Converting a Wav file to MP3 or other format…
DaleThis time last year, I had a user ask if I knew of a simple & free Wav file to MP3 convertor. Over at The Code Project, I found this…
Some of the nPing functionally is built into the Notes Client, but not much.
In February 2008, I wrote all about a Lotus Notes diagnostics utility called nPing. It’s no more. Go to the web link I provided then and you’ll see this message:…
Disabling the laptop touchpad when typing.
One of my pet peeves with using a laptop fitted with a touchpad, is that sometimes the cursor jumps around the screen and you get results like this: is that…
DiskDigger says “Excuse me while I nag you to death.”
I liked the DiskDigger un-delete program. Out of the four un-deletion programs I recommended here, DiskDigger was my first choice. Fast forward to now. I stupidly deleted a temp file…
10 free PDF creators, and some split/merge tools
PDF, as a document format, I find really useful. I find it useful because I can share a document with you, and it will be formatted as I intended it. …
Eraser – at one time I actually liked it.
But not now. Eraser is a program which allows you to securely delete files off hard drives and USB memory sticks. The sole reason for my dislike of Eraser is…
How to create a bootable Linux USB stick
I found two programs, each does the job. I thought UNetBootIn was better than the Universal USB Installer, but this was because UNetBootIn works under 64-bit Windows. Apart from that,…
Piriform Defraggler disk defragmenter.
I like Defraggler, as it: is free. is available as a 64-bit version. allows you to exclude specific files and folders, and has scheduling built-in. Downsides? None that I can…
Deleting those files forever.
If you followed my posts on un-deleting files, you now know that when you delete a file, you can often recover it. A reader asked in email “So can you…
15 un-delete programs, a list
Only 3 that I would recommend, and 2 I didn’t test. Found yourself in the “Oh crap, I’ve just delete some files by mistake” moment? I did recently, and it…