Not Just Browsing

Not Just Browsing is part of the "third generation" and is designed specifically to improve the usability of network content, and improve the way you access that content (the way you view it and organize it).

These are some of the most important characteristics:

* Collections of visited links.
* Various skins to personalize the graphic look.
* Multiple browsing via cascading windows.
* Unified references for stored content on both local nets and the Internet.
* Messaging encrypted by images.
* Add notes and comments to stored links.
* Share web addresses with other users.
* Block pop-ups.
* Possibility to have different start-up pages.
* Use it as a personal virtual library.

NOTE: For Not Just Browsing to work correctly, it needs Microsoft .NET Framework installed on your PC.

File size: 14.5 MB (freeware)
Platform: Windows All

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Predator - Lock Your Computer Using USB Flash Drive

Predator is a freeware utility which allows you to lock and protect your computer using a USB Flash Drive. With PREDATOR, you can use the USB Flash Drive as a key to your computer’s lock. In order to unlock and use the PC, you would need the same USB Flash drive.

PREDATOR is a small utility which allows you to lock your computer using a USB Flash Drive. It is free to download. Predator even allows you to set a password which can be used in scenarios when you have forgotten your password.

In order to get started with protecting and locking your computer ( while you are away) using the USB Flash Drive, follow the steps below

1.) Download and install Predator

2.) Next, launch the program by navigating to Start Menu -> All Programs ->Predator. A dialog box will ask you to enter a password and to prepare a USB flash drive.

3.) Insert your USB drive and click OK to continue. Note: the current contents of your flash drive will be unchanged by this operation. Files on your USB drive will not be deleted nor modified in any way

4.) Next, a Preferences dialog is shown. Here you need to enter the password of your choice in the “New Password” field. You will use the password to unlock your session if you lose your USB key.

5.) Check that the drive letter displayed under “USB key drive” actually matches your flash drive or choose the correct letter from the dropdown list.

6.) Click the “Create key” button.

7.) Finally, click OK.

8.) The window closes and the software is now in operation. You can check this by looking at the padlock icon that flashes in the taskbar. After you have configured Predator and the USB Flash Drive by creating a key, you can continue to work on your PC as usual. Whenever, you wish to lock your PC and move away, just remove the USB Drive, once it is removed, the keyboard and mouse are disabled and the screen darkens. When you return back to your PC, you need to put the USB flash drive in place and keyboard and mouse are immediately released, and the display is restored.

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source: montpellier-informatique.com

Instant Memory Cleaner

If you need to free up system memory or if you think you do, but aren't sure this little tool will provide the help you need.

Instant Memory Cleaner provides an easy-to-use front-end interface for Microsoft's command-line ClearMem and FreeMem commands (for XP and Vista, respectively). This free download installs an icon to your system tray, and its color provides a handy clue about your system's memory use. For instance, when the icon is green, the system's free memory is more than 30 percent of the total physical memory; yellow means less is available; and red means its time for action.

We liked the informative small pane that opened when we clicked the tray icon. This pane displayed the megabytes of free physical memory and included a check box that verified whether Instant Memory Cleaner would launch at boot. Also included are buttons for launching a memory-cleaning session, opening Help, minimizing the pane, or exiting the utility. A final button opens a fresh pane (again, nicely designed) with details on current memory use, including megabytes of Total Physical Memory, megabytes of Memory in Use, and percentage of Memory in Use.

File size: 1.7 MB (freeware)
Platform: Windows XP/Vista

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