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Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Recover Infected Windows With Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper

Even if your system is protected with Antivirus, firewall and other malware prevention tool, sometimes bad luck still happens. If all things failed, the common solution for most users is to reformat their Windows but you should not even consider this one until you use the Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper first. It is a recovery tool that can help you start an infected PC and perform an offline scan to help identify and remove rootkits and other advanced malware. Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper wont replace your antivirus software, it is used in situations where you cannot boot your PC due to a virus or other malware infection. The app should be saved on a media device such as a USB, CD or DVD. From the first step of the System Sweeper, you'll have to select a media device (CD, DVD or USB) and click Next.

Monday, June 06, 2011

Convert Any Video With Free Video to DVD Converter

When it comes to converting various video formats to dvd, I have discussed about All-In-One Free Studio and Videos to DVD Converter. Another similar software that should be noted under this category is Free Video to DVD Converter software. As it name implies, Free Video To DVD Converter allows you to convert videos of any video format to a DVD format and burns them to a DVD disk, which can be played on any home DVD player. To use it is simple, just click on Browse button to open a file browser that you can use to add various video files. Choose the output folder and presets. Hit the Create DVD once your done to start the process. This app will create a Video_TS folder in the output folder. All videos that have been added to the list will be converted into DVD format. You can either use an external third party software to burn the Video_TS folder or use the burning software included in the program.

Sunday, June 05, 2011

Easily Backup And Migrate User Profiles And Other Windows Settings With DataGrab

Easily Backup And Migrate User Profiles And Other Windows Settings With DataGrabPlanning to migrate to a new computer? New computer means you have to start from scratch, new profiles and new settings. But this should not always be the case because you can migrate existing user profiles and settings from your old computer using tools like DataGrab. It is a utility that can backup data you want from each user's profile such as documents, pictures, video, desktop, favorites, downloads, cookies, history, application data for Outlook (including PSTs and NK2) / Outlook Express DBXes and Windows Address Book, Firefox profiles, Microsoft Office documents and etc. First launch the application and select target drive, then select the user profiles you want to backup, and the foders to be backup on the said profiles. You can also set other options like Misc documents, configurations and additional folders to include. Once done, specify the target backup location and hit the Copy button to begin the backup process.

Saturday, June 04, 2011

Archive A Complete Web Page Into A Single HTML File

Most of major browsers today have an option to save web pages for offline viewing or whatever purpose you intend to do with it. The saved web page is stored as multiple files which sometimes harder to manage when you save web pages regularly. It would be better if you have an option to save a website into a single html file. Fortunately for you, your reading this article now. For chrome users, SingleFile extension is the answer for this need. SingleFile allows you to save complete websites as single HTML files. But take note that the Single File extension needs another extension called SingleFile Core. In short, you need to install both extensions for the single file saving to work. Here is a short video explaining how this extension works.

Friday, June 03, 2011

First Official Windows 8 Video By Microsoft

Yesterday, Microsoft published the very first demo video showcasing Windows 8 at the AllThings D9 event. The video shows the new tablet user interface that Windows 8 will ship with but it is expected that this will be also the standard interface for Desktop computers. One notable on Windows 8 interface is the similarity to Windows Phone design. The start screen replaces the windows menu and displays custom applications, like emails, weather reports, meeting or events and live notifications next to static contents. Here is the Windows 8 video that demonstrates the touch interface of the new operating system.


Thursday, June 02, 2011

Experiment With Various SLR Camera Settings With CameraSim

Practice makes perfect and that also applies to using DSLR Camera. Beside from statutory symbol, most of photographer wannabe's objective in buying SLR is to take control over the camera settings. Taking control means you are able to adjust the lighting, ISO, aperture, shutter, and distance to get the best settings for the shoot. Changing these settings will affect the camera exposure which will lead to the final product. Experimenting with exposure is not easy, you may end up taking hundreds of photos until you achieve and understand the best option. If you don't want to waste camera shutter count, then you can use a simulation tool called CameraSim. It is an online simulator where you can learn about ISO, aperture and shutter speed settings, and shooting under various lighting conditions without using an actual SLR.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

How To Add Print Button To Your Website

Although browsers by default have print button for printing web pages, it is still more accessible and user friendly to add your own print button directly to your website. All you need is a basic HTML script that will create a button as shown below.

<input type="button" onClick="window.print()" value="Print This Page"/>

Or a link.

<a href="javascript:window.print()">Print This Page</a>