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If you are a Google Chrome user, you will also like ChromePlus. It is a browser built on Chrome and contains all Google Chrome functionalities with some other new features like double click tab to close page, etc Google Chrome is said to be the third generation browser- one of the fastest browsers in the world - but currently it does not have all the features that you would want. ChromePlus is a free browser and has some added features to enhance your browsing experience. Currently, ChromePlus has 5 extra features: 1. Double click tab to close page. 2. Mouse Gestures - save your time and make you feel more fun 3. Super drag – drag and drop links, text, etc 4. IE tab – display pages in IE mode 5. Download tools supported in context menu - supports downloads tools like Flashget, Orbit, etc through the context menu. ChromePlus works on WinXP/Win2003/Vista/Win7. Download ( portable or installer)ChromePlus.

Settemaxer is a freeware, simple utility for Windows 7, which helps to optimize and solve some issues in some fields of the system. Of course you can do most of the tweaking manually, but navigating through Windows registry and services are time consuming and bit complicated especially for beginners. With this tool you can optimize the system with a single click or can be restore the settings if anything went wrong. Following are the few things that this tool can be done. - Optimize Application Response Timeout: Shorten Application Hung Timeout when an application is not responding in order to restart or end it faster. - Optimize Menu Show Delay: Sets delay value of menus to 0 in order to have an os navigation faster. - Disable Remote Registry Access: It can be useful to protect the registry disabling of remote access if it is not needed to use. Full details and download here . SetteMaxer is a portable application and is clean ( see details ). In order to run the program, right click o...

Certainly there are a few emails that we need to read again. May be they have important login information or software license keys or you can't attend it right now but want to keep it handy. But with lots of mails nowadays, finding for those important emails can be bit difficult at times. Maybe you don't remember its folder or how to look for it. If you are using Thunderbird for receiving your mails, here is a solution for that. The email book marking tool eMarks for Thunderbird helps you bookmark your important emails. With the eMarks add-on you can add, rename, delete, and order your bookmarks easily. To install the add-on , just download it from here. Open your Thunderbird. Click on Tools - Add-ons and click on ‘Install’ button. Select the downloaded file and install it. The add-on adds a new menu in the menu bar. Click on this to book mark a mail.

The free desktop blogging application Windows Live Writer helps you compose blog posts and publish contents to a site while you are offline. It works with most of the blogging platforms like Blogger, Wordpress, LiveJournal, TypePad, YouTube, etc and has many features than the official platform offers. Its features can be further extended through the use of plug-ins. Bing Translation plug-in for Live writer lets you copy and paste text from the web page (or wherever) into a text box provided. It will automatically translate using the Microsoft Bing Translator. The plug-in can be downloaded from the Windows Live Gallery. Get more plug-ins .

You probably have JRE ( Java Runtime Environment) installed on your computer as these applets often required to play online games, chat with people, view images in 3D, and many others. As with all software, the JRE is updated on a regular basis in order to give security and new features. The older versions should be removed from your computer because these are no longer required. Older versions potentially pose a threat to your security due to the possible vulnerabilities or security holes that may exist in them. JavaRa is a tiny freeware (150Kb) tool that checks if your computer has the latest version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE). If the version you have installed has been superseded by a newer version the program will download and install this newer version for you, by running Java’s update program. JavaRa then allows you to remove all possible older versions of this program. This will ensure that the security of your computer is enhanced and extra space on your hard disk is cr...

Every time you use a USB drive in your computer or others may automatically place unnecessary files like thumbs.db, .trashes, .ds_store etc on your USB drive. USBDriveFresher is a free software tool for Windows which can automatically remove those unnecessary junk files from the USB drive when you connect it to your computer. Using this tool is simple. It is designed to be a "Set it and forget" tool. Download and install it. Default settings are enough for an automatic clean up, you only need to run the tool once otherwise you can enable the option ‘Run at Windows startup’. Expert users can define a clean up rule. You can add file extensions that you don’t want on your pen drive. USBDriveFresher absolutely free and runs under Windows 2000/XP and Vista. Download the tool from here.

