Posted by Will on December 7, 2008 under Tweaking Tools | 
The free version of this tweaking tool for Vista only gives you access to some of the program’s features - you’ll need to upgrade to the Pro version to unlock them all. The available functions are split between four tabs. Tools offers system information, a Registry cleaner and a disk defragmenter. System conatins a recentitems cleaner, and system, file, network and security tools. Optimization focuses on your computer’s memory/cache and services, while Customizations covers the Start Menu, Taskbar and Media Player.
http://seriousbit.com
Posted by Will on November 15, 2008 under Disk Defragmenters |
If you’re looking for a simple, but much faster alternative to the Windows disk defragmenter, give this program a try. Click the Analyze button to scan a drive, and then click Defrag to reorder it. The program also lets you check for disk errors and defrag individual files and folders.
www.defraggler.com
Minimum Requiremnets:
Windows XP/Vista
Posted by Will on under Disk Defragmenters |
To defrag using this program, simply select a hard disk from the drop-down menu - or a USB flash drive if you’ve turned this option on - click Next and the program will instantly began defragging it. There aren’t many options available besides stopping or pausing the process, although you can opt to remove temporary files at the start and set the CPU usage level.
www.auslogics.com
Minimum Requiremnets:
Windows XP/Vista
Posted by Will on November 10, 2008 under System Checkers |
An excellent system analysis and benchmarking tool, PC Wizard provides a wealth of in-depth information on the hardware and software inside your computer. It covers every conceivable aspect of your system, from the voltage and temperature of various components to which fonts and DLLs (dynamic link libraries) you have installed. The benchmarking feature lets you perform tests on your memory, hard disk, graphics card, and more.
www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php
Minimum Requirements:
Windows XP/Vista
Posted by Will on under Tweaking Tools |
This program offers an extensive range of tweaks, covering everything from speeding up your start-up and shutdown times to changing the location of commonly used folders such as My Documents. The interface is well organised, although there are so many features on offer that it’s easy to get lost. Pop-up tool tips explain what each tweak does and the bar at the bottom shows you which version of Windows the tweak applies to.
http://k-n.co.cc
Minimum Requirements:
Windows XP/Vista
Posted by Will on under Recovery Tools |
This program groups any potentially recoverable files together by type, for example, JPEG images or Word documents. Click a file name in the right-hand column to see a preview of its contents (if available). The Status column shows you how recoverable the file is. To attempt to restore something, select it and then click Start Undelete.
www.undelete-plus.com
Minimum Requirements:
Windows XP/Vista
Posted by Will on under Back-up Tools |
This utility creates an image file from the contents of any flash drive or USB MP3 player. To use it, simply plug in the device, select it in My Computer or WIndows Explorer, hit Backup and choose where you want the image saved to. You can manage multiple images through the Favourites menu, and restore any at the click of a button.
www.alexpage.de
Minimum Requirements:
Windows XP/Vista
Posted by Will on under File Managers |
This add-on turns Firefox into a powerful file manager. Click the Files button on the Firefly toolbar to open the program in a new tab, then use the other buttons to perform useful tasks such as splitting the viewing window (horizontally or vertically), and switching between the different views (details, list, tiles and gallery). If there are a lot of files in a folder, you can use the filter option to only display the ones you want.
http://firefly.mozdev.org/index.php?page=main
Minimum Requirements
Windows XP/Vista or Mac and Firefox