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Free DVD to Blackberry Converter

Tech2know — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:30:17 +0000

Friends, as far as I think all of us have liking toward one or the other kind of music/videos and have collection of the favourite music in DVD’s. But it is not always possible play DVD’s all the times. For example while travelling in bus, train or plane. What a journey it would be if we can listen/watch to our favourite music/videos as well. Then why not to keep it in your Blackberry. Yes, the obvious question would be how to convert DVD format to Blackberry supported format.

The answer is Free DVD to Black berry Converter.

Free DVD to BlackBerry Converter is a powerful, professional and easy-to-use DVD to BlackBerry converter, which can easily convert DVD to BlackBerry MPEG-4, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AVI, WMV, 3GP video and AAC, MP3, M4A, WMA, AMR audio in the highest conversion speed and with best image and sound quality. With this powerful BlackBerry Converter, the output video and audio files can be perfectly played on different BlackBerry series.

Free DVD to Blackberry not only allows you convert the formats but also enable you to merge several video files into one.

Supported Operating systems

Windows XP/ Vista 32-bit /Vista 64-bit / Windows 7. I installed it on Vista 32 bit and it worked fine.

Installation

Installation is just a matter of a few clicks on well known ‘Next’ button and completes in no time.

Download

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CyberGhost – A superb Freeware for Anonymous Surfing

Tech2know — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:33:32 +0000

Now a days all of us use the web everyday without knowing that we leave personal information every time we visit a website. You leave behind a load of trails when you surf on the Internet, but not only on your PC. Each access provider knows exactly when you visited which websites. Many websites save your address and the details of what you looked at. Any time anyone visits a web server, they always unwittingly leave behind their IP address as an indication of their visit. It is also specified exactly in the server logs which content was transferred to this IP address, which content was downloaded and where on the website which link was clicked. The website is also often informed as to where you have come from.

There is little privacy on the Internet. Website operators would like to know what you’re interested in. Businesses want to know what you’re up to on the Internet. It’s time for you to protect yourself and your privacy. How ?

CyberGhost VPN is the answer to the question. I just came across this useful piece of software and used its free version.

CyberGhost is an important tool for protecting your privacy. CyberGhost VPN replaces the externally visible IP address, which users have received from their provider when they dial up to connect to the Internet, with a CyberGhost VPN IP address. The CyberGhost user shares this IP address with a number of other users. This procedure ensures that the CyberGhost VPN IP address should not be assigned to one particular CyberGhost VPN user.

Supported operating systems

Windows 7, Vista and XP(32/64 Bit). I installed it on Vista(32 Bit) and it worked fine.

Installation

Installation is pretty straightforward and won’t land you in ‘keep guessing’ mode . After installation you need to create an online account before you can use it. This is only for the first time.

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[How to] Analyze/Clean Hard Disk Space with Free Disk Analyzers JDiskReport and FilePro

Tech2know — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:35:48 +0000

Friends, it is a reality that secondary storage space is not a major concern now a days. The days are over when we use to pay too much for a ok sort of hard disk in terms of capacity. And because of the high cost, one had to take care of every bit of space.

The era has changed. Now, almost every laptop come with at least 160GB hard disk which is quite enough for our requirement. But, it doesn’t mean that we don’t have to take care of the usage of our hard disk. At times, we may encounter a situation wherein we have to delete unnecessary files,which are taking a lot of space, from the system . For this, first we need to analyse that which are the culprit files that are eating up space. Obviously, we cannot do it manually. So what to do?

Well, there are two tools which can help you analyse the distribution of the space on your hard disk. The names are JDiskReport and FilePro. And believe me guys, these tools serves the purpose very well. The best part is, both the tools are absolutely Free!

JDiskReport

Below is a screen shot of JDiskReport

JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and directories consume on your disk drives, and it helps you find obsolete files and folders. The tool analyses your disk drives and collects several statistics which you can view as overview charts and details tables.This is ad-free uncrippled no-charge binary multi-platform software that never expires.

Supported operating systems

I tested JDiskReport on Windows XP and Windows Vista. It worked fine.

Prerequisite

JDiskReport require Java 5 or later, Java 6 is recommended.

Features

The feature which I personally liked is that JDiskReport show the list of 100 largest files, least recently modified files, and most recently files. This is a good place to find large and obsolete files. Apart from this there are many other features as well.

Size Perspective : The size perspective shows you how much space the files and folders consume on your disk drives. The size pie chart is probably the best to find monster files and folders. You can switch to the table view and toggle the display of files to get more detailed information about a folder.
Size distribution : The size distribution views help you to learn more about the different file sizes that exists on your hard disks. Look at these views to check whether the size distribution is what you expected it to be.

