Use Windows Live SkyDrive as virtual folder

Windows Live SkyDrive offers 25GB of free online storage where you can store your files, images and what not. The only hassle is that you need to upload a few files only at a time, which is time consuming.

This is where SkyDrive Explorer comes in handy.

In the virtual SkyDrive folder you can easily add or remove files and also folders. I’m not sure if there are any limitations to copy files to the virtual folder but the online storage limits uploads to only 50MB at a time.

I tried copying a 57MB file to the virtual folder and the estimate time for it to complete was 37 minutes.

Download SkyDrive Explorer here. It supports XP and above only.

Please visit the FAQ page of SkyDrive Explorer is you have any problems with the software.

XP BSoD Stop Codes & Solution

The dreaded Blue Screen of Death! I’m sure most ( if not all ) XP users have experienced it while using XP.

BSoD indicates that Windows XP has encountered an error it couldn’t recover from! BSoD is basically a text mode error reporting message.

If you want to know the details about most of BSoD Stop Codes and the solution to resolve it, please read about it on GeeksToGo forum.

Sending Large Files

On a previous post, I mentioned about sending large size files through email for free using Send6. As i mentioned in that post, the limit is only 100MB. If you need to send up to 2 gigs of files, then you have to register for a premium account.

Now there’s a new service, WeTransfer that would transfer up to 2GB of data without the need to register and also they will keep your files for two weeks before removing it. Go there. LargeFileASAP is also offering the same service for up to 2 gigs of files.

For files up to 1GB, you can also use TransferBigFiles.

Cincopa’s MediaSend claims to be able to send photos, videos and music without any size limits. You can try their service by visiting the site.

Device Doctor

DeviceDoctor is a freeware tool that you can use to keep all your drivers updates. With over 13 million drivers in it’s database, the tool should be able to update your drivers with ease.

The tool can also detect ‘unknown device.’

There are two version of the tools, installed version and also a portable one.

You can download the installer here and the portable version here.

Source:

• DeviceDoctor
• The Windows Club

Tools to fix & tweak Windows 7

Ramesh Kumar of The Windows Club have developed two tools for Windows 7 & Vista to simplify your daily tasks.

• FixWin Utility v1.1 – a solution to repair 50 common annoyances and errors. Download here.
• Ultimate Windows Tweaker v.2 – Tweak UI for Windows 7 & Vista. Download here

Source : The Windows Club

Upgrade apps easily

I use to upgrade my apps regularly….Firefox. Chrome, CCleaner and etc. Normally when upgrading apps, I have to go through annoyances such as not agreeing to install browser toolbars and other craps.

Well to ease your task, why not use Ninite. Ninite ( formerly was called Volery ) helps upgrade your apps in the background as you continue to do whatever it is you are doing at that moment………….:D

Among the apps Ninite will help upgrade are Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Skype, Live Messenger, Pidgin, Digsby, Google Talk, Thunderbird, Yahoo! Messenger, iTunes, Hulu Desktop, VLC, KMPlayer, AIMP, Winamp, Audicity, Spotify, Paint.NET, Picasa, GIMP, IrfanView, XnView, Inkscape, MS Office Trial, OpenOffice, Adobe Reader, Foxit Reader, CutePDF, MS Security Essentials, Avast, AVG, Flash, Flash for IE, Java, .NET, Silverlight, uTorrent, eMule, Dropbox, Evernote, BumpTop, Steam, Google Earth, ImgBurn, CCleaner, Launchy, Revo, Dfraggler, RealVNC, CDBurnerXP, Recuva, 7-Zip, WinRAR, Python, FileZilla, Notepad++, Java Development Kit, WinSCP, PuTTY, and Eclipse.

After you have chosen what you need to upgrade at the website you will be prompted to download an installer.

Double click the installer you have downloaded, sit back ( or continue working on your PC ) and let Ninite do all the upgrades for you.

Give it a try……..

Windows 7 E-book

I’m sure not few of us have already installed and used Windows 7 by now. To help newbies to this new operating system from Microsoft, please feel free to download two e-books about Windows 7.

1. Windows 7 Pocket Guide by Rich Robinson
2. Windows 7 Tips & Tricks by Microsoft.

Hope these books could help users familiarize themselves with Windows 7 ……..

XP Quick Fix

A portable tool to quickly fix 40 common XP problems such as Task Manager, Regedit, restore Run command and other problems.

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You can download the tool here. My apologies to all of you who encountered error during downloading before but I’m pleased to inform you that the download link has been updated.

Source: DownloadSquad

Get Free License Key for ACDSee Photo Editor 2008!

According to InstantFundas, the polish version of CHIP magazine is still giving away free license key for ACDSee Photo Editor 2008.

Go here for instructions how to get it.

Download ACDSee Photo Editor 2008 trial version here.

Good luck………….

Alternative to Microsoft Visio

If you do a lot of charts, diagrams and so forth, you should be familiar with Visio.

If you don’t want to spend so much on such a program, why not try a FREE open source applications that does the same job.

Try downloading DIA here and run it. At first glance, it looks like Visio!

Go to MakeUseOf for further details.