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Resize Window in Different Sizes: Sizer
Free CheatBook Database to Find Games Cheats of Popular Games
Free Education Software for Kids: Childsplay
Graphical Disk Space Usage Analyzer: WinDirStat
Encrypt Files and Folders with EncryptOnClick
QR Code Decoder Plugin For Firefox
5 Free Android IRC Clients
Free Portable Application Uninstaller Utility: Geek Uninstaller
Free Password Manager Add-on for Firefox: KeeFox

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 06:30 PM PDT

Sizer is a free software that provides lot of options to resize window to any size. You can predefine sizes and resize any window using this simple software. It also provides options to reposition the window on screen.

If you are a designer or a software developer who need to test applications in various browser sizes, then Sizer is very useful tool for you. You can quickly resize window to any pre-defined size, and see how your designs / applications perform in that size.

Resizing window is not a complex task. You can easily resize any window by moving the cursor at the edges of the window and click and drag the left mouse button as soon as the cursor changes to a double sided arrow. This is pretty easy. But what if you have to resize multiple windows to same size for taking screenshots for instance? What if you want to resize a window to a specif size? Can you predefine a size and resize all windows through a shortcut menu item? Can you customize your window to resize within its system menu option? The answer is YES. You can find solutions for all your window resizing tasks using this simple window resizing software.

Keep reading the article to know more about Sizer.

Using Sizer to Resize Window:

Sizer is a handy and lightweight software which takes only few minutes to download and install. It comes in two different download versions.You can choose either Zip Package or MSI Installer (Recommended) to install Sizer on your system. For more details on the download versions please refer the website.

Sizer sits in your system tray as soon as you run it. That means you won't get any separate application window on your screen as you try running the software; a system tray icon will be added to your taskbar for Sizer. Now comes the magic of Sizer which we are going to discuss here.

Sizer provides several options to resize window. Lets see how we can use these options to resize window in a much simpler way.

Resizing Cursor Option: This option lets you resize any window through resizing cursors. Sizer consists of a configuration dialog box which consists of three window sizes by default. You can add more sizes here if you want to resize window in a particular size. To resize window using resizing cursor option, you need to move the cursor to the edges of the window to get a resizing cursor like double headed arrow. You will notice that all the sizes that you have added to the configuration dialogue box (including the default ones) are shown in the pop up menu when you right click the mouse cursor. From here, you can click on any list item you want to set as the window's new size.

Restore Button Option: The right click pop menu option which we have covered just now is also available for the restore button. You can right click on the restore button and select the desired resize option from the pop up menu to resize window to a particular fixed size.

System Menu option: You can configure Sizer to show Sizer Items in system menu. This will add a "Resize/reposition" option to the standard system menu. You can access it by right clicking anywhere on the title bar of the window. Alternatively you can make a left click on the programs icon at the top left corner of the window to access this resizing option.

System Tray Option: If you configure Sizer to show the system tray icon, you will get a list of sizes in the pop up menu of the system tray icon. You can select the desired size from here also.

Also check our reviews on SmartZoom which is a free software to zoom a particular section of window.

Prominent Features of Sizer:

Resize window: Sizer provides lot of different options to resize window to a particular size.
Reposition Window: You can configure Sizer to Reposition window on the screen. It provides several reposition options for any window.

Interactive Resizing: If you resize window using mouse cursor, Sizer will show the relative window sizes in tooltip. This will let you resize window in a particular size.

Configuring Sizer: Sizer offers various configuration options to customize Sizer according to your choice. You can stop resizing or repositioning the windows, add new sizes, delete old sizes, or cutomize sizer to show or hide various sizer options.

If you want to pin your favorite window on top of others, check Stick-It reviewed by us.

Final Verdict:

Sizer is a good software to resize windows, but you can always prefer resizing window from the resizing cursors. Personally I didn't find any particular use of the software. But if you are a designer or a programmer, then Sizer might come handy for you. Download Sizer free and give it a try.

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Free CheatBook Database to Find Games Cheats of Popular Games

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT

CheatBook Database is a free software that provides Cheat codes and Walkthroughs of almost all games. The Cheat Codes and Walkthroughs are available for all gaming consoles. It has details of more than 21,000 Games. I was able to find cheat codes of some of my favorite games, like: Super Mario, Need for Madness, Contra, and Jungle Book.

Once you install the software, you can explore it pretty much like an indexed book. You can choose any game you want to, and then see cheats for that game.

