Out of various to-do managers,only a few are suitable for long run.Some applications are too complicated to be called a to-do list or task manager.For the person who manages his to do list on a paper/diary,a really simple application is needed on a computer.
ToDo is such a freeware application.Very small in size and does only what it says in a simple interface.Does not need even a minute to learn how to use it.
Yesterday’s post was about removal tools for conficker worm,which can be used for removing the worm from your system.But given the symptoms,it was not easy to determine whether your system is infected with Conficker or not?
Here are two really simple ways to check for Conficker infection.One tool is released by McAfee and other by the Conficker Working Group.
This year April Fool’s day was chosen by the deadly worm “Conficker” to start working.Be it a hoax or not,the worm has infected millions of Windows PC worldwide till now.The Wiki page on Conficker (also known as Downup an Kido) ,says it was detected in October’2008.Wiki also says that it is believed to be one of the worst computer worm infections.
You can gauge the dangers of such widespread infection that Microsoft has announced to reward US $250,000 to anybody with information that results in arrest and conviction of people behind conficker.Now if you feel that you are infected with Conficker here are tools to make your system clean.
There are situations when you just want to convey a message in you Mother Tongue.Although the person you are sending a mail knows English very well ,but the feeling is just brilliant when you say something in your native language.
People in India have been writing mails in their languages using third party tools such as online transliteration engines,activating different language keyboard layout,or some software and mail extensions but now Gmail gives you freedom to write in Indian languages directly.
By default all folders you make in Windows have same icons.Suppose you have an important folder and want to make it look different then you can customize it.You can set different icons for say a video folder,a document folder and so on.But this simple process takes time to accomplish.
Folder marker gives you freedom to easily customize your folders based on priority of work to be done.You also have predefined icons for work files,important files,temporary files and so on.Thus you can categorize your folders just at a glance and improve folder organization.
Having GPRS on your mobile is only half of the fun.Most of the mobile handsets are able to act as a modem,so you can surf Internet on your computer.All you need to have is a data cable/Bluetooth link to connect your mobile to your PC and of course GPRS connection on your mobile.
If you have a Motorola mobile and want to get Internet on PC then here is how to do it.You will need a data cable and Motorola Phone Tools, a software suite usually supplied with the mobile.Here it is configured for BSNL GPRS. read more…
Defragmentation is an important activity many people tend to overlook. It is an easy task which is now made easier with many tools available. Defraggler is one such freeware tool which is extremely easy to use and has many features.
This tool is developed by Piriform Group who have earlier developed a very useful tool, Ccleaner .Apart from normal disk defragmentation task,Defraggler is able to perform the task at file and folder level.
If you are a student and have a photographer inside then it’s just time to start capturing photos and get awesome prizes from none other than Microsoft.Going on at present, is Microsoft Future Pro Photographer Photo Contest with $20,000 grand prize.
Almost all softwares which involve some kind of editing have “undo” button/command just to revert to the original if we don’t like the change.However emails, till now have been something like “unstoppable”-once you press send.You send a mail to your boss and then just after 2 seconds find a terrible spelling mistake.What next?
Till now there was nothing to stop that mail from being delivered to your boss but now Gmail gives you a “5 second” period during which you can just “Undo-send”.
How do you open a CUE file or a taz file.New computer users are often baffled with certain file extension they don’t recognize.Earlier the solution was to Google to know what the extension means and then search again for a free program to open it.
But not anymore, as now you have openwith.org .This is a central place for information about most file extensions and free programs available to open them.