Copyfish: free OCR and translation for Chrome
Copyfish is a free Chrome extension for extracting and translating text from images, videos, PDFs and more.
The package couldn’t be any easier to use. Click the Copyfish icon on your address bar, click and drag to draw a rectangle around your text, and wait: the OCR result is displayed in a few seconds, along with a translated version.
Check your PC network security with Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Many antivirus tools and security suites now include "vulnerability scanners" which check PCs for security issues.
But despite its age, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer still does a more thorough job than most, without costing you anything at all.
RunAsTool: easily run apps as another user
Logging in to a PC as a standard user is great for security, but not so convenient if you regularly have to run programs which need admin rights.
RunAsTool is a portable tool which makes it quick and easy to launch applications with the rights they need.
NirSoft’s AdvancedRun is a supercharged Windows 'Run' box
NirSoft has released AdvancedRun, a free tool for launching programs with custom user, priority, CPU affinity, window size and state, compatibility settings, environment and more.
Whatever settings you define can be used just once, or saved for reuse in shortcuts or scripts.
View and manage your Office add-ins with OfficeIns
Every time you run a Microsoft Office application it'll also launch a host of add-ins, which are often almost entirely useless -- and you might not even know you’ve installed.
These extensions can be viewed and managed from within each Office app, but if you'd just like a quick overview then it’s much easier to use NirSoft’s classic OfficeIns.
Hide data inside JPGs with Free File Camouflage
Image steganography is a clever technique for hiding files inside JPEGs, so that the contents appear unchanged, but anyone who knows the secret can easily extract its contents.
Free File Camouflage isn’t so clever -- in fact, it uses the most basic approach we’ve ever seen -- but there are still a few reasons why you might want to give it a try.
Easily transcribe media files with Listen N Write
If you need to transcribe a media file then you could just open it, click Play, launch Notepad and start typing.
That’ll work well, too, for about five seconds, until you have to start hitting Play/ Pause, stepping backwards or forwards, and generally spending more time switching between the apps than transcribing.
How to move or resize windows with the keyboard
It’s easy enough to size or position windows with the mouse, but keyboard shortcuts can be quicker and more convenient.
On Windows 7 and later, pressing Win+Left or Win+Right snaps the current window to the left or right half of the screen.
Cleanly remove software with Bulk Crap Uninstaller
When we first looked at Bulk Crap Uninstaller (BCU) back in April, it was a simple free tool which did little more than uninstall multiple Windows programs in one operation.
Intensive development means that’s all changed, though, and BCU is now a very capable manager and uninstaller for all your Windows software.
ShareX 10.3.0 now available on Steam
Powerful open-source screenshot tool ShareX has been updated to 10.3 with new scrolling support, enabling the capture of full web pages or anything else larger than your screen.
The technique works much like many similar tools: select the "Scrolling capture" type, choose the window and wait as ShareX grabs it for you.
AVG 2016 ships with new cloud detection system
AVG has announced updates for its consumer product range, including AVG Protection and AVG Performance.
All editions of AVG AntiVirus -- including AVG FREE -- use new cloud detection technology to spot malware outbreaks in real time.
Free software suite helps users get started with big data
Many businesses are put off making use of big data by the costs and complexity of the software and infrastructure involved.
Enterprise data management specialist Solix Technologies is aiming to break down this barrier by making the Standard Edition of its Solix Big Data Suite available free of charge.
Handle is a one-stop Gmail, to-do and calendar manager
With so many productivity apps around, time management should be easy. But the reality can be very different, as key areas of your life -- email, calendar, lists -- are often split across several tools.
Handle is a free Chrome extension and iOS app which takes a different approach, combining gMail, to-dos and your calendar in a single view.
Get Belight Software's Get Backup Pro for your Mac -- absolutely free!
The latest version of OS X -- El Capitan -- is just days away now, and the excitement is building. But before you plunge in and install it, what happens if something goes horribly wrong with the new install? You might be able to roll things back with Time Machine, but Belight Software has an alternative.
Belight wants you to start using its three-pronged backup solution Get Backup Pro instead -- and to tempt you into switching, it’s offering a free license for the Pro version, worth $19.95 -- but hurry, you’ve only got around 48 hours left to grab it!
Easily tweak scheduled tasks with PC Tasks Optimizer
Smart PC Utilities has released PC Tasks Optimizer, a quick and easy way to manage your core Windows scheduled tasks.
There’s no technical talk about "events" or "triggers", as instead the program just displays a list of statements about how you use your computer: "I do not connect any devices via Bluetooth", "I do not use Microsoft Active Directory", "I do not want Windows to routinely defrag my hard disk", "I do not share my media library", "I have disabled Windows Remote Assistance", and a whole lot more.
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