If you have been having trouble beating your games, then go for this game cheats database. Install this on any Windows Operating System.

You need cheat codes to get extra weapons, extra lives and other accessories. Walkthroughs come to the rescue when you are stuck at some place in a game, not knowing what to do next.

Games are listed in an alphabetical order. When you click on the required game the details appear on the right side.

This game cheats database is not just limited to PC Games; you can use this CheatBook for most of the popular gaming consoles, like: Dreamcast, Gameboy Series, N-Gage, iPhone, Sony PSP, Sega, Nintendo Series, Wii, XBox, XBox 360, Playstation Series.

If you want to contribute to this database, then you have the option to add your tricks and tips also.

Apart from cheat codes and walkthroughs, this game cheats database contains some other interesting features as well.

Options other than Cheat Codes and Walkthroughs:

Hex editor which is a binary file editor for manipulating 1's and 0's which can be understood by good programmers. You most probably don’t need it.
The classic Tetris Game is available for playing.
You can change the Skin of the software to make it look according to your choice.
The software and cheat codes can be updated manually from internet.

Avid Gamers can use this software to quickly find any game cheats. You can Mail or Print the cheat codes also.

When you double click on a Game, a new window pops up where you can add your own Notes, Screenshots, Game Links..

Cheatbook Database is updated every year and available for FREE Download. You can also read the monthly published Cheatbook magazine on the Website for updated cheat codes and walkthroughs.

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Free Education Software for Kids: Childsplay

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Childsplay is a free education software that includes multiple educational activities for kids to educate them in a fun way. This free education program is basically a collection of few educational games that helps your child to learn alphabets, numbers, and various other things. If your child loves playing on computer, then it's worth trying out this free educational program which only aims to teach you child in a fun way.

Childsplay is specially designed for small children and can be used at home or even at Kindergartens/Pre-schools. This free education software includes a few but different games, as it includes games related to alphabets, numbers, puzzle games, eye-hand coordination games, etc. User can easily switch between games without exiting this education software. Childsplay includes a total of 12 educational games to entertain and side by side teach your child playfully. Your child will definitely enjoy the eye-catching animations and sound effects. With Childsplay, your child will get a completely playful learning experience like never before. This free education software even plays a leading role in enhancing your child's computer skills, as he/she would get used to keyboard and mouse by playing educational games on this tool.

Don't forget to check out free websites to learn magic tricks for kids.

Features Of This Education Software:

Suitable for use at home, Kindergartens or Pre-schools.
Your child will learn alphabets, numbers, sounds and several other basic things by playing these educational games.
Includes puzzle game, Billiards, Pacman and Pong.
Include activities that train your child to use keyboard and mouse.
Supports multiple languages.
Works with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Also, check out Geogebra reviewed by us.

Download And Installation:

For downloading this educational software, visit it's official website and click your Operating system's icon under the Download Childsplay option. Download may take sometime, as it's quite a big software with file size of 33.8 MB. Installing Childsplay is an easy process which takes only a couple of seconds to finish off.

ChildsPlay is free educational program that uses a unique approach to teach your kids while playing. Download ChildsPlay for free.

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Graphical Disk Space Usage Analyzer: WinDirStat

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT

WinDirStat is a combination of a free disk/folder usage statistics viewer and a free disk cleanup tool which you can use in order to keep a close eye on the amount of free space that you still have left on your hard drive and in case that there isn’t enough, you can also check the Recycle Bin to see if it’s full, and permanently delete files. Application is very small and it’s completely free.

Image above is the default interface that waits for you after you start WinDirStat for the first time. Directory selection window pops up when you start this free disk space viewer and cleaner. There you’re gonna have to select the location for which you want the stats showed, it can be the entire computer, a partition or a folder. In the left corner we have precise numbers for the disk space usages of each folder. Some of the more interesting features that WinDirStat has are:

Precise disk space usage display
Directory tree map – each folder has it’s own stats displayed
Graphical display of file types stored on the hard drive
Quick open folder in command prompt button
Permanent file deletion tool

Disk cleanup which is offered by WinDirStat is only gonna delete files from the Recycle Bin, but if you’re not recycling for a long time, a lot of disk space can be eaten up so Recycle Bin cleanup offered by WinDirStat isn’t such a bad idea. What’s more interesting are all the pretty colors which you can see in the bottom part of the screenshot above, which is the graphical display of disk usage.

Similar software: Disk Savvy, JDisk Report.

