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Vyew My PC easy online desktop sharing for anyone

Vyew My PC is a flash-based instant desktop sharing product with a lot of fun features.
Basically, go to the Vyew My PC web page and click start sharing my desktop. You will be given a unique, unguessable URL. You can then share that URL with anyone you’d like to share your desktop with. There [...]

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How to add a file extension column to Windows Explorer

You can use Windows Explorer to sort files by name, size, file type, or date modified. But for some reason Microsoft doesn’t give you the option to sort by file extension. CPExt does.
In order to install CPExt, you need to download and unzip the installer to a temporary folder. Right click on the file [...]

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ZSoft Uninstaller helps keep your PC tidy

The Windows add/remove utility does a pretty crappy job of cleaning up after programs you’ve uninstalled. That’s because it pretty much just relies on the built-in uninstall utilities that software makers package with their programs. And many of those are just sloppy. They might remove the application but leave behind settings and extra documents and [...]

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SlingPlayer 2.0 released today

Slingbox from SlingMedia is one of my favorite things to use. Being rather addicted to watching the Food Network and TLC’s What Not to Wear it’s great to just grab my laptop and check out what’s on wherever I am. My favorite time to use Slingbox? In the car on long road trips.
Normally to [...]

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How to extract images from PDF files without using copy and paste

PDF Image Extract is a free Windows utility that does exactly what the name suggests: it extracts images from PDF files. Sure, you could save pictures one at a time the old fashioned way by hitting print screen and pasting the image into an editor or using a screen capture program. But PDF Image Extract [...]

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Is Fumpr really “the world’s fastest photo storage?”

Fumpr is an image hosting site that claims to be “the world’s fastest photo storage.” It definitely has the simplest possible interface: a browse button to select the file you want to upload, and a “fump” button to share something. Fumpr falls into the unfortunate category of names that will probably never catch on because [...]

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Zoundry Raven: Portable blogging client for your flash drive

There are plenty of applications that let you write blog posts without using the default web interface for Blogger, Wordpress, LiveJournal, or other blog platforms. But most have one limitation - you have to download and install the application on each and every computer you plan to work on. While Zoundry Raven might not have [...]

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DM2: Window Management Wizardry

The Windows Explorer shell is great and all, but I’ve written before about some of it limitations and omissions - and offered up some downloads that help patch the holes. DM2 is yet another solid choice: it’s free, tiny, portable and it’s got a ton of useful tricks up its sleeve.
DM2 looks like any other [...]

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QWinApt Wants to Be Synaptic When it Grows Up

With the number of apps I’m downloading steadily on the rise, I’m always on the lookout for tools to simplify the process for me. QWinApt aims to give us poor Windows users a utility with the same killer functionality of Linux’s Synaptic package manager. It’s a great idea, and an improvement from Win-get (which Brad [...]

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Pismo File Mount turns any ZIP or ISO file into a virtual drive

There are plenty of utilities that will let you mount a disc image as a virtual drive, allowing you to browse the contents without actually burning the image to a disc. But Pismo File Mount is one of the easiest to use that we’ve seen — and it has the added benefit of also being [...]

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Jing turns one, offers 10x more storage space for screencasts

It’s been just over a year since TechSmith launched the Jing Project, a free utility for capturing screenshots and screencasts. Users can also upload their video recordings to Screencast.com to share with other users. Techsmith is celebrating Jing’s birthday by increasing the amount of storage space it gives to Screencast.com users to 2GB. That’s ten [...]

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Know Your 802.11 Surroundings With Xirrus Wifi Monitor

Widgets are cool, especially when they do something useful - and even cooler when they look quasi-military.
Xirrus Wifi Monitor is available as a Yahoo Widget (for Mac, too) and a Vista Sidebar Gadget. It sits at the side of your screen scanning at your specified interval and updating its tiny radar screen with new hits. [...]

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Portrait Professional lets you airbrush away imperfections

Do you ever end up with a really good picture of yourself, except for maybe too much shine on your face from the flash? Or your face looks a bit more red than you would like? Of course. We all have those photos. Portrait Professional can help you touch up those little imperfections.
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Control Freaks: Tell Apps Which CPU Core To Use

SMP Seesaw is a small, simple application that gives you full control over your dual-core processor Windows system. Select a running process, click the move button, and you can quickly divide your active tasks between your cores any way you see fit. Sure, Windows is supposed to do this manually, but some of us would [...]

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Home Inventory: track your belongings, have peace of mind

Home Inventory is a free program for Windows or Mac that lets you create a home inventory complete with product photo and receipt scan. A home inventory is an important protective measure for any home owner, renter, or insurance-policy holder as it can be invaluable in times of disaster to help prove to a claims [...]

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