Earlier today Microsoft demonstrated the newest build features of the Windows 8 to the developers as well as the set of developer tools at the BUILD conference. Microsoft also announced that official Windows 8 developer preview will be available as a free download for everyone to download on dev.windows.com. You will need Windows Live ID to download it though. There is also no activation required to install and use the Windows 8 developer preview. Its also reported that Microsoft will bring the ...

Earlier, we mentioned how you can convert and extract the text contents of a PDF file using a free and portable software. But what if you want to convert a PDF file to an HTML file say to publish it on the web, or transfer it to another system where no PDF reader is installed for reading? Well, Free PDF to HTML Converter from LotApps is the answer!Free PDF to HTML Converter  is free tool that allows to convert a single or multiple PDF documents to the HTML files in no time. Best of all, the ...

If you have some PDF files from which you want to extract some text, its not difficult to do in general because text to be extracted can be selected and then pasted in a text editor. But what if the PDF file in question is password protected? In that case, it might be much more difficult unless you know the password of the files in question.Free PDF to Text Converter as its name implies is a free small tool for Windows that allows to perform this task. You can extract the text from a PDF file ...

Normally, if you want to search something on popular websites like a video on YouTube, an image on Flickr or some torrent on ISOHunt then of course you have to launch the web browser then go to the respective website and search for the related stuff. However, if you are on Windows 7 then we do have a much more efficient way of searching these popular websites. This is possible using a feature called search connectors in Windows 7 that you can add to the Windows explorer for any website that you want ...

TaskBar Hider is an extremely simple utility for Windows that seems to have only one reason for existence, and that is to allow to hide and unhide/show the windows taskbar using a single hotkey. Despite its simplicity it works perfectly to handle the task for which it has been created. By default, the shortcut key is assigned to Win+X but that can be changed to your liking in the Setting panel. Only other notable option you have is about the automatic startup of the application on windows startup ...

As expected, after running the Firefox 6 for some time through the beta channel Mozilla has finally pushed the final version of the browser through the FTP servers. I have been using the Firefox 6.o through the beta channel for quite some time. One of the most noticeable improvements that you will experience as a user is the startup/boot speed that has been significantly enhanced. As a result it takes much less time for the Firefox 6.0 to boot from a cold start. Also, due to the internal optimizations ...

One of the most visually appealing feature in Windows 8 is that Microsoft has extended the support for ribbon based interface from its Office products and other built-in Windows applications such as Paint to Windows Explorer. In my experience, user experience with ribbon based interface is really a love or hate affair for most users. But if you like the ribbon interface in Office 2007, 2010 etc. then I am sure you will like this in Windows Explorer as well. Only problem is that we are helpless if ...

A while ago, we ran a feature on top ten free antivirus software for windows 7. If you remember, Avast ranked in the middle on that list. However, things have changed drastically for good for the Avast with the introduction of Avast 6. As in the previous beta release, Avast 6 features an interesting new feature called Sandbox. What that does is that if any content is suspicious, it will be run in sandbox, a protected environment, where no harm can be done to the OS or your precious data. This mode ...

Google Books is very useful service for many users interested to find some information pertaining to some specific topic, in particular to the people that are involved in research. You can quickly search for some related information, and view the related content of the book online. Unfortunately one of the main limitations of this service is that Google doesn’t provide any way to download the book for offline use. Only you can view them in the web browser online.Google Books Downloader is a free ...

Flash memory is getting cheaper & cheaper with each passing day, and no wonder that we can buy these flash drives with large amounts of capacity for very low prices these days. Now many years have actually passed since the USB flash drives have taken over the traditional floppy disks that we used to see in the good old days. And why not these USB flash drives offer higher capacity, speed and reliability (with no mechanical part). Surprisingly one features that USB flash drives have not inherited ...