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CrashPlan – Backup Software, Disaster Recovery
Online backup services with good value
software  internet  windows  apple  linux  mobile 
september 2011 by insomnic
Registry and System Recovery Instructions
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
Hiren's can sometimes automate
techsupport  windows 
september 2011 by insomnic
Microsoft Fix it Solution Center
Support options and "fix it" services including automated fix it functions that can be downloaded or run from the site.
windows  techsupport 
august 2011 by insomnic
Secunia Online Security Inspector
Scans and verifies that your computer is up to date on Microsoft patches and also scans for about 100 3rd party programs.

The download version will scan for all 3rd party programs.
internet  services  techsupport  windows 
august 2011 by insomnic
F.lux: software to make your life better
Software automatically adjusts the brightness of your screen depending on lighting conditions and time of day (you specify these).
software  windows  apple  linux 
april 2011 by insomnic
WinFF - Free Video Converter
Good and free converter for basic video converting. Useful for WMV converting.
video  windows  linux  software 
march 2011 by insomnic
SharePod
Application for manaing ipod media without the use of iTunes. Good for pulling off music when iTunes sync isn't available.
software  windows 
january 2011 by insomnic
NoReplyAll Outlook Add-In
Plugin for Outlook 2007 and 2010 that allows setting a built in flag to disallow reply all or forward in an email.
windows  software 
october 2010 by insomnic
ATF-Cleaner
Temp file cleaner for WinXP and Win2000 - focused on cleanup for virus/malware removal
windows  software  techsupport 
october 2010 by insomnic
Free ESET Online Antivirus Scanner
Good and thorough online virus scanner
techsupport  windows  internet 
october 2010 by insomnic
Starter Background Changer
Simple program to allow changing of desktop wallpaper on Windows 7 Starter edition
windows  software  techsupport 
october 2010 by insomnic
Synchronize Folders Between Computers and Drives with SyncToy 2.1
Excellent instruction set for syncing folders on Windows computers. Good tool for use as a simple backup function.
windows  software  tutorial  techsupport 
september 2010 by insomnic
How to Change the Priority of Wired/Wireless Network Cards in Windows
How-To Geek article on setting wired/wireless priority in Windows 7
techsupport  windows 
september 2010 by insomnic
LastPass
Password Manager, Form Filler, Password Management
Allows sync and storage of passwords among computers, browsers, and devices
software  windows  apple  mobile  services 
september 2010 by insomnic
Kaspersky TDSS Killer
TDSS killer tool and instructions: How to remove malware belonging to the family Rootkit.Win32.TDSS (aka Tidserv, TDSServ, Alureon)?
techsupport  windows  software 
august 2010 by insomnic
TDSS Remover from Esage Lab
Removes the TDSS rootkit which some anti-virus programs can't remove.
techsupport  windows  software 
august 2010 by insomnic
Sophos Anti-Rootkit
Free rootkit removal program. Download latest version regularly to be sure most up-to-date definitions are included
techsupport  windows  software 
august 2010 by insomnic
Top 3 Tools To Remove Rootkits and Prevent Them from Infecting Your PC
Excellent set of tools for removing rootkits and other nasty spyware.
techsupport  windows 
august 2010 by insomnic
Windows Indexing Error with Outlook Express
Outlook Express "to free up disk space, outlook express can compact messages" issue
techsupport  windows 
august 2010 by insomnic
Change Contact's File As format
This script will bulk/batch change the "File As" setting in Outlook Contacts in case the sort order needs to be adjusted or setup differently.
techsupport  windows 
july 2010 by insomnic
How can I disable wireless configuration services and enable the Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration services
This is the Fixit article and program to fix when 3rd party wireless (like Dell or Intel) programs won't allow you to switch to the basic windows wireless usage. Also helpful for when those programs are removed without being disabled first.
techsupport  windows 
july 2010 by insomnic
TeamViewer
Free Remote Access and Remote Desktop Sharing over the Internet
techsupport  software  windows  apple  linux 
june 2010 by insomnic
How-To Geek on Lifehacker: Debunking Windows Performance Tweaking Myths - How-To Geek
Some really good mentions about windows XP myths on performance "tweaks".
windows  techsupport 
june 2010 by insomnic
mRemoteNG
Remote control program for use with RDP, SSH, Telenet that offers a more robust set of features than standard RDP
windows  software 
may 2010 by insomnic
Scan Your Thumb Drive for Viruses from the AutoPlay Dialog - How-To Geek
Tutorial on how to setup Microsoft Security Essentials to have the option to scan a USB drive from the auto-play menu.
