PC Tricks (Blog)

*Updated 7/14/10 to better software* You might be able to recover files you permanently deleted if you acted fast enough.

Before you recover your file, stop any file operations such as cut/copy/paste files because it might overwrite the file location permanently and make your file unrecoverable.

Want to show a friend/relative/grandma how to do something on the PC? Sometimes it is easier to control their PC remotely instead of giving the instructions on the phone.

There's already a program that does this (comes with Windows), it is called Remote Desktop, but how many people know how to setup the router/ports/firewall necessary for it to work? 

*Updated 7/6/2010 with even simpler method*

Want to capture your computer screen and save it as picture or to print it out? Many people already know how to use the PrintScreen but it is tedious and troublesome when you just want to capture part of the screen.. not to mention the lack of features.

Here's a simple and free software to make your printscreen experience much better.

There are many reasons one would like to convert a website to PDF - smoother reading experience, to read it offline, transferring it to portable devices, or just to keep a printer friendly version of the webpage for future reference.