Software FYI: Outlook Tools

I don’t use Outlook myself being quite happy for the most part with Windows Live Mail but I know that there is a crapload of you out there who do so this Software FYI is for you. Outlook Tools is a self-contained tool chest of goodies for gaining control over your Outlook email client as well as providing you with a whole bunch of tweaks for it. With Outlook tools…
Read more...Software FYI: Instant Elevator Music – for your downloading listening pleasure
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I’ll be you’re going WTF is he going on about? Not only does that headline make absolutely no sense who wants to listen to elevator music if not being forced to? Well I haven’t lost my mind (yet) and this isn’t about actually downloading any elevator music but rather a little utility that lets you tell Windows to play a music file of your choice while any of the supported…
Read more...Software FYI: Windows Error Code Lookup Tool
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One of the more irritating things about all versions of Windows (ya ya I know it’s hard to keep track of them all blah blah) is its use of insanely cryptic error codes when something goes wrong. After all just what is 0×80070570 suppose3 to mean? Yes you could take the time to try and find the answer using Google or Bing but then you have to sort through some…
Read more...Free Software: O&O DiskStat Pro
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I have used O&O software in the past so I have no problem recommending their products id you find yourself in a situation where their products fit the bill. Best known of their products is O&O Defrag which is one of the best defrag for the Windows platform. So when I saw this offer for a free copy of their DiskStat program I quickly got a copy for myself. From…
Read more...Software FYI: Glint System Activity Monitor
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While not for everyone I know that there are a large number of folks who love nothing better than being able to see how their system is behaving at the drop of a hat using all manner of graphical displays. I know this because I use to be one of those people which is why I thought I would pass along this little gem called Glint. Apparently, from the author…
Read more...Is Svhost.exe killing your CPU? Fix it with this handy utility
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You’re quietly working away minding your own business when you start to find that programs are taking a coffee break amount of time to open and everything seems to be taking forever to complete (never mind the it’s Windows what do you expect jokes – heard them all). As the frustration mounts you wonder what could be causing the problem so you fire up Task Manager to take a look…
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