If you download a lot of video files then you will probably encounter MKV files at sometime. MKV stands for Matroska Video and has been increasing in popularity in recent times. The MKV container format is seen as being a pioneering development of open source in multimedia. Many encoders are beginning to shift to MKV files due to the ongoing development of the MKV format. It is able to support high quality video and audio at low file sizes which saves a considerable amount of money, in terms of bandwidth, for companies all over the world.
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How to Play MKV Files in Windows 7
November 22nd, 2009Split Large Files, Videos, Mp3 Files and More in Windows 7
November 16th, 2009At some point or the other, you have probably felt the need to split your large files into smaller ones. You might have wanted to do this for emailing these files or storing them onto your “limited” USB drive.
Now, GSplit has come to the scene and is definitely effectively competing with other similar tools out there. Now, you can split your mp3 files, video files, documents and other formats into smaller files. One of the best things about GSplit is that you can split extremely large files (above 4gb) from any format into small pieces based on a number of attributes like filename, number of lines, or the occurrence of another pattern.
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Spice up your Windows 7 Taskbar with Taskbar Meters
October 31st, 2009
Here is a nice little application that I stumbled across when browsing CodePlex today, Taskbar meters. Taskbar Meters adds two(soon to be three) meters into your Windows7 taskbar that keep you informed of your CPU and memory usage. A third meter for hard drive usage may soon be added as well. The main advantage that I see is that you dont need to open windows task manager or any other 3rd part software to see your system usage data. You can easily identify the usage by glancing over the windows taskbar and visually seeing the level of usage of each CPU and memory.
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Automatically delete all empty folders using Folder Vanity Remover
October 30th, 2009If you use your computer a lot for storing files such as music, shows, personal files, etc, you would have surely found yourself in a situation where you would have lots of empty folders sitting idle on your hard drive. I myself have come across this situation several times and end up wasting precious time in locating and deleting all empty folders. Another source of empty folders is if you install and uninstall lots of applications over a period of time. Some applications, although deleting all the files, fail to delete all the folders associated with their program and hence leave empty folders in the users hard drive. This is where Folder Vanity Remover comes in and automates the job of having to delete all empty folders.
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Google+Windows 7 Review: My thoughts after using for 7 months
October 20th, 2009
Things haven’t been going too well in Microsoft’s OS department. The software giant has in recent years faced steep competition from Apple. And although Cupertino has failed to make a serious dent in Microsoft’s market dominance, they have been more then able to tarnish the crown of Redmond.
With the release of Windows 7 later this week, Microsoft hopes to dispel some of the doubts that have been placed on its OS. So how does it stack up? Is Windows 7 a memory hog like Vista, and more importantly can systems older then three years run the 7th installment of Windows?
DESIGN:
Windows 7 has seen one of Microsoft’s more radical changes to the UI of its operating system. While it’s still easy to tell that this is 100% Windows, things have changed since Windows 3.0 and Microsoft has taken note of that. One of the best examples of this is the redesign of the start menu as well as task bar. In older versions of Windows (even Vista), grouping programs were a lot more complicated. For instance more then 5 windows had to be opened before similar windows were grouped. That has changed in 7. Not only does the taskbar group programs, but programs, documents, videos, music, pictures etc. can be pinned to the taskbar (kind of like the same way on the Mac OS). If you rather the past, this can always be reverted to the regular taskbar setup.
» Read more: Windows 7 Review: My thoughts after using for 7 months
Improve Battery Life of your Laptop Battery with BatteryCare
July 30th, 2009If you frequently use a laptop to manage your work then you will definitely want to increase its mobility performance by optimizing the usage of its battery. One such software that can help you with this task is BatteryCare. BatteryCare can help you to optimize the usage and performance of your laptop battery resulting in an improved battery life. It offers many useful features which you can utilize with the help of a button through its interface. Many laptops on the market come with some sort of a pre-installed software to manage your battery usage but lack one thing or another. With BatteryCare you can choose to pause services or disable the Aero theme altogether, when laptop battery is being used, to maximize the timing of your battery. Another advantage of BatteryCare is that it is updated regularly with more tweaks and performance upgrades to ensure greater improvement for your laptop battery. » Read more: Improve Battery Life of your Laptop Battery with BatteryCare
Google+How to Transfer DVD Movies to your iPod
May 14th, 2009
If you have an iPod Video device, then you know how exciting it can be when you are able to store your favourite music and movies on this powerful piece of technology. Having a selection of movies on your iPod provides you with quick access to them wherever you are and whenever you want. The reasons for wanting to have DVD movies on your iPod may differ but many of us don’t know how to make this possible. If you are one of these unsuspecting individuals, then below is a small guide on how to transfer your beloved movies to your iPod with ease.
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Google+Get Free 1 Year BitDefender Internet Security 2009 Genuine License Key
April 3rd, 2009
There aren’t many Internet Security tools out there that can match the performance and reliability of BitDefender Internet Security. BitDefender Internet Security 2009 provides amazing proactive state of the art protection against threats ranging from viruses to spywares to hackers and to phishing attacks. In short, BitDefender Internet Security provides you with the protection you need to securely surf the internet without having to worry about the precussions. Your valuable information such as credit card info, email credentials, personal files, will remain safe if you have an effective tool to protect you. Registering BitDefender Internet Security 2009 will give you free hourly updates as well as free 24/7 customer support.
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Google+Download Free Data Recovery Software to Recover Deleted Files
February 19th, 2009
Everyone has the need for data recovery software at one time or another. You may have deleted a file by mistake or a virus may have trashed your important files. I myself have used data recovery software in the past to recover several gigabytes of crucial data after a hard drive format. It is a tedious and time consuming work but if the data is important to you than it must be done. Recovering data from hard drives is made easier if you use a good data recovery software. There are lots of data recovery software on the market but choosing the right one amongst them can be a hard choice. I shall be discussing with you a free data recovery software called TestDisk which is one of the better data recovery software available right now. » Read more: Download Free Data Recovery Software to Recover Deleted Files
Extract and Open .daa Files without using PowerISO
January 8th, 2009
The .daa file extension (Direct Access Archives) is the format created by PowerISO much similar to large ISO files. It is commonly used because it compresses original data, can be password-protected and is able to be split into smaller parts. The .daa files are most commonly used online to distribute large files on the internet through P2P downloads or through the bittorrent network. Even though PowerISO is free to use as trial, it has limits regarding how big file size you can open with it. » Read more: Extract and Open .daa Files without using PowerISO
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