Mozilla Firefox 3.x and Google Chrome stores user history, bookmarks and other information in a database called SQLite. To know a user’s surfing history (how and where the user visited a site, etc) and other corresponding information, a forensic examiner can make use this database. The freeware, command line tool Firefox 3 Extractor' (f3e) can extract information from the SQLite databases. You can use this tool to view the history stored by your browser. To use this tool, simply place the SQLite files that you wish to extract the information from into the same directory as the f3e program and run it. You can find the SQLite files at the following location: GNU/Linux: /home/<user>/.mozilla/firefox/<profile folder>/ Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile folder>\ Windows Vista : C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile folder>\Where <profile folder>takes the...

WLMUninstall is a freeware tool for uninstalling Windows Live Messenger/ MSN Messenger completely from your computer. Although it is possible to uninstall via Add/Remove programs, some times you can’t completely remove it. If for some reasons, you want to uninstall W LM/ MSN Messenger from your computer and find it difficult to remove via Add/Remove program you can opt this tool. WLMUninstall is a portable application and no installation required. Download and run the program and click on ‘uninstall’ button, that’s all. [Via – Blogsdna ]

JumpList is a new feature in Windows 7 that gives quick access to applications that are often used via right clicking on that task bar icon. Users can ‘jump’ to recent document or frequently visited folders and perform any task quickly. Here is a freeware tool for creating such a Jump List for programs in Windows 7. You can add any programs in the list that you want to access quickly and frequently. 7APL is actually an application launcher, which gives 3 easy ways to launch applications: Via jump list, shortcut key and via interactive thumbnails. How to use the program? Download and run the program (no installation needed). From the ‘Welcome’ screen check the options ‘Minimize on click’ and ‘Run 7APL on system start-up (if you needed). Next step is creating profiles for applications. Click on ‘New Profiles’ - Give name of the program (e.g. Paint) - browse for the program path (e.g. C:\Program files\....) - click the button ‘Include’ to add the program’s icon. Now specify a shortc...

Of course Mozilla Firefox is the feature-rich, fastest browser in the world, but with the passage of time it slows down considerably. It will take a lot of time to load during startup, browsing histories will be too slow and the overall speed will be slow. This is a very common problem and is mainly due to fragmentation of databases. SpeedyFox is a freeware utility that fixes this problem with a single click. It will speed-up Firefox’s startup time , speed-up browsing history and the operations with cookies will be faster. After installation, it will automatically detect your Firefox’s default profile. If you have more than one profile, you can select the one you want to optimize from the drop-down menu. All you have to do is select the default profile that you want to optimize and hit Speed Up Firefox button. After installing this utility, I noticed an improvement in the start-up speed of Firefox. You can download (1.3Mb) SpeedyFox from the program’s home page .

Previously I posted an article on Window Tab , which gives tabbed window management for any desktop applications; here is a similar tool that adds tabs to your Office applications, just like the one in your popular browser Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer 8. OfficeTab is a freeware tool that lets to add tabs to Word, Excel and PowerPoint from the Microsoft Office suite and is compatible with both Office 2003 and Office 2007 on XP, Vista and Windows 7. The advantage of using Office Tab is that it enables you to open multiple documents very easily within one office window. You can switch between different tabs very easily by just with a mouse click or keyboard shortcut. There are several options to configure the tool according to your choice like color and appearance of tabs, tabs position, etc. [ via ] You can download Office Tab from here or from program’s home page .

From version 3 onwards Firefox uses the database file ‘Places SQLite’ to stores user history, cookies, bookmarks, RSS feeds and other information. Depending on your surfing habit, this data base became bigger and bigger. Like any other database, SQLite database has also become fragmented over time and causes a performance breakdown in Firefox, especially when the web browser is loading and also when the information are take away from the databases. You can solve the issue by defragging the SQLite database . The Firefox add-on Vacuum Places allows you to defragment (vacuum) the Places database, used by Firefox [ You can do this manually. Visit here for information ] The extension consists of a status bar icon, allowing you to vacuum your Places instantly in one click and is very useful for those who surf too much.

