I'm not sure that cost extends to countries outside the USA (the Gizmo crew and our site readers and visitors are all over the planet). I hope that people worldwide enjoy the library. :)
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I checked a couple out and they are running at very good speeds. I have not checked the books out yet.
The Mercury Theater On The Air has great stuff and runs at excellent speeds.
you gys are doing a great job. i really appreciate what you are doing. all oof your suggestions are very useful and that has increased my knowledge. Thank you for all the useful suggestions .... but a few of your suggestions are old programs that no longer even launch on Mac OS 10.7 or later, or won't work properly on any recent Mac OS. Aonther good site for Mac software is Mac Apps World
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I should like to endorse the comment about Media Human. I find it very simple, reliable and quick -especially converting YouTube Music videos to mp3 format.
SoundCloud DOES have a download feature, that can be "turned on" by the artist when they upload their tracks. Basically, from what I've read here, this program is meant to bypass that feature..meaning it's encouraging people to "Steal" the very tracks which an artist doesn't want to be downloaded..and that's their right..it's their work after all.
Basically, if a person turns on "Download" on their track, then that's cool..but "ripping" other peoples work without their permission, when they only intended that work to be listened to and not downloaded, isn't really supportive of the artist in question and more than a little selfish on the pat of the person doing the ripping. We're basically talking about theft here.
This is of great help rolandflorida. Those not found as mentioned by you have now been removed from the list, except for the following, which are still accessible from my location:
Thank you, I'll have another look at it. I stopped using LastPass not long after this article was posted and have been using Bitwarden ever since. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
mVideoPlayer leads to Not Found. A search found a MVideo_Player.
Ringdroid leads to Not Found. A search found what looks to be a new page
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.adiaos.ringdroid
Where's My Water? Free leads to Not Found. A search found what looks to be a new page
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.disney.wheresmywater2_goo
The linkchecker page:
https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/website-dead-link-checker.asp
I put these separate to avoid the other post being queued, but it got queued anyways.
Thanks for this listing, I use it all the time. Hope this helps.
I was looking for a battery saver some time ago and forgot to mention that the links here in that category are dead. Both Battery Dr saver and JuiceDefender - battery saver lead to Not Found page.
There is a Battery Doctor there, but I am not sure if it is the same. I could find no review here of either product, so I do not know the developer names.
So I was bored and checked a few:
Also Google Gesture Search leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Default App Manager Lite leads to Not Found. A search finds a Pro version (paid).
Browsix Lite leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
MyMusicOn Music Player leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Winamp leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
ZDbox leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Advanced Task Killer leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Task Switcher leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
PicSpeed HD Wallpapers leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Flikie Wallpapers HD leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Widgetsoid leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
CardioTrainer leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
iStunt 2 leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Critical Strike Portable leads to Not Found. A search found some Critical Strike apps, but do not appear to be the same.
Puzzle Blox Arcade! leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
DroidZebra Reversi leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
A Comic Viewer leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Wikidroid (Wikipedia Browser) leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
I also ran a link check which shows these and some other dead links. I will post that link and the links I found some new info on in a separate post.
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I have been keeping my Family Tree in an OLD program whose executable is FTW.exe. The files have the extension ".ftw." I would like to find an app for my iphone that will either access the .ftw file (in Dropbox) or import the information from the .ftw file. I would like an app that has versions for both Windows 7 Pro PC and iPhone 7s so that I can synchronize them using Dropbox. Am I whistling in the dark? (I am 75 years old and once was considered "computer savvy"; but I have not been able to keep up with the rapid advancements in technology -- I am an old DOS gal.) Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
I tried first in my laptop. Dissapointed. You have to remember Excel formulas.
I tnen tried to install app in my Android phone (to use touch bar you mention). It is not in Play Store...
Peter
Gizmo....Thanks for scaring the crap out of me. I've have been following Tech Alert for 30 some years (not a typo) just don't want people to figure out how old I am. From the bottom of my heart I THANK YOU for all the excellent advice you've given over the years. I always told my clients "if they didn't do anything else sign-up to Gizmo's Tech Alert" so many did and I was always told how useful they found your website. The thing is that 98% of my clients were single parents with God's Special kids or otherwise known physically or mentally challenged. I myself have been disabled for years so I really counted on donated hardware and software so when I had the parts I would build and give them a system totally free. I don't think I could have done it without the freeware or articles on your website. So truly I'm glad your site will still be around but those of us that's been around for a while need to slow down too. Thanks for all you've done to help me over the years...miss you is an under statement. God Bless and Keep You. Michael
I love ClipX and have used it for years. I would give this app "Six Stars". The only problem is the update version 1903 to Windows 10 has caused it to stop working. Worked PERFECTLY until then. It will install, but cannot be configured and will NOT save any clips. I have installed about 20 other clipboard apps that hasn't come close to ClipX. Windows has it's own multi-clip clipboard in their new update, so that might be the problem. Is there any way ClipX can be fixed to run on Windows 10 version 1903? If so, I need HELP!
