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The Simplest Audio / Sound Editor

Submitted by Alucard on Fri, 06/25/2010 - 07:21
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Average: 5 (3 votes)
Audacity Logo

This software is worth a mention because nothing comes close to being the best (and Free) digital Sound Editor in the world.

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The Simplest Way To Create A Simple Animated GIF

Submitted by Alucard on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 08:52
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Average: 4.6 (11 votes)
film strip ken
[Ken and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Capcom]

Want to create a simple animated GIF to use as forum Avatars? Here's a free tool from Microsoft which was released a long time ago for Windows 95 but is still useful till this date.

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The Simplest Way To Find The Original / Altered Version Of An Image

Submitted by Alucard on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 08:22
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search images

This website I'm going to introduce is a Reverse Image Search Engine. It searches an image not by conventional keywords, but using an image itself.

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The Simplest Free Antivirus Software

Submitted by Alucard on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 08:36
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Average: 4.2 (5 votes)
antivirus

*Updated 14 June 2010* Introducing an even better solution!

Arguably the most complete Free antivirus solution on the market. Avast has once again proved itself with high satisfaction ratings received from its users.

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The Simplest Way To Defrag Your Harddisk (Really!)

Submitted by Alucard on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 15:54
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Average: 5 (3 votes)
defrag

*Updated 11 June 2010* Introducing an even better solution!

Lazy to schedule a time slot to defrag your harddisk? Not to mention you can't use your PC during that time..

The solution is to auto defrag every time you left your computer idle :)

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The Simplest Way To Encrypt (Password Protect) Any File

Submitted by Alucard on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 08:32
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safe
[Picture source: http://sohomediatech.com/images/security-safe.jpg]

You might want to transfer important files via USB thumbdrive, but if you lost it, your confidential files will be in jeopardy. What's the simplest way to encrypt a file?

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The Simplest Text Editor For Programmers

Submitted by Alucard on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 08:29
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notepad++

Even if you're not a programmer, this program is also a good alternative to Notepad/Wordpad given the fact that it supports tabs (just like in Firefox, Chrome, or the latest IE).

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The Simplest Way To Understand Image Formats

Submitted by Alucard on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 08:19
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image formats

The 5 most common image formats used are JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, and TIFF. I'll try to explain in simplest terms, their most noticeable difference and purposes they serve.

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The Simplest Way To Store / Manage All Your Passwords

Submitted by Alucard on Mon, 05/31/2010 - 08:00
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Average: 3.7 (3 votes)
one ring to rule them all
[Picture borrowed from movie 'The Lord of the Rings']
Associated Web Comic: 
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Online services, from online banking to Facebook, all requires passwords. Here's a way to store them all in one place in case you forget them. (unless you're using just one password for all =.=')

KeePass is a freeware password manager. It stores all your passwords in one database file which is locked by a master password.

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The Simplest Way To Teach 'Non Computer People' To Use Any Software

Submitted by Alucard on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 08:00
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the ultimate guide

Sometimes a little bit of guidance, a small push is all they need.. this guide will save a lot of people from explaining on how to use a software/program again and again.

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