‘PDF Merge’ is a very simple tool that lets you merge PDF documents with ease. Since it requires ‘.NET Framework 4’ to run, it should work natively in Windows 8 (as it comes with ‘.Net 4’ installed by default) and …
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‘Sleep#’ (‘sleepsharp’) is a simple but a handy utility for those of you who listen to audio or video songs before going to sleep, and looking for a way to put the PC to sleep once the playback (or playlist) …
Read more‘Sleep#’ Puts Windows PCs to Sleep During Multimedia Playback
‘BitKiller’ is an application that lets you easily delete files & folders securely (beyond the ability to recovery them later). It is open-source (GPL licensed), free to use and doesn’t need to be installed either, so you can use it …
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Using USB flash drives for installing operating systems is very popular these days, especially among the GNU/Linux fans. There are hundreds of different GNU/Linux distributions out there, most release a new version, once every six months, and major distributions (such …
Read moreCreate a Bootable USB Flash Drive Containing Windows 8 using ‘UUI’
In GNU/Linux, you can create a bootable USB flash drive using an ISO disc image of another distribution, by using the command-line. The command that is used to create that is called ‘dd’. By default, almost all USB flash drives …
Read moreRemove ‘EFI’ & Other Partitions on a USB Flash Drive Using Windows 8 (Created by ‘dd’)
As mentioned in a previous article, the hibernation feature in Windows 8 can have a direct impact on your computer’s performance (as it reduces the booting times impressively), therefore, unless you are having a serious issue, it is recommended that …
Whether it’s a laptop, desktop or a mobile computer, Windows 8 boots really fast compared to its predecessors, and the main reason behind that is the newly implemented ‘hybrid boot’ or ‘fast start-up’ feature. As the name suggests, it is …
Read moreHow to Disable ‘Hybrid Boot’ (‘fast start-up’) in Windows 8
The ‘file manager’ is an extremely important software utility of any operating system. Apart from helping you manage your files, thought it is not a necessity, most of the time, it is also being used to manage the desktop by …
Read moreRecover a Stuck Windows 8 Desktop by Restarting ‘File Explorer’
In the newly released Windows 8, due its new user interface design, among other things, locating the shutdown (plus’ reboot’ and ‘sleep’) button can also be a little bit difficult. There are many ways to do it. But the easiest …
I don’t know whether I would love it or hate it, but because I got a pretty good deal for the Windows 8 Pro version, I decided to give it a go. Now I’m not going to review it, but …
Read moreDoes Window 8 Installer fail to Create a bootable USB Installation Media? (fix)