Apple lovers would definitely stick to iTunes but Windows users would think that iTunes is one big bloat for a media player. If for some reason iTunes cannot be uninstalled properly on Windows computer, you can do it with iTunes Removal Tool called ByeTunes. All you need to do is run the tool and click Yes asked to confirm on removing iTunes. Explorer.exe process will be terminate and clicking the I Agree button will start the removal of iTunes. It removes services from the registry, terminate process, unregister and remove DLLs, remove registry traces, program from startup, files, uninstall information, quick launch shortcut, start menu shortcut, desktop shortcut and directories.

ByeTunes is a portable single executable file which can be ran without any dependencies. ByeTunes was last updated on Sep 5, 2007 but it worked on our computer during testing. By the way this tool is called ByeTunes and not Bye iTunes.

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Fortunately ASK.com toolbar is not a spyware and it can be easily uninstalled from Add or Remove Programs in Windows XP or Programs and Features in Windows 7. If for some reason that you facing problems with the uninstallation, you can use ASK Toolbar Remover.

ASK Toolbar Remover has been designed specifically to remove every last trace of the entries of the Ask Toolbar. This portable free ask.com toolbar removal tool is used to facilitate its removal but not to advice you to remove it. All you need to do is run the executable file and click Execute Removal button. Do note that this remover only works on ASK Toolbar version 4.0.x, 4.1.x and OEM 1000. The current ASK Toolbar is at 5.6 and this tool doesn’t support removing this latest version of ASK toolbar.

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LP Recorder is a shareware that normally cost $39.95. All you need to do to record vinyl is connect the tape or line output from your stereo to the line input of your soundcard, select the recording input, enter a filename and press the record button. For a time limited, you can download the full version of LP Recorder for free and this promo expires on 11 June 2010.

Do note that when you try to run LRSetup.exe in Windows 7, you will get the error “Version 10.0 LP Recorder or later is required for Windows 7″ This can easily be bypassed by right clicking on LRSetup.exe file, select Properties, go to Compatibility tab and check “Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (Service Pack 3)”.

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Hello!

You have received an iTunes Gift Certificate in the amount of $50.00
You can find your certificate code in attachment below.

Then you need to open iTunes. Once you verify your account, $50.00 will be credited to your account, so you can start buying music, games, video right away.

iTunes Store.

The attachment on the email received is Gift_Certificate_151.exe with an icon that looks exactly the same as Microsoft Word document. The good thing is 31 out of 41 antivirus engine has detected it as a threat. This attachment is a trojan that secretly downloads a file called tulb.exe from a russian domain and the tulb.exe file tries to establish a connection to an IP address at Netherlands.

If you have received such email, delete the email immediately and DO NOT open the attachment. If you have accidentally ran the attachment, run a full scan using your antivirus to remove the trojan.

The Show Desktop application weighs less than 1MB of file size and once finished downloading, you can simply right click on the executable file and select Pin to Taskbar. The Show Desktop icon will now appear in the taskbar all the time and clicking on it will minimize all windows and brings you straight to desktop.

You can download Show Desktop from the link below and the file is compressed in RAR format. You can use 7-Zip or WinRAR to extract the file.

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This change by Microsoft has gotten a mixed reactions as some users complained that the Show Desktop is too far as a user normally stays around the Windows 7 start menu. If for some reason you do not want the Show Desktop button in Windows 7 showing in the bottom right of the taskbar, you can use the Windows 7 Show Desktop Button Remover to hide the button.

The Windows 7 Show Desktop Button Remover is a simple and portable tool which allows you do to just that, which is to remove or add show desktop button in Windows 7. By simply clicking a button on the tool, the changes is taken effect immediately without require to reboot.

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After installing Facebook PhotoZoom extension, there is nothing for you to configure or do. Whenever you hover your mouse cursor to a profile picture or album photos, the tooltip will appear with the bigger image in it. If the image that the user uploaded is bigger than the thumbnail, then this plugin will show the full size of the image. Other than that, while viewing the photo album, it would be more productive when you use the Photo Zoom to view the images that you want in bigger size rather than going into the single image view. This allows you to skip the images that you want to see and load saving you time and bandwidth.

