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Computer desktops were conceived to work as a real desktop when they were created, and it has changed very little since the first versions of windows. The odd thing of looking like a real desktop is that it ends up as messy as a real desktop and having to clean it is quite a pain and time consuming.

 

Most of us have a lot of documents, folders and shortcuts placed on the desktop and in the end it is quite difficult to find what we are looking for and tidying it up is consuming time too so, it was a nice idea to create something that would help us to keep our desktop tidy and organized and this is where BumpTop comes into the picture.

 

 

Nowadays there is an application for each need; it is just the matter of finding the right one in order to increase one’s productivity in the long term. Of course it is much better for us if we can find a free tool to do the job we need to be done, productivity is a good thing as it is usually related to money. The objective is that the less we spend, the more we produce. Here are some tools for you to consider:

 

Google Apps: Google is not only a powerful search engine, it is also an almost unlimited source of apps. At Google Apps you will find a lot of different apps for all your needs like doc creator and reader, RSS reader, calendar etc… just take a look to see the whole range.

 

BlitzType is a predictive text completion software for Windows, designed to reduce repetitive typing in text input. It can be used as a learning aid or typing aid for users who have difficulties typing normally, or to reduce keystrokes when working with a list of lengthy technical terms or commonly typed words and phrases. It is an on-going project currently under beta, the software will have features unique in its own way, compared to other commercial offerings in the market. It focuses on prediction and learning capabilities.

 

The software is now open to public for testing and feedback. Since it is still at beta version, it is advisable to backup your data before testing or only test it on a non-priority machine. The minimum requirement for running BlitzType is a Windows XP system or above on a machine with Pentium III 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM.

 

New release: 0.95

 

(If you have an older version, fresh install is required)

Features of BlitzType:

Auto-complete words and phrases in any window. Automatically learn from typing. On-demand or always show suggestion. Multiple suggestions in the tooltip. Different ways to auto-complete, including 'text expand'. AutoCorrect. Portable.

Coming features:

Support European languages with accents. Management of learned phrases. Better control of tip position.

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If the program does not start,

you might need MS VC++ runtime or

from offcial website.

 

It's good to have one lightweight text editor that runs faster and consumes less memory than a word processor or an IDE because very often we just want to jot down something or make some changes real quick. What we need is something that can do more than the default windows notepad.There are a few choices of notepad replacement out there, we fancy Notepad2 for a number of reasons. Not surprisingly, Notepad2 as with other notepad replacements has its features desgined to ease programming tasks because it was created by a programmer. But many functions are useful for general text editing as well.

 

 

How do I learn programming from scratch? Which programming language should I choose? Which programming language is the best? These are the questions I often hear or see in forum postings. Usually the person who asked the question had zero programming experience and wish to learn programming real fast. When we are faced with so many choices: Java, C++, PHP, Ruby on Rails, .NET, surely we want to find which is the best.

 

As much as the questions posted, the answers I often hear are that it doesn't matter which one you choose, all of them have the essential features that you need to pick up, or that there is no best programming language. In fact, this answer is wrong. There is a best language for starter. It's called

 

 

This 5-part series of reviews is a reply to a statement in

Debunking Common Windows Performance Tweaking Myths

which says "I’d go a step further: Don’t run registry cleaner programs, period. I won’t go so far as to call them snake oil, but what possible performance benefits can you get from “cleaning up” unneeded registry entries and eliminating a few stray DLL files?"

 

We choose to take the scientific approach, to prove or disprove something, what is better and more objective than testing the assumption in an experiment. Find out whether registry cleaner is useful or not in our 5-part reviews which are the results of our experiment.

TypingAid is a simple, compact and handy auto-completion utility for Windows. It is a free and open-source software licensed under GPL.

New release: 2.15

I'd like to share with you a program TypingAid, to demonstrate how auto-completion tool could help to improve typing speed and productivity, as well as to reduce the risk of RSI (Repetitive strain injury). With proper set up, TypingAid could also be used as a typing aid for language learners and computer users affected by conditions such as Dyslexia, learning / writing difficulty, hand disability, Repetitive strain injury, etc.