Doesn't even compare to most of the other clipboard apps. Had it completely disappear from my system until after 4 reboots it finally appeared. Tried to uninstall it by several methods. I was finally successful by logging in as system admin. I'm done with this program.
This worked, and your help is greatly appreciated. But you know what else? Having to do this is insanely stupid, especially because Microsoft wants you to use the default (high) level of security. Every malware program I use allows for program exceptions. But of course, Microsoft has no clue when it comes to user ease-of-use.
I loaded shareit on my windows 10 PC and on my iPhone. I want to send pictures from my phone to the PC. I've tried everything I can find online to try to get it to work. I get a QR code on the PC and hit scan on the iPhone and nothing happens. If I try to use the hotspot, it says on the phone to go to connect to PC and then PC search mobile. PC search mobile doesn't show up as an option. I downloaded the latest versions for both devices. Totally frustrated and ready to give up. Any suggestions? Thx.
In Windows Explorer, navigate to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ folder.
Click on the HOSTS file (may or may not be capitalized).
When you're asked what program you want to open the file with, choose Notepad.
Once the HOSTS file has been opened in Notepad and you've made any changes, the file has to be saved.
Go to the File menu at the top of the window and select Save As...
Notepad will ask to save it as hosts and as a .txt file - click Save
(Notepad automatically saves all files as .txt files)
Notepad will want to save the file to the original location:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\
If you try to save the file to the original location (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\), you'll get a message saying the file can't be saved to that location, and probably asking if you want to save it to Documents instead.
(I'm not running Windows 7 so the specifics may be a bit different but they will be in approximately the same place with similar wording)
Since the file can't be saved in the original location, save the file as hosts.txt in a location where you can find it again like Desktop, Documents, Downloads, etc.
If you saved it to the Desktop, go to the to Desktop, right click on the file and select Copy.
If you've saved it to another location, use Windows Explorer to open the folder where the saved file is located.
Highlight the file. From the File menu at the top, select File then Copy. You can also right click the file and choose Copy.
Navigate to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ folder using Windows Explorer.
From the File menu at the top, select Paste. You can also right click inside the window where the files are listed and choose Paste.
You may need to provide permission to save the file to that folder.
Once the file is pasted, it should appear as hosts.txt in the window.
Right click on host.txt file. Select Rename. Delete the file extension, the part that says .txt.
Hit Enter.
You'll probably get a message saying that changing the file extension may make it unusable, and asking if you want to change it. Click Yes.
If you get another message asking if you want to allow the program to make changes to the file, select Yes.
The file name should now say hosts with no extension such as .txt listed.
Exit Windows Explorer by going to the File menu and select Close, or close the folder using the X in the upper right corner of the window. That's it.
Hmmmm. I'm no expert but it seems to me that since it's the Logitech Unifying Receiver that's getting the firmware update, it wouldn't impact which Logitech mouse or keyboard was being used. I would think Dell, Microsoft, HP and Lenovo would be responsible for fixing the issue.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thank you for this information! I have a Dell mouse, and couldn't find an update on their website (lots of others in the series, but not mine), so called them. I was told that since my laptop is an Acer, I have to contact Acer to update my Dell mouse. This seems very strange to me.
Tried the above instructions for adding the 2.18.213.82 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com to the hosts file, without difficulty following the instructions until i got to the following:
Copy the file back to the original folder (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\).
Delete the .txt extension on the hosts file
Was not apparent to me how to do this in Windows 7, e.g. how to copy the file back into the original folder, other than right-clicking "copy" over 2.18.213.82 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com. When I did, couldn't find anyplace to copy to, and and didn't see any .txt extensions on any files anywhere. Could you be more specific on how to copy the file back to the original folder? Was I in the original folder when I was in the "Hosts" file where I typed 2.18.213.82 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com? And where would I find the .txt extention? Does it get put on the file when I "saved" it (no option given where to "save" when I hit "save", nothing popped up anywhere that I could see), and does it end up somewhere else other than in the "hosts" file? Thanks.
