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Double Space on Dropbox Paid Plans
Change Icons of Flash Drives, Hard Drives, Folders: Folder iChanger
Trap Your Mouse Cursor in a Window with mkCursorClip
Complete Online Privacy Protection with Spotflux
Optimize and Tune Up PC Performance with Free Windows Tuner
Free Alternative to Windows Explorer: ET Explorer
Free ECM Content Management System: OpenProdoc
Backup iPhone Contacts to PC: CopyTrans Contacts Free
4 Free Currency Converter Add-on For Firefox
Download Angry Birds Seasons For iPhone Free

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:55 PM PDT

Dropbox is one of my favorite cloud backup service. Earlier it had doubled the referral space that it offered on free plans, so that you can get 18 GB Dropbox space for free. Now it has announced that it is doubling the space on paid plans, without charging anything extra.

Earlier Dropbox plans were Pro 50 and Pro 100, that offered you 50 GB and 100 GB space respectively. Now, Dropbox has upgraded that to Pro 100 and Pro 200 plans. These new plans give double the storage space, at the same price.

These new plans are valid for both existing users, as well as new users. If you are already signed up with one of the paid plans of Dropbox, you will see your Dropbox space double up soon.

Apart from this, Dropbox has also launched a Pro 500 plan that offers 500 GB space. This plan costs around $50 per month, or $499 for annual billing. You can see details on the pricing page.

This is quite a good move from Dropbox, especially in light from competition from newer services like Google Drive, and Amazon Cloud Drive.

So, if you have been sitting on fence deciding on whether to go with Dropbox paid plans or not, this would be a good time to make the switch.

Double Space on Dropbox Paid Plans was originally published at I Love Free Software

Change Icons of Flash Drives, Hard Drives, Folders: Folder iChanger

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 06:30 PM PDT

Folder iChanger is a program that allows the user to change the pre-defined icons of flash memories, hard disk drives and folders to some other new icon. The change reflected is permanent because if you ever need to move a particular folder to some other computer, the changed icon stays. In other words, you don't need to have Folder iChanger on the destination computer to view the new icon. It comes with its own collection of some great looing icons, but you can also choose from your own set of downloaded icons.

Features and Usage of this change icons tool

Folder iChanger comes with a sleek, easy to use GUI (Graphical User Interface) which makes working with this software all the more interesting. The interface is docked with a number of useful options and settings which allow you to change the standard icons of various files, folders and hard disk drives. To change a required icon for a particular folder, all you need to do is to follow the following steps:

Step 1: First click on 'Import or choose icon' and then select one of the following options :

From Program Icons
From Icon File
From Executive File
From System Icons

Step 2: Select an icon from the list of icons which you want to apply to an existing directory or sub directory.

Step 3: Click on 'Add folder or directory' and then select either 'primary directory only' if you want to change the icon of the parent directory only, or select 'With sub directories' if you want to change the icons of all the sub directories within the selected parent directory. The selected directory appears in the 'Directories' panel with a check mark beside it.

Step 4: Click on 'Change icon for selected items' and you are done. Navigate to the selected folder to see the changed icon.

Some other additional features:

This software supports three languages: English, Arabic and Tmazight.
The icon sizes which are normally supported are 128×128, 64×64, 32 x 32 and 16 x 16 pixels.
Options have been provided for the user to save the icon (.ico) files as an image file in jpg, bmp or png format.
The user can also enable a shortcut in context menu. In other words, when the user right clicks on any folder, he/she gets an option to change the icon for that particular folder. This makes the task a lot simpler because you don't need to execute the program everytime and perform the required operations.

Download And Installation

Folder iChanger download comes in two different packages; one with Microsoft .Net Framework 4 of size 75MB and the other, without it having size of 5MB. You can download either of the two packages by following this link.

The Final Verdict

Folder iChanger is thus a fast, effective and simple tool for changing the icon of any directory or subdirectory on the computer. It's simplified and docked user interface makes the job a lot simpler and the availability of this tool in the context menu comes as an added bonus and thus this unique piece of software can be recommended for use.

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Trap Your Mouse Cursor in a Window with mkCursorClip

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

mkCursorClip is a pretty useful application which helps you to trap the mouse cursor and restricts its movement only within a window where you are working. It's effective when you like to be engrossed inside your work and focus on the thing you are working on. The moment you activate the program by using the Hot Keys the cursor is restricted to the window you are working on. It would not move out to any other application or the taskbar causing a disturbance while you would be working. You can capture the mouse cursor in any area of the screen you want using this freeware.

