It would be great if you could have two Start Menus in Windows (in Windows 8 it’s great to have one). With FastKeys you can add a second, customizable Start Menu to Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. The software adds a Start Menu ...
System restore points are a great way to find deleted files. However, a full system restore will also remove any updates and software added to Windows after the restore point. With System Restore Explorer you can browse a system r...
The Windows clock, in the system tray, doesn’t have a huge number of customization options. However, Windows Vista and 7 include an enhancement that enables you to add to add a couple of additional clocks to the system tray....
You can add characters & symbols to documents with the Character Map utility in Windows. Alternatively, add CatchChar to Windows. That enables you to add characters and symbols to documents directly from a pop-up menu. Save th...
The Run utility in Windows gives you a quick way to access various tools. You can open it by pressing the Win key + R. These are a few of the handy Run command shortcuts. Open the C Drive You can open the C Drive directly from Run...
Windows 7 users will have at least one user account. Those accounts are stored in the User folder that includes all profiles, data and settings. If you’re going to install a fresh copy of Windows 7, you can back up and resto...
If you need to transfer your Internet Explorer settings to another desktop, BackRex Internet Explorer Backup might be handy. That’s a freeware package with which you can back up your IE favorites, history, cookies and more b...
Vivaldi is the new browser on the block! This browser revives some of the things found in earlier versions of Opera and introduces new innovations. So it’s comparable to Opera, but certainly not a replica. The first launch p...
There aren’t many media players that include options to add passwords to videos. However, GreenForce-Player is a freeware media player that has video password options. So with that software you can add passwords to videos. O...
The registry is a database that includes configuration settings for Windows. There are a number of articles that cover how you can customize Windows by editing the registry. It’s a good idea to back up the registry so that y...
If you are using one of the latest smartphones from Google, or indeed one of the other OEM flagships in recent times, you might be aware of the new Android 5.1 update that’s the successor to the original 5.0 Lollipop. Androi...
If you often need to check your connections, a shortcut to the Network Connections in Windows might be handy. There are a few ways that you could add a shortcut to the Start Menu or desktop. One way is to set up a shortcut on the ...
This post told you about Aero Adjuster. Aero Color Show is another software package that you can adjust the Windows 7 Aero taskbar and Start Menu colors with. However, with this program you can adjust the colors to match any image...
To add desktop shortcuts to Windows, you would usually right-click the desktop, select New and Shortcut. However, there’s a better way to add shortcuts to the Windows 7/8 desktops. Instead, you can save a library of hundreds...
If you are tired of using a fully equipped antivirus software with real time monitoring and regular scanning, and you are certain that your daily use of your computer is quite moderate (not so much time spent Internet surfing, ema...