At the end of June (2019), the FH app that runs on my different W10 and W7 systems (and has on all of my systems for most of the past 15 years) began not finding any new updates, and when I actually looked at their "latest" software updates page it had not been changed since June 28th. After some digging, I discovered that the owner (Well Known Media) had apparently closed shop and their web domain (wkmedia.com) registry had expired. It's unclear whether FH remains viable or is now a zombie website that will go dark when its domain registry also expires, or will be resurrected if and when WKM is able to sell its asset to someone else. There are some news items in their site with dates in July, so that minimal activity makes me slightly hopeful it will return to functionality, but no guarantee.
So, for the time being I'm looking for a good (and trustworthy) replacement while reverting to the cumbersome old methods from a couple of decades back. If you were thinking about installing the FH app, I'd wait.
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CleanMem WORKS on my Dell Latitude E6400 which is already maxed out at 8GB RAM (that is the chipset limit - no way to add more) and running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
If you are able to add more physical RAM, that is always going to be a lot better than using something like this. Memory is not that expensive.
But if you're up against the physical memory limit already, this can definitely help make the most of what you have.
It DOES a better job of squeezing out the optimal usage of memory than Windows does.
It can also help make up for poorly programmed apps that are memory leakers (keep increasing use of but don't release memory back to Windows).
There is no magic to this app and it was programmed as well as any similar utility could possibly be. It simply makes use of the existing Windows API to do memory housekeeping that Windows often fails to do, which is clearing out memory from apps no longer needed in memory. It does a FANTASTIC job of that. It's very visible when you see the monitor saying 75% or more of RAM is used and you clear it. It can be set to do that automatically so you never see usage get that high.
If you have a RAM-limited situation (where you cannot use the optimal amount of RAM and cannot add more), PLEASE install CleanMem. I have used it for years and my laptop does not bog down to a crawl anymore which used to happen frequently without it.
Anyone who says this doesn't work has not used it, period. It absolutely DOES work, but you have to be realistic and use it properly. I would advise not clearing RAM until it gets over 50% usage at least and you also do not want to run a ton of apps and browser windows regardless. Remember, it clears memory from UNUSED processes, not used ones. Even Windows 10 doesn't do that very well. Windows 10 does other things very well like spying on you and forcing updates to reboot your computer so you lose your work.
Windows 10 needs 8GB or more of space to install, I use a 16GB USB flash drive with no issues at all, haven't tried an 8GB. Most regular DVD's have close to 5GB, not enough space to burn the ISO.
You can get larger DVD's if that's the route you want to go. :)
Thanks for the tip!
I tried downloading from HeiDoc an ISO image of Win10_1903_Local language - and the download went fine.
But when I tried burning the ISO file to a DVD (using ImgBurn), it said there was not enough space (it was very close).
Wonder why. Could you use an USB instead?
I have two free online book collections that I'd like to propose for you list of links:
Century Past Library
Free Online Library with links to thousands of non-fiction books on dozens of subjects, including large collections in U.S. and European History.
History of the Great Lakes States
Free Online Library for the History of the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan & Wisconsin
Interestingly the two alternatives I was looking into are Glary Utilities and bleachbit.
Ccleaner has been my go to for ages, a staple for my pc (much like IDM), and if I can get it working the way it used to be (unintrusive and asleep till I run it) I will be a happy chappie.
Thanks GJ for the various suggestions. MusixMatch is one of my favourite apps too. Scrolling lyrics is supported in Musicolet, which reads lyrics from .lrc files or embedded in audio files.
Like I said before, this is still a great freebie as the only Music Player with multi-queue features. However since lyrics are so important to me, especially floating lyrics, I have to stick with either MusixMatch or Crimson Player (ad-free). The latter has scrolling lyrics in the Free version and floating lyrics in Pro.
Well give it a go and see if you can control the ccleaner behaviour you don't want.
at least on win 7:
- legit items will start up if they (or a shortcut) are in the startup folder (a folder under the users folder hierarchy). You can see that in start menu / all programs
- Also, check msconfig or the equivalent (I don't use Win 10). You can control items that startup there too.
-- I normally just dive into the registry (the msconfig startup items are simply registry entries under LOCALMACHINE and CURRENTUSER)
e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Ordinarily, you should just be able to control application behaviour from within the app, assuming the app is correctly coded (i had a weird one with a beta app, where checking run at startup in the app resulted in a second registry startup entry being created, so had to remove the duplicate).
Regarding alternatives to ccleaner - i know you didn't exactly ask for it, since ccleaner may well behave appropriately after all, but i had a recent look at them. There are loads.
I stupidly didn't make notes but the only one I've still got on my machine is "bleachbit".
It's open source and still maintained.
