As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

 You are probably aware that I do everything I can to keep my clients computers, as well as my own, running at peak efficiency. To that end I like to use the Best programs to enhance performance and do it with as little effort as possible.

One of the best ways is to accomplish that is to get rid of all the Junk that accumulates over time. So, let me introduce you to DiskMax.

Here are the Features of DiskMax

Automates emptying your recycle bin (if specified), cleaning up of installation remnants, and debugging information.

Cleans up every user’s History, Temp, Temporary Internet Files, Cookies (if specified), Recently opened documents list, explorer thumbnail cache and windows error reporting logs.

Clears out Windows cache, unused legacy cursors (on Vista, if specified), debugging info, internet logs, help center caches, repair information, DLL caches, Logs, temporary files and windows update roll-back files.

Cleans up after Vista SP1/SP2 install (if specified).

Removes registry entries for multiple Most Recently Used lists.

Clears out Windows Vista event logs (no other application out there does this).

Deep scans your hard-disk to remove all files of type log, old, prv, chk, swp, bak, gid, wbk, tmp and dmp. This can be cancelled if you are an advanced user who needs these types of files for immediate troubleshooting.

Defragments your HDD(s) – basically rearranges files around so that they can be accessed faster.

Displays a log of all the activities performed along with associated time stamps.

I have used it myself and highly recommend it to clients who need a really thorough cleanup of their computers.

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

You may be aware that when you uninstall a program, not everything is always uninstalled. Some files and folders are quite often left on your computer and take up valuable disk space.

If you are looking to do a clean uninstall and get rid of all the nasty leftover bits and pieces you need Uberstaller.

Features:

Advanced uninstaller packed with essential features.

Provides full information about installed software.

Ultra fast filtering allows to locate and uninstall programs in seconds

Engine is fully optimized to take advantage of the latest technologies

Heuristic scanner completely wipes off all traces of partially uninstalled applications. Safe deletion to the recycle bin.

Drop-down and context menus for convenient navigation

Built-in shredding tool for secure erasing of files and folders

Configurable layout, sorting, and grouping

Skins support for customizable visual appearance

Live update function

With this uninstaller, you can ensure that all the traces are completely removed for optimized space and system performance.

And Yes it is FREE! No bait and switch or free trial here.

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

T.G.I.F.

The end of another week has finally arrived and it’s time to take a break from all the headaches and problems of the past 7 days.

Are you a fan of the Matrix?

If so, you may enjoy this Desktop Enhancement and Screensaver by ZMatrix.

I could tell you all about how cool it is to have the Matrix Computer scrolling down your screen in various configurations, but the fun is in using it yourself.

It will scroll down your existing desktop background without distorting the original screen you normally use until it goes into screensaver mode, then it dissolves into the Full Matrix Computer look.

Cool!

Hat Tip: TechieBuzz

Just a little something to help brighten your weekend and maybe put a little smile on your face to boot!

Smile! It’s Friday!

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

Ever wonder why some websites and blogs have their cute little Logo showing in your toolbar and others don’t?

Favicon from Pics

Its Free and easy to create your own Favicon.

1. Go to Favicon from Pics
2. Upload your image & create Favicon
3. Download .ico file to your computer
4. Upload it to the “root” file of your site
5. Navigate to your index.html file & insert <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"> between <head> and </head>

You should now have your Favicon set and ready to go. (It should also show in your Favorites bar on Windows).

Sorry, this won’t work on Blogger.com or WordPress.com because you don’t have access to the “root” folder (it’s THEIR domain).

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

How often do you see a color you want to use on your website or blog or maybe even for some printed material like your Business Cards? You can see it on your computer screen, but can only tell it’s some kind of Blue or Red but have no idea how to convert that into a numeric format that is usable.

Enter ColorPix

ColorPix is a small (605kb) Windows application that is easy to use, just move your mouse over the screen and the numeric values of the colors will show in the sidebar. You can even Zoom the screen to make sure you are on the exact spot you want to see.

This is a Free application, but Color Schemer has other, more complex color coders for the more advanced designers and webmasters for the Pro (to buy) Apps.

