Windows, Linux, WordPress Tutorials & Useful Tech Tips

WinLockr – lock windows

Post last modified:February 7, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

WinLockr is a free software to lock windows.
Main features:

Lock your computer so that other users can’t enter without your password.
USB-Unlock: Unlock Windows by simply inserting your USB flash drive to your computer.
Mouse/Keyboard blocking: WinLockr will block the mouse and keyboard except the keys that you need to enter your password.
Shutdown Prevention: Every shutdown/restart/log off actions will also be blocked by WinLockr.
FullScreenLock: Hides the Windows interface so other Users can’t see what you were doing on your computer.
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Screenshot Captor

Post last modified:February 7, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Screenshot Captor is a free screenshot software.

Main features:

minimal intervention.
multi-monitor support.
scanner acquisition tools and scanner image correction.
scrolling capture tool.
automatic or manual uploading of screenshots to image hosting services (imageshack, flickr, ftp, etc.).
Ragged edge splicing effects.
autonaming of files, easy renaming and format conversion; automatic image file versioning.
embed textual comments in files, watermarking, captioning.
Ccapture modes: Multimon (multiple monitors), Desktop, Active Window, Region, Windows Object, Scrolling Capture.
Special Effects.
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5GB additional Dropbox storage to beta users

Post last modified:October 1, 2019
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Now Dropbox is offering extra 5GB of free space for its users with some conditions. Users need to fulfill certain conditions to get this offer. Please check below the offer and conditions.

Conditions to get extra 5GB free:

1.Download and install the latest experimental Dropbox client.

Download links

Download Dropbox:

2.Use Dropbox’s new photo import feature.

Using this new photo import feature users will get 500 MB of free space on first photo import. For every 500 MB of photos and videos automatically uploaded, you’ll receive another 500MB space, up to 5GB total.

This Offer is no longer available:

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Nanoshot screenshot tool

Post last modified:February 6, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Nanoshot is a free screenshot taking tool for Ubuntu.

Main features:

Take fullsize screenshots
Take screenshot of windows, including the active window screenshot
Take desktop screenshots
Take screenshots of web pages
Capture frames from video using Gstreamer and Mplayer
Upload screenshots to the popular image hostings
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iPhotoDraw – Add annotation

Post last modified:February 6, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

iPhotoDraw is free tool to add description text, callout boxes (ballons), dimensions, detailed images, and other annotation objects to the pictures.

Main features:

Supports description text, callout boxes, dimensions, detailed images.
annotation is stored in a separated file and the original picture file is intact.
100% free.
below 10 megabytes.

Supported oS : Windows XP (sp3), Windows Vista, Windows 7
Requirement : .Net Framework 3.0 or later
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Folder Colorizer

Post last modified:February 5, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Folder Colorizer is a free software for Windows to apply colors to folder.It is very useful tool to differentiate folders from each other by applying a different color.

Main features:

pre-selected colors.
default colors: Yellow, Lawn Green, Red, Blue, Silver, Violet, Sandy Brown and Aquamarine.
custom colors.
right-click context menu.
Supported OS:Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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FreeFileSync – folder comparison and synchronization tool

Post last modified:February 5, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

FreeFileSync is an Open-Source folder comparison and synchronization tool.

Main features:

Detect moved and renamed files
Copy locked files (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
Multiple folder pairs
Binary comparison
Run as a batch job
Highly optimized performance
Native 32 and 64 bit builds
Transactional file copy
Detect conflicts and propagate deletions
Cross-Platform
Full support for Symbolic Links
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TAGAP 2 – Penguin game

Post last modified:February 5, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

TAGAP 2 is a free apocalyptic game about Penguins.

Main features:

Play as cyber-penguins Pablo and Pedro and stop the Penguin Apocalypse.
The new nemesis Primo brings his own special penguin forces with him.
Plenty of weapons, combat vehicles and power-ups.
Experience the entire campaign with a friend in splitscreen co-op mayhem.
Slick retro-esque 2D gaming with 3D accelerated effects.
high-quality audio and soundtrack with over 70 minutes of funky awesomeness
Built-in level editor and simple scripting system make creation of game mods easier.
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Mozilla Firefox 12 Aurora 2 released

Post last modified:February 4, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla Firefox 12 Aurora 2 for Windows, Mac and Linux is now available for download and testing.What’s new in this Aurora?

Windows: Firefox is now easier to update with one less prompt (User Account Control).
Page Source now has line numbers.
Line breaks are now supported in the title attribute.
Smooth scrolling is now enabled by default.
URLs pasted into the download manager window are now automatically downloaded.
The column-fill CSS property has been implemented.
Support for the text-align-last CSS property has been added.
Experimental support for ECMAScript 6 Map and Set objects has been implemented.
FIXED:Improvements to “Find in Page” to center search result.
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Mozilla Firefox 11 beta 1 released

Post last modified:February 4, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla Firefox 11 beta 1 for Windows, Mac and Linux is now available for download and testing.What’s new in this beta version?

Firefox can now migrate your bookmarks, history, and cookies from Google Chrome.

With Sync enabled, add-ons can now be synchronized across your computers.

The CSS text-size-adjust property is now supported.

The outerHTML property is now supported on HTML elements.

View source syntax highlighting now uses the HTML5 parser.

The Style Editor for CSS editing is now available to web developers

Web developers can now visualize a web page in 3D using the Page Inspector 3D View.

SPDY protocol support for faster page loads is now testable.

XMLHttpRequest now supports HTML parsing.

Files can now be stored in IndexedDB

Websockets has now been unprefixed.

Redesigned media controls for HTML5 video.

Firefox notifications may not work properly with Growl 1.3 or later. (691662)
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