Open++ is a context menu shell
extension tool that allows you to create custom right-click context menu for Windows
Explorer. It adds a sub menu with customized menu items to the right-click
context menu. On Windows Vista or later, holding down Shift key while selecting
the command from Open++ sub menu, Open++ will execute the selected command with
administrative privileges.
Right-Click Extender is a
freeware utility which allows you to add some important items to the right
click context menu. Right-Click Extender allows you to add or remove many
additional options to a Drive, File, Folder, Computer and Desktop’s Right Click
Context Menu.
Simply Check to add items to
Right-Click Menus and press Apply. To remove the items, uncheck the box and
click Apply. Press Shift+right-click to view the customized context menu.
Adobe
flash player 11.6 (Win and Mac) and 11.2 (Linux) - 32 bit and 64 bit debugger
(aka debug player or content debuggers) and standalone (aka projectors) players
for flex and flash developers.
There no need to get flash
player for Google Chrome. (Google Chrome browser already includes Adobe® Flash®
Player built-in. Google Chrome will automatically update when new versions of
Flash Player are available.)
Google announced that Google
Reader is shutting down on July 1, so will Google shut down Google Reader. You
can file a petition
against the closing of Google Reader to keep it alive. For users of Google
Reader there is an option to backup all of your feeds from Google Reader to a
.xml format using takeout.
To do this you have to sign in
to Google Takeout and
choose Google Reader from the service list to download . When the estimation is
completed you can download your feed list in a zip folder.Unzip to access the
.xml file. Now its time to find out an alternative to Google Reader, follow up on the suggested link and find out your favorite. How to download your Google data using Takeout
Feedly Screen Shot
I choosed Feedly as my alternate to Google Reader,More than 500,000 Google Reader users have switched to feedly.
For start using Feedly open Feedly homepage
using your browser there are add-ons for
Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. When done
Feedly will ask your permission for importing all your Google Reader data or
you can login to Feedly for more .
Alternate To FeedDemon
FeedDemon is a well known
desktop feed reader that used Google Reader for synchronise feeds. But on the
announcement of Google that they will stop the service of Google Reader on July
1, FeedDemon has taken Some bold decisions that they will suspend FeedDemon
updates. Nick Bradbury on his blog says I've thoroughly enjoyed
working on it and I'm grateful for all of the people who paid for it over the
years despite free alternatives. But it's time for FeedDemon to die. Sometime
before the demise of Google Reader, I'll release a new version of FeedDemon
which no longer syncs with Google Reader. This version will be free, won't
contain any ads, and will have all of the features of the Pro version. You can
use it free of charge for as long as you like - but it will be the last version
of FeedDemon.
If you're using FeedDemon without Google Reader
synchronization, it will continue to work beyond July 1. You can keep using it
to read your feeds for years to come. If you're synching FeedDemon with Google
Reader, you can disable synching by selecting Tools > Options >
Synchronization Options, then switching to the "Accounts" tab and
removing your Google account.
RSSOwl
RSSOwl is a free and powerful
news feed reader. RSSOwl lets you gather, organize and search news in a
convenient, easy to use interface with endless flexibility. RSSOwl is Open
Source and is built on Eclipse. Read RSSOwl blog what their point of view about
Google Reader.Google Reader is shutting down on July 1, If you love
synchronization, consider to sign this petition to keep it alive.Please stay tuned for
upcoming announcements how RSSOwl will support synchronization in the future
and how you can import your subscriptions safely.
You can backup all your
FeedDemon data into an OPML file and import it into RSSOwl , or import all your
Google Reader data that you downloaded with Takeout (.XML) into RSSOwl (RSSOwl
can import .XML data)
Loves the music collection on SoundCloud but it not offers any direct link to download the audio files. But with SoundCloud -Downloader tool you can download the audio file with ease. To do this click on the link http://soundcloud-download.com/ and paste audio file link (like this https://soundcloud.com/trendchaser/thattathin-marayathu-www-23) and click download .This will direct you to Offliberty site that enables you to download the file by clicking the link and choose save link as. You can share this download link on Facebook,Twitter,Tumblr,Google + and by E-mail. For downloading from SoundCloud there is no need to sign up or login. But you can later sign in or login using your Facebook account or sign up with your E-mail. Check the following screen shots
Google Traslate Blog announced their new Android app for translating languages without the need of an internet connection. It needs Android 2.3 or higher with support for upto 54 languages from French and Spanish to Chinese and Arabic. Once installed on Android You can select [Offline Languages] in the app menu to see all the offline language packages available for download. To enable offline translation between any two languages, you just need to select them in the offline languages menu. Once the packages are downloaded, enjoy translation on your pocket. Get Google Translate on Android
Windows explorer will display
the sizes of files inside a folder but it doesn’t show size of a folder. When
hover a mouse over the folder a popup shows how much size is that folder. You
can use ‘FolderSize 2.6’ in order to view the folder size in windows explorer.