The Google Chrome version of Facebook Photo Zoom has a shortcut key to easily toggle the feature on or off by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + Z key.

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When you are in your company where your internet connection goes through a proxy server, the network administrator is able to tell what sites you have been and even probably what have you searched for. That includes cybercafe and your internet service provider. The packets that are sent without SSL is a clear traffic and can be easily decoded to view what you are trying to search.

Using Google SSL to search is easy and all you need to do is use HTTPS instead of HTTP at the URL address. For example, the normal google search engine is http://www.google.com and the secured SSL Google search would be https://www.google.com. Many other Google services such as Gmail, and Adsense can be used with HTTPS SSL as well.

Google SSL Search

HOSTS file can get very big and unoptimized if the file is too large which might contain duplicated entries and also unusably commented lines. HostsOptimizer is a free, portable and simple to use tool that optimizes the Windows hosts file by rearranging the content to a maximum of 9 host names in a single line, removing comments and disabled entries and searching for duplicate host names.

HostsOptimizer can automatically detect the location of your HOSTS file and allows you to backup your original hosts file before optimizing it. If for some reason HostsOptimizer corrupts the HOSTS file, it can be restored to the version before optimization.

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In the right hands, jv16 PowerTools 2009 is a very safe and powerful tool. Yet, even the most novice users can take benefit from its power if they just remember a few general rules. The most important thing to bear in mind is that you are the one who always makes the final decision, that’s why it’s very important that you don’t do anything with things you are not familiar with. For example, if there are some items in the Registry Manager or in the Registry Cleaner that you don’t know or can’t identify, it’s always the safest and best option to leave those items alone. jv16 PowerTools only makes suggestions based on its analysis. You always make the final decision, so you’ll have to know what you’re doing.

jv16 PowerTools 2009 normally cost $29.95 but you can get a free license offered by CHIP Online. All you need to do is click on the link below and then click on the blue colored button that says Zum Download. Then click on the Download-Server CHIP Online link which will then start to download the 5.92MB powertools.zip file. Extract the archive and run jv16pt191_setup_hb.exe to install. No serial number or license key to install because the attached license.xbin will automatically be used to register the software. This is a limited time offer so download jv16 PowerTools 2009 while you still can.

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TextMaker Viewer 2010 is a free document viewer for all common word processing formats. It is useful to open documents created in Microsoft Word, TextMaker, or OpenDocument format, but you haven’t installed the respective word processor as it is small with only 4MB in size.

Currently TextMaker Viewer 2010 supports the following word formats:
.docx, .docm Microsoft Word 2007
.sxw from OpenOffice.org/StarOffice Text
.dotx, .dotm Microsoft Word 2007 templates
.rtf Rich Text Format
.doc Microsoft Word 6.0 up to Word 2007
.psw Pocket Word (Pocket PC)
.dot Microsoft Word templates 6.0 up to 2007
.pwd Pocket Word (Handheld PC)
.tmd TextMaker 6.0 up to 2010
.htm/html HTML documents
.odt OpenDocument Text
.txt Text files (DOS, Windows, Unicode, UTF-8)

1. Visit http://www.softmaker.de/reg/tmwv10_en.htm
2. Fill up the form and make sure you enter a working email address because the serial number license will be sent there. Submit the form when finished filling up.
3. Check your email and note down the license information.
4. Download TextMaker Viewer 2010 and install.
5. Run TextMaker Viewer 2010 and click the Enter Serial Number button. Enter your name, your e-mail address and serial number given to register the software.

Whether you are a free or premium megaupload user, Megaupload Downloader software is meant to assist you in having a better and automated downloading experience from megaupload servers. Megaupload Downloader is a small and lightweight software where you can add a list of megaupload links and clicking the Start button will auto download them. There is no need to key in the captcha code because the built-in plugin can already do this for you. If you have a premium account, you can enter the login info consisting of username and password in the Options window.

Like the title of the program name, it only supports downloading from Megaupload links. Rapidshare, mediafire and other similar one click hosting websites are not supported. Megaupload Downloader is free and works on all version of Windows.

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