Installing mkCursorClip

You need not be an expert to install this application on your system. Just visiting the developer's site here and clicking on the download button is all you need to do for downloading the setup program on your computer.

It takes a few seconds to get downloaded on your system after which you just need to run the downloaded file and launch the program. If you are interested to try some more cursor based utility, you can try RealWorld Cursor, MobileWitch and MouseFIGHTER.

Using mkCursorClip to Trap mouse cursor in a window

The moment you launch the program you might wonder if it actually got launched. In order to know whether the program has been launched or not and is ready to be used you need to check the taskbar.

Now when you see the icon of mkCursorClip on your taskbar you know that you are ready to use the application. So for checking out the settings and changing the hotkey you need to right click on the icon from the taskbar and select settings. In the settings window you have the options to change the spacing from the default set dimensions for a particular window. At the bottom you have the hotkeys changing option where you can put your favourite keys as the ones you prefer to activate this program.

As per the screenshot below pressing left shift + 2 would activate the software and block the cursor within the working window.

In order to exit you just need to press the hot keys again and the lock would be removed.

Some notable features of mkCursorClip are:

It comes with configurable hotkeys.
It is powered by a configuring padding in the application border.
Its easy and simple to use.

Now that you know all about mkCursorClip, you can use this freeware to trap the mouse cursor in a window.

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Complete Online Privacy Protection with Spotflux

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 03:30 PM PDT

Spotflux is an all-in one privacy protection suite which should provide you with complete online protection while browsing the internet. Nowadays even if you open up a seemingly innocent website it will probably place tracking cookies which then keep tabs of what you’re doing online. With Spotflux you can take care of such problems and protect your internet connection with a single application.

Spotflux is a clandestine application, which means that there are no classic interface for it. What you see on the image above is everything that you will see from it, Spotflux runs in the system tray as a small green icon, and that’s the only way that it will intrude on your everyday computer usage. There are 4 different ways that Spotflux provides you with protection:

Internet connection encryption
Malware and Virus protection
IP masking, protect your online identity
Ad and malicious cookie blocking

Right clicking on the icon will allow you to open up the settings, where various options can be set, but you will not have to configure anything on your own, everything is done automatically after installation.

Similar software: Tunlr, Freegste, Stealthy.

Encrypt your internet connection with Spotflux

In order to offer internet connection encryption Spotflux will have to install it’s own network driver and manage all the internet traffic through it’s own network interface or gateway. Don’t be alarmed by messages similar to this one:

during installation, because that’s normal, and it’s not something harmful to your system. Internet connection encryption is important when for example you’re using public WiFi, in which case information that you’re sending out could be intercepted by third parties, prevent that with Spotflux for free.

Malware and Virus protection with Spotflux

Spotflux malware and virus protection also cannot be seen because it is mainly focused on prevention. All the incoming traffic will be monitored and in case that something fishy is contained in the data stream coming your way Spotflux will terminate the connection and warn you about it. You can use Spotflux together with your standard AV programs, which should increase your protection.

Hide your IP and unblock websites

IP filtering is something that causes a lot of headaches to a lot of people. Even YouTube does it, some countries cannot view YouTube videos, and if you want to avoid such problems, install Spotflux and change your IP address.

Spotflux offers it’s own proxy service, like you can see from the information seen on the image above, but in the previously mentioned Spotflux settings it’s possible to add your own proxies, even those with authentication which is great for all those who are not satisfied with Spotflux anonymization.

Block ads and malicious cookies with Spotflux

All the traffic that’s being received by your computer will not only be encrypted, scanned for viruses and keep your real identity from third parties, it will also remove annoying website ads and block tracking cookies which are always present on the web. Marketing companies and ad agencies are then using this information in a number of un-noble ways, you prevent that and not only that, all of the things that were previously said with Spotflux, it’s free, so make sure to test it out if you’re worried about your privacy.

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Optimize and Tune Up PC Performance with Free Windows Tuner

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Free Windows Tuner is a great freeware to measure and improve PC performance; if you wish to improve the performance of your system in case you are not technically proficient. You would come across a number of PC technicians which are aimed at optimizing and tuning up the performance of your system. Free Windows Tuner does it all for free and offers speed optimization and disk space optimization. So your PC issues are solved in a jiffy with this free software utility.

Interface

Free Windows Tuner has a very simple and clean interface. The interface is a minimalist and all you have to do is a single click to optimize your PC performance. The impressive interface displays information about RAM and disk space which includes the total space and available space. The status is also displayed on the screen.

