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The Best FREE Alternatives to Notepad

If you use Windows and use the default "Notepad" a lot for various tasks like writing notes, coding, etc, this topic might be useful for you. Today in this topic, we are going to cover a few FREE applications which look and work similar to Notepad but
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Jul 24 2010 11:45 PM
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Taskbar Drop Shadow: Add Cool Drop Shadow Effect to Windows Taskbar

If you use Windows and love to customize its look or add extra eye candy features, here is an interesting utility for you. "Taskbar Drop Shadow" is a small portable tool developed by "sweatyfish" @ DA which adds a drop shadow effect to Windows Taskbar:
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Jul 23 2010 02:14 AM
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FluentNotepad: Simple Notepad for Windows with Office 2010 Ribbons UI

If you love the new ribbon UI available in Microsoft Office and other MS products, you'll definitely love this small but excellent Notepad for Windows. "SalvoG92" @ DA has developed a cool Notepad "FluentNotepad" for Windows which comes with Office 2010
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Jul 23 2010 01:28 AM
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Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 2.0 Beta Version Available, Download Link Inside

Microsoft has released Beta version of its FREE Antivirus and antispyware program "Microsoft Security Essentials" (MSE) 2.0. New features in this beta version: Windows Firewall integration – During setup, Microsoft Security Essentials will now ask if you
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Jul 21 2010 08:43 AM
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Run It: Small Utility to Open Any Program by Typing its Name in RUN Dialog Box in Windows

Recently we posted a tutorial about opening a program by just typing its name in RUN dialog box in Windows: How to Open Any Program by Typing its Name in RUN Dialog Box in Windows? The above tutorial requires Registry editing and if you are not
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Jul 19 2010 05:24 AM
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Remove Annoying Ads from Windows Live Messenger (WLM) using A-Patch

UPDATE: New version of A-Patch is available for Windows Live Messenger Wave 4. A-Patch is a lightweight program designed to enhance your Windows Live Messenger experience. It does this by giving you a multitude of options, over 80, which allow you to
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Jul 16 2010 11:24 AM
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Nero BurnLite 10: Free but Restricted Disc Burning Software from Nero

Few months back, Nero provided a stripped down version of Nero 9 called "Nero 9 Essentials". Nero 9 Essentials: Nero Provides Stripped Down Version of Nero 9 Absolutely FREE Since it was a stripped down version, only basic features like data burning and
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Jul 13 2010 12:06 PM
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Unlocker: File Unlocking Utility for Windows

UPDATE: New version 1.9.0 released which also supports 64-bit files and comes in a portable version as well. Unlocker is an excellent file unlocking utility which works in Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and7. Many times we receive
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Jul 09 2010 05:50 PM
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Unlocker: File Unlocking Utility for Windows

UPDATE: New version 1.9.0 released which also supports 64-bit files and comes in a portable version as well. Unlocker is an excellent file unlocking utility which works in Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and7. Many times we receive
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Jul 09 2010 05:50 PM
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Hide or Show Windows Taskbar on the Fly

"Windows Taskbar Hide" is a very small and portable tool created by "B0M8" @ DA which allows you to hide or show Taskbar easily and quickly. It might become very handy if you use a dock utility like RK Launcher, Rocket Dock, etc. Simply run the tool and
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Jul 07 2010 09:04 AM
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Hide or Show Windows Taskbar on the Fly

"Windows Taskbar Hide" is a very small and portable tool created by "B0M8" @ DA which allows you to hide or show Taskbar easily and quickly. It might become very handy if you use a dock utility like RK Launcher, Rocket Dock, etc. Simply run the tool and
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Jul 07 2010 08:40 AM
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Get Web Browser Like Tabs Feature in Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010

If you use Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010, here is something interesting for you. By default Microsoft Word doesn't provide Tab feature and if you open multiple document files, it opens them in multiple windows. Wouldn't it be great if you can get web
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Jul 07 2010 08:32 AM
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Get Web Browser Like Tabs Feature in Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010

If you use Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010, here is something interesting for you. By default Microsoft Word doesn't provide Tab feature and if you open multiple document files, it opens them in multiple windows. Wouldn't it be great if you can get web
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Jul 07 2010 08:32 AM
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Download Windows 7 Theme for WinRAR Archiver

WinRAR is one of the most famous archive manager for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. If you use WinRAR and don't like its default theme, icons, here is something interesting for you. "K-lkki" @ DA has created an awesome looking Windows 7 theme for WinRAR
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Jul 06 2010 05:12 AM
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Download Windows 7 Theme for WinRAR Archiver

