Tools & Utilities

Revo Uninstaller - Main

Revo Uninstaller is an uninstall utility that comes bundled with a few extra features on the side such as the built-in bowser, the Microsoft Office and Windows complete history eraser or the AutoUpdate feature able to detect outdated software on your computer. Furthermore, Revo Uninstaller makes a few of the system tools and settings a bit more accessible, like the ability to easily change which programs you would like to automatically run at startup.

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Unlocker - Browser and Drop-down

Unlocker is a handy tool that comes in the form of a Windows Explorer extension, giving the possibility to delete locked files that generate error messages when the user tries to delete/move them. Unlocker is one of the most complex unlocking utilities, being able to close handles, kill processes without reboot, delete, rename or move the locked files. It also has a few other tricks that other similar programs lack, such as the ability to unload DLL files.

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Fresh Diagnose - Main

Fresh Diagnose is a system diagnostic software and benchmark program that can help you find out information about your system’s hardware, software, drivers, operating system and much more. It manages to provide most of the information expected from this type of diagnose program, but it falls short in some of the key aspects.

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WinRar main

WinRar is probably the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to solid and heavy compression and it contains just about everything you could possibly want or need from a desktop compression software.

WinRar has been around for more than 18 years or so and if you are not familiar with it lets take a moment and see what all the fuss is about and what can it do.
One of the most important features is multimedia compression, damage protection for your files and it can process almost all kind of archives (rar, zip and all other non- rar archives).

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aerofoil

There’s no doubt about it, laptop/notebook battery life is still an issue nowadays and we need to learn how to optimize it specially when we’re travelling. Introducing Aerofoil, a tiny little program that in its simplicity, greatly increases your battery life. What Aerofoil is doing is actually detecting when the laptop is running on battery and switches off some battery eating features such as: Vista/7 Aero glass interface, the sidebar or muting the sound.

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I’m not a great fan of Windows native System Restore and i’ll probably never be, due to its buggy nature. However, the guys from Comodo managed to create a backup & restore application, similar to System Restore that is actually better and more reliable. Comodo Time Machine is a powerful system rollback utility that creates certain backup points and allows the user to rollback Windows to those specific points. Practically, this allows the user/administrator create system snapshots that he can save, for later rollbackin’.

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Airytec’s Switch Off is a nifty little utility that can restart/shutdown your computer or simply just lock it down. Of course, this isn’t its main advantage, the utility has also a web interface that allows you to connect from anywhere in the world via any computer or phone. The utility has a very intuitive interface and it’s rich with options, making it good for inexperienced users and advanced users or admins.

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Windows 7 is a great operating system no doubt, for many users, greatest than Windows XP. And speaking of XP, do you miss the classic start menu?

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