I rejected it though because:
- the way you select files to delete felt clunky compared to ccleaner (though very similar)
- the way ccleaner handles files flagged for deletion is much clearer and easier to review
- Also, when i ran bleachbit, it just threw up an unhelpful error message after cleaning. It simply said "errors: x" (x being a number). Didn't say what errors occurred or which files might have been affected by the errors.
- oh and despite flagging firefox cookies to delete, when i checked afterwards (with ccleaner), apaprently 43 cookies had not been removed.
- and talking of cookies, i actually find the ccleaner option to exclude certain cookies from deletion very useful (e.g. if i want to stay logged in somewhere, perhaps whatsapp web or google)
Ccleaner IMO is really good, though there are privacy question marks about it.
Hmm, so your question got me thinking. I used to disable Active and System Monitoring under the now defunct 'Monitoring' tab to stop Ccleaner running in the background and thought the function had been removed which was the reason I could no longer stop ccleaner running at startup (unchecking the 'run cleaner when computer starts' didn't stop Ccleaner starting at boot-up). But. You mentioned Smart Cleaning, which I had not realised is the renamed Monitoring tab. Also, I recently switched to Win 10 to avoid end of Win 7 support in a few months, and at boot up, regardless of my attempts to stop it I kept getting a pop-up asking if I wanted to allow Ccleaner to run - meaning it was starting up. So I guess back to the drawing board, I might have been a bit hasty there...
So I finally gave in and uninstalled Ccleaner after using it for around 12 yrs or more. Persistent updating was something I was willing to compromise with and did so for some time, the inability to only run Ccleaner when I wanted was not - removing the ability to disable monitoring was what did it for me.
Ccleaner's final act on my pc was to uninstall itself. Going to try Glary Utilities as that seems to fit my bill. :)
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rhiannon,
i lived on Maui and hiked through haleakala several times. this photo leaves me wondering if it is haleakala crater or one of the cinder cones within the immense crater??
where are kaupo and kulau gaps?
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I'm not sure that cost extends to countries outside the USA (the Gizmo crew and our site readers and visitors are all over the planet). I hope that people worldwide enjoy the library. :)
Nice article. But I just thought I'd chime in to remind everyone that this library has cost the public billions of dollars! How easily we forget!! :-)
You can also try https://www.freefileconvert.com to convert your video / audio files into different formats online without downloading a new software.
You're more than welcome, I'm glad you like it. :)
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I'm glad you like it. I spent quite a lot of time there wandering around. :)
Fun to explore from My Wheelchair thank you for sharing.
MiniNova's Featured Content, SuprNova.org and Vodo are dead links.
C. Dominik Bodi with each of the 24 promotional CDs of Baen's free science fiction novels available in ISO, has new address:
https://baen.dominikbodi.de/
I checked a couple out and they are running at very good speeds. I have not checked the books out yet.
The Mercury Theater On The Air has great stuff and runs at excellent speeds.
you gys are doing a great job. i really appreciate what you are doing. all oof your suggestions are very useful and that has increased my knowledge. Thank you for all the useful suggestions .... but a few of your suggestions are old programs that no longer even launch on Mac OS 10.7 or later, or won't work properly on any recent Mac OS. Aonther good site for Mac software is Mac Apps World
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Media Human is great. All of their software is good but the YouTube to mp3 converter is probably my favorite.
I should like to endorse the comment about Media Human. I find it very simple, reliable and quick -especially converting YouTube Music videos to mp3 format.
Nice as always thank you.
Do you get the same error message on all areas of the site, or just one page?
SoundCloud DOES have a download feature, that can be "turned on" by the artist when they upload their tracks. Basically, from what I've read here, this program is meant to bypass that feature..meaning it's encouraging people to "Steal" the very tracks which an artist doesn't want to be downloaded..and that's their right..it's their work after all.
Basically, if a person turns on "Download" on their track, then that's cool..but "ripping" other peoples work without their permission, when they only intended that work to be listened to and not downloaded, isn't really supportive of the artist in question and more than a little selfish on the pat of the person doing the ripping. We're basically talking about theft here.
All I get is "Error cannot parse URL". Not impressed,
I am glad it helped.
I did not realize, until now, that the country would make a difference on Google play.
I still get Not Found on those.
This is of great help rolandflorida. Those not found as mentioned by you have now been removed from the list, except for the following, which are still accessible from my location:
"iStunt 2"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miniclip.istunt2
Critical Strike Portable
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioOnMars.CSPortable
Wikidroid (Wikipedia Browser)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.isaacwaller.wikipedia
Thanks rolandflorida for the feedback.
Both mVideoPlayer and Ringdroid have now been removed from the listing.
"Where's My Water? Free" is still accessible from my location at this link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.disney.WMWLite
i did not realize the linkchecker page would not show results.
