
How to add a “go up to parent folder” button in explorer for Windows 7 and Vista
If you’ve upgraded to Windows 7 or Vista, you may have noticed that Windows explorer no longer supports a “folder up” button that can take you back up to the parent folder. Instead, Windows 7 and Vista only has a back button. To travel up the folder path, users have to use the breadcrumb navigation [...]

How to acces folder options in Windows 7 and Vista, quickly and from any open folder
In Windows XP, users were able to access folder options quickly, via the tools menu in any open folder. In Windows 7, however, there’s been a slight change, and at first glance it seems that the tools menu is simply not there anymore. I recently needed to access and change my folder options, so I [...]

Listary: filter files, folders on demand
Listary provides a quick and easy way to search and filter items in Windows, whether its files and folders in Windows explorer or, say, entries in the task manager. The program provides a convenient searchbox that can be summoned via hotkey in different locations, such as any open folder window in Windows explorer, the windows [...]

TV Show Renamer: rename downloaded media quickly and intelligently
TV Show Renamer is a free program that provides quick, intelligent renaming of TV series and movies/media downloaded from the internet and/or torrents. The programs looks for naming conventions that are typically used in downloadable media, and will give the user a measure of control over what they want and do not want. For example, [...]

Free eBook Readers – Read eBooks on your PC, Mac, Netbook, iPad, and More
On Monday the cost for Amazon’s Kindle dropped from $259 down to $189 and Barnes & Noble’s Nook dropped to $199 while they introduced a wi-fi only version for only $149. For a quick comparison of the three devices, you might find the B&N comparison chart interesting though it is a bit biased in their [...]

Preme: provides a host of original, interesting enhancements for Windows 7
Preme is an interesting free app that introduces a number of quirky enhancements to Windows 7, such as the ability to dock windows to the sides of the screen, the ability to launch the task switcher (or Aero flip 3D) via mousing over the top left corner, and the ability to close the active Window [...]

SYNCiTunes: instantly sync changes in your audio library with iTunes
If you use iTunes but prefer to manage your audio tags using another program, SYNCiTunes is a small, free app that can keep the iTunes library up to date and in-sync with all external changes. Some of the things SYNCiTunes does: add new tracks that exist in the sync folder to the iTunes library, update [...]