Default Programs Editor is a powerful but simple file association utility for Windows 7, Vista and XP. This free utility has three main functions: context menu editor, auto-play editor, and default programs association editor. With context menu editor you can add, edit, and delete context menu items, edit file type information (such as icon and description) and change an extension's associated file type. The auto-play settings lets you add, edit, and delete auto-play handler programs, change which auto-play options are available for any media type, and change the default auto-play handler. Another option is Default Programs Settings , which lets you add or remove default associations (possible to check, but not un-check, in Windows). In Windows XP , only the Context menu editor is available, Auto play setting and default program settings are for Windows 7 and Vista only. To run the program, .net framework 3.5 must be installed on Windows XP and Vista. More information and downloa...

Previously I posted an article here titled ‘ Hotmail will discontinue DAV protocol from September 2009 ’. Here is a reminder. If you’re still using the DAV protocol fro receiving e-mail via Outlook, Outlook Express and Entourage from Hotmail, please select one of the alternative solutions before September 1, 2009. To continue receiving e-mail from your Hotmail account via Outlook Express 2003 and 2007 , you're encouraged to upgrade free Windows Live Mail. If you’re using Outlook 2002, you’ll need to change the settings in your Outlook program. Microsoft Outlook users need to download and install the Outlook Connector add-on or change your settings in Outlook Express . Users of Entourage (in Mac OS X) should change the settings to POP3 protocol . More information

Whatever will be the system configuration, there might be a slow down in system performance when we running memory intensive applications simultaneously. Latest software like browsers, image editors, office applications, burning software and etc are requires more memory for running. In order to solve this issue here is a freeware tool Minimem, which will reduce the memory usage of any application very effectively. The tool is useful, especially if the computer is entry level with latest applications. Minimem was initially developed for Firefox, but now it lets you reduce the memory footprint of any Windows application. It optimizes memory by removing as many non-necessary memory pages as possible from the selected processes. After installation, just select the memory intensive active processes from the right side of the program window and add them to the left side, click Apply and these processes will now be optimized every 30 seconds by default. [ Via ] The program supports Window 200...

Remote Tracker is an open source security software for Windows Mobile 5 or 6 based devices to locate in case you lose the device or if it was stolen. This software has several other usages; for example, you can use your device for security purpose to track your car. RemoteTracker works intercepting formatted SMS (Text Message) sent from any mobile phone. If you want to know where your device is, you have to use any other phone and send a SMS to your disappeared device. Main security features of this program: - SIM Card Change Protection: If someone installs an unknown SIM card on your lost phone, you will receive messages alerting you about the change and you will know the new mobile number to let you keep tracking your device. - Hidden mode: RemoteTracked is not show in Uninstall Application list and it's moved to another folder; - Password: You can only uninstall RemoteTracker or answer a command after type/send the password. - Locate your device using its coordinates from it...

According to a recent report ( Sophos Security threat report 2009 ), every 5 seconds the expert discover a new infected web site that wants to illegally inject harmful code into surfers computer. So you have to ask the question how well is my PC protected? Of course you might have antivirus and firewall protection installed on your computer, but are you sure that they are protecting you from every new threats? Use Sophos Threat Detection Test to find any viruses, spyware, adware or zero-day threats that might have by-passed your existing protection. The test utilizes Sophos antivirus scanning engine and their unique Behavioral Genotype Protection. The test can be run without uninstalling or deactivating your current anti-virus software and it will checks performance of Symantec, McAfee, Trend, CA, Kaspersky and F-Secure security programs. More information and download the free Threat Detection Tes t from Sophos.

