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Monitor a drive or particular folders for changes, even using filter profiles, with Disk Pulse

If you are in search of a freeware that will let you monitor a disk or specific folders for changes, to be informed when some program completes a task or a user of your PC makes something or a new download arrived, etc. Disk Pulse can be of help. Disk Pulse is easy to use. […]

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Troubleshooter

If suddenly Open Hardware Monitor, SpeedFan or similar tools fail to report temperatures

I use several hardware monitor tools such as SpeedFan, Open Hardware Monitor, HWinfo, and more, which however now started to fail! For example, OHM’s desktop gadget reported just like before the temperature of the CPU, but not the temperature of any of the hard disks! The same with SpeedFan! I use the latest version of […]

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System tools

Find easily dead or stuck pixels in a monitor, using IsMyLcdOK tests

If you need to test a monitor for dear or stuck pixels, this free and portable utility provides reliable tests you can use. IsMyLcdOK won’t put you to any trouble, it is easy enough to be used even by novices. Since the program won’t need installation you can have it on a movable drive to […]

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Dim the entire desktop except for the active window, to protect your eyes and gain focus, with Dimmer Pro

If you work a lot on your PC you may like to keep many windows open to monitor stuff, even when you work mainly on only one window. To protect your eyes from excessive brightness you can dim all of your dekstop, making everything darker, but bright enough to follow information you may need to […]

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Internet Web editing

Monitor uptime of http sites, with Uptime Scout

If you need a free and reliable application to monitor the availability of one or more web sites, in case some problem in your server has to be fixed, contact your support team or some colleagues, Uptime Scout can help you. Integrio Uptime Scout is a small application that works from the Windows System Tray, […]

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Internet

Monitor the status of a web site for server down problems with Monitey

Most of web hosting companies guarantee 100% availability of a web site, however, it is well known that this won’t happen in reality. Even if a server is indeed that reliable, maintenance needs or even problems in the network at large would make your site unavailable. Monitey is a free and light application that will […]

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System tools

Query your monitor(s) directly and get infomation with Monitor Asset Manager

Monitor Asset Manager is a free (for personal use) Plug and Play utility that will gather information about your monitor(s). It is multi-monitor capable, and queries the monitor(s) directly instead of relying to potentially dubious information stored in the registry. Monitor Asset Manager provides detailed information on monitor color and timing features. Users puzzled by […]

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System tools

Monitor activity of Bluetooth devices around you with BluetoothView

BluetoothView is a small and free utility that monitors the activity of Bluetooth devices around you. For each detected Bluetooth device, it displays the following information: Device Name, Bluetooth Address, Major Device Type, Minor Device Type, First Detection Time, Last Detection Time, and more. BluetoothView can also notify you when a new Bluetooth device is […]

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Accessories System tools Troubleshooter

Disable the Screen-Saver and increase the life of your monitor

Before LCD screens appeared we used to have screen-savers protecting our monitors. Modern monitors are not in danger of burnings, so that a screen-saver may shorten their life rather than increase it. If you want to make sure your monitor lasts as long as it can, just turn it off when you don’t need it. […]

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Monitor folders or specific files for changes, with TheFolderSpy

TheFolderSpy is a folder monitoring utility. If you need to know about a change in your hard disk, to find (with proof) if your younger brother deleted your file, or to spy your friend’s computer, TheFolderSpy lets you do all this easily. Features: Small size (50 KB download). * Easy to use. * Portable (No […]

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