Features of TypingAid:

Auto-complete words and phrases in any window. Auto-learn words as you type. Support European languages with accents and Unicode characters. Show suggestion listbox, no toolbar used. Add words and phrases to word list with shortcut key. Fast and memory-efficient. Portable, no installation needed.

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TypingAid 2.15

 

from Softpedia

TypingAid is made with AutoHotKey but does not require AutoHotKey to run. If you have AutoHotKey installed, you may also try the newest development version (bleeding edge) at AHK Forum TypingAid v2.15 - Word AutoCompletion Utility.

 

New users please read Quick Guide and check Known issues below to get started.

 

 

 

If you are a professional you probably have a lot of different IMs to get in touch with your workers, providers, buyers etc… it is quite a pain to open all of them when you start the system and although you can set them all to open at startup they will slow down your computer and you will get a lot of icons in the system tray. It is also quite a mess to manage them all at the same time, you never know which person is talking to you on which one etc…

 

This is why there are programs like Pidgin which can use all of your IMs at the same time in a single program. Pidgin is open source for free and you won’t pay at all or see any ads to use it.

 

We made a tiny but nifty program originally intended for productive use, but then we discovered the other side of it. It can be used to simplify tasks as well as to escape from stagnant office policy :)

 

Requirements:

1. Windows XP, Vista, 7

2. No need installation.

3. Unzip to a folder and run.

 

For:

1. Productive use

2. "Unproductive use" :)

 

Use:

Instructions

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Sobolsoft programs are a long list of programs designed to make our life easier and speed up our work if we know how to use them. There are programs for a lot of tasks, but we will review the most useful when it comes to writing.

 

The most useful is the Sobolsoft MS Word Import Multiple Text.Files v7.0. With this easy to use program you can merge a whole lot of text files into one of them. It usually happens that you got a lot of files and you have to copy/paste the content of them to one file, with this program you can join 100 files with a few clicks.

 

Sobolsoft MS Word Export to Multiple Text.Files v7.0 does the opposite thing, if you got a long text file and you want to split it up in several without having to create new documents and having to copy/paste 100 times, you can use this easy program to do it in a few clicks.

 

Sobolsoft Create Multiple Folders v7.0 is a very useful tool if you need to sort documents into folders. Creating folders with similar names is boring and time consuming, with this tool you can create hundreds of them very easily.

 

Sobolsoft Excel Import Multiple Text.Files v7.0 is the perfect tool when you got data stored on .txt files and you need to use them in a .xls file. With this easy to use tool you can sort them as you want without having to do hundreds of copy/pastes.

 

Sobolsoft Email Compare And Remove Duplicate ists.v7.0 is an easy to use utility to compare duplicates in email lists to merge them in one.

 

There are much more programs like these which will really help us a lot.

 

AutoHotkey isn't new. It has been around since '03 and has attracted for itself a sizable user community that keeps producing and sharing useful scripts and feedback to keep the program development going. It has also been featured in many popular sites before, such as MaximumPC.AutoHotkey is a multi-purpose free, open-source utility for Windows, capable of

 

Backup process is very important in computing as it minimizes the risk of losing important data when disaster strikes. But it could be a slow and arduous process if the amount of data that need to be protected is huge. In this review, we recommened a freeware, Cobian Backup, that helps to automate our backup process and saves us a lot of time. It can be used for synchronization of files between two locations as well.

 

We are aware of the existence of some online backup services that offer convenient backup of files to internet servers on a secure location. However, they didn't quite interest us, because to enable backup or restoration of files at anytime, the site need to have 100% uptime which is technically impossible. And using such a service would mean we are betting on the financial stability of the company and pray that they will not go bust within the lifetime of our data. Lastly, the storage space given is usually limited.One should also not rely on the software on our USB drive. Because some of these software choose what files to backup by themselves. This isn't helpful to us. Different drives have different software, that always takes time to configure. None of them offer the sophisticated options that Cobian Backup offers. Yet Cobian is very efficient in memory usage and also user-friendly. Since we started using Cobian we have deleted our backup batch file scripts.