What does Free Windows Tuner do for improving your PC performance?

Free Windows Tuner is a great free software utility which can help you optimize the pc performance. Usually, the system performance is slowed because of the unnecessary resource usage and files cluttered on the system which take up a lot of disk space. Free Windows Tuner makes sure that your system is free from all these issues by clearing the RAM, optimizing the windows registry and also deleting the obsolete files.

It is important to clean and optimize the windows registry from time to time. Windows registry is basically a database that contains the complete information about the configuration of your PC. With time, your registry gets clogged with unnecessary and obsolete files that slow down the speed of your system. In order to take care of the resource hog resulting from this, optimizing registry becomes important. In addition, speed can be increased by clearing the RAM and all these tasks are performed by the Free Windows Tuner.

You also need to make sure that the disk space is not being used unnecessarily. This is ensured by deleting temporary, recycled and orphaned files and Free Windows Tuner takes care of everything!

Requirements

Free windows tuner has very minimal requirements and comes in a very compact size of 2.3MB. It is compatible with Windows operating system that would include XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/8.

Verdict

Free Windows Tuner is cool as far as the requirements are minimal. It can speed up your system to some extent however you will be disappointed to see that there are not many options in store for you. There are a number of activities performed while the tune up is taking place. These activities are listed on the interface and you get an idea with the completion of each. But you do not get to choose the individual actions which you wish to be performed. This is one of the caveats of the software apart from a limited number of options which this software offers you. However as far as a free software utility is concerned, it helps in enhancing the performance of your system to some extent hence this free software is worth a try.

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Optimize and Tune Up PC Performance with Free Windows Tuner was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Alternative to Windows Explorer: ET Explorer

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT

ET Explorer is considered as a nice, free Windows explorer alternative. It makes folder navigation very easy and all the big files can be recognized with ease. Files which are used regularly and the recently used folders will be marked by an icon. Some of the features that went missing in the windows 7 explorer after windows XP are made available with the ET Explorer. This free Windows explorer alternative is available for free and the Explorer is made to be user friendly with the easy navigation process.

Installing this free Windows Explorer Alternative

To install ET Explorer you need to go here. Once you visit the site you will see the download option, and after you click on download you will be redirected to a page where you can choose whether you want to download win32 setup or win32exe. Once you select the desired option and click on download tab the download process will be started. An .exe file will be downloaded and you need to open it to start installing it. The installation process takes merely 3-4 minutes and the file will be ready to use.

User Interface of ET Explorer

As mentioned above the interface is user friendly and all the files are marked according to use to make the navigation process easier. The files which are used rarely will be marked grey and the files that are used regularly will be marked with an icon. There is the drag and drop option where the selected entry is marked red for copying and green for moving. There is a sub menu where one can find all the important features of ET-Explorer. The windows search is unificated with Windows 7 and is accessible through the small text field that is present in the upper right panel. The search results will be shown in an explorer tab and you can perform different operations like copying, moving, deleting, renaming, etc. People interested to try some more free Windows Explorer alternative can also try Proto, aiFiLE and FileOrganiser.

Using ET Explorer

At the left panel you can find three tabs namely:

Folders
Search
File Operation

Once you click on the folders you will be presented with all the drives and you can click on the appropriate drive to select the files you require. By clicking on the search tab you can specify the name of the file you are searching. Once you type the name of the file you want to search you can click on exact and you will be provided with the file you were searching. There is also the file location tab where you can specify the name of the drive where you are searching this file and in the text or bytes option you can click on the one which suits your search.

At the right panel you have the names of the drives and favorite tab at the header. Once you click on the name of the drive you will be presented with all the files in the drive. It makes the process of searching the folders and files much easier and if you have used the windows explorer before then you will not face any hurdles in using ET Explorer software.

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Free ECM Content Management System: OpenProdoc

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:00 AM PDT

OpenProdoc is the perfect tool for small to mid-size companies which are always dealing with large amounts of documents that require organization and storage. The reason why OpenProdoc can help is because it is an ECM document / content management system, software which will help you keep track of documents, help you organize them and allow you easier access later on if the situation requires it.

ECM stands for enterprise content management, and having a proper ECM system installed on your companies computers is very important, because without it documents and files would be a nightmare to find. OpenProdoc is exactly that, software which will help you store and organize your files better and more efficiently. We’re mentioning companies, but this software isn’t intended specifically for company, individuals can also use it if they have a lot of files on their computers.

Similar software: Organizer 2.

