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How to create a Password Protected Secret Drive

October 17th, 2009

Secret Disk

In my earlier posts i wrote about Protecting your private data by encrypting and decrypting files to the core, Locking USB drives with passwords, Making Folders invisible without any software, etc…

Well, The Encryption and Decryption process take a lot of time if you have many files, so here is a better way to hide all your private files using a free program. Secret Disk lets you have separate disk on your PC which may be locked and unlocked with a password within a second. Moreover, when locked it is invisible in the Windows system.

Once installed it will ask to choose a password. A secret disk with drive letter X: will be created which can be accessed only using the password provided earlier. The programs warns if any bad attempt was made to unlock secret disk. It can lock your private disk when screensaver is launched or simply lock by pressing the F8 key.

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Free Remote Desktop Manager

October 8th, 2009

Remote Desktop Manager

Remote Desktop Manager is a small application used to manage all your remote connections and virtual machine. Add, edit, delete, shared, organize and find your remote connection quickly. Compatible with Microsoft Remote Desktop, Terminal Services, VNC, LogMeIn, Team Viewer, Ftp, SSH, Telnet, Dameware, X Window, VMWare, Virtual PC, PC Anywhere, Hyper-V, Citrix, Radmin, Microsoft Remote Assistance, Sun Virtual Box and more.

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Microsoft Security Essentials : Virus, Spyware and Malware Protection Software

October 2nd, 2009

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Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.

It runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.

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The Windows Automated Installation Kit

September 23rd, 2009

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The Windows® Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is a set of tools and documentation that support the configuration and deployment of Windows® operating systems. By using Windows AIK, you can automate Windows installations, capture Windows images with ImageX, configure and modify images using Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management (DISM), create Windows PE images, and migrate user profiles and data with the User State Migration Tool (USMT). Windows AIK also includes the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT), which enables IT professionals to automate and centrally manage the volume activation process using a Multiple Activation Key (MAK).

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How Much Distance Your Mouse Has Travelled?

September 17th, 2009

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Have your ever wondered how much distance your mouse travels everyday in meters? How many times you click the left and right mouse buttons? I’m sure many of them want to know this for a change. So here’s a tiny tool specially for the geeks to check how long your mouse have been travelling, clicking all over the desktop.

RSI registers and draws your mouse movements, counts the number of left and right mouse clicks, displaying the distance covered, accurately.

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