Tag archive for ‘Freeware’
One-click switching to any DNS provider of your choice
Overwhelmed with the fantastic response to my Google DNS Helper, I decided to write a much better version of it, not restricted only to using Google Public DNS but other popular public DNS services. Presenting the DNS Helper The name says it all. The utility runs in your Windows notification area and provides a popup [...]
Tagged as dns, download, Freeware + Categorized under Technology, .NET
Safely switch to Google Public DNS for a faster internet experience
Earlier this week, Google announced a new service – Google Public DNS. For the uniniated, DNS is a system that converts simple website addresses like www.google.com to IP addresses like 209.85.231.99. So for every website you visit, your browser requests the DNS to resolve the IP address before it can show you the actual page [...]
Tagged as dns, download, Freeware, google + Categorized under Technology, .NET
How To – Catalog your Movie Collection
I’m sure most of you have quite a handful of movies on your hard-disks. I recently upgraded my HDD just so that I could accommodate my growing movie collection. Soon, finding some movie or some actor becomes difficult and you’ll have to start cataloging everything. Now there are the popular ones like DVD Profiler and [...]
Tagged as catalog, download, Freeware, movie + Categorized under Technology, How To, Technology
How To – Tidy up your Explorer right-click menu
Ever got frustrated with the annoyingly long right-click menu on your computer? (It could even make your PC slower). Well, I have! Googling a solution to knock a couple of items off the context menu, you’d most likely end up with a lotta websites asking you to manually edit your registry, which I would not [...]
Tagged as download, explorer, Freeware + Categorized under Technology, Freeware, Technology, How To
Tip: Check Your USB Drive Speeds
Ever wanted to check the actual speed of your trusted little USB drive? Well here’s a small utility (available as both free and paid versions) that lets you benchmark your USB device. I ran a sample test on a friend’s Transcend 2GB JetFlash device and came up with the screenshot below! Looks like its a [...]
Tagged as download, Freeware, usb + Categorized under Technology, Freeware
