There might be a number of issues with the computer which cause a great deal of trouble for the users. Among all the problems, slow PC is one of the most common issue for the users. This is exactly the situation when the computer users look forward to a how to speed up your computer. We offer a cost effective solution for slow computers which is highly beneficial for the users.
It’s delightful that you are getting ideas from this post as well as from our conversation made at this place. https://www.dawateislami.net/magazine/en
There's a real need for these types of programs. I've used a few over the last 20 years or so. The one I currently use is Desktop Restore. It's a shell program that puts Save Desktop and Restore Desktop in the right-click menu. After you add a new icon you simply right click and Save Desktop then when something rearranges your icons you right-click and select Restore Desktop.
I've used Iconoid for years. The advantage it has, is that it doesn't have to be disabled to put an icon where you want it. However, you do have to tell it to save icon positions when you have the layout just the way you want it. The most needed options are available within a right-click context menu. There are some other options too, You can find it here: https://www.sillysot.com/. I have been using it since Windows 95, I think.
Please note: "Iconoid works on Windows 8 & 10 but hasn't been extensively tested on either."
For whom it may interest: here's how you can download a video or only the music without installing anything:
When you're watching a YouTube video and you want to download it (or just the music), in the address bar of your browser type 'pp' after the 'e' of YouTube and press enter.
Eg. you're watching the video at the web addres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hh6qJuA5jg, then update the address to https://www.youtubePP.com/watch?v=6Hh6qJuA5jg and choose your download.
Easy as pie.
[Edit]: It looks like it doesn't work anymore. (Sorry I didn't try it anymore before posting) Too bad. :-(
Most of the time that kind of services don't last long. On the other hand, no doubt others will take over.
Thanks for the tip.
I previously heard of adding "ss" in front of "YouTube" but that now takes you to a page that asks you to pay for a higher resolution download.
It depends on your icon settings - if they are set to align icons to grid, auto arrange icons, or both it will place icons in different places.
If only auto arrange is checked it will add a new icon to the next space in a group of icons.
If only align to grid is checked, it added a new icon to the approximate center of the screen.
With both align to grid and auto arrange unchecked it placed the new icon in the approximate center of the screen.
Whatever configuration your desktop is when you installed it is how it will stay. If you add a new icon and want it somewhere else, double click the icon in the system tray to disable it, move the icon where you want it, and double click the program icon in the system tray again to lock the desktop.
That didn't work for me with Chrome - came back with the message could not convert file while Free Video Downloader did it no problem at all while offering a choice of download formats, etc.
at rhiannon,
Thanks for this. I've tried everything I could find since 2005 but nothing actually (stopped) them from moving. Most everything put them back pretty good. (but still a pain in the buTTocks)
I noticed you talking about new icons go to the next available grid space ... but it will lock in a non-grid type format or personal preference-like pattern, right?
Sorry if I missed that info.
I use a program called DesktopOK. You don't install it buy just run it, save the icon locations, and if they get moved around you can just hit restore. It was mentioned on this site in 2013 and 2014.
I use the "Video Download Helper" extension in Firefox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZT8yI60k_4
It sits right at the top of the screen and all you do is click it & choose your format/quality. In Windows, if you install their "companion app", you can choose your download location.
How can i download Facebook's private videos?
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You may like to check this 3d live wallpaper collection app too:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.artosstudio.live_wallpaper_studio
There you will find lots of live wallpapers for free
Have you tried right clicking on the +Add to Firefox button, choosing Save Link As, download the xpi, open Add-Ons from the settings menu (three horizontal lines top right), click the Gear icon, and from the dropdown choosing Install Add-on From File?
If that doesn't work, you might try an earlier version of the add-on, available from the add-on page.
I'm asking because I installed it on two Firefox browsers (not synced and at the moment not the same version) on my desktop and laptop. It also installed in Waterfox on desktop and laptop with no issues. Using version 70, 64 bit.
That's interesting to know and not surprising, given Microsoft's activities since Windows 10 was released.
I'm with you, leave my programs alone. And do not replace the latest NVidia graphics driver with a generic Microsoft one.
I am testing this one and passing it to a recipe group that will beat it to death :)
Vivaldi users can get this from the Chrome web store!!
Thanks Rhiannon for another winner
Yeah, I do this for a lot of older folks who miss their games (shame on M$ for removing the games the oldies like). However, I get called back after upgrades, as the games are removed!
You're welcome. :)
Boot and logon screens are not my cup of tea either, I've disabled them in every version of Windows they appear on. I'm the only one who accesses my computers, no need for separate logons.
