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64bit Checker is a small tool that will show you what version of Windows is installed on your computer, is it 64bit or 32bit version of Windows and is your processor capable of running 64bit operating systems. Features Shows if your computer is running a 32bit or 64bit version of Windows Detects whether your processor supports a 64bit operating systems (if you are not sure that you can install 64bit operating system on your computer) Copy report information to clipboard, or save in text or html file Download

Microsoft has released the first beta of its new Security Essential software. The new Security Essential features an updated anti-malware engine which is better at both detecting and removing malware. Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 Beta is directly integrated with the Firewall and gives users the option to either turn off the firewall or turn it on. Another new feature is the integration with Internet Explorer. This will provide protection against web-based threats. There is also a new Network Inspection System to prevent network-based exploits. However, users of Windows Xp will not be able to enable the Network Inspection System. To download it, go here and login using your Live account. After that you can download the beta (either in 32-bit or 64-bit). The beta is available on a first-come-first-serve basis until an allotted number has been reached. So, go grab yours quickly. It is available only to genuine Windows user and is available only in three languages – Englis...

Do you have two or more computers ? Do you use them constantly ? Well if you do then I’m going to show you how you can control them with only one keyboard and mouse without any additional cables or hardware. The basic requirements are that both machine need to be access to a local network. What you need to do is download this tool called Synergy it’s a free open source, that works on both PC and Mac. Configure The Server First you need to setup the server that is the computer that you are using with the keyboard and mouse Choose "Share this computer’s keyboard and mouse" and click "Configure … " Under configure this can be little tricky. First click the "+" under Screens, be sure to have both name of the host computer and the computer that you want to gain access. Now go under "Links" click "+" what you want to do is tell the program the physical location of the two computer that you are connecting with. Tell it w...

Mozilla has gone ahead and released a newer official beta of Firefox 4.0 that includes a number of new features posted below. Future updates to Firefox 4 are said to include speed improvements and bookmark, passwords, and settings syncing functionality across all Firefox supported devices. Unfortunately the new UI with Chrome style tabs and other visual improvements is currently not available for Linux and Mac versions of the beta. You can download the official Firefox 4.0 beta for Mac, Linux, or Windows from Mozilla here. New Features in 4.0: -Updated User Interface with Tabs on top (Google Chrome style) -New Add-ons manager - HD quality  WebM video support -Improved HTML 5, Privacy, and CSS support.

Microsoft Windows Update is intelligent service integrated with every Windows Operating System. Windows Update based on your Windows 7 activation status lets you to download updates, patches and automatically updates your Windows 7. If for some reason your Windows Update stops working or you are working on computer not connected to internet, then you may miss some important critical updates & patches. To help to update Windows 7 offline here is WSUS Offline Update utility. WSUS Offline Update lets you to easily download patches and updates for your Windows and Office without going through the whole procedure on Microsoft’s Windows Update website. You can also download Windows 7 updates on USB drive and carry with you to install on computers not connected to internet. Features of WSUS Offline Update 1. Supports Windows 7, Vista, XP (32-64bit) 2. Supports Office XP, Office 2003 & 2007 3. Create ISO option 4. Clean download directories 5. Copy Updates to USB WS...

Windows 7 introduced the new Sensors and Location platform that would let Windows automatically respond to environmental changes sensed by light, orientation sensors, or GPS chips.  This makes your computer more aware of its surroundings and change itself accordingly.  The location platform is especially interesting, as it brings the potential of automatic location based search and maps to your PC.  Unfortunately, most laptops today are not equipped with GPS chips.  Thanks to Geosense, however, you can still use the location platform. Geosense uses IP lookup, Wi-Fi and Cell tower triangulation, and more to find your location as accurately as possible. Geosense lists itself as a sensor in the Windows Sensors and Locations, so once you’ve installed it, all location-aware applications and services will be able to pickup your location from it.  Please note that Geosense only works on Windows 7 Home Premium and higher, as Windows 7 Starter doesn’t include the Sen...

