Recent Posts By Lori Kaufman
Easily Add Website Links to the Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu
October 5th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
We have previously written about how to access websites from the context menu on the desktop in Windows 7 and Vista. We found a free tool, called Web Pinner, that makes it easier to access websites from your desktop. Download Web Pinner from http://www.thewindowsclub.com/add-pin-website-links-windows-7-desktop-context-menu-web-pinner. Web Pinner does not need to be installed. However, it must [...]
Add and Remove Toolbar Buttons in Windows Explorer in Windows 7
October 3rd, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
The context menu in Windows 7 can be a useful feature to quickly access often-used features. However, if you prefer clicking buttons, you may want to add buttons to the toolbar in Windows Explorer to perform tasks such as copying, pasting, and deleting files and folders. Windows XP allowed you to customize the toolbar in [...]
Easily Count the Number of Lines, Words, and Characters in any Text Copied to the Clipboard
October 1st, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To
Many of you have probably filled out forms online and encountered form fields that have a limit as the number of words or characters you can enter. Some count the words or characters for you. However, for those that don’t, there is a handy, free tool that will count the lines, words, and characters in [...]
Use a Free Utility to Open More Than 70 Popular File Formats
September 28th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Reviews, Tools Review
Is your computer becoming cluttered with various software programs so you can view different types of files, such as videos, PDF files, Office files, etc. We found a tool that can simplify your life and allow you to get rid of some of the extraneous software on your machine. Free Opener is a free tool [...]
Speed Up Windows XP Performance by Turning Off the Indexing Service
September 25th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows XP Tips
We have previously written about setting options for file search indexing in Windows 7. The indexing service may slow down your system because it works in the background to automatically index files in certain locations on your hard drive. Tweaking the indexing service in Windows 7 allows you to increase your system’s performance by removing [...]
Create Free Self-Extracting Files in Windows
September 24th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To
If you compress sets of files often for carrying around on a USB flash drive or external drive, there is an easy way to create self-extracting files for free. BananaShrink allows you to create self-extracting files that do not use any specific file compression format. These self-extracting files also keep your sub-directory structure intact starting [...]
Another Free Tool for Encrypting and Decrypting Files Using the Windows Context Menu
September 23rd, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To, Reviews
There are many ways to encrypt your private files and information. Two ways we have discussed before are to use TrueCrypt (Windows and Linux) or BitLocker (Windows). If you want a less complicated method for encrypting your files, we have written about an open source tool allowing you to easily encrypt and decrypt files using [...]
Add a CCleaner Button to the Internet Explorer Command Bar
September 21st, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To
CCleaner is a free, useful tool that allows you to remove unused files from your system and clean your Internet history and cookies. It also has a fully featured registry cleaner. Instead of having to open the Internet Options dialog box to delete temporary internet files, internet history, and cookies, you can delete these items [...]
Quickly Access Hidden “about:” and “chrome://” Pages in Google Chrome
September 19th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To
Google Chrome has some special “about:” and “chrome://” pages that display information about memory usage, cached files, plug-ins, and more. However, these pages are not easily accessible. To access them, you have to remember certain “about:” and “chrome://” strings and enter them in the omni bar. There is an extension, called ChromeAccess, that makes accessing [...]
Enable and Disable Windows Features
September 18th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
No matter which version of Windows you use, there is a lot of features that are installed with the system by default, many of which you probably will never use. Disabling Windows features you don’t use can optimize your system, making it faster and saving precious hard disk space. This article shows you how to [...]
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