How to check disk usage with WinDirStat

When you first saw the colored map in the screenshot above, you’ve probably thought that it has something to do with defragmentation, but it doesn’t. Even though you get to see something very similar in defragmentation utilites, here that is not the case, here each color on the map represents a certain file on your hard drive or a directory, depending what it is that you’ve selected.

Each file extension will get it’s own color, as you can see red is the color of .exe files, which are applications. When you select the application extension in the upper right corner all of the red squares on the map below are gonna be marked. Selecting only one square is gonna open up the file that’s behind the square in the tree directory list on the left, where you can read precise size information about that particular file.

To access clean up tools open up Clean Up from the top menu and there select the thing that you’re interested in, deleting the Recycle Bin or using the permanent file delete tool offered by WinDirStats.

Conclusion

If nothing else, WinDirStat is a fun way of how you can easily check to see how your disk space looks like graphically, but a lot more advanced tools are hidden behind the hood, so make sure to try out WinDirStat to check on your disk space usage.

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Encrypt Files and Folders with EncryptOnClick

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT

EncryptOnClick is a free software which can encrypt files and folders to keep your data safe and secure. It works on a very simple process. It accepts a password every time you encrypt a file/folder, and decrypts the file/folder back only if you enter the same password as before.

This will keep all your data password protected. This data is accessible to those only who know this password and enter it correctly.

What is Encryption?

Encryption is a process in which the data is converted to a specific form which is not human readable.

Why do I need to Encrypt Files and Folders?

Encryption prevents others from reading, modifying, updating, copying, and deleting your personal data. If you want to keep your personal data secure, you should encrypt it.

How can I use EncryptOnClick to Encrypt my Persona Data?

EncryptOnClick is a simple and easy to use software which can encrypt sensitive data in your files and folders to prevent others from accessing your personal data. You can encrypt files or folders using EncryptOnClick in a very simple way.

The interface of EncryptOnClick is very nice and clean. You can see two partitions there: Encrypt and Decrypt. The encrypt section lets you encrypt a particular file or folder. The Decrypt section lets you decrypt an encrypted file or folder.

For now, lets have a step-by-step look on how to encrypt files and folder using EncryptOnClick.

Select File or Folder: You can click on the "File" or "Folder" button to select a particular file/folder you want to encrypt.
Enter a Password: As you select a file/folder, EncryptOnClick will ask you to enter a password. You can enter anything as your password. It has no size limit or character constraints.
Press Ok: After entering and confirming the password you can finally press the "Ok" button to get your file/folder encrypted.

You can check similar software like KyrCrypt and Easy Encrypt to protect your files easily.

How can I view my original data?

Once you have encrypted your files/folders you cannot view them unless and until you decrypt them back. Every time you try to open your encrypted file/folder, EncryptOnClick will ask you to enter a password. This is the same password which you have entered while encrypting your file/folder.

EncryptOnClick identifies this password and convert the coded form of data back to its original form. This technique is called Decryption. You can either double click the file/folder name from its location to decrypt it back using EncryptOnClick or simply run EncryptOnClick to select and decrypt the encrypted file/folder for you. Follow similar steps like encryption to decrypt the files as well.

Also check Comodo Disk Encryption to protect your hard disk from internet scammers or hackers.

Features of EncryptOnClick:

Here are some prominent features of EncryptOnClick:

Uses 256-bit AES encryption for a very secure encryption and decryption.
Password protect the data.
Reduces the size of the file by compressing them through encryption.
Encrypts files or folders.
Very lightweight application; just 1.5 MB in size.
Encrypted files can be decrypted back using third party programs like Winzip. (Provided you enter the correct password)

Final Verdict:

EncryptOnClick is a very good software to protect your files from an unauthorized use. Especially if you are a novice user and know nothing about securing your personal data, you can use this simple software to safeguard your essential files and folders.

Download EncryptOnClick free.

Encrypt Files and Folders with EncryptOnClick was originally published at I Love Free Software

QR Code Decoder Plugin For Firefox

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:30 AM PDT

QR Code Decoder is a free Firefox plugin to read QR Code image on Firefox browser. This Firefox QR Code Decoder lets you decode QR Code image from any webpage accessed on Firefox browser.

The plugin extracts the URL or the information saved in QR Code image and displays the information in a new Firefox window. On decoding the QR Code image which contains the URL of any webpage, the QR Code Decoder plugin displays a pop-up window showing the URL saved in QR Code image. You can then copy the URL or click on the URL to access it on a new Firefox window.