OpenProdoc installation and availability

This free ECM system is written in Java, that means that it can run wherever Java can run, all the major systems like Windows, Linux and Mac are supported. Installation might be a little bit tricky, you can download the installer or a portable version of OpenProdoc. We went with portable, and found that there’s no .exe file to run the app, after consulting with the accompanied read me file we found out that the program is ran by a .bat file, located in the folder, not .exe, and that the username and password for accessing the application are:

Username: root Password: root

Access to the application is password protected, since you are after all storing sensitive data inside it.

Organize your documents with OpenProdoc, free ECM system

Documents under the OpenProdoc can be sorted under users, the ones that have created them or the ones to which documents are important. What you can do in OpenProdoc would be the following:

Organize and store documents – the basic feature
Create and manage users – document owners
Add folders – to categorize the documents
Add basic document information – name, date, so that it’s easier to find it.

To add a document into the OpenProdoc safe keeping, create the Username under which you want to store the document, users can be created by clicking on the Administration tab and selecting Users.

Enter in the password and any other info that you might see fit. Be careful not to grant Administrator rights to someone you do not particularly trust. Clicking on the OK button should import the user and it should be available on the left side, under the Users list. Click on the name, and then under Documents tab find and click on Add, which will prompt the Add Document window:

Documents for addition to the OpenProdoc database can be found on your computer, and can be arranged in any way you want inside OpenProdoc. If you are looking for an easy way to manage, organize and store files, then OpenProdoc is the thing for you. It’s free, so you have nothing to lose by testing this ECM system out.

Free ECM Content Management System: OpenProdoc was originally published at I Love Free Software

Backup iPhone Contacts to PC: CopyTrans Contacts Free

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 09:30 AM PDT

CopyTrans Contacts is a free tool to backup iPhone contacts on PC. CopyTrans itself is a popular PC tool which deals with iPhone, iPod, and iPad. The very popular one is CopyTrans Manager which is a good alternative to iTunes. With CopyTrans Contacts, it becomes easy for your to backup contacts on PC.

Syncing iOS device is not possible when you don't have iTunes. Moreover syncing iPhone contacts is not possible with iTunes too. But with CopyTrans Contacts, you can easily sync your contacts with your PC. Along with syncing the contacts, CopyTrans also allows you to backup them by creating a different folder on your computer.

CopyTrans Contacts

How to Backup iPhone Contacts on PC:

Download and install CopyTrans Contacts on your PC. Connect your iPhone with PC. Your PC will detect your iPhone only when appropriate driver or iTunes is installed on your PC. Now, CopyTrans Contacts will automatically connect to your iPhone and identifies all the contacts which you have saved on your iPhone. You can then select the ones for which you want to create backup on your PC. Select them and click on export button. Select the folder on your PC and then export all the contacts to the folder.

Features Of CopyTrans Contacts To Backup iPhone Contacts:

Backup iPhone contacts in any folder on your computer.
Export contacts into multiple vCard formats which include iOS, iCloud, Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Thunderbird, and Windows contact.
You can even import any contact to your iPhone through CopyTrans.
Add any new contact to the contact list of your iPhone.
The interface to add new contact is same as you add in iPhone.
Comes in multiple languages. You can change the language from settings menu of CopyTrans.
Search for any contacts in CopyTrans.

How To Install And Get Started With:

Download the zip file of CopyTrans and unzip the downloaded file with Winrar or 7zip. Run CopyTrans on your PC and then connect your iPhone with your PC through a USB cable. You will all the contacts of your iPhone will be imported to CopyTrans Contacts on your PC. From their, you can easily backup iPhone contacts on your PC.

Click here to download CopyTrans Contact Zip File.

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4 Free Currency Converter Add-on For Firefox

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Here, are 4 free currency converter add-ons for Firefox. These Currency converter add-ons basically convert currencies right there in your web browser. With the help of these currency converter extension for Firefox, you don't need to check different websites to find latest exchange rates.

These Firefox add-ons offer an easy way to know the currency rates while working on Firefox. If you are into foreign trade & currency exchange, then it's worth trying out these add-ons.

Simple Currency Converter

Simple Currency Converter, as the name itself suggests is a free currency converter add-on for Firefox. This add-on is capable enough to automatically convert Euro, Dollar, Russian Rubles, and British Pound prices to a user's local currency. You can view the conversion results on any webpage by simply placing the mouse cursor on the add-on icon. This Firefox add-on supports 124 currencies and comes with a custom price formatting option. Simple Currency Converter is even capable to automatically detect your regional settings. Add This currency converter add-on to your Firefox for free.

