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Apr 6, 2008
SY Tan

Convert Digital Images to ASCII Art With ASCII Generator dotNET

What are the secrets behind Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawings, the Vitruvian Man, Mona Lisa or The Last Supper? Maybe Professor Robert Langdon can try to convert the artwork into new masterpieces consisting of minute text (to break the hidden codes). The updated version of ASCGEN, ASCII Generator dotNET, is a free application that you can download to convert digital images or photos into high quality ASCII art. ASCII art is an artistic medium using text to represent the original image as accurately as possible.
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Apr 6, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

RESTrick Control Panel Free Download with Full License Key

RESTrick Control Panel is a software utility that allows users to quickly tune and setup many Windows settings and restrictions. Think it as the popular free TweakUI, but a commercial paid version. The program gives you access to configure visibility of disks in Explorer, icons on your desktop, booting and auto-logon options, miscellaneous restrictions of the environment and possibility to deny run of certain applications, and others options you can’t reach using default Windows tools. RESTrick allows you to select which user profiles you want to edit so many settings can be configured for each user separately.
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Apr 5, 2008
SY Tan

Quick and Direct Access To Favourite Files or Folders With ‘Direct Folders’

Opening, closing, maximizing or minimizing Windows folders might be time consuming, troublesome and laborious. Sometimes when you are in a hurry, the process to locate some files in particular folders can be very irritating. If this problem annoys you most of the time, you can actually try a Freeware application, Direct Folders, which can smoothen your navigation steps to locate folders or files in your Windows System.
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Apr 5, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Download Free avast! 4.8 Antivirus with Anti-Spyware and Anti-Root Support

Avast! antivirus is one of the popular anti-virus utility available on the Internet which can be downloaded, installed and used for free. The latest version of avast! antivirus version 4.8 now includes antispyware and anti-rootkit protection, scanning, detection and removal capability, all with a single download and program.
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Apr 3, 2008
SY Tan

Remove USB Devices with USB Disk Ejector 1.1.2 with a Single Mouse Click

USB devices are quite commonly used nowadays. Sometimes you might find ejecting a few USB devices, especially when you are in hurry, a tedious job. You need to click on the device and check the warning or messages to safely remove your USB devices. It makes you feel irritated especially when you are rushing for a meeting or catching a flight and so on. If you are tired of this scenario which always happens again and again, perhaps you should check out this free standalone software, USB Disk Ejector.
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Apr 1, 2008
SY Wong

Download File Alert Monitor v2.0 that Monitors Folders and Files Modification

Here is another good software utility suitable for office and personal use. Named as File Alert Monitor, it is capable of monitoring any file change (either recently added, modified or deleted) in specific folder in local or even networked PC. The target application is quite wide as it can be used to monitor any file deletion in shareable PC, document edition with timestamp for tracking purpose.
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Apr 1, 2008
SY Wong

Download Direct Folder v3.3 for Fast Folders and Files Access on Your PC

File and folder organizing is important so that user can access to the right folder for a particular file in the shortest time. Even though at the end you may able to retrieve it, but the time wasted is not worth as it can be spent elsewhere for more productive task. That is why sometimes I would rather put the folder, either important or frequently access folder on my desktop for fast retrieval. However, it will still be messy when more and more files and important folders are piling up on your desktop. Here is another alternative solution. Known as Direct Folder version 3.3, it enables the quick access to a particular folder, regardless of what level of root directories it resides in by simply double clicking on your desktop screen.
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Mar 30, 2008
SY Tan

Reduce Health Risks Due to Long Hours at Computer with Break Reminder

Some of the common occupational hazards for workers who sit too long in front of the computer are eye strain, back pain, numbness, carpal tunnel syndrome, RSI (Repetitive Stress Syndrome), headaches, dizziness, or breathing problems. When we sit and type at the keyboard for hours, our muscles are tense and our posture may be incorrect, thus creating various health problems. It’s even users are only reading websites such as Tip and Trick. It is important to take breaks in between and correct our posture so that we do not suffer from these physical risks. Therefore, the Break Reminder program is a little known but highly useful feature for users who want to be reminded to take breaks.
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