Posted by Dickey on Jun 12th, 08 | Filed under
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Windows explorer is the most common application that we use daily. We can customize the display so that it can show the file details and also it size. Unfortunately, it is unable to show us folder size. Foldersize is a plugin for Windows explorer so that it can show us the size of files and folders in the same column.
After install foldersize, you can right-click on the header and choose “folder size“. You will then get a new column to display the size of files and folders on that particular path. the red box shown new added column which display the size of files and folders. You can then uncheck the original “size” header, as foldersize will show you the size of files also.
Foldersize is a freeware and it support both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. Unfortunately, Vista users are unable to install this application.
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Posted by Dickey on Jun 2nd, 08 | Filed under
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Foxit Reader is definitely best Adobe reader replacement. However, we are not able to enable the thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer if we set it as a default PDF viewer. This tip will help you to turn this feature on.
A lot of Foxit reader users request this feature, but unfortunately they haven’t implement it, even in the latest 2.3 version. I try to search through internet and i found a great article which can do this.
Steps
- Install both Foxit reader and Adobe reader.
- Go to Start -> Run -> type regedit.
- In the Registry Editor, go to Edit -> Find. Type “foxit” in the field. Press Find Next a few times until you reach something like “FOXITR~1>EXE“.
- Browse to shell -> open -> command, copy the full path of your foxit reader.exe. For example, mine one is
“C:\PROGRA~1\FOXITS~1\FOXITR~1\FOXITR~1.EXE” “%1″ <–A
- Find your full address for Adobe reader. Mine one is
“C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe” “%1″ <–B
This value should be same with mine, unless you are using different version or install at different path.
- Search through all registry, replace path B with path A. Remember, only replace value that exactly the same with path B, else your Foxit reader/Acrobat reader may not work!
After your finish these steps, you can view the PDF thumbnails in windows explorer while still set Foxit reader as your default PDF viewer.
Posted by Dickey on May 13th, 08 | Filed under
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InfoTag Magic is a freeware which provide quick preview of data for audio files such as MP3, WMA, Ogg, and text files such as TXT, LOG, INI, and etc.
InfoTag Magic will installed as a shell extension, which will display the preview when mouse pointer is hover over the files in Windows Explorer. Without InfoTag Magic, you have to right-click the files and choose the Properties to read the file information.
This application works well with different audio format and text files. The supported audio formats are MP3, WMA, Monkey’s Audio, and Ogg Vorbis while the text files supported are TXT, INI, LOG, BAT, DIZ, BAK and QUE.
When you mouse over the text files, the first five lines of that file will be displayed as a tooltip message next to the mouse pointer. Below is the screenshots taken for both audio and text files:
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Posted by Dickey on Mar 21st, 08 | Filed under
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System explorer is an application which contains a lot of useful features to replace the Windows Task Manager. It is a free and all-in-one application.
The normal Windows Task Manager comes with only a few features such as Applications, Process, Performance, and Networking. Sometimes, you need to download extra tools to get more informations about your system. So, why not try System Explorer, an all-in-one application for system monitoring purpose.
There are a lot of extra features such as suspicious files check, easy file details search through online database, easy access to System Utilities, and much more.
There are 3 main tabs: Monitoring, System, and Tools. The System tab enable users to perform tasks such as add/delete entry for Startup, uninstall applications, and explore the windows services. The Tools tab let users to easily create snapshots for easy finding of system changes.
Users can carry this application with their USB drive, as it is a portable application. System Explorer support multiple languages such as English, Espanol, Deutsch, Portuguese, and Japanese.
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