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Many of the tips I post on this blog involve making changes to the Windows Registry.
The problem is, Windows’ native RegEdit Registry Editor can be a real pain to use.
One of my biggest pet peeves with RegEdit has always been the way we have to navigate several layers deep into the registry tree using the mouse.
But thanks to a fantastic free utility called Registry Finder, you no longer have to. [Read more…]
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Have you ever accidentally deleted a photo, Microsoft Word document or some other file that you actually had no intention of deleting?
The fact is we have all done it at one time or another.
A fantastic free program called Recuva will scan your internal or external hard drive, USB thumb drive or the memory card from your camera or smart phone and give you the option to “undelete” any deleted files that it finds.
And guess what? It works like a charm! [Read more…]
There are several handy free utilities out there that will tell you what hardware is inside your PC.
One of the best I’ve ever used is HWiNFO.
Like Speccy, HWiNFO is a free program that provides tons of details about your system’s CPU, motherboard, memory and such.
But HWiNFO also provides a live snapshot of the CPU temperature and various system voltages, great information to have if you’re a computer tech or system builder.
Here’s a screenshot of the HWiNFO Summary page: [Read more…]
I’ll admit it, I love the Firefox web browser.
I really like the look and feel of Firefox’s browser window, and I LOVE all the great extensions that let me do things with Firefox that I can’t do with any other browser.
But as much as I love Firefox, there’s one thing that has kept me using Google Chrome as my primary web browser instead of Firefox: Firefox can be as slow as cold molasses while viewing some websites. But I have good news… [Read more…]
If you enjoy listening to the radio, chances are you occasionally hear a song and wonder who’s singing it or what its title is.
Well, now you can stop wondering thanks to a nifty free smartphone app called Shazam.