To use this plugin, you just have to right click on the QR Code image on the webpage. Now select "Decode QR Code" option to make the information display.

Apart from all these, the plugin works quite fast and is easy to use. I tried the plugin on 3 Firefox versions which include 12.0, 14.0, and 15.0, and the plugin worked well. The good part of the plugin is that, it does not provide any add-on icon in the adds-on bar of your Firefox browser (to make the adds-on bar display, click on View→Toolbar→Add-on bar. The adds-on bar will be displayed below in Firefox window).

Why You Need QR Code Decoder?

QR Code Decoder helps you to read the QR Code image and extract information from QR Code. Normally, you scan the QR Code with your mobile (Android, iPhone, or any other smart device) or some special QR Code reader device. But when you want to open the link on your web browser on PC, it becomes difficult as you have to copy the link from your smart device and then send it your PC to access it. To get away from all this, QR Code Decoder comes into the picture. You can directly read the QR Code image from your Firefox browser itself.

Features Of QR Code Decoder:

Read QR Code image on Firefox browser.
Light weight plugin to install on Firefox.
Opens up QR Code information in a separate window.
Simple and easy to use plugin.
No icon on adds-on bar.
Supports the latest Firefox version.
Popular in Firefox Adds-On Store.

Install QR Code Decoder Plugin:

Click here to download and install QR Code Decoder plugin from Firefox Adds-On Store.

QR Code Decoder makes your work easier and of course faster by extracting information from QR Code on Firefox browser itself. Now you don't need any smart device or any Barcode Reader to scan and read the QR Code.

If you use Chrome browser, then check out QR Code Decoder extensions for Google Chrome browser.

You can also check out some websites to generate QR Code.

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5 Free Android IRC Clients

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Here are five Android IRC clients which we think are the best. Each one of them have unique set of features, so download and try them out, see which ones suit your need the best. If you find any other good IRC clients for android, then do let us know in comments.

Anyway, if you are new to IRC, I would suggest you check out What is IRC?. Now, let’s move on to testing some good IRC clients for Android. If you are not a Android fan, check out IRC clients for iPhone.

AndChat:

AndChat is one of the coolest looking Android IRC client with its awesome retro UI, which feels like you are using IRC in a terminal application. To add a server just click on the add button, fill up the details, and save it. After that the server will come up in the server list and you can connect to it by clicking on it.

The app is one of the best IRC clients for Android. The application offers all the features that good IRC client must have like: Chat logging, Multi-Server support, Multi-Charset support, UTF-8 Detection, Multi-nickname highlighting, Customizable notifications etc. The application is fast and light. This Android IRC client also supports tablet optimized layout. It comes with the ability to create an ignore list so that you can deal with those pesky users. I would definitely recommend this app to anyone.

Also check out free IRC clients for Windows.

AndroIRC:

AndroIRC is another cool IRC client for Android. It offers really polished UI. It follows the ICS/JellyBean design pattern, which makes the Android IRC client look quiet modern and well-integrated with the Android environment. You can swipe to navigate from on server to other server, this makes things more manageable on a mobile device. It supports logging of all your chats. It even comes with the ability to share your location. One special feature that makes it even better is that it supports mIRC colors. The application also has UI that is optimized for running on the tablet.

Yaaic:

Yaaic (Yet Another Android IRC Client) is modern looking Android application. Like all other IRC apps it also has a huge list of features. Swiping to navigate from one server to other is amazingly smooth on this application. This android IRC app is free and open-source which makes it even better. The app supports NickName auto complete and colored NickNames which makes it easy to chat in a channel. One fun features that I really love is that it supports Graphical smilies.

Qicr lite:

Qicr lite is the new kid on the block; it’s still in beta. But is starting to get noticed, and has been given a good rating on Play Store. It is under constant development and the developer listens to the demands of the users. One awesome fact is that the beta users will be automatically upgraded to premium version when it comes. So I really recommend that you download it now. It has quiet an impressive list of features and the developers are working on a whole list of new features. If you don’t mind little bugs and want to get the premium version for free, this app is for you.

Simple Irc:

Simple Irc as another android IRC client that I would like to recommend. As the name suggests, the application is simple in all its aspects. But it offers all the features that is required in a good IRC client. The app is very simple and intuitive. The application is fast and light. The interface is quiet nice. The app also supports mIRC colors and emoticons. To sum it all the app is simple in every aspect but has all the features that should be there.

