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Minimize Currently Running Application as a Thumbnail

Running multiple applications simultaneously, no doubt, slows down the system but also clutters the taskbar. So if you have a habit of keeping the taskbar clean and tidy then you can make the applications minimize directly to the desktop and not to the taskbar as usually is.

The tool is called miniMIZE and what it does [...]

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Check Monitor Pixels with IsMyLcdOK

If you feel that your monitor is not displaying the images as it should be or the pixels are not showing up as they should then you could check them easily.

There are many tools available on the internet to test and check the dead pixels on the screen and IsMyLcdOK is one of them which [...]

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Automatically Manage Cache files with Cache Sort

Cache files are important files that are automatically saved in the browser for future use. It is because of these files that we are able to browse net pages when being offline.

But managing them may be bit of problem for some people as they occupy space and should be deleted once in a while. Managing [...]

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Free Screen Capture Tool

Taking screenshots is very useful sometimes as it allows the users to have a preview of how the desktop is looking at the moment. There are lots of free screen capture tools in the market but this tool called Liksoft Free Screen Capture is bit different.

Liksoft Free Screen Capture is a freeware screenshot taker with [...]

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Manage iPhone and iPod easily with iPhone Explorer

Managing the iPhone and iPod without the iTunes is a big problem. If we do not have iTunes with us then we can’t update our iPhone because of losing all the existing songs and videos managed in the iTunes library.

But now managing your iPhone and iPod is easy even without the need for installing iTunes. [...]

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Disable Windows Lock Sound with Mute on Lock

If you have a habit of locking your system a lot then this utility called Mute on Lock is especially for you. This utility disables the sound that comes from the speakers when we lock our system.

Mute on Lock is a tiny resident utility that sits in the system tray and monitors your session: when [...]

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Run Windows XP on Windows 7

It’s been a long time since the release of Windows 7 but there are few individuals who are not impressed with Windows 7 and want to continue with XP.

Windows XP is so simple and easy to use that not everyone wants to come out of XP. So if you are using Windows 7 but also [...]

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Change Desktop Icon Name to Different Shapes and Symbols

If in case you are bored up with the regular text of the icons and want something exciting then here is something different for you.

You can change the names of the icons on the desktop to different characters or shapes like a circle, square, heart or a fraction. Doing this is very simple and requires [...]

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Run Multiple OS Same Time with VMware Player

It happens many times that we wish to run multiple Operating Systems but the effort required to uninstall one and install another is huge, so it is a better option to run another OS virtually without the need to install it.

VMware Player is the easiest way to run multiple operating systems at the same time [...]

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Display Information about Video Card and GPU with GPU-Z

Graphics Card is very important for better display of the picture and for that it is necessary to have a good and sufficient Graphics Card installed in the system. In case you didn’t know anything about the Video Card installed in your PC then here is a simple tool for that.
GPU-Z is a lightweight utility [...]

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Free History Cleaning Tool Liksoft

If you have been dealing mostly with the private stuffs or some secret data that you don’t want to disclose then cleaning all the cookies and history will surely add up to your privacy but for the people who don’t know how to operate, here is a free tool called Liksoft.

Cleaning all the data saved [...]

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Manage Processes on Remote Computer with Remote Process Explorer

Windows default Task Manager provides capabilities to manage the processes on the local system but it cannot be used to manage the processes of the computer connected to a network.

So if you ever wanted to manage and control the processes running in the background of a remote computer then this can be done easily with [...]

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