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WinPatrol 2014 Preview

WinPatrol 2014 Preview with Windows 8 Look is now available for testing

January 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
WinPatrol 2014 Preview

WinPatrol 2014 Preview version 30 has been released by its developer, Bill Pytlovany and is available to download for testing. The Preview comes with Windows 8 look and has many new enhancements. Tooltip functionality and Scheduled tasks 2.0 are in […]

Posted in: Freeware, News
Freeware
Avira PC Cleaner

Avira PC Cleaner, Yet another free Virus Scanner

January 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Avira PC Cleaner

German security vendor Avira has released a free PC Cleaner tool for Windows. This tool which works along with other antimalware products is not a replacement to antivirus, it has been created to detect malware that has been missed by […]

Posted in: Freeware, Security
Freeware
Avira RegistryCleaner

When to use Avira RegistryCleaner?

January 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Avira RegistryCleaner

Want to reinstall Avira antivirus freshly in your computer? Then you should be using the official Avira RegistryCleaner tool which removes all registry keys created by Avira products and German security vendor strongly recommends to run this tool before installing […]

Posted in: Freeware, Tips and Tricks
Firefox
CCleaner v4.10

CCleaner 4.10 update adds cleaning support for Picasa 3 and Spotify

January 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
CCleaner v4.10

Current version of CCleaner already lets you manage Firefox plugins and extensions from Startup in its Tools section and recently it has got the option to shutdown computer after cleaning, both these features are  improved in latest version 4.10 and […]

Posted in: Firefox, Freeware, News
Freeware
CHM to PDF converter

This Free Tool Converts CHM files to PDFs Easily

January 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
CHM to PDF converter

Microsoft offers Compiled HTML or for short CHM format in Windows for applications to provide documentation. One downside of CHM files is these are not convenient to read on computer and mobile devices, FYI- eBooks on internet now available in […]

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Driver Booster 1.2

Driver Booster 1.2 Update adds New driver Installation engine and White Skin

January 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Driver Booster 1.2

IObit Drive Booster which updates outdated drivers in your computer has got an update, version 1.2 has been released and available for download. This update has added new driver installation engine and offers white skin- you can change to this […]

Posted in: Freeware, News
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Advanced SystemCare Free 7.1 Available with Christmas Skin

December 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Xmas is just two weeks away and IObit has released Advanced SystemCare Free 7.1 by adding Christmas Skin. ASC now supports ‘smaller screens’ also, it automatically adopts to netbooks and shows resized window for Settings and Quick Settings. Program uninstaller […]

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Auslogics offers Portable version for Browser Care Tool

December 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Avast Browser Cleanup available in Avast and as standalone product also gets rid of toolbars from browsers. Recently Auslogics has released Freeware tool Browser Care which lets you manage extensions, plugins, toolbars, homepage and search engine of browsers from one […]

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Piriform Adds Shutdown after Cleaning option to CCleaner

December 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

The method mentioned here that lets you automatically shutdown your computer after cleaning with CCleaner is no longer needed because Piriform has added ‘shutdown after cleaning’ option to Advanced Settings of CCleaner in version 4.09 which has just released and […]

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Freeware
Agomo logo

Hands on Agomo: Defrag, Clean, Optimize and do more in Your PCs from the Cloud

December 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Agomo logo

Agomo currently in Private Beta is a product offered by Piriform. It lets you manage PCs remotely from browser by offering CCleaner, Defraggler technologies in the cloud. To get started create an account, install their client -currently available for Windows […]

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Internet Download Manager Uninstall Method

Tonec Offers Uninstall Tool for Internet Download Manager

December 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Internet Download Manager Uninstall Method

Internet Download Manager is a very popular application for Windows that lets you download files from websites in Chrome, Firefox, IE and other browsers. IDM is a paid application, you can try it for 30 days after that, you’ve to […]

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Freeware

Picasa Update brings Google+ Auto Backup to Desktop

December 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Picasa for Windows and Mac has been updated, new build 137.69 includes Google+ Auto Backup which automatically saves photos and videos you choose in your computer and other devices and they’ll be kept private until you share them. To get […]

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