I uploaded a screen shot of the results
http://i68.tinypic.com/10ro3lz.jpg
Thank you, I'll have another look at it. I stopped using LastPass not long after this article was posted and have been using Bitwarden ever since. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thanks. I'll look into it. :)
mVideoPlayer leads to Not Found. A search found a MVideo_Player.
Ringdroid leads to Not Found. A search found what looks to be a new page
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.adiaos.ringdroid
Where's My Water? Free leads to Not Found. A search found what looks to be a new page
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.disney.wheresmywater2_goo
The linkchecker page:
https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/website-dead-link-checker.asp
I put these separate to avoid the other post being queued, but it got queued anyways.
Thanks for this listing, I use it all the time. Hope this helps.
I was looking for a battery saver some time ago and forgot to mention that the links here in that category are dead. Both Battery Dr saver and JuiceDefender - battery saver lead to Not Found page.
There is a Battery Doctor there, but I am not sure if it is the same. I could find no review here of either product, so I do not know the developer names.
So I was bored and checked a few:
Also Google Gesture Search leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Default App Manager Lite leads to Not Found. A search finds a Pro version (paid).
Browsix Lite leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
MyMusicOn Music Player leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Winamp leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
ZDbox leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Advanced Task Killer leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Task Switcher leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
PicSpeed HD Wallpapers leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Flikie Wallpapers HD leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Widgetsoid leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
CardioTrainer leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
iStunt 2 leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Critical Strike Portable leads to Not Found. A search found some Critical Strike apps, but do not appear to be the same.
Puzzle Blox Arcade! leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
DroidZebra Reversi leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
A Comic Viewer leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
Wikidroid (Wikipedia Browser) leads to Not Found. A search found nothing under that name.
I also ran a link check which shows these and some other dead links. I will post that link and the links I found some new info on in a separate post.
This list of Best Free Online Applications now includes 239items in multiple categories. With these online or web apps and services, you mostly do not need to download and install them into your computer for using them—you just need to open up a web browser and use them online, or access them in a web browser with their add-ons or extensions where applicable.
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LastPass has a new update that resolves the empty Recently Used issue.
I haven't had any issues myself with FireFox 64 and LastPass other than that.
You might find that the new update fixes things.
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I have been keeping my Family Tree in an OLD program whose executable is FTW.exe. The files have the extension ".ftw." I would like to find an app for my iphone that will either access the .ftw file (in Dropbox) or import the information from the .ftw file. I would like an app that has versions for both Windows 7 Pro PC and iPhone 7s so that I can synchronize them using Dropbox. Am I whistling in the dark? (I am 75 years old and once was considered "computer savvy"; but I have not been able to keep up with the rapid advancements in technology -- I am an old DOS gal.) Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
There was comment on one the ubuntu forums recently that address this with a way to do it.
I have been using long-path-tool. it is been easy to use and can delete, copy, move and bulk rename long path files or locked file.
I have been using long-path-tool. It is easy to use and can delete, copy, move and bulk rename long path files or locked file.
Thanks for your kind words. Gizmo and the crew are still here, the farewell post was from one of our editors, Robert Schifreen. We miss him. :)
I tried first in my laptop. Dissapointed. You have to remember Excel formulas.
I tnen tried to install app in my Android phone (to use touch bar you mention). It is not in Play Store...
Peter
Gizmo....Thanks for scaring the crap out of me. I've have been following Tech Alert for 30 some years (not a typo) just don't want people to figure out how old I am. From the bottom of my heart I THANK YOU for all the excellent advice you've given over the years. I always told my clients "if they didn't do anything else sign-up to Gizmo's Tech Alert" so many did and I was always told how useful they found your website. The thing is that 98% of my clients were single parents with God's Special kids or otherwise known physically or mentally challenged. I myself have been disabled for years so I really counted on donated hardware and software so when I had the parts I would build and give them a system totally free. I don't think I could have done it without the freeware or articles on your website. So truly I'm glad your site will still be around but those of us that's been around for a while need to slow down too. Thanks for all you've done to help me over the years...miss you is an under statement. God Bless and Keep You. Michael
I love ClipX and have used it for years. I would give this app "Six Stars". The only problem is the update version 1903 to Windows 10 has caused it to stop working. Worked PERFECTLY until then. It will install, but cannot be configured and will NOT save any clips. I have installed about 20 other clipboard apps that hasn't come close to ClipX. Windows has it's own multi-clip clipboard in their new update, so that might be the problem. Is there any way ClipX can be fixed to run on Windows 10 version 1903? If so, I need HELP!
