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• Freeware Spotlight — SwitchPowerScheme

  Posted on August 16th, 2020 at 20:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  BEST UTILITIES

  By Deanna McElveen

  If it were up to me, Windows’ desktop context menu — the right-click pop-up menu — would take up two full screens!

  Then I’d have quick access to everything with just a mouse-click! … And that would give birth to a whole new generation of utilities to shrink Deanna’s context menu back to a manageable size.

  That wishful thinking probably explains my excitement at discovering Sordum.org’s SwitchPowerScheme.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.32.0 (2020-08-17).

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• Freeware Spotlight — Jarte Plus

  Posted on July 13th, 2020 at 01:00 Jamie Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  FREE SOFTWARE

  Freeware Spotlight — Jarte Plus

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.27.0 (2020-07-013).

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• Freeware Spotlight — A Thousand Words

  Posted on March 30th, 2020 at 01:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  BEST UTILITIES

  By Deanna McElveen

  As we’re all dragged into this new pandemic reality, PC-service clients are going to need remote assistance more than ever.

  Unfortunately, many of those folks are not as computer-savvy as we might wish. So when users run into problems, they might find it difficult to convey what exactly is going awry. In many cases, simple screen shots will illustrate the problem far better than will describing it over the phone.

  The aptly named A Thousand Words (ATW) is a handy screen-capture app from developer Andrew Lambert. The tool is specifically designed to be easy to use — suitable for PC users of any skill. If a problem can be seen on-screen, the machine’s user can launch ATW and follow a simple wizard to quickly grab shots of the fault. The user can then annotate the images and email the shots to a service tech (or the unofficial family IT person).

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.12.0 (2020-03-30).

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• Deanna’s Freeware Spotlight: SwiftSearch

  Posted on May 20th, 2019 at 02:02 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Tired of trying to get Windows’ slow search routine to cooperate with your hard drive? Take a look at SwiftSearch, the freeware pick of the week from Deanna at OlderGeeks.com.

  Take a look in this morning’s AskWoody Plus Newsletter issue 16.18.0.

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• Deanna’s Freeware Spotlight: USBFlashCopy

  Posted on May 13th, 2019 at 02:12 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  I bet you have a gazillion USB drives hanging around. I do, and I’m constantly trying to figure out which one(s) I can re-use without destroying something valuable. There’s a solution: Back up your USB drives before you obliterate them.

  Freeware guru Deanna from OlderGeeks.com has a solution: USBFlashCopy automatically backs up your USB drives (and memory cards) when they’re plugged into your PC.

  Full instructions out this morning in AskWoody Plus Newsletter issue 16.17.0.

   

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• Deanna’s Freeware Spotlight: Desktop Restore

  Posted on April 22nd, 2019 at 05:32 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Ever have your desktop icons move when you reboot or switch screen resolution?

  Randy and Deanna at The Older Geeks have a solution for you. There’s a free Windows Shell Extension from Jamie O’Connell at Midiox called Desktop Restore that lets you save your icon positions, give each configuration a name, and swap among them.

  More brilliant, free and crap-free software from Deanna McElveen at OlderGeeks.com

  Details in this week’s AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.15.0, out this morning to AskWoody Plus Members.

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• Deanna’s Freeware Spotlight: Hekasoft Backup & Restore for browsers

  Posted on April 8th, 2019 at 03:36 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  You know the importance of regularly, religiously backing up your computer. Now there’s a free program that specifically backs up your browsers — all of them — without going through a full backup (or restore!).

  Passwords, favorites, custom settings, browsing history, and more. For Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and many browsers you’ve never heard of. The whole nine yards.

  Another piece of brilliant free software from Deanna McElveen at OlderGeeks.com.

  Details in this week’s AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.13.0, out this morning to AskWoody Plus Members.

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• Deanna’s Freeware Spotlight: Folder Monitor

  Posted on March 25th, 2019 at 06:31 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Nodesoft’s Folder Monitor watches any folders you select and tells you when something’s changed. It’s free, fast, simple, and reliable. And did I mention free?

  Another stellar free utility from Deanna McElveen.

  Details in this week’s AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.11.0, out this morning to AskWoody Plus Members.

   

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