WinRAR is one of the most famous archive manager for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. If you use WinRAR and don't like its default theme, icons, here is something interesting for you. "K-lkki" @ DA has created an awesome looking Windows 7 theme for WinRAR
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Jul 06 2010 05:12 AM
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Tweak and Customize Microsoft Internet Explorer with Tweak IE

If you are an IE user, you should definitely give this freeware a try. Tweak IE is a freeware tweaker for Internet Explorer. Tweak IE lets you tweak & customize the Internet Explorer UI to suit your requirements, easily from one interface. This
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Jul 06 2010 04:56 AM
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[Classic Menu, UBitMenu] 2 Freeware to Get the Classic Menubar and Toolbar Back in Microsoft Office 2010

We have blogged about both tools a long time back when Office 2007 was released and the good news is that both tools have been upgraded to support Office 2010 as well. We all know that new Office 2010 has a new feature "Ribbons" which has totally changed
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Jul 02 2010 12:40 PM
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[MSE Latest Version Update] Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0.1963.0 Released, Download Link Inside

Microsoft has released a new version of its free security suite "Microsoft Security Essentials". The version number is 1.0.1963.0. MSE is absolutely free and can be used in Windows XP, Vista and 7. Both 32 and 64-bit versions are supported. You can
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Jun 29 2010 01:55 PM
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AeroBar: Show Titlebar Text in Windows Vista and 7 Explorer

UPDATE: Utility version updated to 1.3 which now allows you to easily enable/disable titlebar text. Run the utility once to show titlebar text and run it again to disable titlebar text. So now the utility acts like a switch. Have you ever wondered why
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Jun 28 2010 09:26 PM
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Download FREE Image Composite Editor (ICE) from Microsoft

Microsoft Image Composite Editor is an advanced panoramic image stitcher. Given a set of overlapping photographs of a scene shot from a single camera location, the application creates a high-resolution panorama that seamlessly combines the original
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Jun 23 2010 07:19 AM
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7 Logon Changer: Change Windows 7 Login Screen on the Fly

UPDATE: A new version has been released which supports Flickr and Picasa Images with options to search by tag or featured (Picasa) or Interestingness (Flickr). We all know Windows 7 allows users to easily change Login screen background: Windows 7
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Jun 22 2010 04:46 PM
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Daniusoft DVD Creator for Mac

"Daniusoft DVD Creator for Mac" is amazing Mac DVD burning software which brings high performance to burn any video file like AVI, MP4, MOV, FLV, MPEG, to DVD for playback on your home DVD players. Whether you want to burn downloaded movies and self-made
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Jun 21 2010 07:32 PM
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WinToFlash: Utility to Create Bootable USB Drive to Install Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and 7

WinToFlash is a software for transfer your Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and 7 setup from CD or DVD to USB. This is about you can install your Windows from flash drive, USB pen, HDD, etc to your computer or netbook. And this is not all it
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Jun 19 2010 12:10 AM
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XTweaker: A Free Portable Tweaking Utility for Windows XP, Vista and 7

We have posted about "Windows 7 Little Tweaker" in past which allows you to tweak a few interesting things in Windows 7. Today we are sharing another similar tool "XTweaker" which works in Windows XP, Vista and 7. It allows you to: Add Msconfig to My
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Jun 11 2010 05:51 AM
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Enhance Windows Taskbar’s Auto-Hide Functionality Using Taskbar Activate

Many Windows users want to customize Taskbar's Auto-Hide feature as there are no settings available by default to customize it. You can't customize Auto-Hide time delay, Always on Top settings, etc. Today we are going to share an excellent small utility
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Jun 09 2010 07:27 AM
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Wondershare Time Shuttle: Shuttle Among 1000 Snapshots to Remove PC Problems

Wondershare Time Shuttle is all-round system restore, drive data recovery and file recovery software. With the help of up to 1,000 restore points (snapshots) you created, you can repudiate what you have restored and go back, and recover files quite
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Jun 06 2010 10:48 PM
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Close All: Small Tool to Close All Running Program Windows On The Fly

"Close All" tool lets you to close all running applications with just one click. It doesn't use system resources because it only flashes a 'close' signal to all open windows on the desktop and then ceases. Just create a shortcut to the tool in the Start
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Jun 04 2010 08:08 PM
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Chit Chat for Facebook: Free IM to Chat with your Facebook Contacts without using Web Browser

