Written in Autohotkey, 7plus is a project which makes working with Windows much more comfortable by adding features to explorer, window handling, and lots of other tweaks. For example it allows you to quickly upload files to an FTP server directly from explorer with a single hotkey, navigate to your favorite folders with numpad keys, keep windows always on top, etc...
Ever tried cross platform remote access or control? Here is a way you can access MAC using Windows remotely. WOW! Windows can do this! Really? The answer is yes. Apple has got a built-in Apple Remote Desktop (ARD), but you can not use Windows to remote access Apple through ARD. But there is a way you can control MAC OS X using Windows. The trick is to use Vine Server (OSXvnc) at MAC and any other free remote VNC viewer at Windows.
Have you ever seen those motivational images like this one on black background and single word written with an inspirational quote? I tried to make one like those too!
It is necessary to wash and clean system registry and TEMP files for Windows periodically to retain maximum performance. Prefetch is a very useful technique in Windows. After using Windows after some time, the prefetch folder can get full of rarely used or obsolete links and data which will slow down your computer noticeably. Here is how you can increase your system performance by cleaning prefetch folder.
Have you been curious about Linux and Ubuntu but never tried it yet? Have you got one hard disk and one OS (Windows) and you do not want to mess up with your data, files and OS but still want to try Ubuntu? O' Com'n, we both know you want to try Ubuntu, because you have heard about it a lot. Here is a safe chance for you to try Ubuntu. Install it, use it and uninstall it, just like any other software in Windows. Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click using Windows OS. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way.
StarBurn (100% based on StarBurn SDK) is a free and powerful software product that allows everyone to grab, burn and master CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. The StarBurn program supports all types of optical media (including CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, BD-R/RE, HD-DVD-R/RW and DVD-RAM) and a wide range of burning hardware.
The program is really easy to install and use because it contains a number of step-by-step wizards that make any operation as easy as possible. From now on you don't need to read long manuals, you just perform the traditional 'click Next' and have all your tasks completed quickly and easily. StarBurn also has a Quick Start Wizard that provides information on how to simplify frequently used operations such as disc copying and grabbing.
From now on, Windows XP (98, ME),burning CD ROM and StarBurn software are the only things you need to make unlimited number of CD/DVD copies of your favorite Mp3 songs and DVD movies.
It's a painful install since Microsoft provides no direct upgrade path, but here is a video showing you how to upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7.
System Restore is a component of Microsoft's Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems that allows for the rolling back of system files, registry keys, installed programs, etc., to a previous state in the event of malfunctioning or failure. System Restore takes "snapshots" of critical system files and some program files and registry settings and stores this information as restore points. If your computer is not functioning correctly, you can use these restore points to return Windows to a previous state when your computer was functioning correctly. It can also change scripts, batch files, and other kinds of executable files on your computer. Here is how you can turn off /on system restore.
Usually Windows Updates runs in the background whenever you go online and updates different services of Windows and fix security issues and of course tells you whether you are using a licensed copy of Windows or a pirated copy and smack your desktop with a sticker labeled as thief. The thing is, you do not know what is being updated and you do not have control over it. WUD is a software that lets you know about the updates and let you choose from the list to install what you want. Running Windows XP, Vista or Win7? Use this utility for update process.
See why and how Windows 7 is better than Windows Vista or Windows XP. Here is a detailed features list which you can do or can not do in different versions of Windows. Windows 7 has got some improved and some other brand new features included in it.