The most popular Virtual Drive "Deamon Tools" gave me errors when mounting .ISO images.So i had to find a better solution for that.Finally i found the best solution for Windows 7 to mount .ISO images. The utility that helped me is called Virtual Clone Drive . This utility will let you mount .ISO, .CCD, .DVD, .IMG, .UDF and .BIN files. Download the utility and start the setup process.Virtual Clone Drive is a free utility

Nokia NbuExplorer is a free & small tool which allows opening the backup files from Nokia PC Suite which is a .nbu file . It is an excellent parser, extractor and viewer of Nokia NBU backup file (produced by Nokia Content Copier). You can browse and export contacts, messages, calendar, photos, files, etc. Download Nokia NbuExplorer          [ Homepage ]

With the multitude of social networks and IM services out there, it can be very hard trying to keep track of them all. Today i found a solution for that.Yoono desktop application which lets you keep track of your social networks and instant messages from one central place. A second screen is displayed where you sign into your account, lets take Facebook as an example. You can easily add a new social network or IM service to it at any time after the initial setup.   There are some different options you can select to change the way your notified and what displays in the notification area. Download Yoono Desktop for Windows or Mac OS X

Apple has just released the latest iTunes 9 at the Apple Rock and Roll event. iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. And you can add to your collection anytime, 24/7.     This updates includes many new features and improvements like Tunes LP, iTunes Extras, Genius Mixes, Improved Syncing and the redesigned iTunes Store. Learn more   Download Now (89MB)

Tool to Increase speed of Firefox browser Mozilla Firefox is preferably the most popular and best internet browser worldwide. The main problem with Firefox is its long start-up time and high memory consumption. So, I've found an amazing tool which fixes this problem easily. SpeedyFox is a free tool which aims to speed up your Firefox. After optimizing Firefox with this tool, you will get up to 3 times faster startup speed, browsing history will become faster, and performing operations with cookies will be quicker than before. SpeedyFox increases speed by compacting the fragmented databases without loosing any data. It automatically detects your Firefox's default profile. To use it , select your profile and click the Speed Up My Firefox button. The whole optimization process is safe as it does not effect your history, bookmarks, passwords, etc.

Microsoft offers a free tool, the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express, as a convenient means of managing and editing entries in SQL databases through a GUI. The SQL Server 2008 license comes with the full version of the Management Studio, but the Express version is still very functional for the day-to-day operations. However, finding the stand-alone version of the software is quite a pain. Most people don't need to install a SQL server on their machine, but that is the most promoted means of getting the Management Studio Express. You can download it from here https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=08e52ac2-1d62-45f6-9a4a-4b76a8564a2b&displayLang=en ( 32-bit (168.3 MB) or 64-bit (176.5 MB)) Before you Install: Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 Windows Installer 4.5 Windows PowerShell 1.0 How to Install: Once the installer starts, select "Installation" from the left column. The options on the right will change to mat...

Microsoft released the final build of highly anticipated Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). IE8 is packed with new features such as smart address bar, session saving, tab groups, CSS 2.1 support, accelerators, web slices, instant search as well as various other reliability and security enhancements. Also, web browsing/loading speeds on IE8 were considerably faster compared to predecessors. It's definitely a huge improvement over Internet Explorer 7 and perhaps the best IE release yet by Microsoft . The new IE8 feature list is quite long and would mess up the post if published here. Those who want more info can find the full list here . You can now download the full installer for IE 8 final directly from Microsoft . It's a recommended upgrade for anyone who is using IE7 or pre-release/RC builds of IE8. Download links Windows XP (32-bit) Windows XP (64-bit) Windows Vista (32-bit) Windows Vista 64-bit Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Windows Server 2003 64-bit Windows Server...

Bandwidth Monitor monitors bandwidth usages through computer it's installed on. The software displays real-time download and upload speeds in graphical and numerical forms (refer to screen shot below), logs bandwidth usages , and provides daily, weekly and monthly bandwidth usage reports . Bandwidth Monitor monitors all network connections on a computer, such as LAN network connection, Internet network connection, and VPN connection. Bandwidth Monitor also offers useful built-in utilities: speeds stopwatch , transfer rates recorder , and bandwidth usage notification . And, the software supports running as a system service that monitors bandwidth usages and generate traffic reports automatically without log on. Bandwidth Monitor works with the majority network connections including modem , ISDN , DSL , ADSL , cable modem , Ethernet cards , wireless , VPN , and more. It's full compatible with Windows 98 , Windows Me , Windows NT 4.0 , Windows 2000 , Windows X...