Doesn't even compare to most of the other clipboard apps. Had it completely disappear from my system until after 4 reboots it finally appeared. Tried to uninstall it by several methods. I was finally successful by logging in as system admin. I'm done with this program.
That's good news. :)
This worked, and your help is greatly appreciated. But you know what else? Having to do this is insanely stupid, especially because Microsoft wants you to use the default (high) level of security. Every malware program I use allows for program exceptions. But of course, Microsoft has no clue when it comes to user ease-of-use.
Try Dukto. Simple and easy.
https://www.msec.it/blog/dukto/
Exactly the same for me. I've had to give up after days of trying all the instructions I could find online. Nothing worked.
I loaded shareit on my windows 10 PC and on my iPhone. I want to send pictures from my phone to the PC. I've tried everything I can find online to try to get it to work. I get a QR code on the PC and hit scan on the iPhone and nothing happens. If I try to use the hotspot, it says on the phone to go to connect to PC and then PC search mobile. PC search mobile doesn't show up as an option. I downloaded the latest versions for both devices. Totally frustrated and ready to give up. Any suggestions? Thx.
Think many of the links on this page need to be checked.
"We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server."
That seems to be common sense to me, but these days common sense isn't always the way things are done. Sigh
Thanks again! My mouse isn't in the list....phew!
Sorry I wasn't clearer.
In Windows Explorer, navigate to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ folder.
Click on the HOSTS file (may or may not be capitalized).
When you're asked what program you want to open the file with, choose Notepad.
Once the HOSTS file has been opened in Notepad and you've made any changes, the file has to be saved.
Go to the File menu at the top of the window and select Save As...
Notepad will ask to save it as hosts and as a .txt file - click Save
(Notepad automatically saves all files as .txt files)
Notepad will want to save the file to the original location:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\
If you try to save the file to the original location (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\), you'll get a message saying the file can't be saved to that location, and probably asking if you want to save it to Documents instead.
(I'm not running Windows 7 so the specifics may be a bit different but they will be in approximately the same place with similar wording)
Since the file can't be saved in the original location, save the file as hosts.txt in a location where you can find it again like Desktop, Documents, Downloads, etc.
If you saved it to the Desktop, go to the to Desktop, right click on the file and select Copy.
If you've saved it to another location, use Windows Explorer to open the folder where the saved file is located.
Highlight the file. From the File menu at the top, select File then Copy. You can also right click the file and choose Copy.
Navigate to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ folder using Windows Explorer.
From the File menu at the top, select Paste. You can also right click inside the window where the files are listed and choose Paste.
You may need to provide permission to save the file to that folder.
Once the file is pasted, it should appear as hosts.txt in the window.
Right click on host.txt file. Select Rename. Delete the file extension, the part that says .txt.
Hit Enter.
You'll probably get a message saying that changing the file extension may make it unusable, and asking if you want to change it. Click Yes.
If you get another message asking if you want to allow the program to make changes to the file, select Yes.
The file name should now say hosts with no extension such as .txt listed.
Exit Windows Explorer by going to the File menu and select Close, or close the folder using the X in the upper right corner of the window. That's it.
You're particular mouse may not have been vulnerable, you can find a list of affected devices here: https://www.bastille.net/research/vulnerabilities/mousejack/affected-dev...
Hmmmm. I'm no expert but it seems to me that since it's the Logitech Unifying Receiver that's getting the firmware update, it wouldn't impact which Logitech mouse or keyboard was being used. I would think Dell, Microsoft, HP and Lenovo would be responsible for fixing the issue.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It's discouraging. :(
One solution I've seen is to install the update by inserting the dongle in a Widnows computer and run the update from there.
Thank you for this information! I have a Dell mouse, and couldn't find an update on their website (lots of others in the series, but not mine), so called them. I was told that since my laptop is an Acer, I have to contact Acer to update my Dell mouse. This seems very strange to me.
Nothing for Linux. Again. Typical for Logitech.
Thanks to both of you!
Tried the above instructions for adding the 2.18.213.82 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com to the hosts file, without difficulty following the instructions until i got to the following:
Copy the file back to the original folder (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\).
Delete the .txt extension on the hosts file
Was not apparent to me how to do this in Windows 7, e.g. how to copy the file back into the original folder, other than right-clicking "copy" over 2.18.213.82 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com. When I did, couldn't find anyplace to copy to, and and didn't see any .txt extensions on any files anywhere. Could you be more specific on how to copy the file back to the original folder? Was I in the original folder when I was in the "Hosts" file where I typed 2.18.213.82 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com? And where would I find the .txt extention? Does it get put on the file when I "saved" it (no option given where to "save" when I hit "save", nothing popped up anywhere that I could see), and does it end up somewhere else other than in the "hosts" file? Thanks.
