With any operating system I like the idea of being in control and hence I want to have access to all the administrative tasks. This is more so in Windows. After all the reason we have windows is for ease of use. Let's see how to enable all the administrative tools in Windows 7 to be shown in the start menu. Administrative tools help you access power user settings like firewall, managing hard disks etc. These tools...

Norton is one of the leading internet security service provider with it's flagship product being Norton Internet Security (NIS) and Norton 360. They have released 2011 version 18.0 of NIS which is the next release after Norton Internet Security 2010 version 17.0. NIS 2011 is packed with modules like anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-worm, anti-phishing, firewall, bot protection, Norton SafeWeb, anti-spam, ...

Couple of days back we wrote about Registry First Aid 6 and how you could get a free license. There's another very popular utility called as Registry Mechanic that takes care of your Windows registry with ease. And we are going to tell you how to get 12 months license for Registry Mechanic 7 (The current version is Registry Mechanic 8.0) for free. The software will otherwise cost you $29.95. With Registry...

Windows 7 has some eye candy themes by default. However, you can also install themes from around the web and enjoy a new look to your Windows 7 desktop. LIFE theme is official theme released by Windows and they have done a good job of making it really good looking with some fabulous wallpapers. The theme has 5 fabulous wallpapers and is only 4.6 MB in size. You can download LIFE Windows 7 theme for free and can...

BurnAware free version is a software for burning CDs and DVDs. It is ideal for users with basic disc burning needs as backup, creating data, audio, MP3 music, DVD-Video discs and burning disc images. Free, easy to set up, it enables you to save your files to disc quickly and provides clean, flexible interface to help you complete your burning tasks much faster. Features include: Create data, bootable and...

Wondershare Office Recovery is free office recovery software that recovers office files and PDF files lost due to deletion, formatted, virus attacks, and other reasons. It allows you to restore office files of various formats, including DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, PST, PDF files, etc. And it supports office 97 to 2007. Ever had an issue when you lost some really important office files like an  important ...

Opera is a popular cross platform browser and is making quick progress benchmarking the best practices for a browser. In this effort they have release the version 10.60 Alpha for users of Windows, mac and Linux. The new browser is faster than it's predecessors and promises to have significant performance boost both in terms of Javascript, CSS and DOM. Following are some of the important improvements: In addition...

Agnitum’s Outpost Firewall Pro is a state of art security tool to protect your Windows based machine from hackers, malwares, loss of data etc. Outpost Firewall Pro provides the first line of defense against malicious software by proactively controlling how programs behave and interact on a PC and preventing security breaches. Latest version extends the range of monitored events and operations for even greater a...