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Several weeks ago I received this press release from ExtraLabs Software: The ExtraLabs Software company, a developer of software for creating RSS feeds, announced the new release of the Image Assistant graphic editor that has some new features improving the usability of the product. These new improvements take into account users’ most urgent needs. Image …
Last week I shared a tip about a free utility from Microsoft that lets you use an ISO image of a CD as if it were a real CD. I was asked how to create an ISO image, so I did some research into some available software. There are commercial titles such as WinImage and …
The latest issue of Windows Secrets newsletter has a nice tip about a free virtual CD-ROM drive: I recently rediscovered a nifty free tool from Microsoft. You may find it useful, too. It’s the Microsoft Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel… It lets you mount an ISO file of a CD in one step, without having to …
The April 2007 TechNet Magazine highlights a tool called AutoRuns for Windows. This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones …
Late last year I linked a list of PC World where they had 101 Fabulous Freebies. The list has been updated: Once upon a time you actually had to pay for great software and services — hard to believe, but true. We revved up our cable modem and searched for the most intriguing free offerings …
The Toolbox section of the April 2007 TechNet Magazine highlights a tool called Allway Sync. No matter what kind of IT job you have, chances are you spend a lot of time moving files and directories from one place to another—whether from your desktop to a USB key or from server to server over the …
From ComputerWorld: In a world where there’s too much to do — and too little time to do it in — we’re always looking for shortcuts. So when we stumbled upon a blog entry by Kurt Shintaku over on Windows Live Spaces that promised to let us install Vista from a flash drive instead of …
The How-To Geek is a nice site that has tips for a variety of operating systems. There are currently 88 tips for Windows Vista. I haven’t tried Vista yet, so I can’t vouch for any of the tips, but they seem pretty straightforward. Check it out…
As you are probably aware of by now, the daylight savings time rules are changing this year. Instead of happening the first Sunday of April and ending the last Sunday in October, it is now going to start the second Sunday of March (March 11 this year) and ending the first Sunday in November (November …
RipIt4Me is a freeware utility that helps you backup your copy protected DVDs. Recently released DVDs are now very often equipped with stronger copy protections – such as ARccOSâ„¢ and RipGuard DVD. Programs like DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter cannot handle these types of discs. It is similar to other programs I have mentioned previously …