Thanks Rhiannon! Just the program i was waiting for.The boot screen and logon on Windows 10 bug me to no end. The spinner and "Please wait" in particular. I've changed boot and login screens since Windows 98.
When I go to the Winaero site to download Winearo site to download the Tweaker, I see various other downloads such as a driver utility and a converter and others but not the Tweaker.
A few more tweaks for all to love...
https://www.technorms.com/67606/cool-useful-command-prompt-tricks?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=you-may-have-stopped-using-the-command-p
I have found the Winaero site (and this one!) very useful and informative over the years. As well as regularly updating the Tweaker app Sergey, the site's owner also posts articles showing how to do the individual tweaks including providing ready-made registry files for those unwilling to do the edits themselves, and other interesting items on Windows updates and changes.
I've been using Starter for many years and thought that seeing as AutoRuns is regarded as better that I'd give it a go.
The silly program does not even have an option of adding a new startup program. So much for my attempt at 'modernising'.
It's back to Starter for me. ;-)
Started using Handbrake a while ago, now discovering that sometimes it doesn't rip/encode the whole disk (got to within 10 minutes of the end of a movie only to have it END!). Also, built a new computer and upgraded (finally) to Win10: Handbrake has install problems: it appears to install (appears on the installed programs list) but there's no icon, and the executable is nowhere to be found. If I instead download the .zip install folder, I can start it but it crashes immediately. Not a hopeful start, and with prematurely ended rips, not sure why I was installing it in the first place. Moving on.
If you want your chosen layout to stick you need to uncheck the "Let the system position window" option, and if you want your customisation to apply to all console windows (Command and PowerShell, standard and elevated) you need to make the changes in the defaults rather than properties section.
A quick way to change and set the layout is to first drag/resize the window to suit then go into the properties>layout tab and note down the new values there then go into defaults>layout and set these same values.
thanks nice collection of wallpapers....
there are latest Halloween wallpaper 2019 if anyone wants to download
https://merrychristmashappynewyear2020.blogspot.com/2019/10/halloween-hd-wallpaper-2019.html
Yes. The majority of computer readers these are blasé about security risks. They don’t read security articles. Attention spans have reduced, and all that matters is that you have a good selfie
To inform people, you just need one sentence at the end of reviews:
For software, we need to state that the program has been screened for malware
For photo upload sites, we need to remind people that the Privacy policy may allow developers to onsell your photos, so strip your photo metadata first (and provide the link how to do this)
As I’ve said to Rhiannon, it’s better to find utilities to perform tasks, rather than uploading your data to anonymous websites. Instead we normalise this behaviour
Tech support should always keep people informed, otherwise it becomes part of the problem
Thanks. Proves my point that we are way to permissive with the sharing of our photos. Metadata can track the address the photo was taken !
Techsupportalert was based on providing people with software info that is screened to be safe
Can we not be recommending any more website uploading services that request photos or documents, without making clear the associated risks
So if you recommend a photo upload site, please recommend that personal photos be first stripped of their metadata
This is basic information in 2019
Gizmo’s Freeware always tries to safeguard the interests of members and visitors including download advisory notices for some software but there is a limit to adopting a nanny type of presentation.
Pretty much everything you do in life has security and privacy risks especially using Windows and yet here we are as predominantly a Windows resource site. Also, for years we have published a series of security related articles including the one linked below yet the readership numbers for these are insignificant compared with Best Free Live Wallpapers which pretty much sums up user preferences.
The same applies to Windows security software where 95% of all users never bother to read the vendor’s documentation and thus end up with an incorrectly configured system churning out results they can't understand and most likely ignore.
In all honesty therefore it is the responsibility of computer and web users to educate themselves about best safe practices because there’s a limit to how much sites like ours can help. MC - Site Manager.
And don't forget that, unless you've deleted it, photographs often include GPS data along with time and date stamps. For the average person that probably doesn't mean much, but for those with massive data harvesting and analysis capabilities (Google, etc.) it means being able to know your exact location at a specific time and date. And beyond that, to extrapolate your travels if enough information is available.
No, I'm not really that paranoid. But the data is there along with the capability to analyze it, should someone want to.
The great thing about Techsupportalert is that when discussing computer software, reviewers always mention that software has been scanned and it doesn’t contain malware. In other words it probably functions as you expect without uploading data back to developers or coinstalls bad code
Unfortunately when it comes to online sites that upload your personal data (and photos are very personal data) there is no similar warning about how our photos potentially are being used. Online sites in my opinion pose an equal risk as installed software and malware
We have already learned that many sites are harvesting peoples facial photos and selling them to companies that are creating facial recognition software for government, policing and commercial uses.
