Category: System Tools

SoftPerfect RAM Disk is a straightforward tool that allows you to create virtual drives based entirely on your PCs memory. These drives then look just like any other; they’ll appear in Explorer, you can drag and drop files there, or use them to store temporary files created by Windows or your applications. But because RAM […]

O&O Defrag is a powerful and highly configurable hard drive defragmentation package. At first the program looks much like any other defrag tool. Launch it, and you’ll be presented with a list of your drives. Selecting one displays the usual mosaic-style map of its file layout. Then click Start and just watch as O&O Defrag […]

Tablacus Explorer is a file manager with lots of features, including tabs, completely customisable menus and interface, mouse gesture support, and optional addons. The program is portable and extremely small (1.13MB), yet still manages to squeeze in both 32 and 64-bit editions. Tabs can be created with a keypress, or managed by right-clicking an existing tab (there are all […]

Most programs are polite, well-behaved, use only their share of system resources and so make the minimal impact on your PC. But others aren’t quite so restrained. At a minimum, they might constantly use a low level of processor time, just enough to stop your laptop ever going to sleep. And at the worst, they’ll […]

TCC/LE is an extension of the Windows command shell, cmd.exe, which offers many additional features, while also being compatible with your existing batch files and command line tools. Open a TCC/LE window and at first it appears you’re at the regular command line. The copyright message is different, the current folder is displayed in square […]

It is right to exercise a degree of caution when using a computer. An unexpected program crashing can not only lead to losing the document that was open in that program, but there is also the risk that the crash will bring down Windows completely, along with any other applications that may be running at […]

OkMap is an unusually powerful (yet also free) GPS and mapping application. The program can import maps in more than 30 formats, including GFW, JGW, PGW, TFW, BPW (World file); ECW (Earth Resource Mapping); GeoTiff; MAP (OziExplorer); IMP (CompeGps); GMI (GpsTuner); SHP, DBF (Esri shape file) and DCW (Digital Chart of World), along with many […]

Argente Utilities is a free portable suite of tools for cleaning up, optimising, repairing, and generally improving your PC’s performance and stability. The program has a largely familiar feature set, with modules to clean your disk and Registry, control Windows startup programs, wipe system and application histories, uninstall unwanted applications, optimise your Windows services, remove spyware, […]

Adding a second or third monitor to your computer can help to significantly increase productivity by making it easy to switch between open applications and keep an eye on several programs at the same time. Other then requiring a dualhead or second graphics card, Windows has no additional requirements if you want to use multiple […]

HyperSnap is an extremely versatile screen capture tool that includes an array of essential features. The program provides a lengthy list of capture types, for instance: full screen, active window, region, the virtual desktop (even extending over multiple monitors), freehand shapes, scrolling windows (a web site that’s too large for the screen, say), and more. […]