Now ‘FolderSize 2.6’ support windows Vista/7/8 operating systems, In Windows
2000 and XP, shell extensions can augment Explorer's columns to show you Folder
Sizes right where they should be, as shown in the screenshot. In Windows Vista
and higher (7 and 8), ‘FolderSize 2.6’ opens pop-up Folder Size windows that
shows the current folder size’s of that particular window. There's also a tray
icon to toggle them off (the popup window
in Vista/7/8) .
As said earlier the Piriform has released their with improved graphics, new icons with support for new apps and performance improvements. This version has added Duplicate File Finder tool to the free version .New applications/programs that gets cleaning support are: Avast 8, Photoshop CS6, Real Player 16 and Samsung Kies.
Duplicate File Finder Tool
New Utility in CCleaner 4: Duplicate File Finder
This tool searches for duplicate files in your hard drives and shows them if found by their Name, Path, size and Creation date. You can select and delete these to gain valuable disk space.
Release notes v4.00.4064 (26 Mar 2013) - New improved graphics and icon. - Improved internal architecture for better performance. - New Duplicate File Finder tool. - New System and Browser Monitoring (Pro Version). - Optimized and improved Registry Cleaning. - Added cleaning for Avast Antivirus 8, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Samsung Kies and Real Player 16. - Improved Drive Wiper performance. - Optimized Startup item detection algorithm. - Optimized 64-bit builds on Windows 7 and 8. - Many performance improvements and bug fixes.
In 2001 Franz Schmid developed
Scrinus, an open source, free , DTP program for Linux users. Now Scribus works
on Windows as well as Mac OS and on more varieties like Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X,
OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, Haiku. Scribus
also available in portable apps format. Scribus supports professional
publishing features, such as color separations, CMYK and spot colors, ICC color
management, and versatile PDF creation.
Why Scribus
It can create newspapers,
magazines, brochures, newsletters, posters, greeting cards etc. Scribus can
produce basic logos,illustrations using the drawing tools. It can create
interactive PDF’s and presentations.
When Scribus loads, you might
get an error message that says ‘The
following programs are missing: GhostScript: you cannot use EPS images or
PostScript print preview’. For get rid of the error message on Scribus select ‘file|Preferences’
and in the left pane click on ‘External tools’. Under PostScript Interpreter ,ensure
that the location of the file is given as gswin32c.exe (gswin64c.exefor Windows 64bit)and not gswin32.exe. The text box should contain the following path: C:/Program Files/gs/gs9.05/bin/gswin32c.exe. Now the next time you open Scribus you won’t get the
same error.
CCleaner version 3.28 is out, in
this release CCleaner has more improvement to Windows 8 support and added some
improved application cleaning. This tiny utility cleans every inch of unused
spaces in single click, unistalling programs, securing our privacy and even
offers secure deletion for security-conscious users, where in it removes files
using multiple passes.
While reading the Piriform blog
they announced that more improved CCleaner version 4.0 is coming up over the
next few months, the work is on. The
CCleaner version 4.0 will have freshened up graphics, new monitoring features,
as well as a handy file finder tool.
Photoscape is a free all in one
image editing and screen capturing tool for Windows. Photoscape comes with an
advanced image editing tools and a screen capturing utility. Photoscape
interface is very simple it has a circular menu with all tools . From the
circular menu you can choose many options to enhance and correct your image.
There is an image editor with a lot of tools,Photoscape image viewer and an
advanced bulk image resizer. You can lolcat pictures ,add objects and
conversation balloons . With Photoscape editor you can add some backlight
effects to illuminate the subject from behind and make dark areas brighter.
Photoscape page is for making page photos (many photos in one page) to print.
Also you can make an animated GIF with Photoscape .
The screen capture tool that can
take a screenshot of the entire screen, a window, or a selected region. Click
on the screen capture icon in the circular menu to start capturing. If you want
to capture just one window, click on capture window and then hover your mouse
over the desired window . You will see that the window/window object is hovered
by a rectangle, use the mouse click to capture. For capturing a region click on
capture region and draw a rectangle to capture with your mouse.
Photoscape is a great tool for not
only free software lovers it for everyone. But its major drawback is Photoscape
is only available for windows.