techsupport  windows  tutorial 
may 2010 by insomnic
Use Drive Mirroring for Instant Backup in Windows 7 - How-To Geek
Excellent tutorial on how to setup drive mirroring in Win7 using a software RAID1 solution in order to have perfect mirror backups for drive failures
techsupport  tutorial  windows 
may 2010 by insomnic
Add "My Dropbox" to Your Windows 7 Start Menu
Neat trick to add dropbox to the start menu in Win7.
tips  windows 
may 2010 by insomnic
PowerGUI.org
Free Windows Powershell Community. GUI for use with powershell to make thing a bit easier. Run by powershellcommunity.org
techsupport  windows  software 
may 2010 by insomnic
Sysinternals Suite
Software for troubleshooting MS issues. Free set of tools and utilities that can be very useful.
techsupport  windows  software 
may 2010 by insomnic
Complete Guide to Networking Windows 7 with XP and Vista
Excellent article to help get mixed Windows environments working well with the sharing of files.
windows  techsupport  tips 
april 2010 by insomnic
Stupid Windows 7 trick: unlock the secret God Mode folder
Creates a folder with every setting or actionable function in Win7. It's not easy to browse though but is available and can be useful to have all functions in one place.
windows  techsupport  tips 
march 2010 by insomnic
Logon Changer for Windows 7
Very simple logon background changer for Windows 7
software  windows  image 
march 2010 by insomnic
Toggle Hidden Files with a Shortcut Key in Windows
Allows you to toggle hidden files in Windows. This is very useful for upgraded versions of Win7 because there are a lot of useless hidden files.
software  windows  tutorial  techsupport 
february 2010 by insomnic
PowerShellCommunity
Community resource for PowerShell tool from Microsoft
software  windows  techsupport 
february 2010 by insomnic
LiberKey
Portable apps listing and updater for single app protable options.
windows  software 
november 2009 by insomnic
My Movies - WMC Plugin
This is an excellent plugin for Windows Media Center that pulls metadata for your movies either in DVD or video file format.
multimedia  windows  software 
november 2009 by insomnic
Ninite Easy PC Setup and Multiple App Installer
Installs customized set of many popular open source (or free) applications. Especially useful for new computer setups.
software  windows  techsupport 
october 2009 by insomnic
How to enable userenv.log
userenv is verbose startup, shutdown, logon, and logoff status Messages in Windows
windows  tips  techsupport 
july 2009 by insomnic
Interpreting Userenv log files: Group Policy
Instructions on how to understand the userenv log in Windows.
windows  tips  techsupport 
july 2009 by insomnic
Understanding How to Read a Userenv Log – Part 2
Good set of instructions for reading Userenv log which is responsible for tracking what happens when a person logs on, startup, and shutdown windows (this is the continuation)
windows  tips  techsupport 
july 2009 by insomnic
Understanding How to Read a Userenv Log – Part 1
Good set of instructions for reading Userenv log which is responsible for tracking what happens when a person logs on, startup, and shutdown windows
windows  techsupport  tips 
july 2009 by insomnic
Doug's Windows 95/98/Me/XP/Vista Tweaks and Tips
Lots of tips, tweaks, adjustments for Windows that can help fix lots of little issues. Includes downloadable "fixer" files
techsupport  windows 
july 2009 by insomnic
Windows XP File Assocation Fixes
Fixes numerous file association issues and has trick for opening some items when links don't work.
techsupport  windows 
july 2009 by insomnic
TestDisk - CGSecurity
TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table).
software  windows  linux  apple  techsupport 
may 2009 by insomnic
FOG
Network based computer cloning ability - specifically windows systems.
techsupport  software  windows 
april 2009 by insomnic
IE App Compat VHD
Disc images for internet explorer for use with virtual pc to test apps against the different environments of Windows using the different IE versions
windows  software  techsupport 
march 2009 by insomnic
Freeware Tools and Utilities for Windows
Huge collection of tools for security, network, application checking
software  windows  techsupport 
march 2009 by insomnic
TeraCopy
Copy your files faster and manage file copying better than standard windows copying. Portable app version also available
software  windows 
march 2009 by insomnic
Live Sysinternals
Site with all the Sysinternals utilities setup for use directly from a website without any extra downloading or unzipping
services  software  windows  techsupport  internet 
march 2009 by insomnic
Password recovery tools
A slew of tools for recovering lost passwords
software  windows  techsupport 
march 2009 by insomnic
Make Windows XP Shut Down Faster
Some registry changes to make windows shut down faster by killing apps sooner and reducing wait times.
windows  techsupport  tips 
march 2009 by insomnic
OpenWith.org
Huge list of FREE programs to open different file extensions. Even can scan computer to tell you if you already have a program or will provide download links to popular programs for that file type
services  software  windows  techsupport  info 
march 2009 by insomnic
calibre
Software for management and conversion of ebookformat
software  windows  apple  linux  ebook 
february 2009 by insomnic
Stanza
eReader software for iphone/ipod touch and for converting PDFs to mobi/azw/prc format for use with Kindle and other ereaders.