PDF Download is a web browser add-on from Nitro PDF Software that lets you quickly converts any web pages into PDF files and can be saved onto your PC. The advantages of using this add-on is that it eliminates browser crashing problems often found with online PDF files and lets quickly convert any (unsecured) Web page into a high-quality PDF documents. With PDF Download you will have the following options: View PDF files directly into your browser as HTML, convert and save web pages into high-quality PDF files, email the converted web pages to a friend. You can install PDF Download for Firefox , Internet Explorer , Other browsers .

Using a strong and secure password is very important and many people are not even aware of the need to use strong passwords when accessing important websites. Your online accounts and other personal information are more secure when you use strong passwords. Here is a password strength checking tool from Microsoft which can help you to gauge the strength of your password. To test the strength of your passwords, visit here , enter a password in the text box to check its strength. ( Via )

The applications make Facebook more than just a social network. They provide you with numerous features that you could used to have fun, socialize better and enjoy the wonders of the internet. However, according to a recent blog post of the security company Trend Micro , a few of the Facebook applications are used for fishing attack. “These malicious applications (Posts and Stream applications) sent users to a known phishing domain, with a page claiming that users need to enter their Facebook login credentials to use the application”. “The messages appear as notifications in a target user’s legitimate Facebook profile, as shown above. After entering the credentials, users would then be redirected to Facebook itself”. In this way, the attackers can steal user’s login information. Moreover it could spread continually, because all the contacts of the victim will receive the notifications or invitations from the application. Even though Facebook has already been alerted the situation, user...

Temporary email addresses are required in some situations, for instance when signing up on websites or forums and don’t want to give away your personal e-mail address or don’t like to receive further spam email messages. SpamBox is a Firfox add-on that lets you create a temporary e-mail address for 12 hours, after that the address will no longer works. All mails will be forward to your personal e-mail address for 12 hours. After installing the add-on, a new icon will appear at the bottom, just click on it to invoke the "spambox". Enter your real email address in the textbox. Your spambox address has been created and is copied to the clipboard. Use ctrl +v to past it.

The much awaited first beta of Avast antivirus 5.0 has been released. This is the first beta release of free antivirus (successor of Avast 4.8 home edition) and the professional AV and Security suite will follow. Avast antivirus, especially the free edition, is most popular among users because it gives a full bouquet of system protection, ranging from antivirus, anti-spyware, network intrusion prevention, rootkit scanning, mail scanning, web protection as well as P2P and messenger scanning. The new version of Avast antivirus 5 has a new, intuitive user interface. It is designed to have a low memory consumption, Heuristic detection (proactive detection, available since version 4.8) and added detection of potentially unwanted programs (PUPS). It is expected that the final version will be launched in October. More details and download of Avast antivirus 5 beta is available at Avast forum . (As it is a beta release there might have some bugs or limitations, use it at your own risk)[ Via ]

Short Cut keys always help us to speed up work. It significantly improves productivity; especially it is true with Adobe’s products. If you can’t remember your shortcuts for your favorite Adobe’s applications like Photoshop, here is a desktop application that lets you find shortcuts for any Adobe products. Adobe Shortcut App is an Adobe Air based desktop application from Adobe that helps you find and gather shortcuts you need on your desktop. This platform independent program is free and required to installed Adobe Air runtime on your computer. Download and install the program; select a product from the icon shown on the app. Search a shortcut key or find one from the list. Download Adobe Shortcut App [ via ]

Error Codes are common issues with Windows Live Messenger (WLM). For example, when you are trying to sign in, you get a message ‘Service is temporarily unavailable’ with an error code 80070002. There are several such reported issues and can be happened by a wide range of reasons. Some issues can be fixing just by uninstalling and re-installing WLM. But most errors probably require a registry fix or other settings corrections. You can fix these problems manually. Just visit here or here to find a solution. However, here is a program designed to help resolve errors more common that can happen by using Windows Live Messenger just by clicking a button. The new version of MSN E-Fix (v. 2.0) supports a greater number of errors and improves compatibility with Windows Vista. The program does not require any installation. Just run the program, simply select the error you want to repair from the list on the left and click ‘Go’ button and let the program make the necessary corrections. More d...