It’s time we stop uploading our photos to anonymous websites. We have become so permissive to this practice
Even Facebook and Instagram are probably harvesting people’s photos for this reason
In 2019 you would be crazy to be giving strangers your most personal data. Yet everyone does it and we encourage people to do so
I am not clear why the review says "Very few filter options". I can add whatever I want to the filter between Compare and Synchronise which works fine. What filter options do you want that you can't add?
I can back up my four drives to bitlocker protected external drives in four minutes.
I have used Speccy for years. Today I noticed it hasn't been updated since 2018 AND the portable version is no longer available from the site. Piriform was purchased by Avast. I suspect that may have something to do with it. All the tool downloads are now on CCleaner.com. (Forums still on piriform.com.) I swear it does not give as much info as it used to? It still gives some good info but I think I will try HWInfo instead of Speccy. (Note the company's CCLeaner still seems good at least for now.)
Hi All, just wanted to say that following Gizmo's recommendation I've been using FreeFileSync very happily for years. Just decided to donate to them as thanks for wonderful Open Source freeware.
Hi All, just wanted to say that following Gizmo's recommendation I've been using FreeFileSync very happily for years. Just decided to donate to them as thanks for wonderful Open Source freeware.
This is just one extract from their Privacy Policy.
“None of this information is “personal data” – that is, data we could use to identify a specific person. Some of this information could, however, become personal data because we provide automatically collected anonymous data to third party advertisers to supplement the tracking information described below, and those third parties might be able to combine our anonymous data with other data they have to enable them to identify people.”
Basically this absolves them from everything and anything even when you understand that how privacy rules are implemented varies between countries.
In reality anything you post online is likely to be used by individuals or companies should they attach value to it for their own ends and the only way to prevent this is not to post it. It doesn’t matter how many rules are broken when the servers in question are based in the Ukraine or Vietnam. :)
Please always clarify what is the privacy policy regarding these websites which ask you to upload photos
Specifically can your photos be used in the development of facial recognition technology software
I trust you do understand the implications of peoples photos being used in this way
Yet another free extension I would like to mention here is 'Tagging for windows' (https://tagging.connectpaste.com). Tags can be applied to all files and folders and it provides a kind of virtual folder with all tagged items.
Just tried it in Win 7 Ultimate and it works fine. Thanks for the tip. If a user is in a country that does not use his native language and he has the language settings for the local country, he can change the program to English in Sage Thumbs Options, the bottom item in the Sage Thumbs menu as rhiannon shows in the image near the top of this thread.
This article inspired me to finally do something about several programs I use that phone home. The ghacks article makes creating appropriate rules easy. Thank you!
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check out my gallery too
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cranbra.gallery.pro
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There might be a number of issues with the computer which cause a great deal of trouble for the users. Among all the problems, slow PC is one of the most common issue for the users. This is exactly the situation when the computer users look forward to a how to speed up your computer. We offer a cost effective solution for slow computers which is highly beneficial for the users.
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Nice tip! Thanks
It’s delightful that you are getting ideas from this post as well as from our conversation made at this place. https://www.dawateislami.net/magazine/en
That looks like another good program, you all have come up some with great suggestions. :)
That sounds like a well thought out program, easy to use.
There's a real need for these types of programs. I've used a few over the last 20 years or so. The one I currently use is Desktop Restore. It's a shell program that puts Save Desktop and Restore Desktop in the right-click menu. After you add a new icon you simply right click and Save Desktop then when something rearranges your icons you right-click and select Restore Desktop.
I've used Iconoid for years. The advantage it has, is that it doesn't have to be disabled to put an icon where you want it. However, you do have to tell it to save icon positions when you have the layout just the way you want it. The most needed options are available within a right-click context menu. There are some other options too, You can find it here: https://www.sillysot.com/. I have been using it since Windows 95, I think.
Please note: "Iconoid works on Windows 8 & 10 but hasn't been extensively tested on either."
For whom it may interest: here's how you can download a video or only the music without installing anything:
When you're watching a YouTube video and you want to download it (or just the music), in the address bar of your browser type 'pp' after the 'e' of YouTube and press enter.
Eg. you're watching the video at the web addres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hh6qJuA5jg, then update the address to https://www.youtubePP.com/watch?v=6Hh6qJuA5jg and choose your download.
