Category Archives: Utilities

Search Everything

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

If you have lots of files on your computer, you may want to install – VoidTools – Search Everything. It will index your entire computer and help you find files in short order.  According to Paul from winsupersite.com, it’s much … Continue reading →

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What Is That ********* Password?

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Every once in a while I run into a situation where I have setup a password to be entered automatically. When that happens, I get a series of asterisks ***********, where my password is entered. If I want to know … Continue reading →

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What’s On Your Hard Drive – WinDirStat

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

WinDirStat is a small download from Sourceforge which will look at your hard drive and give you a physical graphical representation of what it looks like. It will take a few minutes to scan your entire hard drive. In my … Continue reading →

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Defrag Your Hard Drive – Windows 7

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

One of the things that is easy to do on a scheduled basis is to defrag your hard drive. Files get split up all over the hard drive on a daily basis and it’s easier on the hard drive and … Continue reading →

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Image Resizer for Windows 7

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

One utility which I’ve missed for a while, because I had it in Windows XP  is an easy Image Resizer. Thanks to Paul Thurrott for recommending Image Resizer. After installation, you right click on an image and then get the … Continue reading →

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Sharing Your Computer Screen – Join.me

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

LogMeIn Express has changed it’s name to Join.me. It’s an easy way to share your computer screen with a friend or computer geek.

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Problem Step Recorder – Helping Long Disance

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

It’s always aggravating trying to help a person with a computer problem over the phone. With Windows 7 there’s a way to see what your friend is doing on his/her machine – which will definitely help you in your diagnosis. … Continue reading →

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Print Folder Directory

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

If you ever have the need to print the contents of a folder, there’s not an easy way to do it in Windows. Microsoft has created a fix. All you need to do in download a file and then install … Continue reading →

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Recover Lost Files

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

Every once in a while a file is deleted or lost and you just can’t find it on your computer. Even when you check your Trash, nothing is there. Here’s an option to try which just may be perfect for … Continue reading →

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Google URL Shortener

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

If you’d like to shorten your 54 character URL in your next email, an easy way to do that is using Googles new URL shortener. Just go to http://goo.gl/ and enter your long url – click on the shorten button … Continue reading →

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