You can also check out our post on best email clients for android.

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Free Portable Application Uninstaller Utility: Geek Uninstaller

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Geek Uninstaller is a free portable application uninstaller which you can use in order to easily check and see how many different applications you have installed on your system, and if you happen to have apps which you no longer need to have installed, with the help of Geek Uninstaller you can have them removed in just a couple of mouse clicks.

Like we already mentioned a few lines back, Geek is a standalone portable application which you don’t have to install on your system in order for it to work. This can be very useful when you need to quickly manage applications on clients computers, without making installations or leaving any other traces. Interface of this free uninstall utility is very simple and easy to follow. The most important part of Geek Uninstaller would be the Action menu entry, where all the app edits made possible by Geek can be found. The same selection of application manipulations are available when you right click on the application that you want to remove, these are the options that you’re gonna see there:

Uninstall – using the classic application uninstaller
Force Removal – remove files, folders and registry saves manually
Remove entry – remove the application from the list
Registry Entry – open the application registry entry
Installation Folder – open the applications installation folder
Google for – application name Google search shortcut

Sometimes applications are not an easy thing to remove from the computer, mainly because authors do not provide the classic “uninstall” shortcut which every application should have. In these types of situations Geek Uninstaller’s Force Removal is the thing that you need.

Similar software: Uninstall Button, Application Uninstaller.

How to remove applications without the uninstall link with Geek Uninstaller

Title of this paragraph pretty much says it all about what the most common problem with application management would be, the fact that sometimes we either cannot find the application folder in the Start Menu, or if there is one, then there’s no link to the uninstaller.

With Force Removal you can easily remove these types of applications, by letting Geek Uninstall to scan any mention of the application name in folders and registry entries on your computer. Once it finishes it’s gonna present you with the results like the ones that you can see on the image above. Check to see if perhaps something important is going to be deleted, for example if it’s a game if game save folders are going to be deleted, and if everything is as it should be click Finish and program is gonna be deleted from your system.

Conclusion

Geek Uninstaller is a great way of how you can easily remove applications from your computer. Simply open it up, check the application list for the ones that you want deleted and simply select the classic Uninstall or the Force Uninstall, depending on which program exactly it is that you want to delete. Portable apps are very useful for tech support where installing programs isn’t practical, Geek Uninstaller is a portable application uninstaller, and it’s free. Try it and see for yourself.

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Free Password Manager Add-on for Firefox: KeeFox

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

KeeFox is a free Firefox add-on designed to make your browser faster and in a secured manner. This free Firefox plugin has a good password management system that keeps your private data safe and use them securely. KeeFox integrates Firefox with KeePass that is the most popular password manager software. The best part is that this free password manager for Firefox follows a system of automatic log in to all the sites and helps you to login safely even in sites that have multiple login steps. This makes it easier for you to manage your password and other data. It keeps them protected and does not effect any existing data. It is recommended that the users delete passwords saved in Firefox password store as this will help in increasing the security of your personal data. KeeFox follows a fast and an accurate process with a good password assistance system.

Installation of this password manager

The installation is finished within minutes and the add-on starts functioning instantly after the installation. It is not a large file and you just need to visit the site to add this in your Firefox browser. The set up takes less than one minute and once the set up is complete you can see a KeeFox toolbar near the address bar. You will also be provided with a “keePass password safe” software where you can see all your private data. You can also try other useful Firefox add-on like Add-on Builder, FireFTP and Cuivo.

Interface of KeeFox

It has a very simple and user-friendly interface. The interface is not very stylish and the users will not face difficulty while using the options provided in KeeFox. The KeeFox toolbar and KeePass password safe work together for password protection. Both have a straight forward interface and provide you with options to make appropriate changes.

Using KeeFox

The KeeFox toolbar has mainly four options, namely:

change database
detect forms
generate new password
options

When you start working through this software you are provided with a software named “keepass password safe.” Here you can access your database of your protected files and passwords. The main screen of the software has title, user name, password, url and notes of your data stored. If you want you can create a new database by going in the files menu and clicking on “open file” or “open URL.”

KeeFox continuosly tracks the websites that you browse and it automatically fills details for the login forms in a site for you. It remembers all the login details for you and fill up the login details whenever required. It is quiet similar to the “remember password” option provided in all the browsers. KeeFox actually makes it much easier for you and saves time by remembering all your credentials. These remain safe with KeeFox and are shown whenever you login.

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