SIW is an advanced System Information for Windows tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings and displays it in an extremely comprehensible manner.
Software
ReNamer 5.05
ReNamer is a very powerful and flexible file renaming tool, which offers all the standard renaming procedures, including prefixes, suffixes, replacements, case changes, as well as removing contents of brackets, adding number sequences, changing file extensions, etc…
‘5.05 is a’ Small update which addresses several important issues with the previous version.
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OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 released already
The official release date for OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 is September 17th, 2007 but it has already been released for the public. This new version an be downloaded from several mirrors such as OSUOSL and tried out today.
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Sweet Site Of The Week – Shell Extension City
Every week I’ll try and introduce you to a new site I like. Usually this will be computer related but not always. This week:
SHELL EXTENSION CITY – Configure Your System Wickedly
This site posts unique links & software (usually freeware) that you often don’t see anywhere else.
Process Explorer v11.02
Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
This update fixes bugs in column set and NT 4 TCP/IP tab functionality.
Pidgin 2.2.0 Released
Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once.
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Cool Tool Of The Week – UBCD4WIN
This is my number 1 computer diagnostic and repair tool.
UBCD4Win is a bootable CD which contains software that allows you to repair, restore, or diagnose almost any computer problem. Our goal is to be the ultimate free hardware and software diagnostic tool. All software included in UBCD4Win are freeware utilities for Windows®. UBCD4Win is based on Bart’s PE©. Bart’s PE© builds a Windows® “pre-install” environment CD, basically Windows® booted from CD. We include many free hardware and software diagnostic tools that allow you to fix almost any problem you will face with your computer. With network support, the ability to modify NTFS volumes, recover deleted files, create new NTFS volumes, scan hard drives for viruses, etc. this project includes almost everything you need to repair your system problems. This project has been put together to be the ultimate recovery cd and not a replacement OS (Operating System).
CCleaner 2.0 Final Is Out
CCleaner v2.00.500 has been released and is the first 2.0 version to be marked as “final” (non-beta).
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history.
Full list of features.
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***Only the standard build is available as of this writing. Be sure to uncheck the Yahoo toolbar during install!
iTunes 7.4 obsolete after 48 hours;
iTunes 7.4 obsolete after 48 hours; 7.4.1 breaks homebrew ringtones
There are apps that age gracefully, staying functional and relevant for months or years with no changes at all…and then there’s iTunes.
Cool Tool Of The Week – SIW
This is one of my all-time favorite tools. Anyone who works on or with computers will at some point or another find this tool indispensable.
System Information for Windows – “Everything you want to know about your PC”.
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