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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Search for files containing known data with File Searcher
When searching for a particular file on your HDD I recommend “everything” from Voidtools. (here). With this small application you can search for files that you know the name of and sidestem the resource exhaustive Windows Indexing service.
We all know that there are times when we’ve saved a file yet have forgotten the name we gave the file. Yet we do remember parts of the text or data in the particular word doc, or PDF file, or Excel spreadsheet. In these cases I would recommend File Searcher from MariusSoft. (here)
File Searcher allows you to search any file in any location for any content easily and quickly. File Searcher features a powerful regular expression engine that searches any type of file for any given regular expression or standard string. File Searcher is a huge step up on most other search programs because it is simple. It finds lost text files where you can only remember vague details about them. It is way better than the Windows search function at it.
| Size | 1.74mb |
| version | 1.2.2 |
| Updated | 3/19/09 |
| Downloads | 4,548 |
The problem: Basically, you remember you wrote a report for the boss around the middle of last year, with a special section about current inventory.
The solution: Start up File Searcher, tell it which folders are most likely to hold that report, tell it to look through all files from last April to September. Under the Contents tab, enter items like the name of the boss and company, and of course the word "inventory". That’s it, Searcher will find the file you’re looking for.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
5 Lesser Known Good Features of Google Earth | PCMech
5 Lesser Known Good Features of Google Earth PCMech
If you enjoy tinkering with Google Earth like I do, this post will show you some interesting new ways to use Google Earth!
If you enjoy tinkering with Google Earth like I do, this post will show you some interesting new ways to use Google Earth!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Access Any Folder With Two Clicks Using Folder Guide
After using our respective system for a while, we all have tendencies towards the folders we use on a regular basis. Be it saving or opening from these locations, the ability to access these folders quickly can be a nice time saver. A utility which make the process of accessing these folders quick and easy is Folder Guide.
With Folder Guide, you can access all the locations you configure easily from right click menus or save/open dialogs which, again, can really save you some mouse clicks.
A nice thing about the Folder Guide design is that it integrates into the Windows shell with means it uses a negligible amount of system resources. Give this one a try.
Convert Files From One Format To Another With No Middleware
Have you ever received a file which you need to view but don’t have the right program to properly display it? Rather than downloading and installing a one time use program, try using Zamzar to convert the file to a format you know.
Zamzar is a simple concept: you upload the file you want to convert, select the desired format and then they email a link to download the converted file to you. Zamzar supports lots of file types (although most are pretty common) and also does conversion of video sites (i.e. YouTube) directly to files as well.
The site requires no signup and the files are converted on a first-come, first-serve basis with registered users getting priority over free users. This could mean your conversion may take some time depending on how many people are in front of you.
Fine Tune Your Solid State Drives With SSD Tweaker
You can take a look at the features and a screenshot here, but here are a few items which may be of interest:
- Windows Indexing Service
- Windows Defrag
- Ntfs Memory Usage
- Disable 8.3 Filenames
- Windows Prefetcher
This is worth a look for system tweakers who want to experiment a bit what their SSD can do.