Hi, guys:
Have you tried the free Mem Reduct, available at https://www.henrypp.org/ ? It might turn out to be useful for any one of you.
At the end of June (2019), the FH app that runs on my different W10 and W7 systems (and has on all of my systems for most of the past 15 years) began not finding any new updates, and when I actually looked at their "latest" software updates page it had not been changed since June 28th. After some digging, I discovered that the owner (Well Known Media) had apparently closed shop and their web domain (wkmedia.com) registry had expired. It's unclear whether FH remains viable or is now a zombie website that will go dark when its domain registry also expires, or will be resurrected if and when WKM is able to sell its asset to someone else. There are some news items in their site with dates in July, so that minimal activity makes me slightly hopeful it will return to functionality, but no guarantee.
So, for the time being I'm looking for a good (and trustworthy) replacement while reverting to the cumbersome old methods from a couple of decades back. If you were thinking about installing the FH app, I'd wait.
Yes, there's a step that needs to happen, good directions are here:
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-burn-an-iso-file-to-a-usb-drive-2619270
This usually erases all data from the USB flash drive so you might want to move/copy any data.
Simply copying the ISO to flash drive won't do. You have to use a software like Rufus.
https://rufus.ie/
Do you just copy the ISO file to a USB stick - or do you have to make it bootable somehow afterwards?
That's good to know, I haven't looked at the size of the ISO for at least a few versions.
I'm glad you like them. :)
Oh, I see - thanks!
But I found it strange that the downloaded ISO file is only 4.5 Gb (and just a little above the limit on the DVD).
Thanks very nice as always
CleanMem WORKS on my Dell Latitude E6400 which is already maxed out at 8GB RAM (that is the chipset limit - no way to add more) and running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
If you are able to add more physical RAM, that is always going to be a lot better than using something like this. Memory is not that expensive.
But if you're up against the physical memory limit already, this can definitely help make the most of what you have.
It DOES a better job of squeezing out the optimal usage of memory than Windows does.
It can also help make up for poorly programmed apps that are memory leakers (keep increasing use of but don't release memory back to Windows).
There is no magic to this app and it was programmed as well as any similar utility could possibly be. It simply makes use of the existing Windows API to do memory housekeeping that Windows often fails to do, which is clearing out memory from apps no longer needed in memory. It does a FANTASTIC job of that. It's very visible when you see the monitor saying 75% or more of RAM is used and you clear it. It can be set to do that automatically so you never see usage get that high.
If you have a RAM-limited situation (where you cannot use the optimal amount of RAM and cannot add more), PLEASE install CleanMem. I have used it for years and my laptop does not bog down to a crawl anymore which used to happen frequently without it.
Anyone who says this doesn't work has not used it, period. It absolutely DOES work, but you have to be realistic and use it properly. I would advise not clearing RAM until it gets over 50% usage at least and you also do not want to run a ton of apps and browser windows regardless. Remember, it clears memory from UNUSED processes, not used ones. Even Windows 10 doesn't do that very well. Windows 10 does other things very well like spying on you and forcing updates to reboot your computer so you lose your work.
It just WORKS and is the absolute best option when the memory on your machine is maxed out (short of buying a new computer).
I have seen the difference numerous times when I turn it off.
If you have a spinning HDD, a second thing you can do is replace it with an SSD and increase your swap file size to double your installed RAM.
Windows 10 needs 8GB or more of space to install, I use a 16GB USB flash drive with no issues at all, haven't tried an 8GB. Most regular DVD's have close to 5GB, not enough space to burn the ISO.
You can get larger DVD's if that's the route you want to go. :)
Thanks for the tip!
I tried downloading from HeiDoc an ISO image of Win10_1903_Local language - and the download went fine.
But when I tried burning the ISO file to a DVD (using ImgBurn), it said there was not enough space (it was very close).
Wonder why. Could you use an USB instead?
Does not support the utf8
groovy
good luck James
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Thanks for the valuable info Gary.
Interestingly the two alternatives I was looking into are Glary Utilities and bleachbit.
Ccleaner has been my go to for ages, a staple for my pc (much like IDM), and if I can get it working the way it used to be (unintrusive and asleep till I run it) I will be a happy chappie.
it would be better if you add biography books links they are really amazing!
