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AVG Mobilation: Keeps You Secure on Chrome, Android Phone & Tablet (Chrome Extension)

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
AVG Mobilation is a free Chrome extension from AVG that allows you to scan Android apk files downloaded from third party app stores and PC files for possible virus infection from within the Chrome browser using its cloud Anti-virus service. The extension also includes AVG secure search and AVG Mobilation remote control panel for Android phone.

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Create Password Protected PDF From Document and Images

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Looking for a free, professional PDF creator to make secure PDF documents from your Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, and image files? Simpo PDF Creator Lite might be a best choice. This free virtual printer can print any printable files to PDF format with password protection and supports widely using PDF/A format.

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How to Turn Off Comment Section From YouTube Video Page

Monday, August 29, 2011
Of course, YouTube is the best place to watch videos of different categories, but one thing that annoying me is useless or off-topic comments displayed below the video player. Often, these non-sensing comments distract users from the video. If you’re looking for a way to hide the comment section from YouTube video page, here is how you can do that.

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SuperCopier: Accelerate, Pause and Resume Files Copying in Windows

Sunday, August 28, 2011
Of course, today’s computers are quite powerful and are able to perform multitasking, but when it comes to copying or moving big files like DVD movies between a directory, hard disk, or USB drive, it tend to slows our PC and we have to terminate some of our tasks to complete the process. If you are looking for an alternative to your Windows file copy tool, you can consider SuperCopier.

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NoVirusThanks File Splitter & Joiner: Split Big Files With Easy

Friday, August 26, 2011
Large files often pose as a problem when you have to move them from your computer to a removable media or to a CD/VD. NoVirusThanks File Splitter & Joiner comes to your rescue in such situations with its capability to fragment large files and later unite the fragments flawlessly.

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Watch Video on Hulu Outside the US With TunnelBear VPN

Thursday, August 25, 2011
Websites often place restrictions on what you can access, based on your location. For example, you cannot watch video on Hulu outside the US or do not get to see programs on iPlayer outside the UK. The only solution is to use a virtual private network (VPN) software, but the problem here is to find a reliable and easy to use VPN service.

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A Tiny Multiple Encryption/Decryption Tool

Thursday, August 25, 2011
There are numerous encryption and decryption tools available for download and we had mentioned many of them in previous articles. Here is a tiny (just 150KB) but powerful application called Victor's Encryption Tool that will help you encrypt your files and text using different encryption methods and algorithms such as AES, Base64, etc.

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Remove Duplicate Audio Files With DupeGuru ME (Windows, Mac & Linux)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Duplicate files, especially multiple copies of music files, occupies most of our hard disk space and unnecessarily cause a large number of files to accumulate. Manually removing them is a cumbersome job. To help you, here is a simple application called Dupe Guru ME (Music Edition) that lets you removes duplicate audio files, tags and content from your Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems.

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ISO2Disc: Handy Tool to Burn ISO Image File to CD/DVD/USB

Monday, August 22, 2011
Some of you might have often needed to burn an ISO image file to physical media such as a CD/ DVD or USB flash drive to test out and install software. If you are looking a very simple application for that, you may just try ISO2Disc. This tiny (below 1MB) app is handy whenever you want to burn discs directly from ISO and IMG files.

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Convert Webpages Into PDF Document (Chrome extension)

Monday, August 22, 2011
Looking for an easy way to convert your favorite web pages into PDF document and archive them for later use? Then, here is an extension for Google Chrome called Web2PDFConverter that lets you easily convert any website (including most SSL based sites) to PDF document.

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How to Personalize Your Firefox Title Bar

Sunday, August 21, 2011
If you can add Firefox’s menu bar items such as File, Tools, History, Bookmarks, etc on Firefox title bar, it would be more easy to access them without clicking the new Firefox button. To help you do so, here is a handy add-on called Personal Titlebar to personalize your Firefox title bar.

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Encrypt and Decrypt Private Text Messages With Scrambled Egg

Saturday, August 20, 2011
For security reasons, you need to encrypt and password protect your private or secret text messages while sending it to somebody via email or any other ways. If you are looking a free, yet powerful encrypting and decrypting software, Scrambled-Egg might be a best choice. It supports all popular encrypting algorithms such as AES, ARC2, Blowfish, CAST, DES3 or RSA.

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How to Check Your PC for Botnet Activity

Friday, August 19, 2011
Some malware can turn your computer into a bot (also known as a zombie) and enables malware owners to access your computer’s resources and information without your knowledge. It is estimated that one quarter of all personal computers connected to the internet are part of a Botnet.

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Google Docs Viewer For Opera (Extension)

Thursday, August 18, 2011
Google Docs Viewer is a handy Opera extension that allows you instantly preview documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and image files from Google Docs - no need to download the file to your PC or launch another application just to view it. Just click on a link for a supported document format you will be taken to the Google Docs Viewer.