FilePro

Saleen FilePro is a powerful disk and file management utility that offers multiple features and tool which makes the task of analysis quite easy.

Below is a screen shot:

Supported operating systems

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Features

Generate disk tree maps for local or network volumes.
Search and locate files in tree maps by automatic zoom-in and positioning.
Save entire or partial volume snapshots.
Compare snapshot against current disk state or past snapshot
Copy/Move/Rename/Delete files or directories.
Tool: Compare files and/or directories
Tool: Find duplicate files
Batch renaming of files

Download

Click JDiskReport and FilePro to visit the respective official pages.

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[How to] Split and Merge PDF with Free Gios PDF Splitter and Merger

Tech2know — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:35:14 +0000

We all are aware of the word PDF. Well its a quite famous format for storing text documents. At times we encounter a situation wherein we need to either split a PDF file or merge PDF files into one. This may be a bit problematic because changing a PDF file in this manner will require a full software. Some of the free softwares are not efficient at work and other are paid.

I just came across a free software which makes process of splitting and merging of PDF files very easy. The tool is called as Gios PDF Splitter and Merger.

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Gios PDF Splitter and Merger is a handy tool that will help you merging and splitting PDF documents with ease. Its an Open Source PDF Split and Merge utility for Windows and require .NET Framework version 2.0.

Supported operating systems

I tried this on Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 7 (All 31 bit).

Installation

Its a very small standalone application and doesn’t require installation.

Prerequisite

.NET Framework version 2.0.

Features

It is a very simple application. The GUI is quite comprehensible. You really don’t have to think on how to use it. Its straight forward. You can simple drag and drop files and Gios PDF Splitter and Merger will do the job.

I have used it around 14 times and didn’t encounter any problem.

Download

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[How to] Securely Communicate Online with Free RetroShare

Tech2know — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:35:08 +0000

Well, we all communicate online with our friends, relatives, girl friends by using various means. For example, messengers. Be it Yahoo, Gtalk, or MSN. All serves same purpose of letting us communicate online.

There is another free communication platform about which many of us don’t know. Its called as RetroShare.

RetroShare is a Open Source cross-platform, private and secure decentralised communication platform. It lets you to securely chat and share files with your friends and family, using a web-of-trust to authenticate peers and OpenSSL to encrypt all communication. RetroShare provides file sharing, chat, messages, forums and channels.

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Supported operating systems.

Windows(I tested it on Vista), Ubuntu, Mac.

Installation and prerequisite

You must install GPG4Win v1.1.4 in you are installing RetroShare under windows. Well, you don’t have to search for GPG4Win separately because win32 installer of RetroShare automatically installs it but you will need to first remove any more recent version of gpg4win.

Features

Serverless, encrypted Chat & File transfer
Multiple simultaneous downloads / uploads
Search Friends
Messages
Forums
UPnP / NAT-PMP port forwarding support
GnuPG Authentication
OpenSSL Encryption
DHT support
Plugins support
Graphical User Interface written with Qt4 toolkit
System tray integration

One of the feature which I personally like about RetroShare is that

RetroShare is serverless, which means – unlike other messengers, you don’t* need to register, complete annoying registration forms and receive tons of ads. Sending a key to your friend by e-mail is enough to set up your own IM network. This also means no IM spam, because people you didn’t invite absolutely cannot connect.

Download and more information

Visit official page to download and explore more about RetroShare.

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[How to] Extend Right Click Menu of Windows 7 With Free Right Click Extender

Tech2know — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:35:48 +0000

Let us take an example of a situation wherein you want to move a particular file or folder to other in Windows operating system. What you will do? Well its quite simple and everyone knows that. Just cut the file/folder and paste it in destination folder. But how good it would be if this option exists in right click menu itself.

Here comes a free utility called Right Click Extender with which you can add a number of options in right click menu which are present as such.

Below is a screen shot :

Right-Click Extender is an intuitive application that will offer you the possibility to add several important items to the context menu of Windows.

Supported operating systems

I tested it on Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

Installation

Its a standalone application and doesn’t require installation

What you can do with Right Click Extender

File and Folder Options:

Option to add or remove Copy To
Option to add or remove Move To
Option to add or remove Admin Command Prompt
Option to add or remove Encrypt/Decrypt
Option to add or remove File List Create
Option to add or remove My Computer God Mode
Option to add or remove Hide File
Option to add or remove Unhide File
Option to add or remove Hide Folder
Option to add or remove Unhide Folder
Option to add or remove Take Ownership

Desktop Options:

Option to add or remove Flip3D
Option to add or remove Desktop God Mode
Option to add or remove Control Panel
Option to add or remove Task Manager
Option to add or remove Administrative Tools
Option to add or remove Registry Editor

Download

You can download Right Click Extender from The Windows Club Website.

