Firefox is the browser of dreams for many people. One of the great perks of Firefox is that there are tons of extensions that enhance the functionality of the browser. With over 1500 extensions in existence, there are many that can be used to improve your productivity. The following is my take on the top [...]
Virtual desktops are very common in Unix/Linux. If your interested in getting one for Windows, I have listed few utilities. 1. Microsoft’s Virtual Desktop Manager for Windows XP: It is basic and simple utility compact in size. Download a small utility called Virtual Desktop Manager from Microsoft’s PowerToys download page. Install the utility. To enable [...]
Windows XP comes with some basic multimedia capabilities. These include Windows Media Player, basic CD burning support etc. In order to deal with latest video formats and burn CDs, DVDs and BlueRay Discs, you need other multimedia tools to be installed. Here are some free and useful tools for Windows: 1. K-Lite Codec Pack: K-Lite [...]
IP Messenger is a free and open source pop up style LAN Messenger for multi platforms based on TCP/IP (UDP). It doesn’t require server machine to operate. It is very useful product for offices, where are large number of computer connected through LAN. IP Messenger allows you to send messages via the IP number of [...]
CCleaner (formerly Crap Cleaner), developed by Piriform is a donationware utility program used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. The Piriform website states that as of 25 February 2010, CCleaner had over 450 million downloads. CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files [...]
Notepad++ is a versatile text editor and source code editor for Windows. One main advantage of Notepad++ over the built-in Windows text editor, Notepad, is tabbed editing, to easily work with multiple open files. Notepad++ is a windows Notepad replacement with an eye toward programmers, although it should also appeal to the casual user who [...]
Moon Secure AntiVirus is a free antivirus software download which claims to the best free and open-source antivirus solution for PC. This reliable antivirus software is intended for its use under the Windows OS’s and allows you to keep your system safe from all kinds of malicious files, such as viruses, spyware, keyloggers and all [...]
Free Download Manager is a free open source graphical download manager for the Microsoft Windows operating system. This download utility is surprisingly attractive and full-featured for a freeware product, and its operation couldn’t be more straightforward. To download a file, just click a link in your browser or drag it onto the program’s tiny, semitransparent [...]
Sumatra PDF is a slim, free, open-source PDF viewer for Windows. Sumatra has a minimalistic design. Simplicity has a higher priority than a lot of features. It’s small and starts up very fast. Pros: Easy installation. Lightweight PDF reader. A functional, minimalistic GUI. Command line capability. Organized manual for keyboard shortcuts. Decrease in execution time. [...]
Free and open-source software is good for you and for the world. Here is some best Windows software that we know of. 1. Mozilla Firefox: If you haven’t switched to Firefox for your web browsing needs, do it now. It stops annoying popups and it has tons of amazing plugins that can make surfing the [...]