Fi Security, 100% Security Through a VPN
Sure, public Wi-Fi hotspots are great. After all, what would life be without checking your email each morning at your favorite café?
But while you're enjoying your latte and a bagel, some hacker might be accessing your passwords, credit card numbers, sensitive company data and much more. And standard antivirus software won't protect you. That's why AnchorFree is pleased to offer Hotspot Shield. This free security software keeps your Internet connection secure at public hotspots, home or work.
Hotspot Shield creates a virtual private network (VPN) between your laptop and the wireless router. This impenetrable tunnel prevents snoopers and hackers from viewing your email, instant messages, credit card information or anything else you send over a wireless network. Which means you remain anonymous and protect your privacy. Hotspot Shield security software is free to download, employs the latest VPN technology, and is easy to install and use.
Download : Hotspot Shield 1.05
IT System Inventory and Monitoring
Spiceworks 3.0 - Windows based. Smooth graphics, easy to use, great support.
Open-Audit - Windows or Linux based. Great because you can easily customize it, and it can do some things Spiceworks cannot...namely adding custom software entries based upon your own criteria.
Remote Desktop/Control
Royal TS - Support for RDP only, but is VERY fast and easy to use. This is very well put together.
Terminals - Features support for RDP, VNC, ICA, Telnet, SSH, VMRC and RAS! This one is gaining favor with me :)
Logmein - Remote control any PC over the Internet without remote prompting
Crossloop - Easily remote control a non-technical user's computer by installing a single app and having them share their remote access code.
TCP/IP Tools
SoftPerfect Network Scanner - Scan a subnet, IP range, or a single IP for details about ping stats, open shares, printers, open ports, SNMP info, etc. Also features an easy right-click ability to connect to the PC via HTTP, telnet or Windows Explorer.
WireShark - Packet sniffer/monitor/network protocol analyzer
Putty - secure telnet to your network devices. Customizable and small.
IReasoning MIB Browser - Use this to browse the various SNMP properties of your network devices. Great if you are trying to figure out that OID for monitoring purposes.
Random network tools
Net Tools - a HUGE collection of a variety of network tools...whois, finger, encrypt files, password generator...the list goes on, and on, and on... :)
Productivity
Synergy - Seamlessly work on two computers at once with one keyboard and mouse.
File transfer/FTP
Filezilla - Constantly improved FTP program, easy to use, more features than some paid programs. Features a server program as well.
WinSCP - Also easy to use, WinSCP features a couple additional secure-transfer options that FileZilla does not.
Active Directory/Windows Networking
AD Explorer - Quickly browse and view or edit your AD LDAP structure.
ADRestore - Undelete tombstoned AD objects.
ShareEnum - Quickly export file/folder permissions with little work on your part.
SpecOps GPUpdate - A plugin to your ADUC, you can right-click a single or set of multiple computers to restart, logoff, shutdown, or force the computer to re-pull applicaple group policies.
Netwrix Inactive Users Tracker - List users that haven't logged on for x days, email a report.
Text editor
PSPad - Syntax highlighting, endless features, HTML cleanup and much more.
Other tools
Microsoft Scriptomatic 2.0 - Get WMI information from remote or local computers...a must have if you write VBScript, JScript, or Perl based system administration scripts.
Universal Extractor - Extract contents from just about any kind of file, setup executables, Zip/Rar (and others)...very handy!
AutoIT - VERY quickly and easily write automation scripts, small programs and routines. Lots of built-in macros.
Spotlight on Windows - View a dashboard of system-specific info, complete with red/yellow/green highlights to help you drill down to problem areas quickly.
Download : iTunes 7.7.0
Remembering tasks is a pretty hard job and we might end up forgetting some important things and the consequences could be drastic. The best way to remember and manage tasks is to have a to-do list. FruitfulTime TaskManager is a feature rich to-do list software. FruitfulTime TaskManager will help you to manage your tasks and to do list efficiently and effectively.
Features of FruitfulTime Task Manager;
- Manage your to do list easily and quickly.
- Create / edit / delete tasks.
- Tasks can be split into smaller manageable subtasks like paying telephone bill can be split to paying landline bill and paying mobile phone bill.
- Monitor the progress on each task / subtask.
- Assigning tasks to different contacts.
- Set the priority for each task.
- Set up reminders for tasks
- Assign tags to tasks
- Password protect your tasks such that only you will be able to edit and view it.
- Carry your task list with you anywhere if you install FruitfulTime TaskManager on a USB pen drive.
