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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

5 Best Free File Compression Windows Apps


File compression is a really good way of reducing the size of large amount of data so it can be easily shared over the web. Though, the most popular and widely used format for it is ZIP, but a number of other formats are also emerging and disappearing which aim at being more efficient than ZIP. Most of the operating systems support ZIP format quite nicely, but Windows 7’s compression feature is not that flattering. Plus for RAR or ARC files having a dedicated compression app is a must. So we are going to present a list 5 Best Free File Compression Windows Apps available out there. Check them out!


Haozip



This one is a really popular tool in China, and that too for a reason: it is a very efficient tool. It has a nice and customizable interface. It boasts almost all the features you can wish for, such as, Windows context menu support, archive splitting, joining, encryption, self-extracting archive creation and many more. It also allows mounting virtual CD-ROM images, MD5 hash comparison and has an inbuilt photo viewer which lets you view photos without extracting them.


PeaZip



PeaZip is one of the most popular and used apps of its kind. Its native compression format is PEA, but it also supports a number of different formats for creating archives and boasts more than 150 formats that it can extract files from. This feature rich app is available on the three major OS – Windows, OSX and Linux.


Bandizip



This one offers 4-5 packing formats and various unpacking formats, along with encryption, windows context menu support, self-extracting archives and more. Customizing the context menu is possible so that your most used features are easily accessible. “Preview archive” option is also available in the context menu that allows taking a peek at the archive without opening it.


Hamster free ZIP Archiver



Hamster free ZIP Archiver is a unique archive manager. You can drop files onto the interface for creating a compressed archive. Simply name the archive, choose the compression level and then put it wherever you need it. For extracting the files, just drag in the archive and drop the extracted files out. It is a perfect app for all those who want a simple and hassle free tool.


Bitser



It has tabs for different functions within the app. “Create” tab has the similar folder tree from Windows Explorer in which you can choose the files and folders to archive. Simply select your options and then create the archive. The “Manage” tab, allows editing or extracting an archive and checking activity logs for each job in the “Reports” tab. It also offers a password manager that lets you keep all your usernames and passwords safe. 

Saturday, April 14, 2012

10 Awesome Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools

 If your PC's hard drive is not functioning properly and wish to know what the issue is, then you should always use some good hard drive diagnostic tools. Many diagnostic tools are available out there but finding the best ones is not an easy task.

Some of the tools are inbuilt to your OS already while hard drive manufacturers also offer these tools. So in order to help you find the great ones, today we have a list of 10 Awesome Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools. Some of these tools are paid, while others are free of cost. We hope you will find these hard drive testing tools useful. Check the list out and pick the ones that suit your needs the best!

Here goes the list..

Microsoft Windows Inbuilt Error Checking





Here is how you can use it:

1. Open My Computer.
2. Then right-click on the drive you want to check for issues (usually C:), followed by a click on the Properties menu item.
3. Select “Tools” then click on the "Check Now".
4. You will see options in the next window:

  • Automatically fix file system errors will correct many file system errors detected. This is highly recommended.
  • Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors will perform a search for areas of the hard drive that may be damaged or unusable. If found, this tool will mark those areas as “bad” and prevent your computer from using them in the future. This is a very useful feature but may extend the scan time as much as a few hours.
5. Hit the Start button.
6. Let this scan complete.
7. Restart the PC if asked to do so.

SpinRite



This tool is one of the most sophisticated and efficient third party hard drive testing and repairing tools present out there. It has been in the market for quite some time now, so many people who have used it themselves would recommend you this tool. It is a professional tool and costs US$89.

Samsung HUTIL



This tool's main aim is checking a Samsung hard disk drive but it is installed inside a computer, irrespective of the status of your PC's OS. The drives that are returned to Samsung are mostly NTF(No Trouble  Found) after checking. So you should always make sure to first check the drive properly to see if it is actually defective or not, using some of the fundamental troubleshooting of Hutil. This will save you the trouble of replacing and and your precious time too.

Seagate SeaTools



Seagate SeaTools is probably one of the most popular and widely used tool for Windows. It is quite a sophisticated and handy tool that lets you easily and quickly get to know the condition of the disc drive in your external hard drive, desktop or notebook PC. It offers many tests which will check the physical media on Seagate/Maxtor or any other disc drive !

Maxtor hard drive tools

This tool supports Maxtor hard drives. Seagate has now acquired Maxtor, but still it offers amazing diagnostic services especially for Maxtor Drives.

Hard Drive Mechanic

This is another awesome hard drive diagnostic tool that can help you easily repair many hard drive issues which cause many errors and problems on a computer. It is a really efficient tool and costs US$69.97.

Fujitsu Diagnostic Tool



As the name suggests, this one is a tool especially designed for Fujitsu hard drives. It is present in both a Windows version and a bootable DOS version.  But the downer is that the bootable version is designed for floppy disks and not CDs. But on the whole it is a great tool and the best part is that it is free of cost!

Bart's Stuff Test



This tool is a Windows-based hard drive stress testing tool. It does not offer as many options as some of the other tools present out there, but still it will be a great addition to your hard drive diagnostic tools, especially if you want something besides Window's default tool. The best part is that till tool is free of cost!

Hitachi Drive Fitness Test



This one is a free of cost tool which can be used for checking almost all types of drives present out there. This tool is available as an ISO file that you can burn to a CD and then use to boot the PC.


AIDA32



This one is a really cool and totally professional system information, diagnostics and benchmarking tool that runs on Win32 platforms. It collects the details of the PC. It allows viewing information on screen, printing it, and saving in many formats such as HTML, CSV or XML. It boasts many awesome features especially for corporate usage, such as command-line switches, network audit and audit statistics, remote system information and network management.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

3 Amazing Tools For Checking If A Website Is Safe For Browsing Or Not

Internet is not a secure place anymore, and we all know that. From the hundreds and thousands of websites present online, we cannot be sure which ones are safe and which ones are not. Many harmful things can be present on these websites. They have links that leads you to spam websites, install malicious software on your PC or even steal your personal information, etc. Even with a nice antivirus on your PC, you still can't be sure if the website you are going to open is secure or not.

So today we have a list of 3 Amazing Tools For Checking If A Website Is Safe For Browsing Or Not. We hope that these tools would prove to be helpful for you. Check them out and pick the one that you like the best.

Norton Safe Web





Norton is a household name in the internet security industry. They have a great tool named Norton Safe Web. It is a handy online tool that allows finding out if a website is safe or not. All you are required to do is to simply input the URL of the site and then it will provide a complete threat report to you. I checks the website for 18 types of threats such as viruses, malwares, Trojans, downloaders, remote access software and information stealers etc.

Visit Norton Safe Web


Web of Trust (WOT)



This one is a popular tool with an interesting idea. WOT stand for Web of Trust and it allows finding out the reputation of any website. They also have add-ons for various browsers that display the trustworthiness of websites right inside your browser. You have the ability of rating different sites using WOT in order to help other people stay safe online. All you are required to do is to input the URL in the field at in top right corner and it will show a report about the website. If you wish to know the authenticity of any website, then you should definitely install the WOT browser extension.

Visit Web of Trust (WOT)


Online Site Scan



As the name suggests, it is an online utility for scanning a website for any threat. It scan the website viruses, malware, spyware, and Trojans.

It utilizes various online tools such as AVG, Google Safe Browsing, etc for scanning the authenticity of a website. Simply enter the URL of a website and then let this tool do its work: scanning and showing you the results for a website.

Visit Online Link Scan
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