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Check if internet connection is down & not working

Ideally one can check status of internet connection by using ping DNS and TCP procedure. However, performing such tests for an average computer user is a big task. Free portable utility NetCheck makes this all easy by performing DNS and TCP test at the click of a button. It checks if

Save & load multiple sessions in Google Chrome

Now you can save, manage and reload multiple sessions or browsing instances in Google Chrome browser. This is possible using Session Saver Chrome extension. After installing this extension - while browsing you can click the save button on the bottom toolstrip and name the session

Add page number to pages in PDF file / document

Do you want to add page number to pages in PDF file without having to install premium PDF software? A-PDF number is a small and free utility to quickly assign page numbers to pages in any PDF file. It does not require Adobe Acrobat and produces documents compatible with Adobe Acrobat

See Firefox Status Bar in Full screen mode

You can switch Firefox browser to full screen mode by pressing F11 key. In full screen mode, every menu bar is hidden. Only top menu pops up if you move mouse near top of Firefox window. Now you can display Status Bar while using Firefox in full screen mode with "Full Screen Status Bar"

Hotmail email notifications in Google Chrome [plugin]

After Mouse Gestures & Gtalk plugin, Google Chrome browser gets yet another extension "Hotmail Notifier". As the name suggests, it shows status of your Hotmail account in Google Chrome browser. After the install, small Hotmail icon is displayed on the browser toolstrip. It shows number

Mark as READ, posts older than a day or week in Google Reader

Is huge Unread post items making you uncomfortable? From now on, you can selectively mark items as read based on their recency in Google Reader. Click arrow next to "Mark all as read" button to see more options that help you selectively mark items as read. It has 3 new options

Windows 7 Show Desktop button in XP & Vista on right side of taskbar

Windows 7 feature big glossy rectangle button to "show desktop" and minimize all opened windows. Now you can get similar button on Windows XP and Vista PC using "Show Desktop XP" app by Cellular. It will show glossy vertical rectangle button on right side of taskbar next to system

Shortcut to open links in new tab in Google Chrome

Here is quick tip while opening links in Google Chrome browser. A click on any link may or may not open it in new tab or window. If you want to make sure links open in new tab instead of same tab or in new window, following are two shortcuts worth remembering and use: - Use middle

Update Facebook account by SMS from mobile phone

Updating Facebook account is getting easier by the day. We have already seen, how to send photo and videos updates to Facebook via email. You can also update Facebook account by sending an SMS from your mobile phone. For this, you need to register your mobile phone number for respective

Disable & block CD, DVD, USB ports, Flash drives on computers in network

CD, DVD, USB flash drives can come real handy to copy and transfer date from one computer to another. In a home network or small network of computers, you may want to disable / block such data transfer in order to prevent data theft. AdminDeviceLan is a small application that allows you

Track & check Google Pagerank of multiple websites from desktop

For starters: Google Pagerank (from 0 to 10) is qualitative estimate of a website content. There are number of online tools to check pagerank of any website. PaRaMeter is a download-able utility that allow checking of Google Pagerank of multiple website URLs from desktop. Here are simple