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Manage your android with ease Droid explorer

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:13:35 +0000

Multiple Device Support
Copy local files to device , Copy and auto-apply update.zip
Auto detection of connected/disconnected device
APK file icon and extended information
Device command shell window
Reboot device/Reboot device in to recovery mode
Open files for viewing / execution locally with the default file type executable
Drag & Drop file copy from Explorer
Flash Recovery Image
Package Manager (Install & Uninstall)
No need to mount SD card to access files from computer
Access files in other directories besides SD card
Copy files from device to local clipboard
Paste files from local clipboard to device
Open files on local machine
Display open with dialog to specify what to open a file with
Right click APK and Uninstall
Right click APK and Install
Plugins can register as a component to open files
Open from within Computer
Should now work with more ROMs as long as they are Rooted and have busybox
Device “Friendly Name” instead of device serial number.
Android Screencast Plugin – Control your android device with your mouse and keyboard
Install/Uninstall APK files right from explorer
Standalone plugin runner (will mainly be used for windows 7 jump lists and the apk installer but can be used to run any plugin.
Backup the “Google Experience” applications and creates an update.zip containing the applications
Use an existing Android SDK with Droid Explorer, or let Droid Explorer set up the SDK for you.

10 best ways to recover your lost files from your hard disk

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:16:19 +0000

There may be times you have shift deleted many important files or docs by mistake ? Or deleted them and Emptied the Recycle Bin? and wondering how to get the file back, in this case you have some of the best software choices to recover them.

So there is no need to search the web-o-sphere waste time and installing fake sofwares which lead to ad-ware and virus. Finally we came across the below softwares that are tried and tested to perform.Here are a 10 software’s that you can give a try!

10 best ways to recover your lost files from your hard disk.

1. Recuva(*****)
2. PCInspector File Recovery (*****)
3. Disk Digger (*****)
4. TestDisk
5. Pandora Recovery (*****) (we have reviewed in past take a look pandora recovery)
6. Glary Undelete (****) (from glary soft nice one)
7. PhotoRec (****)
8. CD Recovery Toolbox (*****)
9. DATA Unerase Personal Edition
10. FreeUndelete

Backup your Drivers in Windows 7

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:49:11 +0000

Every time we lose a CD which comes with your devices like web cam we waste lot time goggling for the compatible driver.Computers and the operating systems together cannot control every device. To dictate how every type of device should be controlled is done with the help of drivers, so the best you can do when ever you have driver generate backup with the help of Double driver and restore your drivers for future reference and installations.To know how it works pls refer to our old post last year.Now in the new version 4.1 double driver added Windows 7 compatibility.

Double Driver 4.1 Features

List, save, and print drivers details
Backup drivers from current Windows
Backup drivers from non-live/non-booting Windows
Backup drivers to structured folders, compressed (zipped) folder, and self-extracting capability
Restore drivers from previous backup
Available in GUI and CLI application
Portable (no installation required)

Download Double Driver 4.1 freeware for Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Detailed system statistics with Speccy

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:46:46 +0000

Speccy is a free tool from Piriform the makers of popular cleaning tool CCleaner. Speccy gather’s a variety of information about your system specs, including processor brand and model , hard drive type, size, speed and Temperature, amount of memory (RAM) installed , type of mobo-motherboard and graphics card detail and operating system information. So this tool comes handy in times of upgrading to detect your computer type and provides lot of other good to know information about your computer.

Speccy provides a good technical overview of your system without going into advance details, making it suitable for tech and normal users. Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7.

Download Speccy from FileHippo.com

VLC Media Player 1.1 – free download

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:22:10 +0000

VLC is a free open source cross-platform multimedia player. Video LAN has rolled out its official VlC media player 1.1 release candidate which adds a massive list of fixes specifically, the new release includes the following new features: GPU and DSP decoding, Faster and more stable,New codecs and HD codecs enhancements,MKV, mp4 and avi playback improvements and User Interface and playlist tweaks for complete changes detailed here and now is available for download for all platforms (Windows, Mac, and Linux systems). Just head over and get VLC 1.1.

vlc player

Freeware:View folder size notifier

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:16:20 +0000

Folder size a free open-source add on which adds a new column to the “Details view in Windows Explorer”. The new column shows not only the size of files, but also the size of folders. Folder Size will keep a track of the folders you view, and will scan them in the background so you can see a complete size of all the files within the folder. It’s very useful for exploring your disk or while cleaning the junk to make some space in your disk. Wonderful software however doesn’t work with Vista and Windows7.

Download folder size from publisher’s page ( is for win 2000, Xp)

A nice alternative to office 2010-Koffice

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:53:29 +0000

KOffice is an free integrated office suite built on the KDE platform. It utilizes free and open standards like Open-Document for its document formats, component communication and component embedding.KOffice is free software. includes all popular office applications with project management “KPlato”. If you are buying office 2010
why dont give a try for the free alternative - Download KOffice from publisher’s website

ShutdownGuard for windows

admin — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:57:48 +0000

ShutdownGuard a windows freeware utility helps prevent applications to shutdown without notifying you, reboot or log off your computer. When it prevents a shutdown it will pop up in the tray and asks you for the permission whether you want to continue.In Ms windows XP you will see tool-tip while on Vista and windows7 you see below screen which shows you page notifying applications blocking shutdown. no virus adware or spyware verified by Softpedia. This project is hosted on Google code get more information project page & Download link.

Delete Files Permanently with Secure Eraser

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 01:57:51 +0000

Deleting files from recycle bin doesn’t delete files from your computer it only removes the file system pointer to the file, all the data remains on our hard drive and files can be recovered by data recovery programs.So there is no use of deleting files from computer.

With Secure eraser a freeware which helps to delete your important files such as personal pics, documents safely by overwriting your sensitive files with random data. Secure Eraser supports other secure defense deletion standards such as US DoD 5220.22-M ECE, German standard and Peter Gutmann standard – and this freeware also offers several system utilities like Windows Registry cleaning and secure free space deletion for otimizing hard disk.

Secure Eraser creates context menu entries in context menus for files, folders and recycle bin to allow direct access to secure file deletion functions.

Works with windows 7 / 2k / XP / 2003 / Vista , Download link or get it from Tucows.

Giveaway: Advanced SystemCare PRO Edition

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:40:21 +0000

Get Advanced SystemCare Professional from IOBIT for free (Giveaway from Iobit on its 5th birth anniversary of Advanced SystemCare)

Features of PRO edition

System Care – Speeds up user’s PC and improves reliability.
High-speed Disk Defrag – Allows user to defragment hard drives up to 10 times faster than other defragmentation tools.
“SmartDefrag” Disk Optimization – Makes user’s hard drives run faster and be less fragmented in the future.
Registry Deep Clean and Optimization – Safely cleans registry junk, compacts registry bloats and defragment the whole registry for maximum performance.
Automated Working in the Background – User can set it as schedule or just let it work automatically when their PC is idle.
PC Security - Scans and removes spyware and adware using up-to-date definition files. It prevents spyware, hackers and hijackers from installing malicious items on user’s computer.
Extensive Clean-up – Boosts user’s system’s performance by cleaning missing files, destroying unwanted files, deleting obsolete files, and removing junk files.
TuneUp Utility – Turns user’s PC into a productive workstation, an entertainment center, a game machine, or a scientific computing PC.
Fixes Multiple System Errors – Continuously repairs system configurations by eliminating system bottlenecks and preventing crashes.
and much more.

Download here (From softpedia).Offer valid for 360 hrs visit this page to get free license.