Chit Chat for Facebook is a free instant messenger that allows you to chat with all your Facebook contacts. Chit Chat connects to Facebook Chat and removes the need to use a web-browser to talk over Facebook Chat. Benefits of Chit Chat for Facebook: Fun
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Jun 04 2010 06:04 PM
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Download X-Setup Pro for FREE: Ultimate Tweaking Software for Microsoft Windows

UPDATE: X-Setup Pro have been shut down and now its absolutely free to download and use. X-Setup Pro is the ultimate in system configuration or tweaking as some people would say. It covers all types of options and has many useful features. X-Setup Pro is
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Jun 02 2010 08:00 PM
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Windows Show Desktop Link: Get the Good Old “Show Desktop” Icon Back in Windows 7

We all know that Microsoft has moved the "Show Desktop" icon present in "Quick Launch" toolbar to the extreme right of Taskbar aka Superbar in Windows 7. Now its shown as a transparent rectangle in the new Superbar. Many users found it quite annoying and
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May 22 2010 01:22 PM
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Download Free “Microsoft Download Manager” from Microsoft

Microsoft has released a free download manager for Windows. "Microsoft Download Manager" enables you to download files from the Internet in a more reliable and faster way than using a browser alone. Using the Download Manager makes it easier to download
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May 22 2010 05:01 AM
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Handy Backup Server – Reliable Backup Solution for Enterprise Network

Handy Backup Server is a complete enterprise backup solution for companies working under Windows 2008/2003 Server and Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000. Centralized workstation backup and an ability of fast system recovery make it one of the best utilities for
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May 18 2010 06:55 PM
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Get FREE 1 Year License of IObit Advanced SystemCare PRO Worth $29.95

UPDATE: New Offer to celebrate 5th birth anniversary. IObit Advanced SystemCare Pro protects and speeds up your computer. It provides an always-on, automated, all-in-one PC Healthcare Service with anti-spyware, privacy protection, performance tune-ups,
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May 16 2010 10:30 PM
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What is Microsoft .NET Framework? Download Links for All Versions Inside

Many times you download a software and find that its not working in your system. You get an error message that Microsoft .NET Framework needs to be installed. Sometimes the developer of software mentions that you need Microsoft .NET Framework installed
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May 15 2010 11:12 PM
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TaskDock: Center All Taskbar (Superbar) Buttons in Windows 7

"TaskDock" is an excellent portable utility created by our friend "Solo-Dev" @ DA which gives Windows 7 Superbar a bit more Dock like feeling. This utility automatically centers all Taskbar buttons including pinned items as shown in following screenshot:
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Mar 29 2010 03:27 PM
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Download WinStep Nexus Dock with Live Icon Reflection and System Tray Support

UPDATE: A new version 10.3 has been released which comes with fully functional System Tray support. It makes it the one and only dock application to have System Tray capability. "WinStep Nexus Dock" is a FREE dock for Windows users which provides live
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Mar 26 2010 07:55 PM
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7Customizer: vLite Replacer for Windows 7 to Customize and Tweak Setup ISO

Recently we blogged about "RT Seven Lite" which allows you to customize Windows 7 setup. You can add wallpapers, Icons, themes in the setup. You can also integrate updates, drivers and remove components from the setup. Today we are sharing another
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Mar 10 2010 02:37 PM
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RT Seven Lite: Tool to Customize and Tweak Windows 7 Setup ISO

If you want to install Windows 7 in your system, but miss a customization tool just like vLite (for Windows Vista) or nLite (for Windows XP) to customize Windows 7 setup ISO file, here is a great news for you. "RT Seven Lite" allows you to customize your
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Mar 07 2010 02:34 PM
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Acer Gridvista: Get Windows 7 “Aero Snap” Feature in XP and Vista

We have covered several freeware in past which can bring Windows 7's "Aero Snap" feature in Windows XP and Vista. Few of them are AeroSnap, WindowSpace and WinSplit Revolution. Today we are sharing another freeware which is called "Acer Gridvista". This
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Feb 28 2010 07:35 PM
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COMODO System Cleaner: Yet Another FREE Tuneup Utilities Suite

Comodo System Cleaner is a powerful suite of utilities and tools that allows you to make your Windows based computer faster, more efficient and more secure. Take control by customizing virtually every aspect of Windows XP, Vista and 7 behavior with just
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Feb 26 2010 08:22 PM