List of Best Free Data Recovery Utility – Download Freeware
PC Inspector File Recovery 4 is a free utility that does an impressive job recovering accidentally deleted files or files lost through corruption of the file system. It works with the FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS file systems which pretty well covers all Windows installations. It has some nice features, like the ability to recover files [...]
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List of Best Free Remote Access Software – Download Freeware
There are several good choices here all of which are variants of the classic AT&T VNC program. A short list would include RealVNC, TightVNC, EsVNC and Ultr@VNC. Each has its merits but my top pick goes to Ultr@VNC as because of its active development, good forum support and an excellent encryption plug-in. Ultr@VNC [1] is [...]
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List of Best Free PIM – Download Freeware
If you needs are basic there’s Sunbird [1]. It’s a small, resource efficient calendaring application and has a really neat feature that displays your to-do list for the day on your desktop . However it really is a bit minimal. Users of the Thunderbird email client would be better off with the Lightning extension [2] [...]
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List of Best Free Windows Driver Backup – Download Freeware
DoubleDriver allows you to view, backup and restore you Windows drivers. It also allows you to print out a driver list. It doesn’t seem to have been updated recently but works fine on my XP SP2 PC. Before backing up it’s a good idea to use Windows Device Manager to check that all your drivers [...]
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List of Best Free Program Un-installer – Download Freeware
This group of programs has two sub classes: Windows uninstaller replacements and application uninstallers. The Windows Add/Remove Programs applet in the control panel constantly annoys users with its limitations. MyUninstaller [1] is a free program that works just like the Windows Add or Remove Programs applet but is a more capable product than the Windows [...]
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List of Best Free Internet Accelerator – Download Freeware
In a surprise move Google released in early May 2005 a beta version of a new product called the Google Web Accelerator (GWA). Unlike most other accelerators which provide caching on your own PC, the GWA utilizes caching on Google’s own dedicated web servers to accelerate browsing. On top of that it uses a number [...]
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List of Best Free Windows Toolbar Backup – Download Freeware
Inexperienced PC users just always seem to be losing their Windows and Internet Explorer toolbars. I’ve never quite worked out exactly how they do it but they sure manage it somehow. Luckily, this free utility makes recovery a snap. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/ToolbarRepair.Exe
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List of Best Free Encryption Utility for Personal Use at Work – Download Freeware
Camouflage is a free utility that will hide your personal or confidential files within another file. The neat thing is that the container file looks and works like a normal file of that format. So, by way of example, you could embed a secret message in a Word file which could be opened by anyone [...]
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List of Best Free CD Catalogue Organizer – Download Freeware
I don’t really have a need for this kind of product but if you do then you’ll be interested in this excellent suggestion from subscriber David Killian Woods. “Disclib is a terrific utility. I archive all of my projects to CD/DVD and keep them in a fireproof box for storage. But there are over 30 [...]
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List of Best Free File Encryption Utility – Download Freeware
This is what the web site says: “dsCrypt is AES/Rijndael file encryption software with simple, multi-file, drag-and-drop operations. It features optimal implementation, performance and safety measures. dsCrypt uses an advanced encryption algorithm and offers unique options for enhanced security.” To that I’ll add the fact that it’s tiny, easy to use, has open code, employs [...]
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