Smart Close – Close and Restore Multiple Applications and Processes In Windows At Once

SmartClose can take a system snapshots of the current state of the system, so all the programs that have been closed can be easily restarted later by SmartClose.It can close all running programs, disable the screen saver and halt all other processes that can interrupt any process, and using the ‘system snapshot’ taken before closing the processes/applications can be restored and opened again by SmartClose Restore Wizard.



Closing and Restoring in SmartClose can be done easily using the Wizard Interface, using which programs and processes to be closed can be manually selected.

This app is similar to the Windows Restore Features that lets you restore your OS, to the system snapshot taken during the last proper functioning.

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Free Extended Task Manager for Windows

Though I mentioned few Task Manager Replacement tools earlier but this one deserves a separate post and that is all because of its functionality.

No doubt Windows default task manager is a great way to list and kill processes but it still lacks certain features that are provided by this Task Manager called Extended Task Manager. Moreover you can make it to run either directly by double clicking or configure it so that it starts in place of the default Task Manager when Ctrl + Alt + Del are pressed.



Features:

• Apart from all the general features provided by default Task Manager, this provides details of files currently locked by some other processes.

• If you need to know more about some process then just do a Google search right from the tool.

• More detailed process information.

• Small and light to use.

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Free Portable Windows Drive Manager

Disk Drive Manager is a utility that enables us to see all the drives connected to the computer either internally or externally, so if you have a habit of taking the drives along wherever you go, this tool is for you.

By default Windows provide us with the utility called Disk Drive Manager to see the drives attached and perform certain actions on them but here is a free tool that works similar to the default utility with the added advantage of being portable.



The tool is called Drive Manager and using this you can not only hide the drive, change the letter and map network drive but do the default actions as well.

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Use VLC media player as Video Cutter

The latest version of VLC media player lets you cut videos and use it as a video cutter. There has been a lot of several cool features added to the latest version of VLC. If you haven’t downloaded the latest version yet, then download it from here.


Install the latest VLC player.

Open player and under option “View” select “advanced controls”.

Now you can see some extra icons available in your control panel. First button from left is the “RECORD” button.

Open the video file from DVD or hard drive and just click the record button to start cutting the video. Press it again to stop recording.

After you finished cutting the video clip from vlc, you can find those clip in your “Documents” folder named as VLC Record with the date and time. By this you could save your favorite video clips from right inside vlc player itself. The recorded clip will be saved as an MP4 file.

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Copy Files From Damaged/Corrupted Hard Disks, CD’s and DVD’s

Most of us use CD’s, DVD’s or hard disks to backup our important files. But these storage medium have the risk of getting damaged at any time. And when you try to copy data from those damaged CD/DVD’s or corrupted hard disks, you would definitely get a Windows Error or cyclic redundancy check error. Roadkil's Unstoppable Copier is freeware utility which helps you to copy data from a damaged disks.

Unstoppable Copier from Roadkil allows you to recover data from disks with physical damage or from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data. This Free software will recover every readable piece of a file and put the parts together. This also helps you to recover important files from damaged CD’s or DVD’s. Using this method most types of files can be made useable even if some parts were not recoverable in the end.

How to copy data from damaged Disks

1)Install the Unstoppable copier software.

2)Specify the source of the damaged disk and destination to copy and the program will copy the files ignoring the Windows Error message.

3)You can also pause and continue data recovery at your choice.

4)Option to choose from fastest copying speed or the best data recovery. [for the impatient one’s]




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Free Regedit Replacement Tool – RegAlyzer

The first thing that a virus does in an infected system is disabling the registry editor that is regedit.exe. However the same may be done by the system administrator for preventing some action by the users.

So if it is the same case with you then you can try a replacement tool for regedit that is use another tool that can provide you with the same functionality as with regedit.





The tool is called RegAlyzer and can be used in any scenario whether the regedit is disabled or not.
The tool does not require any installation and can be executed like an application. Isn’t the tool cool?

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70+ Best Freewares in One Single Smart Installer Pack for Windows

Many times we are forced to format your PC because of an Autorun virus attack etc. Generally there are must have softwares or rather freewares which we use needs to be reinstalled after the format. Its painstaking to install around 20+ applications one by one. So here is a solution "A software to install other softwares" :)

What Smart Installer Pack actually does is download install a handful of software* at your convenience usually installed on new computers, reinstalled operating systems, etc.

Get more than 70 Freeware in One Single Smart Installer Pack

This Package Installer was made just to eliminate all the searching around for nothing, waiting (which can take up a lot of time) and only then installing.



Download Smart Installer Pack : Link (230 MB)

Get a free Domian and Hosting

Well we do came across many free deals and this one its the latest addition to the saga.

This time Hostgator is offering free domain registration and 1 months free hosting against their coupon code.


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So if you are a blogger planning to move to a custom domian than this is the opportunity so grab it before it dies.

The only glitch is that you require Credit Cards or Paypal account for verification.

The process is simple visit here and choose your domain name move ahead and when prompt for package choose Baby package, and use the houston code and your done.

Here is a step by step guide that will remove all your doubts first follow this link and hit the big sign up button in middle of web page.

