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SevenSuperHiddenCreator Hides Folders on Your PC

Posted by Rich On January - 25 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

md15cg SevenSuperHiddenCreator Hides Folders on Your PC

Windows Forums member Batu has created a third tool for Windows 7. This tool hides folders on your PC until you decide to show them again.

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I’ve tested many online solutions for creating PDF documents online – and most work okay. Granted most of them add their pesky watermark telling everyone you’ve used their software, but if you can live with it, go a head… I can’t!  This time I have found a couple of great tools which allows you to create PDF documents from any URL or document. Free of charge. No watermarks. And very very fast.

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SevenDriveIconChanger SevenDriveIconChanger Customizes Your Drive Icons in Windows 7

Windows Forums member, Batu, has created a second, useful tool for Windows 7. Recently, RSVR85 showed you how to change drive icons in Windows 7. This tool expands upon that concept and does the hard work for you. I tested this tool and it works great.

More information and download.

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thoosje sidebar03 Use a Windows 7 style Sidebar in Vista and XP [How To] PROS: This program does an excellent job of putting useful widgets on your desktop that give you system information, news, the time, notes, and more. The program is free and, from my experience, bug free.

CONS: I really don’t want to install toolbars with software, so I didn’t appreciate the offer. Also, there are a few “Vista” references still in the program code, but I’m sure these will be cleaned up as the program progresses.

VERDICT: If you’ve always wanted the Windows 7 sidebar but currently use Windows XP or Vista, download this program! You wont be disappointed! If you’re like me (and dislike bells and whistles on your PC–I don’t wish to imply bells and whistles are bad), you may want to skip this one.

PRICE: Free

VERSION REVIEWED: 1.0

DOWNLOAD: Thoosje’s Windows 7 Sidebar

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SevenShutdownControl Portable Now Available

Posted by Rich On January - 21 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

bevl1v SevenShutdownControl Portable Now AvailableWindows Forums member, Batu, has created a nifty little tool that you can use to schedule a shutdown on your Windows 7 machine. You may want to schedule a shutdown for the following reasons:

  • You’re about to head to work but you want your virus scan to finish.
  • It’s bed time, but your computer needs to be on for 30 more minutes to finish a download.
  • You have homework to do and you want to set a limit for time spent on the PC before you start.
  • Your child is on the computer and you don’t want them on all night.
  • You want to show your friends this cool tool.
  • The list can go on…

This tool does work with XP and Vista, but it’s not designed to, so use at your own risk :) Download SevenShutdownControl Portable.

TagScanner Organises Your Music Collection

Posted by Stu On January - 21 - 20103 COMMENTS
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PROS: A simple yet effective interface. Seemingly frequent updates to an already good program. Free. Finds music tags very quickly from several sources. Light on resources. Small download. Installer and portable version available. Built in music player. Multilanguage interface. Support for embedded lyrics and cover art.

CONS: Untested on 64-bit. Pulling tags from servers returns errors (infrequent). If you are you are working in the 5th column of the page and drag-select, it snaps back to 1st column (very annoying). Dragging a music folder into TagScanner sometimes returns errors, opening within TagScanner or restarting is the only workaround. Frequent recoverable hangs. No help documentation.

VERDICT: This program will become an invaluable tool to anyone who has an unorganised music collection and wants to whip it into shape. It will take a little while to get used to the interface but once you’re au fait with it you’ll love it. It’s completely free but unfortunately comes with no help documentation. Working with large music folders (i found 10GB +) and trying to edit all of the tags at once frequently hangs (“not responding”) TagScanner, nearly all of which it recovers from and resumes. I recommend working with folders under 10GB at any one time. All in all, a decent program for your music tagging needs.

PRICE: Free.

VERSION REVIEWED: 5.1.555

DOWNLOAD: TagScanner

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