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

Have you ever wanted to set up an animated Banner Ad or a short slideshow to put on your Blog or Website? Now you can do it easily with this high speed, small Windows application. The best part is that it’s FREE!

UnFREEz will take any number of GIF files and convert them into ONE GIF file you can use just about anywhere.

It’s easy to dowload the zip file and even easier to use. If you can Drag & Drop files, you can set up your single file animated GIF and start using it within minutes.

Below is an example of a Banner Ad for this site that I use on some of my Ad Campaigns.

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

 

If you take the advice of most computer experts, including myself, you backup your computer and any important files regularly. However, most system backups are just that… System Backups. Sure they may include your pictures, files, favorites and settings, but what about all the rest of the programs and services you added to your hard drive that you use all the time.

Things like Skype,  Crossloop, Filezilla and even your Camera Download Program, etc will all be missing.

The only way to recover EVERYTHING you use and need every day is to backup the WHOLE Drive.

Paragon Drive Backup is one way to do just that, Backup your whole Drive, including any partitions you may have. The program will compress all of the files by approximately 50%, but if you’re like me that is still a lot of information.

It is easy to use with the Wizard which is a major part of the feature. You can backup to any external drive, including CD’s and DVD’s. For larger files, you may need a little more capacity though.

I highly recommend Paragon for backing up your whole disk drive on a regular basis. Oh, and It’s FREE!

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

If your like me, you can always use a little help organizing your day, week, month and remembering what to do when…

I found the KABE Desktop Calendar to help me with keeping things straight on a daily basis. It’s takes a little getting used to because the English documentation is a little weak (the author is from Japan). Setup is fairly simple and usage is pretty easy once you figure it out.

I picked the zip file download at first, but then you have to activate the exe file every time you want to use it. The easiest way is to download the Installer and it will launch automatically when you first boot up your computer.

Once installed, you can schedule individual events for a particular day(and time), weekly events and even monthly events such as billing clients. You can even add a memo for something specific you want to accomplish.

There is even a way to set up particular Tasks for a given number of days so you can follow your progress.

Choices of how it looks are Transparent (as mine is pictured above), Semi-transparent or Gray(ish).

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

 

I have been using Notesbrowser for quite a while now and find it quite useful as a tool for storage of some information I need to keep close at hand, like sign-on/password information, account information that I used to keep on a notepad and just about anything you may need to keep a note to yourself about.

It also has a convienent reminder feature that will pop up when you need to remember something that has to be done at a certain time.

A really nice feature is that it will remind you to do recurring tasks on certain days of the week. If you have something important that needs to be done on specific days at a certain time, you just set it up for when you need it to pop and you won’t forget that task needs attention.

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

No, that’s not a picture of my Space Alien, that is a picture of Xenu. He’ll crawl around your Website or Blog to find all the Bad Ole Broken links.

I was reading a review on Smiley Cat of Inspyder, InSite which is a paid (around $49) program to catch broken links and misspellings on individual websites. He seems to like the program quite a bit and recommends it pretty highly.

Towards the end of the post he mentions a Free program with similar but more limited features. I have been looking for an easier way to check for broken links, doing it manually takes way too much time. So, me being me I had to check it out. I downloaded Xenu’s Link Sleuth unzipped the file and opened the program.

This is a no frills program that functions quite well for it’s intended purpose, Finding Broken Links. The first thing it does when started is to list ALL of your links, internal and external showing the status (Ok, Forbidden, precondition etc) and whether it is text/html or image/jpeg to make it easier to find the location of the broken link.

Once the list is complete you can generate a report on everything found. This is a list of the Table of Contents.

Each table is broken down to show you the broken link, the error code and each post/page on which it appears. From there you simply click the page, find the link and deal with it (make sure you are already signed into your Blog/Webpage account).

I haven’t gotten any further in the table than dealing with broken links yet, with 6000 links that could take some time. So, I will do another Full Review once I have finished clearing out the broken links.

One thing to remember for those to whom you are linking… If they change their URL format, it will show as a broken link. ie. site/date/p=111 to site/date/post title will not work, it will be a broken link.

FYI… This is NOT a paid review.

I almost forgot, this is only for Microsoft Windows users. The author has no plans to adapt for MAC, Linux or any other OS. Sorry.