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2 Free Image Batch Converters

There are times when you have images in some other formats and sizes that you wish to convert into some other format and size. Most people tend to convert the images using Paint and that too one by one thus wasting their time and effort.

This is acceptable if you have few images but what if your images are hundreds in number? Don’t worry the solution is to use a tool that supports Batch Conversion of images and that too in seconds.

List of free and good tools that I personally like:



This is a good tool if you wish to reduce the size of the image but converting it into the jpg format. Just run the tool and press B to execute Batch Conversion and select all theimages. It will convert the images in one go and will save your efort and time.

Advanced Batch Converter DOWNLOAD



Advanced Batch Converter can take virtually any number of images in any format (over 150 file formats supported) and convert them within seconds to any of the 40+ most popular formats.

Advanced Batch Converter can also resize, rotate, flip, mirror, crop individual or bulk images within seconds. You can also apply various filters, watermarks, morphing effects and enhance colors.

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Compress and Reduce Image Size without Losing Quality

We love taking photographs, don’t we and the size of the pics comes up to be huge. Also there are occasions when we wish to send the images to our relatives or friends but can not because of the size limitation of the images.



Saving the images as jpg is not a solution either as this, no doubt decreases the size but decreases the image quality as well.

The solution to this problem is provided by a tool called FILEminimizer which is a great tool to reduce the size of the image by compressing and that too without compromising on the quality of the image.




Amazingly, the tool was found to compress the image by more than 50% in most of the cases which is extremely useful in many cases.
The only limitation being that the tool is a shareware that is not free and can be used for limited time.

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2 Free Windows Run Replacement Tools

It is a common sight now a days when one of the viruses have disabled our various Windows services like Task Manager and Run but here is a list of 2 free Replacement tools of Run (Windows key + R) which can be executed in place of the Run dialog.



Tools:

1. The name of the tool is none other than Run itself and needs no installation. Just download it and execute it to run the commands in it.

Download Run

2. RunMimic

This is a great tool to run the commands just like the Windows default run dialog.

Download RunMimic

Note: Using these tools at places like schools or colleges, where these are blocked intentionally, can be risky.

Total Solution for your Media Conversion

E.M. Total Video Converter is a piece of extremely powerful and full-featured converter software that supports almost all video and audio formats. The software is designed to convert video for your mobile video player as 3gp, mp4, PSP, PS3, iPod, iPhone etc and also VCD or DVD player, XBOX360.




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One Downloader for all sites

We come across downloading files from site like Rapidshare ,Megaupload Hotfile all these services use a single policy to force user to buy their premium accounts by putting restrictions like One file download at time and low bandwidth.



But Free Rapid Downloader is tool that will download all files you need from more than 50+ file sharing sites with no hassles,support Rapidshare, Megaupload and other sites and even Youtube.

It includes all basic features such as simultaneous download from various download sites, comprehensive history records and supports all major platforms.

The bottom-line is if your are a active downloader and often feel frustrated with idiotic limits on various then download this software.

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How to Bring Back Disabled Task Manager, Folder Options, Registry ?

Some times it happens when you click on any folder and suddenly after that everything in your PC seems to change. Like Folder options, task manager, regedit are mostly and commonly disabled. This happens because of the Autorun virus.

Bring Back your Disabled Task Manager, Folder Options, Registry & Hidden Files

Regain Power program can bring back your folder options,task manager, regedit(windows registry editor)search option,run option,show hidden files and folders etc.. options.



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Scan Missing Windows Device Drivers With Device doctor

Missing Device driver is the most common problem faced by any windows operating system, either be it windows XP, Windows 7 or windows Vista. Though we get Driver CD when we buy a laptop or computer, but with upgrade sometime many drivers failed to work , or product manufacture are too reluctant to update the driver CD or Driver resource.



Device doctor is a freeware which let you scan your system hardware and find all the missing drivers from Internet. This is a useful software for all windows operating system and comes handy when you format your operating system.

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Convert Any Video Format Into Any Video Format

In this age of mobile entertainment, we carry multimedia mobile phones, portable music players and other such devices which can play your favorite videos on the go. Many of these devices play videos of specific format, so when you have a video on your computer which is in some other format than what is needed by your device, you need a software to convert the video format.

Video Conversion Pack By K-Lite is a solution to video format conversion.


K-Lite Video conversion pack has three utilities bundles in its installation:

1. Avidemux

Avidemux is a Powerful tool for video and audio conversion which supports almost all video formats.



2. ImgBurn

ImgBurn is a powerful DVD burning utility. This is a useful tool to burn your edited videos into Video DVDs.

3. DVDStyler

DVDStyler is a profession style DVD cover creating tool.

All in all, K-Lite Video Conversion Pack is a useful tool.

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Best Softwares to Move, Copy Files Faster in Windows

If you move or copy large files in your pc or laptop then I am sure you might be pissed off at the long time it takes, though you may have the best sata HDD.

This slow thing happens because of some windows coding jargon etc. Anyways, these are some of the best softwares you can use to copy files faster in windows.