Easy as pie.
[Edit]: It looks like it doesn't work anymore. (Sorry I didn't try it anymore before posting) Too bad. :-(
Most of the time that kind of services don't last long. On the other hand, no doubt others will take over.
Thanks for the tip.
I previously heard of adding "ss" in front of "YouTube" but that now takes you to a page that asks you to pay for a higher resolution download.
I'm finding that things that work in other browsers (including other Chromium based browsers) don't work in Chrome.
You can do something similar to download Facebook videos, though I haven't tested it in all browsers.
Thanks for the recommendation. :)
It depends on your icon settings - if they are set to align icons to grid, auto arrange icons, or both it will place icons in different places.
If only auto arrange is checked it will add a new icon to the next space in a group of icons.
If only align to grid is checked, it added a new icon to the approximate center of the screen.
With both align to grid and auto arrange unchecked it placed the new icon in the approximate center of the screen.
Whatever configuration your desktop is when you installed it is how it will stay. If you add a new icon and want it somewhere else, double click the icon in the system tray to disable it, move the icon where you want it, and double click the program icon in the system tray again to lock the desktop.
He still maintains that program regularly
That didn't work for me with Chrome - came back with the message could not convert file while Free Video Downloader did it no problem at all while offering a choice of download formats, etc.
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at rhiannon,
Thanks for this. I've tried everything I could find since 2005 but nothing actually (stopped) them from moving. Most everything put them back pretty good. (but still a pain in the buTTocks)
I noticed you talking about new icons go to the next available grid space ... but it will lock in a non-grid type format or personal preference-like pattern, right?
Sorry if I missed that info.
thanks,
michael
I use a program called DesktopOK. You don't install it buy just run it, save the icon locations, and if they get moved around you can just hit restore. It was mentioned on this site in 2013 and 2014.
I use the "Video Download Helper" extension in Firefox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZT8yI60k_4
It sits right at the top of the screen and all you do is click it & choose your format/quality. In Windows, if you install their "companion app", you can choose your download location.
I'm happy you like it. :)
thanks rhiannon!
Very useful for me!
Regards
Peter
How can i download Facebook's private videos?
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Mordenkainen’s Tome Of Foes PDF
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Kiwi is the default web browser on my Android phone.
You may like to check this 3d live wallpaper collection app too:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.artosstudio.live_wallpaper_studio
There you will find lots of live wallpapers for free
Freebee offer from Winx
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I completely understand. :)
Thanks rhiannon, I tried that before updating to the latest esr version of Firefox.
It's my own fault...
Excellent. :)
I have installed 68.2.0esr (32-bit) and it installed.
Thanks.
Have you tried right clicking on the +Add to Firefox button, choosing Save Link As, download the xpi, open Add-Ons from the settings menu (three horizontal lines top right), click the Gear icon, and from the dropdown choosing Install Add-on From File?
If that doesn't work, you might try an earlier version of the add-on, available from the add-on page.
I'm asking because I installed it on two Firefox browsers (not synced and at the moment not the same version) on my desktop and laptop. It also installed in Waterfox on desktop and laptop with no issues. Using version 70, 64 bit.
Please see here: https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/installation-aborted-because-the-add-on-...
Firefox 60.6.1esr (32-bit)
I get this:
Installation aborted because the add-on appears to be corrupt.
That's interesting to know and not surprising, given Microsoft's activities since Windows 10 was released.
I'm with you, leave my programs alone. And do not replace the latest NVidia graphics driver with a generic Microsoft one.
I am testing this one and passing it to a recipe group that will beat it to death :)
Vivaldi users can get this from the Chrome web store!!
Thanks Rhiannon for another winner
Yeah, I do this for a lot of older folks who miss their games (shame on M$ for removing the games the oldies like). However, I get called back after upgrades, as the games are removed!
Thank you. :)
If that doesn't work, several sites like Softpedia and Major Geeks have it.
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/winaero_tweaker.html
You're welcome. :)
Boot and logon screens are not my cup of tea either, I've disabled them in every version of Windows they appear on. I'm the only one who accesses my computers, no need for separate logons.
It's a great site, I've been using it for a long time. I've used some of his reg files too. :)
Thanks for that, I've never had that happen to me so I didn't know it was an issue.
The download link is the blue link in the text next to the Winaero screenshot (see below), though if you're not seeing it you can download it here:
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/winaero_tweaker.html
It is here - https://winaero.com/request.php?1796 - right above the donate button, I've just tried it and it is working.
Hi!
