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Entries for September, 2009

Free and Reliable Keyloggers

You must be aware of the keyloggers but if you don’t know much about them then here is the post to know more and how to stay safe from them.

But some people may wish to use a keylooger for monitoring the activities on their computer say the case of parents who want to monitor the [...]

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[Solved] CD Drive not Detected

There may be a case that your CD/DVD drive is ejecting properly but it is not showing up in the My Computer. This was the problem with one of our readers and here are the solutions for that.

Solution 1:
•    First ensure that your device is enabled from the Device Manager.
•    Go to Control Panel -> [...]

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Solution to Disk Defragmentation Problem

One of our readers was troubled by the error message that comes up reading “Disk Defragmentation has detected that chkdsk is schedule to run on the volume: (c:).
Please run chkdsk /f.”
The problem occurs when trying to defragment the hard disk and on even trying this command in the safe mode, it doesn’t help.

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Comparison between VPN and Hide IP Software

Lately, I read about more and more alternatives on how to access blocked websites without using proxies. However, what people don’t know is that these methods fail in most cases because filters are using advanced technology in order to block access to specific files. Moreover, many of open proxies are being blocked by Internet filter. [...]

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EasyNote: Notes for Windows

If you have a habit of writing a lot of stuff and managing notes then this can be a good alternative for the Notepad in Windows.

EasyNote is a great tool to write and manage notes and it also make you feel that you are actually writing on the note. You can also make it visible [...]

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Zoom only Image on Firefox and Thunderbird

Firefox and Thunderbird are famous browsers that also come with the feature of zoom that can zoom the entire page for you.
But what if you want to zoom in or zoom out only the images present on the site and not the whole web page? This feature is added by the plug-in called Image Zoom.

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Steps to Restore Missing Run Command from Windows

The problem of missing Run command was faced by one of our readers and if similar is the problem with you then below are the steps to solve this problem.
Solution 1:
•    You need to open gpedit.msc but since Run is missing then you can open it from the Administrative tools inside the control panel.
•    Go [...]

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Sumatra PDF Reader: Alternate PDF Viewer for Windows

If you have been using Adobe Reader for a good time now then you must have known that it is a heavy software that requires good memory to keep running properly and display the PDF files accurately.

But despite of sufficient memory Adobe not always displays the files properly so if it is also the case [...]

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Detect Authentic CDs with Tau Analyzer

If you are a genuine music lover and want to buy the genuine and authentic CDs for your music collection then you should do give a try to this tool called Tau Analyzer.

With this free tool you can not only distinguish between your original CDs and fake counterparts with reasonable accuracy but also determine the [...]

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Enable Thunderbird Delete Notifications

Thunderbird browser users face the problem of accidental deletion of messages since it does not ask for any confirmation on deletion.

There is a plug-in developed by the Mozilla officials called Delete Confirm that can do the required work for you. With this add-on you will be asked every time whenever you try to delete any [...]

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Shortcut to Enable or Disable Screensaver

It happens many times that you wish to study or read something on your computer but while reading for some time you were interrupted by the screensaver. It feels very irritating at this time so if it is also the case with you then here are the steps to enable and disable it with just [...]

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View Installed and Connected USB Drives on the Computer

Whenever you connect your USB Drive in your computer for the first time it takes bit of time to install the driver and then detects it. But whenever you connect it at later time it does not get installed.
If you wish, you can view all the USB drives that you have connected to your system [...]

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