Converter

Converter is another free currency converter add-on for Firefox that lets you convert currencies on your Firefox. Converter is not just a currency converter, it even deals with time conversion and unit conversion. This Firefox add-on converts quickly and shows you the results instantly. For using this add-on you need to add this add-on to your Firefox and restart your Firefox. Now look for the icon of this add-on at the bottom right corner of your Firefox screen above the task bar. If you have found that icon, then simply right click the icon and choose the options option. Within the options Window under Currency conversion option, you need check the Enable currency conversion option and choose your preferred currency from the dropdown menu. Now close the options window and again you need to right click the add-on icon and choose Custom conversion option. Input the data to convert (for example 1 USD) and click the convert button, in no time it shows you the results in the results under conversion results section in the same window. In this way you can easily convert currencies.

Don’t forget to check out our post on free currency converter apps, extensions for Chrome.

eBay Worldwide

eBay Worldwide a free firefox add-on which adds eBay tool bar to your Firefox. This eBay toolbar include a tools option, within the tools option, you will find XE currency Converter that lets you convert currencies on a new tab in your browser. XE currency converter shows you XE quick cross rates with currencies of different countries and it even comes with a Universal currency converter that lets you convert any currency. Within this currency converter, you need to enter the quantity and choose an input currency and output currency, then you need to click the convert button which looks similar to a Play button. You will see the conversion results in the same tab of your Firefox.

Also, check out free currency converter apps for iPad.

ebookers.com addon

ebookers.com addon is a free Firefox add-on which lets you convert currency, shows you weather update and even acts like a desktop calculator. This multi-function add-on is easy to use and comes with a very basic and clean interface. This Firefox add on allows you to easily convert currencies. For converting a currency, you need to simply left click the add-on icon and click the currency Converter option. Now you need to enter the converting amount or quantity in the convert this amount box. Enter the currency from which you want to convert to another currency in the From this currency box. Now, choose the currency to which you want to convert in the To this currency box and click the convert button. It will show the values below the convert button, so that's all you need to do for converting a currency.

So, these were some Currency Firefox add-on using which you can easily convert currencies on your Firefox.

4 Free Currency Converter Add-on For Firefox was originally published at I Love Free Software

Download Angry Birds Seasons For iPhone Free

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Angry Birds Seasons is a whole new version of the popular Angry Birds game for iPhone. Angry Birds Season is supported by iPhone, iPad, and iPod. The game comes up with new interface to play in this season. Play it from the old Halloween to Chinese version.

The idea behind this version of Angry birds is celebrating festive seasons. The birds are celebrating festive season all around the world. Even the levels of the game comes with a new environment to play the game with a whole new idea and excitement. But, you need to hurry up and install Angry Birds Season on your iOS device, as the free version is available till 12th July 2012 (Thursday).

Angry Birds Seasons

Seasons in the new version include 2012 and 2011. Season 2012 festivals include Piglantis, Year of the Dragon, Cherry Blossom, Wreck the Halls, and Ham'O'Ween. Season 2011 include Moon festival, Easter eggs, Summer picnic, Go green, Hogs and Kisses, Get luck, Season's greedings, and Trick or Treat. The game comes up with total of 290 levels to play the game. So spend your whole day to crack the levels and become the winner of one more Angry Birds Seasons game. The good part of this new version is that, the game comes up with more challenging game levels. You can discover golden eggs and play with popping actions of pigs. It's time to move forward and play this hunting Angry Birds Season on your iOS device.

If you have an Android phone, then download Angry Birds Space game for Android.

What's New In Angry Birds Seasons?

Birds celebrate new seasons (2012 and 2011) with festivals all around the world.
You can switch between any season and play Angry birds.
Interface changed from Halloween to Chinese.
Comes up with more challenging game levels.
Popping actions of the pig and discovering of golden eggs.
Total of 290 levels to play.

If you want, you can also play similar games to Angry Birds.

Features Of The Game:

Play with two seasons which include multiple festivals to celebrate.
Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod.
20 levels to play.
Enable/disable game sounds.

Install Angry Birds Seasons:

Click here and install Angry Birds Seasons from our App Store. You can also head to search bar of your App Store in your iPhone and then search for the game to install it directly on your iPhone.

If you are a fan of Angry Birds and play it on a regular basis, then this new version; Angry Birds Seasons must be the one you were hunting for. So stop all your searches for something new and play this game on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.

Download Angry Birds Seasons For iPhone Free was originally published at I Love Free Software

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