I have been trying to get the Winaero Tweaker download from the listed site,
but I get absolutely nothing.
Have you another link to download this from somewhere else?
Thanks Rhiannon! Just the program i was waiting for.The boot screen and logon on Windows 10 bug me to no end. The spinner and "Please wait" in particular. I've changed boot and login screens since Windows 98.
When I go to the Winaero site to download Winearo site to download the Tweaker, I see various other downloads such as a driver utility and a converter and others but not the Tweaker.
A few more tweaks for all to love...
https://www.technorms.com/67606/cool-useful-command-prompt-tricks?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=you-may-have-stopped-using-the-command-p
I have found the Winaero site (and this one!) very useful and informative over the years. As well as regularly updating the Tweaker app Sergey, the site's owner also posts articles showing how to do the individual tweaks including providing ready-made registry files for those unwilling to do the edits themselves, and other interesting items on Windows updates and changes.
I've been using Starter for many years and thought that seeing as AutoRuns is regarded as better that I'd give it a go.
The silly program does not even have an option of adding a new startup program. So much for my attempt at 'modernising'.
It's back to Starter for me. ;-)
RE: the Win 7 games-- just be sure to keep the installer. M$ tends to remove it when it updates. FYI ;)
Started using Handbrake a while ago, now discovering that sometimes it doesn't rip/encode the whole disk (got to within 10 minutes of the end of a movie only to have it END!). Also, built a new computer and upgraded (finally) to Win10: Handbrake has install problems: it appears to install (appears on the installed programs list) but there's no icon, and the executable is nowhere to be found. If I instead download the .zip install folder, I can start it but it crashes immediately. Not a hopeful start, and with prematurely ended rips, not sure why I was installing it in the first place. Moving on.
Thanks for extra information. :)
Thanks Rick. :)
I have been using this as a portable app for years with no trouble whatsoever. Almost all the tools have a "reset to default: button.
If you want your chosen layout to stick you need to uncheck the "Let the system position window" option, and if you want your customisation to apply to all console windows (Command and PowerShell, standard and elevated) you need to make the changes in the defaults rather than properties section.
A quick way to change and set the layout is to first drag/resize the window to suit then go into the properties>layout tab and note down the new values there then go into defaults>layout and set these same values.
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Good article - thanks
I'm a terrible judge of colours, I need something that will pick colours that "go" together.
thanks nice collection of wallpapers....
there are latest Halloween wallpaper 2019 if anyone wants to download
https://merrychristmashappynewyear2020.blogspot.com/2019/10/halloween-hd-wallpaper-2019.html
Thank you. I'm glad you find them useful and interesting. :)
Thank you, I don't think I've ever had a pedestal before, much less a decorative one. :)
Rhiannon, your finds are amazing.
This is definitely in the top 1%.
Thank you!
Rhiannon - My appreciative pedestal is taller and more elevatingerlyish than @eikelein's... AND has garlands and roses.
Yes. The majority of computer readers these are blasé about security risks. They don’t read security articles. Attention spans have reduced, and all that matters is that you have a good selfie
To inform people, you just need one sentence at the end of reviews:
For software, we need to state that the program has been screened for malware
For photo upload sites, we need to remind people that the Privacy policy may allow developers to onsell your photos, so strip your photo metadata first (and provide the link how to do this)
As I’ve said to Rhiannon, it’s better to find utilities to perform tasks, rather than uploading your data to anonymous websites. Instead we normalise this behaviour
Tech support should always keep people informed, otherwise it becomes part of the problem
Photo privacy - what no one actually tells you
https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/what-can-you-tell-from-photo-exif-data/
Thanks. Proves my point that we are way to permissive with the sharing of our photos. Metadata can track the address the photo was taken !
Techsupportalert was based on providing people with software info that is screened to be safe
Can we not be recommending any more website uploading services that request photos or documents, without making clear the associated risks
So if you recommend a photo upload site, please recommend that personal photos be first stripped of their metadata
This is basic information in 2019
Gizmo’s Freeware always tries to safeguard the interests of members and visitors including download advisory notices for some software but there is a limit to adopting a nanny type of presentation.
Pretty much everything you do in life has security and privacy risks especially using Windows and yet here we are as predominantly a Windows resource site. Also, for years we have published a series of security related articles including the one linked below yet the readership numbers for these are insignificant compared with Best Free Live Wallpapers which pretty much sums up user preferences.
https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-stay-safe-while-online.htm
The same applies to Windows security software where 95% of all users never bother to read the vendor’s documentation and thus end up with an incorrectly configured system churning out results they can't understand and most likely ignore.