 

 

It's true that Windows users cannot live without free and open-source software. Each of them adds an additional functionality to the default windows installation.  A home PC user is likely to have used these software more often than an office PC user, because most of these software are writen to cater for certain needs in home use. But they are yet to use them to perform more sophisticated tasks.Actually some free and open-source software are useful enough to be put into office use. But many office have not adopted the use of such software. It is always hampered by Corporate IT policies: Free, open-source software = quality not assured. To debunk such myth, here we have selected the best software to choose from. Not familiar with GPL licensing, think of possible copyright violation that might arises from the use of such software. A more in-depth understanding of GPL licensing is needed. Because nobody promotes and sells free and open-source software to them, as a result, they need to look for the software on the internet themselves.

If you are an employer, think about the benefit when a simple cleanup using CCleaner to speed up Windows could provide a boost in employee productivity. It's time to discover and harness such an abundant and free IT resources on the internet. Here is a list of good-quality free and open-source software used by us. The details on how to use them effectively will be covered in future.

 

Some virus or malware could shut down or disable antivirus software or service, block internet access to certain security sites such as Windows Updates and antivirus download sites, or somehow refused to be deleted because the system reported that a file was being accessed.

 

To work around this problem. You can boot into Safe Mode with Networking to remove them.

Restart computer -> after the first screen, press F5 or F8 -> A menu will show up -> Choose "Safe Mode with Networking" -> Choose an account with administrator access -> Click OK in the next prompt asking whether you want to continue in Safe Mode.

 

In this Safe Mode, you are still connected to your network or still have wireless access, but all other startup programs are bypassed, possibly including the virus and malware. Only the most persistent virus and malware could get into Safe Mode. When they are no longer functioning, cleaning them will be easy.

 

Once you are inside the Safe Mode. You can open your browser and search for "antivirus" and "anti-malware" in Google, download and install a decent antivirus software (if you do not have one), and a malware removal software such as Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, and then, just do a full scan with the software. After you have removed the virus and malware, remember to update your Windows on restart.

A friend of mine asked me to drop by and trouble-shoot his computer saying that it is very slow and he can hardly get his things done on it.

the startup process becomes very slow. opening a program or surfing the internet takes ages. "My Computer" takes a long time to load.

My first guess was that some programs were hogging up the CPU in the background. Fixing such a problem is usually very fast. This guide works in XP/Vista/7.

Do you usually spend a long time finding your files, forget where you put them? If so, you might want to install one  of the desktop search engines listed below on your computer, replacing the default search engine of Windows XP or Vista to help you find your stuff fast. Desktop search relies on indexes created beforehand to locate an item during search. It is becoming a handy tool in office environment and could make you more productive at work. All of the tools listed below are able to search basic items like files, folders, documents, media, emails, contacts, etc.

 

Four Desktop Search engines compared:

Desktop Search Engine Speed of loading search results Relevance Media/File type supported Indexing annoyance Copernic Desktop Search Home Medium Medium Basic (no network storage) (slight) index at idle time only Windows Search(comes in Vista SP2) Fast Medium (missed some files) Medium (none) index in background Google Desktop Very Slow (on browser) Low (algorithm similar to web search, not so relevant on desktop) Medium (more file types, but no network storage) (slight) index at idle time only Gaviri PocketSearch Slow Medium Comprehensive (high) high CPU usage & locked folder preventing deletion

So you all have been complaining that Adobe Acrobat Reader has turned into a bloatware. Some even suggested using lightweight replacements for efficiency. But does it really perform badly? Here we do a benchmarking to compare Adobe Acrobat Reader with two other free alternatives: Foxit Reader and Cool PDF Reader. We downloaded and installed them all at the same time (their newest versions respectively) on a fresh-installed Windows Vista Ultimate on a Intel Core2Duo CPU P8400@2.26GHz, ~2.2GHz, 1GB RAM Workstation environment.

 

Want to make your life easier and reduce your frustration when using Microsoft Office? Some users start by learning and using shortcuts immediately, but the improvement is marginal. To increase your productivity, first you must go back to the basics: prepare your work environment so that it is suitable for long hours of work. Here are the seven steps to do so.