1- TeraCopy – Copy your Files Faster, even from Scratched CDs



TeraCopy is a compact program designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed, providing the user a lot of features. I often have to move big files and this helps me a whole lot.

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FastCopy – Fastest Copy/Delete Software on Windows

It automatically selects different method according to whether Source and DestDir are in the same or different HDD. Reading and writing are processed respectively in parallel by another thread for Diff HDD, while for Same HDD Reading are processed until the big buffer fills.



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10 Free Windows Softwares To Make Your Life Easy

Windows is the world’s most popular OS. There are millions of softwares for it. In this post, I have summed up 10 free softwares that you will find very useful. Without any further addo, here are they:

1. Launchy

Launchy will make you forget about Start Menu and even Windows Explorer! It is a small utility that lets you launch programs easily with a few keystrokes. By default, you need to press Alt + Space and it will show up. Just type name of application and hit enter to launch it. You can select the areas to index(start menu, drives etc.). A very nifty utility if you have lot of programs in start menu.

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2. CCleaner

CCleaner lets you remove useless keys in Windows Registery safely. I am using “safely” because it can backup all the changes made to registry. It can also remove browsing traces, private data and unused files. There’s also a Program UIninstallation option that lets you remove programs and left over registry entries of such programs. It will help a lot in keeping your PC clean.

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3. Fresh UI

Fresh UI lets you apply many tweaks to user interface of your Windows without having you to go deep down into the dark cave full of dangers (in short, Windows Registry )! There are lot of tweaks available right from changing boot screen to removing those shortcut arrows from, well, shortcuts(I hate them!).

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4. BootVis

Bootvis is a free utility from Microsoft that lets you optimize your PC for shorter Start Up times. It also defragments your startup programs so that they load up faster. However, it works only with XP!

Download BootVis

5. K-Lite Codec Pack

K-Lite Codec Pack has all the essential codecs needed to play major audio/video formats. Install it and forget it, no need to hunt for any codec individually. It also has Media Player Classic which is a light media player

Download K-Lite Codec Pack

6. Q10

This is, in my opinion, the best software ever made for writers! Before I tell you anything about it, close your eyes, take a deep breath and count how many times you were distracted when writing your last post. Q10 removes all those distraction by occupying all the space available on your screen(in short, it’s a full screen text editor) With no toolbars, no status bars and not even a title bar, this software is perfect for people who like to write without distractions.

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7. Game Booster

At any time, there are 25+ useless process running in background on your windows PC. They can take up a good amount of RAM and CPU and this can make games frame. If you experience slow-down with games(especially in crowded areas), try Game Booster. It will close all the useless programs thus increasing amount of available resources.

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8. Pidgin

Pidgin is what the doctor has ordered for IM addicts(however, the doctor in case is evil as Pidgin will only make you more addicted!). You can easily manage multiple accounts including many popular services like GTalk, Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger.

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9. Opera

Opera is web-browser complete web-suite that is master of all trades. In small 6 MB pack, you get most standard compliant browser, a capable mail client, RSS reader, widget support, Dragonfly(web page debugger) and notes manager. Opera 10 also has a “Turbo” mode in which it can fasten surfing speeds on slow connections(by compressing images).

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10. Your Choice

I will leave this one on readers. Tell me which software you would like to see in this list and why.

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Backup Browsers Completely with FavBackup

This is a tool that can backup whole browser for you and that too any of the existing browsers.



FavBackup is a great tool that can backup and restore any browser and its settings for you and that also without installing. While MozBackup had the option to backup only Firefox, this tool FavBackup supports following browsers:
Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 6
Firefox 3.6
Firefox 3.5
Firefox 3
Firefox 2
Opera 10
Opera 9
Safari 4
Safari 3
Google Chrome 4
Google Chrome 3
Google Chrome 2
Google Chrome 1
Flock 2.5
Flock 2.0

That literally means almost all the currently used browsers in the world. The tool is most useful when you are going to format your computer and have many browsers installed in the system.

Another reason to write this post is that FavBackup has been updated to version 2.0 which has more and better features.

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Increase Speed of Downloading with Wyzo 3

Wyzo is an awesome new browser that has been made on the FireFox framework. It will accelerate your web downloads, let you download torrents with a single click, discover media in your browser and much more.

Wyzo has been optimized in such a way that you get a rich media experience anytime you use the internet. With the integration of Cooliris effect you can search images much faster than before and view them with great pleasure. Other than that video loading times are also better.

Apart from this as this software has been entirely made on the latest Mozilla technologies, you have a familiar feeling while using the browser. Also any add-ons that go into the standard Mozilla FireFox browser also can be used with Wyzo.

The downloading speed in Wyzo is great. According to their site. ‘Wyzo incorporates multi-source downloading wherever possible to significantly accelerate your web downloads – supercharge those downloads!’ Well after a little looking about, I saw that it uses the add-on FireDownload to achieve a greater download speed. See the picture below, which is a comparison of downloading with FireFox and Wyzo.




Some of the top features of this awesome browser:

* Familiar FireFox interface and options
* All FireFox add-ons work with wyzo
* Faster downloading
* Torrent downloading also integrated

and many more features. To know more click here.

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