The priorities can be set for each task as High, Medium and low. High Priority tasks are marked as Red.
When you add a task, you can set reminders for the task, so that you get notification when the task needs to be executed. Reminders can be set upto one month in advance.
FruitfulTime Task Manager is a good solution to manage your tasks, organise your life and increase productivity. FruitfulTime Task Manager is currently available for Windows 2000, XP and Vista and require Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0.
There are 2 versions of FruitfulTime Task Manager available,
Version 1.0- Free for Home and Non-Commercial Use- Download Free Version
Version 2.0- Improved features than 1.0 , Price $29.99- Download Trial Version
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies.
Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you worked on. And for professional users, it allows to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports.
Spybot-S&D can start in two modes: Easy mode for new users who want just the basic features, and Advanced mode for professional users and those who want more control. Both modes are available in the free version.
Download : SpyBot - Search & Destroy 1.6.0.30 Final
Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager is basically a software to manage different images for USB devices. It provides options to backup the files of an USB device that is connected to the computer and to restore an image to the USB drive again. This is useful if you operate with an USB device that has a limited amount of free space and that you use for different purposes, for example for work and private documents.
Individual files can be copied to a device as well but it does not seem possible to copy single files from an USB device. The flash drive can be cleared before restoring files on it but it is not necessary.
The utility provides access to change the properties of the connected USB devices such as the volume label which can be connected to the USB image that has been restored on the USB device.
The software is compatible to Windows XP and requires the Microsoft .net Framework 1.1. Once installed runtime components can be included to provide autorun functionality.
What if you get a program which automatically creates a shortcut when you insert cd /dvd in your cd / dvd drive or may be when you plug in your USB drive. And lets get ahead how about a shortcut gets created on your desktop when your map a network drive.
Desk Drive is a nifty software which sits on system tray and keep watching on all the above things which I just mentioned. It not only creates the shortcut for the plug and play medias but removes them when they are removed. This certainly solves the problem of you going to explorer and then opening the plugged drives. Just hit the the show desktop icon or WIN + D and access it.
However it does not work with all the plug and play things. Like it never worked when I attached my camera . Possibly it has to detect it as USB or memory device . Even though its worth a try. Its free and small in size and no memory hogs. Works on Windows all versions Xp, Vista and needs do net framework. Check Desk Drive now
If you are looking for a software that checks hard disks for read errors and provides a visual representation of the process you might want to take a look at Ariolic Disk Scanner. The scanner performs a read only operation on the selected hard disk and checks it for read errors in the process. Every cluster of the hard disk is represented by a square in the program's interface.
Green squares indicate no errors while red squares point to read errors in that sector. Pretty much every drive can be scanned including hard disks, floppy disks, CD or DVDs and flash drives.
Ariolic Disk Scanner is a portable application that can be run from any location without installation. The main differences to Windows Scan Disk are the visual representation of the results, the portability of the application and no error correction.
Scan Disk tries to correct errors that it discovered while the Disk Scanner is only showing them but not doing anything about them.
Format Factory is a software that can convert most media file types into different file types. It supports converting between various image, audio and video formats as well as converting to mobile formats and DVD / CD conversions. This broad functionality might make it interesting to some users.
The application was designed with ease of use in mind, especially the conversions can be handled without knowing anything about bitrates, formats and frames. If a user wants to convert videos into mp4 format he simply selects a desired quality and size or picks a device like the PSP or iPod that he wants to view the video on. Experienced users can select the custom settings which give access to all video parameters of the target video.
Format Factory supports batch conversions and multiple files and even folders can be picked at once to be added to the processing queue. It is even possible to mix file formats in the queue, everything is handled quite well by the software.
If you play around with Format Factory for a while you notice several "nice to have" features that have been added. Tag lines can be added to images that are converted for instance and it's up to the user to pick a font, size, color and text of the tag line.
Gernova Keylock is a specialized software to detect keyloggers on a system. Keyloggers are used to log user input which includes urls that the user enters as well as usernames, passwords and even information like credit card data or account numbers. The application is portable and can be run from any location.
It's unfortunately only available in German but since it does not require lots of user input it can be valuable for non-German speakers as well. The only required input is a click on the button "Suchlauf Starten" to start the scan of the system. A check of the box below that button will perform a long scan of the system that requires a reboot.
Once started the application moves the mouse around and tests several behaviors. After a while it asks the user to input text. This happens three times to see if any of the running processes are reacting on the data input.
