This article will introduce you to a free, open-source software called TrueCrypt, which encrypts files on your hard drive. This software can be used on Linux, MacOS, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2003/2008. TrueCrypt encrypts/decrypts all file names, directory names, file contents, etc on your hard drive in memory (RAM), without any user intervention… Read more
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Free Online Virus Scanners For Windows
This article will suggest several websites where you can scan your Windows PC for viruses for FREE, without downloading any software. As you all know, there is a huge variety of virus scanners on the market such as: Norton, Mcafee, AVG, ESET, etc. But if you don’t have the budget or don’t want to install… Read more
How to cleanup your hard drive to increase space in Windows
This article will introduce you to the Disk Cleanup utility in Windows to reclaim hard drive space. As you know, a Windows installation can quickly use up a good chunk of your hard drive. Whenever you install new applications, fragments are left behind occupying valuable disk space. In addition, cached web pages from Internet Explorer… Read more
How to download torrent (BitTorrent) files using uTorrent
This article will introduce you to uTorrent, which is a freeware torrent client. uTorrent is an extremely lightweight application ( less tan 300 kb) that is free of any adware and spyware. Setting Up uTorrent 1. Download & Install uTorrent 2. Start the uTorrent application 3. You must ensure that the port uTorrent runs on… Read more
Free software to watch DVD movies on Windows & Linux
This article will introduce you to VLC (VideoLAN) Media Player, which is a complete free media player which plays a variety of file formats including DVD movies. VLC is a completely freeware application that does not contain annoying registration messages, adware, or spyware. This software is supported on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, as well as… Read more
Small, free, screen capture application for Windows (MWsnap)
MWSnap is a very handy screen capture application for Windows that is completely free. There are no ads, spyware, or annoying trials with this software. And better yet, the download is less than 1 MB (it is 643 KB to be exact). You might be thinking the software must be crippled and feature-less since it… Read more
How to mount an ISO,BIN,UIF,IMG image in Windows XP/Vista/7
This article will explain two different methods on mounting images as a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM on Windows (including Windows 7). The first option will work on all Windows flavors and for .iso, .bin, .cue, .uif, .nrg, and .img file extensions. The second option works on Windows XP only and supports only .iso files. Option #1 (Windows 2K/XP/Vista/7)… Read more
Find largest files on your hard drive (Windows & Linux)
Are you running low on disk space or just curious to know what files are eating up your hard drive space? Finding out the biggest files in your hard drive is simple. This article will show you how to do this on Windows XP and Linux/Unix. Windows XP Go to Start / Search / For… Read more