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Five Simple Steps to Secure Your Android Phone (eBook)

Wednesday, August 17, 2011
One of the most interesting features of Google’s fastest growing open source Android platform is that it offers developers the ability to build their own rich and innovative apps. Majority of these apps may be downloaded free of charge, which unfortunately spells out possible danger for some who downloaded and try out all kind of apps, as it is uncommon for cyber criminals to trojanize apps for their own gain.

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How Well Your Browser Supports HTML5 (test it now)

Wednesday, August 17, 2011
There are many tests (for example, Acid3 tests) available for browsers to check its performance, compatibility and security, but deciding which browser is the best can get a little dicey, as each one has its own ins and outs. Here is a new test, which helps you understand how well your browser supports the new web standard HTML5.

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Create Your Own Keyboard Shortcut in Windows With Clavier

Monday, August 15, 2011
By using keyboard shortcuts, you can boost up your work. For example, you can quickly open a program, input text in document, write email address, insert special characters, open a folder, or launch a website with shortcuts keys. Here is how you can do all that in Windows with a freeware tool called Clavier+.

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Wi-Fi Scanner inSSIDer For Windows and Linux

Monday, August 15, 2011
inSSIDer is a popular, open-source Wi-Fi scanning software that scans the Wi-Fi networks that reaches your computer or laptop and tracks the signal strength in dBm over time, determines the security settings ( whether it is password-protected or not), highlights access points for areas with high Wi-Fi concentration, etc.

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Quickly Remove GPS and Exif Data From Photos With FileMind QuickFix

Saturday, August 13, 2011
If you are going to publish your personal photos or other photos taken by you on internet or send to others via email, you need to make sure that, you do not expose your personal information to strangers, because your photos may have your personal details – location, date, time, camera, details of editing app, etc.

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Symantec Released Free Norton Mobile Security LITE for Android

Friday, August 12, 2011
Symantec has released a new free Android mobile security software -Norton Mobile Security Lite – to protect your Android device against loss, theft and malware. The lite, free version offers a reliable anti-malware protection along with a remote phone lock feature.

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Blocks ID Trackers With Ghostery (Browser Extension)

Thursday, August 11, 2011
Not all websites are safe to visit. Some might have embedded invisible trackers on their website to track your activities. If you are looking a way to identify the trackers on a webpage and block the one that you suspect, the Ghostery browser add-on can help you.

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Add Apps to Windows 7 Context Menu With Win 7 Context Menu Customizer

Thursday, August 11, 2011
Wish you could add your own items to your Windows 7 desktop context menu (right click menu) to access your applications more faster. Here is how you can do that with a little tool called Win 7 Context Menu Customizer. This portable tool, just weighs only 54Kb, offers a function to add and remove your own application files and internet links to the Win 7 context menu.

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Microsoft Office Web Apps Browser Plugin For Firefox

Wednesday, August 10, 2011
As you all know, Microsoft Office Web Apps is a ‘web version’ of Microsoft Office suite, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. With Web Apps, you can create and edit documents online, access them directly from anywhere within a browser, share and collaborate with other users online. The Office Web Apps Browser Plug-in allows you open documents directly from Firefox into desktop office application.


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Monitor and Control Your PC via iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile

Tuesday, August 09, 2011
If you are looking a way to monitor and control your PC remotely via your mobile phone (iPhone, Android or Windows Mobile) or from another computer or web browser, here is a simple application called PC Monitor to help you.

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ESET Online Scanner: Scan and Remove Known and Unknown Malware

Sunday, August 07, 2011
Online free anti virus scanners have been around for a while, and of course, they are no match for standalone antivirus apps, but can be useful in some tough situations. For example, if you find your computer acting a little strange, or if the existing software has been disabled by malware, you can utilize an online virus scanner to remove threat.

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Send To Windows (How to)

Thursday, August 04, 2011
Windows ‘Send To’ option helps you instantly transfer your file from one location to a specified location. Just right click on a file and choose Send to option. Easy like that. However, by default, the Send To menu has only a few commands as shown in the images below. Do you know how to add more entries to the Windows “Send to” menu?

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Overlap Wallpaper: Display Another Image Over Your Desktop Wallpaper

Thursday, August 04, 2011
If you have a habit of changing your desktop wallpaper every so and often, but at the same time want a way to keep a smaller image (for example your loved one’s photo) on your desktop at all times, here is how you can simply do that with Overlap Wallpaper.

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Windows Firewall Notifier: Create Firewall Rules On The Fly

Tuesday, August 02, 2011
A Firewall is must have security tool that monitors incoming and outgoing traffic on a network and prevents unauthorized access from other sources. Windows 7 has a good built-in firewall, but many users don’t know how to use it well. Here is a simple to use tool called Windows Firewall Notifier that lets you create firewall rules on the fly.

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Kingsoft PC Doctor: Powerful Junk, Malware Cleaning and Ultimate PC Optimizer

Monday, August 01, 2011
If you are looking for an all-in-one utility to regain lost performance of your computer, Kingsoft PC Doctor might be the one you are looking for. This comprehensive utility scans and removes malware, patches Windows vulnerabilities, cleans traces, registry errors and deeply optimizes Windows OS.

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