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[How to]Tweak Windows7 to Explore Faster With Free 7plus

Tech2know — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:35:17 +0000

Friends, the word Windows doesn’t require any introduction. Most of the home PCs run on Windows family of operating systems. All of us who have Windows installed in their PC or laptop are very well aware of its functions. How good it would be if you are able to tweak some of the functions of Windows to enhance your navigation/exploring experience.

Yes. There exist a freeware which will help you in achieving this. The application is called 7plus. In short, 7plus allows you to perform various tasks faster. For example, you can create new folders by pressing function key, Paste text or image from clipboard as file, quickly upload file to an FTP server with a single hot key and many more.

Below is a screen shot :

Written in Autohotkey, 7plus is a project which tries to make working with Windows much more comfortable by adding features to explorer, window handling, and lots of other small tweaks. For example it allows you to quickly upload files to an FTP server directly from explorer with a single hotkey, navigate to your favourite folders with numpad keys, keep windows always on top, etc

Supported operating systems

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7. I tested it on 32 bit versions.

Installation

Its a very small(approx 432 KB) standalone application which doesn’t require installation.

Features

Explorer features for all Windows

Store favourite folders and recall them for very fast navigation.
Upload files, screenshots and clipboard content directly to an FTP server with just one hotkey.
Create new folders and text files by pressing F8/F7.
Paste text or image from clipboard as file.
Open any file in your favourite text/image editor by pressing F3.

Windows 7/Vista specific

Show favourite folders in the explorer folder band bar like Web Browser favourite bars.
Make Backspace go upwards again.
Show free space and selected file size in status bar.
Automatically check “Apply to all further operations” checkboxes in file operation dialog boxes.
Activate Aero Flip 3D by moving the mouse to the top left corner of the screen.
Change the desktop wallpaper by middle clicking on the desktop (Win7 only).
Cycle through windows by clicking on a task group button (Win7 only)

Miscellaneous

Paste previous clipboard text entries by pressing WIN+V.
Use a Joypad/Gamepad to remote control the mouse, keyboard and zoom.
Open current folder in CMD by pressing WIN+C and enable CTRL+V to paste and ALT+F4 in CMD.
Rotate images in Windows Picture Viewer by pressing R and L.

More information and downloading

Visit official page to download and explore more about 7plus. You can also find a number of video tutorials on the page.

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[How to] Convert Video From Any Format To Any With Free Any Video Converter

Tech2know — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:35:59 +0000

There are many instances when we want to convert out favourite video from one format to other. For example, if you want to convert a video to MP4, MOV, M4V format supported by iPhone so that you can watch the video any time on your beautiful handset. You may also want to convert other formats also which I’ll cover later in this post. I came across a software which is pretty good at this work

Any Video Converter is superb piece of application which enable you to convert videos from multiple format to many other format. It is one of the best in class video converter with fast converting speed and excellent video quality. And you don’t have to pay anything. Its absolutely FREE!

Below is a screen shot :

Any Video Converter is a professional video converter which can convert video files from various formats with fast converting speed and excellent video quality . It can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for iPod/PSP or other portable video device, MP4 player or smart phone. It also supports any user defined video file formats as the output. It has an unmatchable speed and high quality. Any Video Converter makes it easy for anyone to enjoy the any format video with your iPod, PSP, mobile phone or MP4 player.

Supported Operating systems

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Installation

Its quick and require a few clicks on well known ‘Next’ button.

Features

Supports input formats like avi, asf, mov, rm, rmvb, flv, mkv, mpg, 3gp, m4v, vob, YouTube videos. Well, not impressed. Just click all formats to see the huge number of formats supported by the application.
Support output format like avi, mp4, wmv, swf, flv, mkv, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, mpg (PAL or NTSC), mp3, wma, ogg, aac, wave, m4a.
Download and convert online videos from YouTube, Google and NicoVideo.
Merge video clips into a single file.
Supports video trimming to convert any part you need of the original videos.
Convert video to audio formats like MP3, OGG, WAV, ACC, WMA.

Output formats

Below screen shot shows the profiles in which you can convert a video.

Download and more information

Visit official page to download and explore more about the converter.

The user interface is very simple and comprehensible. You don’t have to search for options here and there like we might have done in many other video converting softwares in the past.

I already converted some of the videos from one format to other and believe me friends, the quality is awesome! The newly created file will be stored in different location leaving the original file untouched.

In simple words, This is A must have utility.

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