Tweak Windows 7 And Learn More About Your Computer With EnhanceMySe7en
I’m one of those people who like to have their computers “just so”. Before Windows 7 came along, I was an avid Litestep user for years. Windows 7 offers a beautiful interface that is actually usable (a great improvement), but still, there are plenty of things that could be changed and customized. EnhanceMySe7ven is a free app for tweaking these settings, and it also provides lots of system information.
How To Reformat Your FAT32 Drive To NTFS - And The Advantages Of Doing It
You may not know it, but choosing the right filesystem for your drives is actually pretty important. Although the main idea of all filesystems is the same, there are many advantages and disadvantages over each one. While there are many more filesystems out there, we'll be looking at the most popular two, FAT32 and NTFS.
5 Easy Ways to Remove Windows Bloat on Your PC
It’s a fact of life for most Windows users that as the weeks go by with a PC in regular use, things just start to accumulate, the OS becomes more bloated and everything just seems to take forever to run. Personally, I just format the whole thing and start again - but for most people I realise that might not be a practical solution. So what are some way to trim the fat, reduce the bloat, and have Windows running at top form again?
Optimize Your System To Run At Its Best With CCleaner
Over the last two years, CCleaner has changed quite a bit in terms of version numbers...up now to version 3.10 at the time of this writing. While visually the program actually hasn't changed much (it's good, why break something that's not broken?), a lot of additional features have been included behind-the-scenes to make it more functional than ever.
Why It Is Impossible To Recover Data From An Overwritten Hard Drive [Technology Explained]
Recovering deleted data from a hard drive is generally possible because typically the actual data is not deleted. Instead, information about where the data is stored is removed. In this article I will explain how data is stored on a hard drive, what happens when files are deleted, what formatting a hard drive does, and why it is impossible to recover files after they were overwritten.
Find Duplicate & Similar Images On Your Hard Drive With SimilarImages [Windows]
The main reason why you would want to delete similar images is to save some space on your hard drive. Going through your image folder deleting extra images is too time consuming. Besides, many of the similar images can have different names which makes identifying them almost impossible. Luckily, there's a free tool to semi-automate the process.
How To Partition An External Hard Drive For PC Usage [Mac]
As you may know, Mac formatting and PC formatting for external hard drives are totally different. Granted, it's possible you may already know how to partition an external hard drive DIY-style. Furthermore, your hard drive may already come with onboard software that does it for you. However, let's take a look at how to do so.
Defraggler: Better Defragmentation Software For Windows
Alternative defragmentation tools have been mentioned for years and years now, as most people deem the default defragmenter that comes with Windows to be insufficient. There are plenty of different solutions that try to out-do each other, some free and some paid. However, you can't just pick any free solution. You need to know which ones actually make a difference on your system.
Delete Temporary Files Quickly & Discreetly With Browser Cleaner [Windows]
Life with multiple browsers, numerous applications and a constant use of IM and file sharing programs leaves our computers cluttered with temporary files, histories etc. There are many tools out there that solve this problem.The small and simple Browser Cleaner (Windows) is yet another one of these tools.
GetFoldersize Calculates Hard Disk Usage Quickly & Easily [Windows]
Have you ever went to download something only to realize that your hard drive is almost full? Have you even wondered where all of your space is going? I know I have, and fortunately GetFoldersize is here to rectify the situation by calculating the exact amount of space every single folder on your computer is using.
Get Your Windows PC Back Into Shape With WinUtilities
If there is anything that a Windows user can't deny it's that the Windows operating system is an irritating thing to maintain. There are so many hidden stockpiles of temporary, log and history files. Honestly, who has time to "clean up" the mess that other OS processes and installed applications leave behind?
How to Automatically Keep Windows 7 Clean of Obsolete Files
Windows has a way of collecting virtual dust, a circumstance that has not changed considerably in Windows 7. These obsolete files take up space and contribute to hard drive fragmentation. While neither of this is a big issue, it is an annoyance, one that you can easily take care of.
Boot Multiple Live CDs From One USB Disk With YUMI [Windows]
Put multiple bootable tools onto one USB drive, then pick which one you want to boot when your computer starts up. Whether you want to try out various Linux environments at once or put together the ultimate Windows repair kit, YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) can help you build a bootable disk with a menu. It even supports Windows Vista and 7 installation disks.
How To Backup Your Mac With A Homemade Time Capsule
After losing some fairly important accounting files recently, I realised that my backup strategy is quite flawed. Although I take a weekly bootable backup of my Mac, that doesn't really help when I deleted the file I want a few weeks ago. To do that, I would need to make use of Apple's built-in Time Machine functionality.
Change & Delete Windows Drive Letters with DriveLetterView
In Windows operating systems, hard drive partitions and external drives are identified by drive letters from A to Z. Some of the letters are reserved, but other partitions or optical drives are assigned subsequent letters. In some cases, however, a permanent drive letter assignment is desirable. Here's how you can permanently assign drive letters to selected devices.
Create Your Own Mac Fixit Toolkit
If you depend upon your Mac hardware for job related purposes, you should know how important it is to be prepared for unexpected problems when they occur. The purpose of this article is to share some ideas for putting together a Mac Fixit/Troubleshooting Toolkit.
Identity Finder - Cleanse Your Computer Of Sensitive Personal Information [Windows & Mac]
Most people are familiar with security software tools, but did you know that there is one additional line of defense you can set up to guard yourself from identity theft? It's a line of defense built on the premise that it isn't much good for a burglar to break into your home if you store all of your valuables in a lock-box at the bank. This additional line of defense is called Identity Finder.
Optimize, Sterilize, & Harmonize Your System With ioBit Advanced System Care [Windows]
Having given ioBit Advanced System Care a test run, I can confidently say it’s a great free solution for – indeed – many of your windows problems. The app makes a thorough effort at both cleaning and optimizing your system.
Help CCleaner Remove All Your Excess Files With CCEnhancer
Add 450 extra programs to the already extensive CCleaner. An unofficial program makes Piriform's famous system maintenance tool even more useful, by vastly increasing the amount of software it supports. CCEnhancer makes CCleaner even better at its job. A collection of userscripts from around the Internet, it can add support for 450 programs CCleaner doesn't support out of the box.