TeamViewer TeamViewer establishes connections to any PC or server all around the world within just a few seconds. You can remote control your partner's PC as if you were sitting right in front of it. Find out why more than 15.000.000 users trust TeamViewer! Features: One solution for everything While most competitors offer different packages for remote support, remote administration, training and sales (and also charge for them...) TeamViewer is the one-stop solution for everything you need: TeamViewer includes all modules in one simple and very affordable package. Remote administration of unattended servers TeamViewer can also be used to control unattended computers and servers. Installation as a system service even allows remote reboot and reconnect. File transfer TeamViewer comes ...

Are you a person who would like to do experiments with your Operating System.Then you must be tired of installing Windows Updates again and again.Because whenever you install fresh copy of windows into your computer Windows Updater will start to download all the updates( of course you have downloaded before ).But the problem is you have to download them again because they will include all the Security Updates, Critical Updates, Operating System Updates etc. I'm tired of download them again and again.So i searched a way to download them separately.So i can burn it to a DVD and install when i install a fresh copy of Windows.Finally i got the BEST SOLUTION for my problem.  " Windows Updates Downloader " This is a simple software which gives you a list of Windows Updates and Download them into a folder you like.So you can store the downloaded Windows Updates.You just have to download the software and download the List of Update.Then download the updates to your compu...

Norton Internet Security 2009 Strong on protection, light on system resources, award winning! Stay protected from the latest online threats. Norton Internet Security runs quietly in the background to detect and block today's complex threats and to protect your identity when you buy, bank, or browse online. The friendly and efficient product design helps minimize confusing security alerts and system slowdowns that can get in the way of your online experience.Norton Internet Security™ provides essential protection from viruses, hackers, spyware, spam and other privacy threats. A comprehensive set of security tools, Norton Internet Security helps keep you safe online as you surf and email, swap files, download programs, and chat. In addition to protecting against viruses and unwelcome intrusions from the Internet, NIS also allows you to automatically block annoying banner ads and pop-up windows, set up parental site blocking options for restricting access to specific Web sites, and ...

Mac is always known for its study of beauty . Be it their ultra slim laptops or cool operating Systems. Windows on the other hand has mostly lagged behind. The statement does feel a little aged when I write this with Windows 7 installed on my system. What windows has still not given up is the task bar and when compared to Mac's dock it still looks…well, ugly. Not that I can live without it, since I have always been on Windows, it seems outrageous to even auto-hide the task bar. But since I also love the way desktop looks in Mac, I have installed Rocket dock to gain that look. Its a tool that will create a Mac-style dock on your desktop. You can insert your desktop shortcuts into this dock and your minimized windows would show in it as well. Here is how my desktop looked after installing RocketDock : Its very customizable, you can delete the existing icons, add new, change the visual style of the dock, its position and so much more. This is how it looks when you hover yo...

Here is the best solution for the people who want to type in Sinhala .But unfortunately i could not find the Windows XP version of this software.This will only works with Windows Vista and Windows 7 .You just have to download this software form here and install it to your pc.Then you are done.have fun with sinhala !!! Here's the layout of the keyboard

Finally windows x's live realeased the windows 7 transformation pack for windows XP with some new features. New 3rd-party applications ViGlance - Windows 7's Superbar emulation Improved 3rd-party applications ViStart - build recompile in native mode increasing its performance with Windows 7 skin TrueTransparency - Improved stability with version 1.0 plus SevenStyle's skin Functionalities update Automatic theme applying - Setup now applies themes automatically without user's interaction after restart Multi-user Login UI support - Allowing to see user accounts in horizontal view with multiline support Setup personization - Allowed ViSplore and WinFlip and support load/save configuration Superbar tweaks - Get Superbar UI with registry tweaks You can Download it from here Seven  Transformation Pack will replace many of the resources in Windows XP Boot screen Welcome Screen / Logon Screen New msstyles files (visual styles) New desktop and fil...