In the end all potentially dangerous applications are listed. The software seems to have troubles with Mozilla software because it did list several Firefox and Thunderbird files as potentially dangerous. The most dangerous files are listed at the top with their system path.
USB Image Tool is a lightweight portable software that can create backups of USB devices. It detects pretty much every USB device that I'm connecting to an USB port including my Apple iPod Nano. It did however not detect my mobile phone that I connected to the computer as a test.
The main interface consists of three buttons for the restore, backup and rescan functions. The rescan button is helpful if an USB device is not automatically recognized by the application which is the case when a card is changed in a card reader.
The data of the USB device is stored in a compressed format on the hard disk of the computer from where it can be burned to disk for safekeeping. The software does not only come with an option to backup USB devices to create USB images but also to restore them. It would be possible to backup the data of your iPod and later restore that image again. I'm not sure but it could work to replicate the data on another device of the same kind.
The USB Image Tool requires the Microsoft .net framework 2.0 and a computer running Windows XP or Windows Vista. It ships with a dll called usbit32.dll that has to be in the same folder as the application, which it is by default.
Download : Ubuntu 8.04.1
Finding current status of train in India is little problematic due to over traffic most of the time and in case you just cant wait for it CRIS of India has one right online service for you up and running. All you need is to just give your train name and number and get the current status of the train any time and in between any station.
Move on to Train Running Information and fill in your train details to see it.
This would be the best way to find the current status of your train if you are always connected to internet. So stop dialing and start spotting it online.
The Redmond company softened all the rough corners of the RTM build of Vista, including
problems related to stability and speed. However, while some issues survived, others were introduced specifically by SP1. The current update is designed to tackle performance, responsiveness, and reliability issues affecting Vista SP1 in a variety of scenarios. At the bottom of this article, you will find the complete list of improvements that the update will deliver to Windows Vista.
The Vista SP1 reliability and performance update signals that a practice started with Vista RTM is turning into a tradition for Microsoft. When SP1 was in the early stages of development, the Redmond giant started serving bits and pieces of the service pack for Vista RTM as performance, reliability, and compatibility releases through Windows Update and the Download Center. The end purpose is, of course, to decrease the level of reliance on service packs, and put the Windows Update infrastructure into the limelight.
The advantage of WU over service pack releases is that end users get much more rapidly resolves and enhancements for their operating system. As far as Microsoft is concerned, the evolution of Windows platforms in sips rather than in big gulps is preferred due to the flexibility it introduces, along with the obvious benefits for users. Still, the dependency on service packs in corporate environments is a factor which will continue to force Microsoft to focus on service pack releases, even though the company is slowly moving Windows Update to the centerstage.
According to Microsoft, "this update includes the following improvements on a Windows Vista SP1-based computer:
• This update improves the stability of Windows Vista SP1-based computers by addressing some crashes that may occur when you try to check e-mail by using a POP3 e-mail client such as Windows Mail or Mozilla Thunderbird. The crashes may occur on a Windows Vista SP1-based computer in the following scenario incoming POP3 and outgoing SMTP traffic monitoring is enabled.
• Both a third-party antivirus application and an antispyware application are installed, such as the following applications: ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite by Check Point Software Technologies and SpySweeper by Webroot Software.
• This update improves the reliability of the Windows Vista SP1 based-computers by addressing some problems that occur when you delete user accounts by using the User Accounts item in Control Panel. When this problem occurs, the system may stop responding (hang).
• This update improves the reliability of Windows Vista SP1-based computers that experience issues in which large applications cannot run after the computer is turned on for extended periods of time. For example, when you try to start Excel 2007 after the computer is turned on for extended periods of time, a user may receive an error message that resembles the following:
EXCEL.EXE is not a valid Win32 application
• This update improves the reliability of Windows Vista SP1-based computers by reducing the number of crashes that may be caused by the Apple QuickTime thumbnail preview in Windows Live Photo Gallery.
• This update improves the performance of Windows Vista SP1-based computers by reducing audio and video (AV) stuttering. Such AV stuttering may occur when the audio or video component is streaming high definition content from a Windows Vista SP1-based computer that has a NVIDIA network adapter nForce driver version 67.5.4.0 that is installed to a Windows Media Center Extender device."
EVEREST Ultimate Edition is an industry leading system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. During system optimizations and tweaking it provides essential system and overclock information, advanced hardware monitoring and diagnostics capabilities to check the effects of the applied settings. CPU, FPU and memory benchmarks are available to measure the actual system performance and compare it to previous states or other systems. Furthermore, complete software, operating system and security information makes EVEREST Ultimate Edition a comprehensive system diagnostics tool that offers a total of 100 pages of information about your PC.