Like I said before, this is still a great freebie as the only Music Player with multi-queue features. However since lyrics are so important to me, especially floating lyrics, I have to stick with either MusixMatch or Crimson Player (ad-free). The latter has scrolling lyrics in the Free version and floating lyrics in Pro.
thanks for the reply James
Well give it a go and see if you can control the ccleaner behaviour you don't want.
at least on win 7:
- legit items will start up if they (or a shortcut) are in the startup folder (a folder under the users folder hierarchy). You can see that in start menu / all programs
- Also, check msconfig or the equivalent (I don't use Win 10). You can control items that startup there too.
-- I normally just dive into the registry (the msconfig startup items are simply registry entries under LOCALMACHINE and CURRENTUSER)
e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Ordinarily, you should just be able to control application behaviour from within the app, assuming the app is correctly coded (i had a weird one with a beta app, where checking run at startup in the app resulted in a second registry startup entry being created, so had to remove the duplicate).
Regarding alternatives to ccleaner - i know you didn't exactly ask for it, since ccleaner may well behave appropriately after all, but i had a recent look at them. There are loads.
I stupidly didn't make notes but the only one I've still got on my machine is "bleachbit".
It's open source and still maintained.
I rejected it though because:
- the way you select files to delete felt clunky compared to ccleaner (though very similar)
- the way ccleaner handles files flagged for deletion is much clearer and easier to review
- Also, when i ran bleachbit, it just threw up an unhelpful error message after cleaning. It simply said "errors: x" (x being a number). Didn't say what errors occurred or which files might have been affected by the errors.
- oh and despite flagging firefox cookies to delete, when i checked afterwards (with ccleaner), apaprently 43 cookies had not been removed.
- and talking of cookies, i actually find the ccleaner option to exclude certain cookies from deletion very useful (e.g. if i want to stay logged in somewhere, perhaps whatsapp web or google)
Ccleaner IMO is really good, though there are privacy question marks about it.
Hmm, so your question got me thinking. I used to disable Active and System Monitoring under the now defunct 'Monitoring' tab to stop Ccleaner running in the background and thought the function had been removed which was the reason I could no longer stop ccleaner running at startup (unchecking the 'run cleaner when computer starts' didn't stop Ccleaner starting at boot-up). But. You mentioned Smart Cleaning, which I had not realised is the renamed Monitoring tab. Also, I recently switched to Win 10 to avoid end of Win 7 support in a few months, and at boot up, regardless of my attempts to stop it I kept getting a pop-up asking if I wanted to allow Ccleaner to run - meaning it was starting up. So I guess back to the drawing board, I might have been a bit hasty there...
This new one worths a try : Neat Download Manager
https://neatdownloadmanager.com
@James9bent
not sure what you mean.
Could you describe how you can't disable monitoring?
I can (assuming you mean "smart cleaning")
Regards,
Gary
So I finally gave in and uninstalled Ccleaner after using it for around 12 yrs or more. Persistent updating was something I was willing to compromise with and did so for some time, the inability to only run Ccleaner when I wanted was not - removing the ability to disable monitoring was what did it for me.
Ccleaner's final act on my pc was to uninstall itself. Going to try Glary Utilities as that seems to fit my bill. :)
as i was looking for a good folder protection/hiding/locking software, i've stumbled on few more in this category.
Easy File Locker http://xoslab.com/efl.html
Private Folder http://www.emingsoftware.com/products/private-folder/
Secret Folder http://ohsoft.net/eng/sfolder/download.php?cate=1005
would anyone interested to test and review these few similar softwares also?
Dropbox is now limited to three devices.
There is no indication that your files have NOT been backed up - for whatever reason.
Thanks for this, Jojo. Pretty impressive considering no ads or in app purchases. It's very good :-)
Nice find Jojo. I installed it, and like it. Good features for an app which is free and ad-free too.
Also, it's from India, which makes me quite proud :D.
I have Rocket Player installed too, which is another music player that I like. Offers good features for free, and is simple too.
Have used it in the past, and is a great freebie!
I don't know 100% that the image is in Haleakalā. Outside of the link above, I sourced the image at these three sites to see if the image is accurate:
https://matadornetwork.com/destinations/north-america/united-states/hawa...
https://pixabay.com/photos/geology-volcano-crater-haleakala-1836353/
https://unsplash.com/search/photos/maui?photo=sfgH9dXcMRw
I'm assuming the birds and clouds were added in a photo manipulation program before being uploaded to the wallpaper site.
I don't always know if an image is where it says it is. I do the best I can to verify, but other sources may not be accurate. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thank you. :)
I missed it when I read the PDF. I got to the license section and didn't see it. I've amended the article.
That looks like a great program, I'll check it out, thanks. :)
rhiannon,
i lived on Maui and hiked through haleakala several times. this photo leaves me wondering if it is haleakala crater or one of the cinder cones within the immense crater??
where are kaupo and kulau gaps?
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