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Miscellaneous Software – Prevent Maximized Programs From Taking Up the Whole Screen

01 Aug

Stop hiding parts of the Desktop when maximizing applications by using the freeware MaxMax.

It seems counterintuitive, doesn’t it? When you maximize a program in Windows, by nature you want the window to take up the entire Desktop (except for the Taskbar in most cases) -right?

There may be instances where you don’t want maximized windows to be – well, maximized. Perhaps you have some Sidebar gadgets that you want to remain visible and not covering up part of the maximized window. Maybe you have a Desktop calendar and want to keep it shown. Or perhaps you have a window containing status information on part of the screen and don’t want it covered by other windows. For these cases, there’s the freeware MaxMax….

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Miscellaneous Software – Automate Windows via Customizable Hotkeys

01 Aug

AutoHotkey is an open-source tool where you can set up hotkeys for complex automations.

Several applications exist for Windows that let you automate tasks and make them accessible via global hotkeys, such as HotKeyz. If you need an application with more advanced options, and scripting does not scare you, consider the open-source AutoHotKey.

AutoHotKey lets you create hotkeys that can perform all types of operations such as expanding abbreviations, performing operations when the system is shut down, reading from and writing to the Windows Registry, muting the sound, performing mouse moves and clicks, changing window titles, and much, much more….

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Miscellaneous Software – Freeware to Create Backups as .7z or .ZIP Files at Two in the Morning

17 Jul

Simple Data Backup is a freeware backup application for Windows that can be configured to turn on your machine automatically to run backups at off-hours.

Most of us could do a better job making backups of our files to ward against hard drive failure, spyware or malware attack, or other disasters. One option for doing this is the freeware Simple Data Backup application for Windows, which can be set up to backup files every day. Depending on your computer setup, it can even wake up your computer to activate and shutdown when done, so you can perform backups at three in the morning, for example.

Files can be backed up directly or compressed as .7z or .zip files. Other options include forcing certain programs to close before backups occur (to help ensure files aren’t locked due to being in use), placing a shortcut to the backup options on your Desktop, and deleting files from the backup if they no longer exist in the source directory. The software even supports a variety of command-line switches….

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Miscellaneous Software – Get Rid of Temp Files, Junk, Web Browsing Cache, Search History, More

12 Sep

Wise Disk Cleaner Free can remove usage histories, temp files, and other junk from your Windows hard drive and registry.

The longer you run Windows, the more junk accumulates on your hard drive and in the Windows Registry. This includes stuff like temporary files created by installation programs that never get properly removed, search histories, web browser cache and cookies, and most recently used file lists.

Besides clogging up your hard drive and filling up the Registry, junk can actually slow down your machine due to increased file and registry key seek times. One option for removing such files is the “Wise Disk Cleaner Free” application. This program through a tabbed interface can perform basic scans to clean junk from your system. Advanced scans allow you to select files by type. A “Slimming System” scan removes files you may not need including sample pictures, help files, and IMEs that allow for the inputting of various languages into applications….

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Miscellaneous Software – Open Source Freeware to Encrypt Files

20 May

AxCrypt integrates with Windows Explorer, allowing you to encrypt and decrypt files that need to remain private.

If you need to distribute files with private information to areas where those not intended to view their contents might also have access, consider AxCrypt. AxCrypt is an open source application that allows you to encrypt individual files on a Windows machine with 128-bit key encryption.

Files can be encrypted via right-clicking in Explorer, choosing “AxCrypt”, then choosing to “Encrypt”, “Encrypt a copy”, or “Encrypt copy to EXE’. Passwords or keyfiles are supported for encryption, and if your computer is secure, you can choose to remember passwords so encrypted files are automatically decrypted when on your machine. Or, decrypting a file is as simple as double-clicking the newly encrypted file icon and entering decryption credentials….

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Miscellaneous Software – Freeware to Copy Files and Verify

20 May

TeraCopy integrates with Windows Explorer to perform file copying with a verify option, and you can pause and resume large copies.

TeraCopy is a freeware (for personal or educational use) file copy utility for Windows. Besides performing high speed copying, other features include file verification via source and target CRC checks which you can manually run or configure to activate after every copy.

Other features include the ability to pause and resume file copying, integration with Windows Explorer, and playing a sound to alert you when file copying is complete, useful when performing a large copy operation….

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Miscellaneous Software – Freeware to Unrar Files, Supports Password Protected RAR Archives

02 Jan

Handle RAR files with the Freeware RarZilla Free Unrar.

If you run Windows and need a utility to just process RAR files and nothing else, German developer Philipp Winterberg has created RarZilla Free Unrar. The software supports drag-and-drop unrar, and also integrates with Windows Explorer so you can double-click a RAR file to process it.

Password-protected RAR files are supported, and features include creating a new folder for extracted files and changing the interface language – German, Spanish, Greek, Russian, and others are available. Note that some languages only change parts of the interface, such as the main instructions tab….

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Miscellaneous Software – Keep the Screensaver from Running or the Computer from Hibernating

03 Dec

Prevent the screensaver or Windows power management from interrupting a video, download, or other long task with Don’t Sleep.

Have you ever had Windows turn off the monitor or display a screensaver while playing a video? Or maybe you are downloading a large file, and suddenly the computer goes to sleep before it finishes. Frustrating, isn’t it?

One option to solve this problem is to use the small utility “Don’t Sleep”. This software can prevent the screensaver from displaying or monitor from turning off, as well as system automatic stand-by, hibernation, shut-down, and logoff. The disabling can be turned off or on with ease, and can even run on a timer. …

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Miscellaneous Software – View DNS Records for Multiple Websites Simultaneously

30 Oct

DNSDataView is a freeware DNS lookup tool for Windows, allowing you to filter by DNS record type.

DNSDataView is a GUI alternative to the DOS command nslookup in Windows, and allows you to look up records for multiple domains simultaneously. You can choose your own DNS server to query, and results can be filtered by record type, so if, for example, you want to examine SPF Records, you can filter for the TXT / TEXT record type.

Results may be sorted by domain, record type, host name, IP address, and additional data (“More Data”). As with other NirSoft products, data can be exported to text, CSV, XML, and HTML formats; you can also create HTML reports. Translations to Chinese, French, German, and other languages are available….

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Miscellaneous Software – Freeware Windows Timer with Configurable Alert Sound

30 Oct

Orzeszek Timer is a freeware Windows timer that can notify you with a configurable sound, flash in the Taskbar, or pop-up.

Do you need to run to the store in half an hour and pick up groceries? Perhaps a television show you want to watch is coming up in two hours and you want to view it live instead of via TiVo? Or maybe you want to set a self-imposed time limit of viewing Facebook pages so you can get some “real” work done?

Orzeszek Timer is a freeware countdown timer for Windows. Just click on the application and enter a time or number of days in a variety of formats, then press Enter (as the documentation says, just try a format and see if it works). When the timer reaches zero you can be notified via a popup, alarm, or flash in the Windows Taskbar. Three sounds are included, or if you want your own alarm sound just copy a .WAV file to the application’s “Sounds” folder and restart it….

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