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07 30th, 2009
The PC Doctor wrote an intriguing post today on
Here’s a little taster
For those of you out there looking for a free, basic, easy-to-use CD/DVD burning solution, then Nero might have the tool for you.
Grab the download here.
The catch? Well, there are three:
It’s very basic. There are free tools that do a lot more available out there, such as ImgBurn and CDBurnerXP.
It tries to install the Ask toolbar and change your default search provider. You do get the option not to do this, but you need to pay attention during installation.
It’s Windows-only.
Other than that, it’s worth a try!
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04 28th, 2009
The PC Doctor wrote an intriguing post today on
Here’s a little taster
If you’re an Office 2007 user then you need to head over to the Microsoft Download Center and grab Service Pack 2 (SP2).
SP2 offers what you expect from a service pack. A mix of performance and security updates, as well as support for a new file formats such as PDF and ODF.
If you don’t want to bother grabbing the Office 2007 SP2 right now, it’ll be available via Automatic Update “no sooner than three months from now.”
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02 16th, 2009
The PC Doctor wrote an intriguing post today on
Here’s a little taster
Here’s a toolkit that should be installed on every PC geek’s USB flash drive - Technibble’s Computer Repair Utility Kit!
Loads of amazing tools all contained in a single download!
File Management
CCleaner - Cleans up Windows systems. Clears temporary internet files, cookies, history etc..
JkDefragGUI - An advanced defragging tool far superior to the built in Windows one
DriveimageXML - Hard drive imaging tool. Allows you to get a single file out of a whole image too
Explore2fs - Allows you to explore hard drives with Linux file systems
Double Killer - Finds duplicate files and deletes them
Deep Burner - CD/DVD Burning software
7-Zip Portable - Archive creating and extraction tool. Can handle most compression formats
PC-Decrapifier - Cleans out the crap that comes installed on new brand name computers (Norton trials, toolbars etc.)
Information
Process Explorer - Allows you to view system processes
System Information - View lots of information about a system (specs, passwords, temperatures etc.)
ProduKey - View software […]
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