Alessandro Zanello

One of the most boring things that happen when you are in a hurry and you have to unplug a USB device is receiving the operating system message that says the device can not be disconnected, and attempting, and of course this happens more frequently the more you hurry.

The temptation to remove the device and go is very strong, but can lead to serious damage to the device's file system, so must be an alternative.

One possibility is Unlocker , an excellent free program of Cedric 'Nitch' Collomb that primarily addresses the problem of indicating which application is holding open a file and be able to delete it anyway, but it also fixes other situations of block.

If you receive this message then attempt to safely disconnect a USB device:

you must:
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DVD ISO Master allows to obtain from any DVD or BD content in ISO format without loss of audio or video quality and high speed. This applies to both normal and protected disks, CD, DVD5, DVD9, BD25 and BD50, without the need for other tools to decode and can remove region codes and protections like CSS, CPRM, CPPM, APS, UOPs, ARccOS, Rip-Guard , and Disney X. And it's free.

Version: 2.0 02/08/2011
by: Microsoft ® Windows 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista (32 & 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)

Download from here .

WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, from Digiarty Software , is an application to convert video between various different formats that allows users to convert virtually any format to any other, including the formats of portable devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV , PSP, PS3, Zune, Xbox, ZEN, etc..), all at high speed, with high quality and in a reliable manner.

The characteristics of WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe:

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Sometimes you need to change your DNS because we were left standing and not sail more, as already mentioned , it is not easy to find the IP addresses of servers free and reliable as Google (8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4) or OpenDNS (208.67 .222.222 / 208.67.220.220). Someone (www.sordum.com) shares this need periodic and has decided to create a free MiniTool, DNS Jumper , to change this information on the fly without having to remember anything, not even the procedure.

You can download the woodwind instruments, a simple. 3 MB exe that requires no installation, from here .

The "DNS Default" is used to set the DNS servers as the choice for "Obtain DNS server address automatically", the "Wsh" is used to disable shell scripting as a security measure with Norton Script Enabled / disabler.

Thanks to the kind turkish author.

Will not boot up Windows Explorer or there is missing the Recycle Bin?

The solutions to these and other problems for a total of 50 common annoyances in Windows Vista and 7 are categorized under 5 assistants in the vertical bar of FixWin: Windows Explorer, Internet & Connectivity, Windows Media, System Tools, and additional solutions.

The author suggests to check if you are missing some critical files (System File Checker Utility button), and then create a restore point (button Create System Restore Point) and finally to apply whenever a single solution and then reboot the system and verify the results before proceeding with any other changes, so as to be able to control the outcome of the intervention.

The application is free and can be downloaded here in zip format.

Here instead you can see the screens of the application and understand what implements solutions; should be noted that automatically recognizes Windows Vista and 7 only shows the options of interest.

Download from here , this PDF viewer also in portable version (6 MB ZIP file, no installation required decompression but only in a folder) presents interesting features. First of all it is free for personal and commercial use, also it is very fast and efficient and supports multiple languages ​​including Italian.

There is also a PRO version, which costs $ 34.50 per license, and in this case provides the following additional options:

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You must use both Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 7, especially because some sites only support IE. Firefox still functions much more comfortable and friendly IE, so who begins to use it and understands the potentialities invests a lot of time to customize it by adding extensions etc..

Thereby losing a Custom installation of Firefox can be painful, because depart bookmark, sites visited, cookies, cached credentials, in short, a disaster!

There is a free and effective way to save everything to do with Firefox (and not only), and is called MozBackup is compatible with Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003.

MozBackup is a simple and driven to create backups of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite and Netscape. It then allows the restoration of bookmarks, email, contacts, history, extensions, cache etc..

The zip file to be downloaded is approx. 800KB. Find a correct translation Italian here (the file must be saved in the folder where you installed the program and overwrite existing homonymous).

Before you save the configuration to make sure that Firefox is not running.

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