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This problem has happened to us all. We try a program, decide we do not need it but something goes wrong when we try to uninstall it. Either the uninstaller of the program in question was poorly written or Windows is borking something up in the process. If you want to uninstall the uninstallable then you need to check out Revo Uninstaller. This program promises to uninstall almost any program out there.
Need to be able to keep a closer eye on your Facebook activity? If browsing Facebook via the browser is not enough for you and you need more check out the Facebook Desktop client. This unofficial Windows download will keep Facebook alive 24/7 in your windows task bar.
Over time your computer becomes loaded down with a lot of crap stuff and you should take steps to clear out some of the clutter you have collected over the past year. One program that promises to do just that is CCleaner. It takes a full survey of all the stuff on your computer that is safe to delete and lets you clean things out. By doing so, you could even be making your computer a little faster too.
Scott’s Gmail Alert might be one of the nicest little Gmail monitor programs you can find on Windows. With it, you can always stay on top of your most recent Gmail emails that have come in, and get access to tons of other great features.
The main job of this excellent little program is to monitor any number of Gmail inboxes and labels. You can customize each account with individual colors and sounds too. You can also instantly rely to emails, without even having to open your web browser. It is also fully compatible with Google Apps and the standard free Gmail e-mail accounts too.
The features do not stop there. You can also use it to monitor multiple Google Talk accounts, receive desktop alerts for calendar events, get the latest Google news feeds or stay up to date with the current weather conditions. Any RSS feed can also be directly plugged into Scott’s Gmail Alert, for easy access to your favorite website stories.
Your registration (which is only $3) will unlock support for monitoring an unlimited number of Gmail accounts, the Calendar functions and RSS feed monitoring.
Go give it a shot – I can promise you that you will not find another Gmail monitoring program that does so much.
Looking for a minimalistic way to keep track of what you need to get done? Wunderlist is a great application for the job. I have tried many of the to-do list mangers out there and Wunderlist is by far the best looking, and possibly one of the most functional I have used.
While working on a new eBook, I needed an easy way to get Microsoft Office Word 2007 to export my writings as a PDF file. After doing a little searching around, I found an add-in that will do just that.
I am a junky when it comes to notes. I love taking notes, I love having notes, and really notes are how I am able to get as much as I do done on a day to day basis. With that said, I thought I would give Notes on Top a shot. This freeware program for Windows gives you a simple way to create a checklist and always keep it on top of your other windows.
I spent much of my weekend playing with the beta version of the new Windows Live Writer, and I do have say – they have won me over again. This program is sleek, it gets the job done and really – it is hard to believe that it is put out there by Microsoft for free, because there is no close competitor to Windows Live Writer out there. So lets take a look at why you might want to switch your blog updating to this magnificent tool.
I have tried all the alternatives when it comes to simple text editors and Notepad replacements on Windows. For some reason though, I keep coming back to NoteTab as my simple text editor of choice. It does everything I need it to do, and makes it simple to hide the features I don’t really need.
Of all the image editing programs out there, Paint.NET is slowly becoming my favorite. Not only is it totally free, but it really stand the test against a lot of expensive image editing tools when it comes to functionality too.
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Mitch Keeler is nothing more than your average Joe trying to leave his mark on the world though both his professional work and his online projects, articles, podcasts and more.
