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If you’re the type of user who doesn’t want to bother with Vista’s User Account Control or configuring Windows Defender, here’s what you need.
Vista4Experts is a free application that will let you tweak various Windows Vista settings using one program. Aside from getting rid of the more common annoyances, you can set the start menu […]

We’ve all thought about running our own file sharing server for our own network of friends. We don’t actually go through with it since running a file server is not for the average computer user. For those of you looking for an easy way to run your own file sharing server, this should help you […]

Are you one of those people who love to customize their Windows installation? Got your own customized cursors? Stardock CursorFX is a free application for Windows XP/Vista that lets you create your own cursors or edit existing cursor packs.
If you were wondering, CursorFX is the replacement for Stardock’s CursorXP.

Here’s the feature list:

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It’s always a good idea to have different passwords for all the different sites and services you use. While there are tons of free random password generators available, you usually have to write down the passwords so you don’t forget them.
Infinite Password Generator is a free password generator that also saves your passwords so you […]

Each time you boot your computer Windows loads all the applications in its Startup file. If you’ve got a lot of programs installed, Windows takes even longer to finish loading. There are various methods of making Windows load faster but if you’re looking for a simple way I’ve got just what you need.
Startup Delayer […]

Movie Label 2008 is an interesting application that lets you add labels to movies that are on your hard drive. I’m not talking about text labels but the actual box covers. Movie Label connects to its online database to match movie covers to the titles in your collection and displays information about your movie and […]

Most of you will remember drawing stick figures when you were younger. Some of us still do. While flash animations certainly look great, it’s nice to go back to the basics once in a while. What if I told you that you could make your stick figures come to life? Pivot Stickfigure Animator is a […]

Anyone who spends a lot of time using the computer goes back and forth between different programs that they have open. One of the most common ways of switching between applications, is to use ALT+TAB. While this is a fast and efficient way of switching apps, I’ve always wanted something that had a few more […]