Download : Everest Ultimate Edition v4.50.1422 Beta
Nokia PC Suite is a package of Windows-based PC applications developed especially for use with Nokia phones. Depending on your phone model, it lets you synchronize, edit, and back up many of your phone's files on a compatible PC through a wireless or cable connection.
Download : Nokia PC Suite 7.0 Release 6 Final
If you are a laptop user like me, who needs to configure network settings every now and then to connect to your internet at your home place and at your office, you will definitely love this application called net profiles
Net Profiles is a freeware which help you configure the internet connection with a single mouse click, it allows you to switch in between the various network profiles you create through the application.
Net Profiles saves your network settings as profiles,you can easily activate different profiles to change the network connection settings.
As shown in the image above you can create a network profile, after selecting your network card you need to specify IP Settings and click Save button.
Automatically change your profile via program shortcuts,
Some other features includes:
- specify mapped drive which you can connect on a particular profile,
- change your default printer
- change the default homepage for internet explorer, Firefox, Opera etc
- Proxy settings for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera.
- Run a user-defined list of programs when a profile is activated.
- Maintain separate desktop wallpaper for each profile.
- Change screen resolutions and color quality when profiles are activated.
- Can be easily translated into other languages using the enclosed XML language file.
You can also place the shortcuts for different profiles you have created on your desktop with which you can directly activate the network profile by clicking the shortcuts.
There are several utilities available today for cleaning junk files from windows, these small nifty programs removes temporary unused files which degrades your computer performance over time.
CCleaner has been our favorite for a long time to remove system junk data and make it faster.
One of the most popular and our favorite utility for temporary data clean is CCleaner, it is a great utility which removes the following junk files.
- Temporary Internet Files
- Cookies
- Windows History
- Recently Typed URL
- Run History etc.
CCleaner is one of the best program to remove the temporary junk data from a windows based computer.
But recently, a new utility has been released which is also freeware called iSysCleaner Pro
The main difference in between CCleaner and iSysCleaner Pro is that iSysCleaner Pro is cleans installation files while CCleaner does not
iSysCleaner Pro removes all unused files from your system with few clicks and faster - free up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet History and Cookies etc.
It also clean up your computer with all the files which CCleaner removes and also deletes the following files.
- Windows and Office recent files
- Windows Updates uninstallation files
- Windows Error Reporting files (only for Windows Vista)
- Third party applications junk files
- Flock Browser cache and cookies
Note: It also lets you define your own search script
If you are a laptop user like me, who needs to configure network
settings every now and then to connect to your internet at your home
place and at your office, you will definitely love this application
called net profiles
Net Profiles is a freeware which help you configure the internet
connection with a single mouse click, it allows you to switch in
between the various network profiles you create through the
application.
Net Profiles saves your network settings as profiles,you can easily
activate different profiles to change the network connection settings.
As shown in the image above you can create a network profile, after
selecting your network card you need to specify IP Settings and click
Save button.
Automatically change your profile via program shortcuts,
Some other features includes:
specify mapped drive which you can connect on a particular profile,
change your default printer
change the default homepage for internet explorer, Firefox, Opera etc
Proxy settings for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera.
Run a user-defined list of programs when a profile is activated.
Maintain separate desktop wallpaper for each profile.
Change screen resolutions and color quality when profiles are activated.
Can be easily translated into other languages using the enclosed XML
language file.
You can also place the shortcuts for different profiles you have
created on your desktop with which you can directly activate the
network profile by clicking the shortcuts.
[ Download Net Profiles | Application HomePage ]
Many times, when you are facing a critical windows problem and you need the bootable cd urgently to repair your windows but some how you don't get it.
MakeBootable is a free software which lets you convert your pen drive into a bootable media, After making your pen drive bootable with makebootable you can use your pen drive like a windows xp bootable cd.
Makebootable is so easy to use, as it make your normal USB pen drive a bootable media in one click.
But there is a limitation, you will need to format your pen drive with fat file system in order to make your device bootable.
Convert to FAT and use MakeBootable
1. Backup the existing files on the drive.
2. Perform a FAT format
3. Now Run Makebootable.exe to make your USB portable device bootable.
After making your pen drive bootable, go to your BIOS and select USB Device as First Boot device in the boot device priority
We hope you like this small trick, Let us know your idea trough comments.
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