Screenshots
Photoscape Circle Menu
Screenshot for Photoscape
Photoscape Page
Key Features
Viewer: View photos in your folder,
create a slideshow
Editor: resizing, brightness and
color adjustment, white balance, backlight correction, frames, balloons, mosaic
mode, adding text, drawing pictures, cropping, filters, red eye removal,
blooming, paint brush, clone stamp, effect brush
Batch editor: Batch edit multiple
photos
Page: Merge multiple photos on the
page frame to create one final photo
Combine: Attach multiple photos
vertically or horizontally to create one final photo
Animated GIF: Use multiple photos to
create a final animated photo
Print: Print portrait shots, carte
de visites(CDV), passport photos
Splitter: Slice a photo into several
pieces
Screen Capture: Capture your
screenshot and save it
Color Picker: Zoom in on images,
search and pick a color
Rename: Change photo file names in
batch mode
Raw Converter: Convert RAW to JPG
Paper Print: Print lined, graph,
music and calendar paper
It
is a small tip when you insert a CD/DVD with custom files/media it loads your
photo as an icon. So you can recognize your important files. To do this,
1.
Open NotePad type the following
[autorun]
Icon=icon.
ico
2.Save
the file as autorun.inf
The
icon must be your photo with resolution 32*32 pixel
as windows icon format. Use IrfanView for this.
CD/DVD Icon
3.Now
write your media with both files autorun.inf and icon.ico at
the root of the CD/DVD. Now you have your photo on your CD/DVD.
Autorun
your CD/DVD with your software (. exe files)
1.
Open NotePad and type the following
[autorun]
Open=setup.exe
Icon=icon.
ico
2.Save
the file as autorun.inf
3.
Now write your media with fileA autorun.inf ,icon.ico ,setup.exe at
the root of the CD/DVD. Now you have the autorun setup CD/DVD.
Process Explorer is an
alternative to Windows Task Manager developed by Mark Russinovich for advanced
users. Process Explorer consists of two panes and the right pane shows a list
of currently active processes and the left pane displays the description of the
file that is, CPU usage and memory used. Hovering over a process name pops up
the path where the executable files are located. This is useful forlocating the
suspicious programs. Double clicking a process name brings up very detailed
information (user account,performance information, the strings and environment
of the application,the threads utilized). Process Explorer can run direct from
the zip file so there is no installation required.
Changelog for the new version of
Process Explorer v15.3
Pendmoves v1.2: This update to Pendmoves adds support for 64-bit
directories.
· Process Explorer v15.3: This major Process Explorer release
includes heat-map display for process CPU, private bytes, working set and GPU
columns, sortable security groups in the process properties security page, and
tooltip reporting of tasks executing in Windows 8 Taskhostex processes. It also
creates dump files that match the bitness of the target process and works
around a bug introduced in Windows 8 disk counter reporting.
· Sigcheck v1.91: This update to Sigcheck prints the link time for
executable files instead of the file last-modified time, and fixes a bug
introduced in 1.9 where the –q switch didn’t suppress the print out of the
banner.
· Zoomit v4.42: Zoomit now includes an option to suppress zoom-in
and zoom-out animation to better support remote RDP sessions and fixes a bug
that caused static zoom to snap to the top and left side of the screen in some
cases.
avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection
currently available on the market. This edition is Free of charge for
non-commercial & home use. Its features include:
Anti-spyware built-in
Web Shield
Anti-rootkit built-in
Automatic updates
Strong self-protection
Virus Chest
Antivirus kernel
System integration
Simple User Interface
Integrated Virus Cleaner
Resident protection
Support for 64-bit Windows
P2P and IM Shields
Internationalization
Network Shield
Find out What's new in Avast! Free Antivirus 8.0.1483:
· Fixed issue with ZoneAlarm
· Fixed issue with constant CPU frequency
· Fixed issue with video players
· Fixed issue with Virtual PC
· Added some localizations Quaoted From Avast! Website
2 days ago in a blog post Dropbox writes they are buy the Mailbox that served
as a mobile-first email experience for iPhone + Gmail. Mailbox cost Dropbox
around $100 million, soon Dropbox will arrive with their own email platform.
Hope it will work for Dropbox.
Dropbox Share Link in Mac
Dropbox Share Link in Windows
Discover the new Dropbox menu on your computer. You can get
notification on your new Dropbox menu on any platform ,when a friend shares a
file with you. Accept invitations to shared folders, see links or albums that
people have shared with you, and keep tabs on what’s changed in your Dropbox.
For avail these facilities you have to download and install Dropbox latest
version.