In all honesty therefore it is the responsibility of computer and web users to educate themselves about best safe practices because there’s a limit to how much sites like ours can help. MC - Site Manager.
Please see here for some general inforamtion. MC - Site Manager.
https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/what-can-you-tell-from-photo-exi...
What information is stored in a smartphone photo’s metadata?
And don't forget that, unless you've deleted it, photographs often include GPS data along with time and date stamps. For the average person that probably doesn't mean much, but for those with massive data harvesting and analysis capabilities (Google, etc.) it means being able to know your exact location at a specific time and date. And beyond that, to extrapolate your travels if enough information is available.
No, I'm not really that paranoid. But the data is there along with the capability to analyze it, should someone want to.
You're more than welcome, I'm glad you like it.
I'm happy you like it. :)
Ms. rhiannon,
again one of your finds that make me elevate the pedestal I have you on anyway! ;-)
Thank you!
Good resource - thanks
The great thing about Techsupportalert is that when discussing computer software, reviewers always mention that software has been scanned and it doesn’t contain malware. In other words it probably functions as you expect without uploading data back to developers or coinstalls bad code
Unfortunately when it comes to online sites that upload your personal data (and photos are very personal data) there is no similar warning about how our photos potentially are being used. Online sites in my opinion pose an equal risk as installed software and malware
We have already learned that many sites are harvesting peoples facial photos and selling them to companies that are creating facial recognition software for government, policing and commercial uses.
It’s time we stop uploading our photos to anonymous websites. We have become so permissive to this practice
Even Facebook and Instagram are probably harvesting people’s photos for this reason
In 2019 you would be crazy to be giving strangers your most personal data. Yet everyone does it and we encourage people to do so
I am not clear why the review says "Very few filter options". I can add whatever I want to the filter between Compare and Synchronise which works fine. What filter options do you want that you can't add?
I can back up my four drives to bitlocker protected external drives in four minutes.
I have used Speccy for years. Today I noticed it hasn't been updated since 2018 AND the portable version is no longer available from the site. Piriform was purchased by Avast. I suspect that may have something to do with it. All the tool downloads are now on CCleaner.com. (Forums still on piriform.com.) I swear it does not give as much info as it used to? It still gives some good info but I think I will try HWInfo instead of Speccy. (Note the company's CCLeaner still seems good at least for now.)
Hi All, just wanted to say that following Gizmo's recommendation I've been using FreeFileSync very happily for years. Just decided to donate to them as thanks for wonderful Open Source freeware.
Hi All, just wanted to say that following Gizmo's recommendation I've been using FreeFileSync very happily for years. Just decided to donate to them as thanks for wonderful Open Source freeware.
This is just one extract from their Privacy Policy.
“None of this information is “personal data” – that is, data we could use to identify a specific person. Some of this information could, however, become personal data because we provide automatically collected anonymous data to third party advertisers to supplement the tracking information described below, and those third parties might be able to combine our anonymous data with other data they have to enable them to identify people.”
Basically this absolves them from everything and anything even when you understand that how privacy rules are implemented varies between countries.
In reality anything you post online is likely to be used by individuals or companies should they attach value to it for their own ends and the only way to prevent this is not to post it. It doesn’t matter how many rules are broken when the servers in question are based in the Ukraine or Vietnam. :)
MC - Site Manager.
Please always clarify what is the privacy policy regarding these websites which ask you to upload photos
Specifically can your photos be used in the development of facial recognition technology software
I trust you do understand the implications of peoples photos being used in this way
Thanks
Yet another free extension I would like to mention here is 'Tagging for windows' (https://tagging.connectpaste.com). Tags can be applied to all files and folders and it provides a kind of virtual folder with all tagged items.
You're quite welcome. I'm happy you like it. :)
I'm glad to hear it's working in Windows 7. It does have language support options, thanks for mentioning it.
Thanks for the suggestion. :)
Just tried it in Win 7 Ultimate and it works fine. Thanks for the tip. If a user is in a country that does not use his native language and he has the language settings for the local country, he can change the program to English in Sage Thumbs Options, the bottom item in the Sage Thumbs menu as rhiannon shows in the image near the top of this thread.
This is a great add on
Thanks for posting it
I use Windows10firewall control works great for me...
You're welcome. It's good to get to those little things that get put off. :)
This article inspired me to finally do something about several programs I use that phone home. The ghacks article makes creating appropriate rules easy. Thank you!
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