Tag Archives: utilities

AnVir Task Manager – Get control of your pc

I can’t help but visit Rick’s blog several times per week.  With over 600 former students and 80 current students I try to feed them freeware, opensource and software that is used in enterprise.  Rick features a bonus area that … Continue reading

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Another look at PC Decrapifier

Bill Mullins is an excellent blogger and IT expert who has a good review of PC Decrapifier.   Bill shows how not only how this application can be used on new computers but how it can be used to uninstall … Continue reading

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Free Portable Software – Lupo PenSuite

Free Portable Software – Lupo PenSuite   – A collection of over 200 software titles that are freeware. Browsers, utilities, add-ons, networking and tons of other apps.  This freeware software is an excellent (200 mb of software) you can download for … Continue reading

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Find out What’s on Your Harddrive

Find out What’s on Your Harddrive – Disktective is an excellent piece of freeware that allows you to examine your hard drive and find out the space that is being used.  Link

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WMV Converter – Free utility to convert Wmv video files

Need a free video converter? WMV Converter (yes that is the name) allows you to import and easily convert your videos.

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Boot Multiple ISOs from a FlashDrive

Want to boot multiple ISOs from a flashdrive?  Richie found this great utility.   MultiBootISOs is found down this page’s vast listings.   Take a look at the dozens of listings for utilities you can add to this utility.

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Older Tools, Links and Utilities That May Come in Handy

Dawn sent a great link over that has many resources.  Although these links and utilities may be somewhat outdated, they are a great resource. Link

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Kill Viruses with Hiren’s BootCD

Hiren’s BootCD a 181mb download that allows you to use over a dozen virus/malware removal tools along with backup, partition and utility programs (dozens of each of these).   This powerful program allows you to image your hard drive even … Continue reading

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248 Free Applications

Liberkey offers over 200 free programs that can be ran from  a portable drive.  This assortment of applications is a great way to carry applications with you anywhere.  If you have a spare flash drive and want utilities for just … Continue reading

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Rescue Windows Profile

Corrupt of Windows Profile error?  I’ve seen this several times –  usually caused by: A disk error Joining the computer to a domain Disjoining the computer from a domain Transfer of data to a new computer Filesystem-permissions issues. A change … Continue reading

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Flash Drive Programs

Excellent source for programs to put on your USB drive. Free Backup Software FREE Portable Games Game Emulators General Flash Drive Applications Operating System Emulation PDF Tools Word Processors Personal Information Managers Portable Anti Spyware Malware Portable Antivirus Firewall Portable … Continue reading

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Network Scanner

Need to scan your network and scan the ports on your network to check your LANS security? Loaded with the Features below, LanSpy 2.0 helps you to audit your network.  (See my test network below) Ping Domain name NetBios names … Continue reading

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System Information Viewer

System Information Viewer is a program that returns information about your computer.   Wtih dozens of information screens, SIV gives detailed information. SIV Main Screen System Information Overview

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Moo0 System Monitor

MooO System Monitor is an excellent little program to monitor your resources.  A good feature is the displaying of when a bottleneck occurs.  Both a portable and installation version are available.

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Windows 7 in a Box

So there I am searching the internet for freeware and discover Windows 7 in a Box.  Well guess what?  I find it on Rick’s site at Whatsonmypc.wordpress.com.  Nothing new, Rick is on top of it!   This little program is a … Continue reading

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Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2010 – Free

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2010 –  All you do is sign up at this Link.  Always use a junk email account when signing up.  The program is a good program for beginners and experts alike – it also helps to keep their computer clean … Continue reading

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Find Network Shares

System administrator’s or home users can see the shared folders and IP addresses and NetBios names of the computers on a network by using NetResView.  Link

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Control the Ping Command With Performance Pinging

Performance Pinging allows you to control and graph the ping command.

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Interface Traffic Monitor

Interface Traffic Monitor – monitor your NIC card’s usage

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Test Your Computer’s Stability

SourceForge has some great programs.  This program is used to test your comptuer’s stability.  Systester allows anyone to test their computer.

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