software  windows  apple 
february 2009 by insomnic
Orb (mycast)
Stream audio, video, and pictures to multiple devices
multimedia  software  video  services  windows  audio  internet 
february 2009 by insomnic
DAEMON Tools
Allows mounting and creating of ISO image files as virtual drives
software  windows 
february 2009 by insomnic
Realtime Soft UltraMon
Multimonitor utility that handles tons of functions
software  windows 
february 2009 by insomnic
Free Windows Tools from Desktop Central
Wake on LAN Tool | GPO Update Tool | Shutdown / Restart Tool | Software Inventory Tool | Join/Unjoin Computer Tool | Remote Task Manager Tool
software  windows  techsupport 
january 2009 by insomnic
Last Freeware version
Site that keeps track of freeware versions of software that have gone to shareware
software  windows 
january 2009 by insomnic
MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac and Windows
Plays and converts as well as simple edits of various videos with export options for iPod and other devices.
video  software  windows  apple 
january 2009 by insomnic
GParted
Linux LiveCD (and App) designed specifically to partition without data destruction
software  windows  techsupport  apple  linux 
january 2009 by insomnic
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility remove installer information for bad program installs or to help remove items without waiting for an uninstaller to complete. Helps with "Program already installed" errors.
software  windows  techsupport 
january 2009 by insomnic
AnyToISO Converter
Convert various CD/DVD-ROM images to ISO format | convert BIN, PDI, MDF, NRG, CDI, B5I, and IMG images to ISO
software  windows 
january 2009 by insomnic
Mojo
Guide and tips to using Mojo service and application to pull songs from friends iTunes library over the internet
services  software  windows  tutorial  audio  apple 
december 2008 by insomnic
Save OurTunes
OurTunes being redeveloped and available for pulling tracks from one iTunes library to another across a network.
software  windows  audio  apple  linux 
december 2008 by insomnic
Mythbusting: Debunking Common Windows Performance Tweaking Myths
Collection of incorrect or wrong performance tweaks for windows
windows  techsupport  tips 
december 2008 by insomnic
MyCast your digital media with Orb 2.0 remote pc access software
Software to stream video from PC to other devices (including XBox360, PS3, Wii, iPhone, Palm, etc)
software  video  windows 
december 2008 by insomnic
Songbird - Open Source Music Player
multiplatform Music manager application. Similar to iTunes but with Mozilla aspects (add-ons, themes, etc)
windows  software  linux  audio  apple 
december 2008 by insomnic
DVD Flick
Convert dgital video files to DVD format. Freeware and open source. Converts tons of formats.
windows  software 
november 2008 by insomnic
boxee
the open, connected, social media center for mac os x and linux
multimedia  windows  linux  apple  software 
november 2008 by insomnic
ABC Amber BlackBerry Convertor
Parse, convert, backup and archive IPD files to CHM, PDF, HTML, Word, Access, Excel, CSV, IPD Extractor
software  windows  techsupport  mobile 
november 2008 by insomnic
Clonezilla
OpenSource drive image and cloning tool available to be used on all forms of OS.
windows  software  linux  apple 
november 2008 by insomnic
LogMeIn
Remote Access and Desktop Control Software for Your Computer. Free and Pro versions.
windows  software  internet  apple 
november 2008 by insomnic
HandBrake: Snapshot Build
Beta builds of Handbrake
software  apple  windows  linux 
october 2008 by insomnic
How to use Powercfg.exe to create a Group Policy object for power schemes in Windows XP
Details on using powercfg to set power schemes that can be enforced by group policy
windows  techsupport 
october 2008 by insomnic
GreenPrint :: Saving Money Today, Trees Tomorrow
Software that acts as a proxy to reduce monetary and environmental printing costs. Allows for adjusting what prints so items can be selectively removed (like extra pages and graphics) before printing.
software  windows  apple 
october 2008 by insomnic
Phoenix Labs » PeerGuardian 2
P2P block list of known "bad" IP addresses
windows  software  linux  apple 
october 2008 by insomnic
19 ffmpeg commands
Here is a good list of commands for converting video and audio files using ffmpeg command line utility
tutorial  software  audio  video  windows  apple  linux 
october 2008 by insomnic
FormatFactory
Audio and Video converter for Windows that has very easy to use interface (Lifehacker Hive Five 3rd place - but comments said it was easier to use than the others)
windows  video  software  audio 
october 2008 by insomnic
MediaCoder
Popular cross platform (sort of cross platform) universal audio/video transcoder/converter and encoder with many device specific conversion options. (Lifehacker 2nd place for Hive Five).
windows  linux  apple  audio  video  software 
october 2008 by insomnic
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