Software updates through the internet are very convenient, but with the increasing number of programs on your machine they could become quite a time consuming or distracting affair. Which is precisely why this program can be so useful: Patch My PC is a free software that →
7Files: a file browser with powerful filtering functionality
Do you ever feel like it is sometimes simply too hard to find the files and folders you want in Windows explorer? If so, 7Files is for you. 7Files is a free file browser for Windows that aims to provide a better user experience for working →
Uninstall programs completely and monitor installations with Comodo Programs Manager
This is an impressive uninstaller program that will scan for leftover files after program uninstallations to make sure nothing is left behind. It will also monitor your system for program installs and take note of all changes done to your system, so that it can easily →
Access favorite applications and URLs right from Windows’ context menu with Context Menu Editor
Have you ever wished you could access a favorite program or website right from the right click context menu on your desktop ? Well now you can with the Context Menu Editor, a handy little freeware tool for Windows 7 and Vista that allows you, as administrator, to →
Easily add any folder or program to the ‘send to’ menu with SendToSendTo
One of the most potentially useful yet frequently neglected function in Windows is the ‘Send to’ menu. If you don’t use it much, consider this: you could have shortcuts to frequently used folders there that you can use to quickly move files off your desktop and →
VBoxLaunch: pin your Virtualbox virtual machines to the Windows 7 start menu
This is a free program that will appeal to those who frequently use Virtualbox to run and manage multiple virtual machines. Simply, VBoxLaunch will let you pin your individual virtual machines to the Windows 7 start menu. See the attached screenshot to see what I mean. Ok, →
Locate IP addresses on a Google map with IP Locator
IP addresses. Everyone on the internet has them, and everyone leaves them behind, whether its someone leaving a comment on a blog like this one, or someone leaving a few dozen SPAM comments, etc. If you have someone’s IP address and would like to find out →
Intercept changes to your startup folder with StartupEye
Tired of programs adding themselves to your Windows startup, or making changes to your system’s registry? Then check out StartupEye, a program that lives in the background and alerts you whenever other programs try to add (or remove) entries to the startup folder and/or registry, and →
Disguise and hide your sensitive folders with ‘Disguise Folders’ for Windows 7
Everyone has documents and files of sensitive nature that they would like to keep away from prying eyes. Users have a handful of options to do this, ranging from the most secure, such as mounting virtual archives using programs like TrueCrypt, physically encrypting and reprocessing files, →
Display your Kindle ebook covers as thumbnails in Windows with Mobihandler
I recently wrote about a software that displays image thumbnails rather than icons for all manner of common and obscure image files (here). If this sounds good to you, and if you have ebook files on your computer (esp. Kindle friendly .AZW, .MOBI and .PRC formats) →
Add an online database of programs to your Windows’ “open with” dialog with OpenWith Enhanced
If you’ve ever encountered a file type that you didn’t know how to open, or if you’ve ever wondered about alternate programs to open a file type other than with the ones on your PC, then check out OpenWith Enhanced. OpenWith Enchanced is a free program →
Five must-have programs for laptops and netbooks
Do you have a laptop or netbook? If so, then check out the following 5 free programs which might prove really useful: AutoSensitivity, Aeorfoil, Touchfreeze, Core Temp, and Prey. Note: this is not a post of must-have general applications; for that check out my Freeware Top 30. Check →
