Have you ever taken an important test at school where Wikipedia could be a great source, but internet access simply was not allowed? Kiwix is a free application that gives you the ability to access online content offline, such as Wikipedia or similar websites. Kiwix is available for multiple platforms, but in our test we focused on the Mac version, which is simple and easy to use. After installing it, which basically consists of dragging the file to your application…

If you are not satisfied with the clock in the Start menu, then we think Digital Clock is just the application that you have been looking for. You can download it for Windows here, and Linux users can find the right file on the developer’s website.  The user interface is very simple. You can place the clock anywhere on your desktop, and the best thing about this application is that it is fully customizable. In the settings it is possible to change the app…

If you are not satisfied with the clock in the Start menu, then we think Digital Clock is just the application that you have been looking for. You can download it for Windows here, and Linux users can find the right file on the developer’s website.  The user interface is very simple. You can place the clock anywhere on your desktop, and the best thing about this application is that it is fully customizable. In the settings it is possible to change the app…

Have you ever wanted to run Linux on your PC without restarting your computer? VMware Workstation makes this possible, since it basically lets you install “virtual” operating systems on top of your current one. This is the Windows trial, but Linux users can also download it for their operating system on VMware’s website. Unfortunately, we have not had a chance to fully test VMware Workstation, but according to the developer, you can easily add mult…

At this page, you can download Ruler, which is a very simple tool developed for Windows by Brian Ferguson. It is completely portable, which means you can just open and use Ruler without installing any files on your PC. Ruler is extremely simple to use. The application looks like a real ruler, and you can easily drag it around your screen with the mouse. You can also adjust the size, make it transparent or copy the width or height to your clipboard. It is that simple…

Did you know that it is possible to download Wikipedia and access it offline on your computer? XOWA is a free application that makes it possible, and you can download it here for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit. XOWA is also available for Mac and Linux at the developer’s official Sourceforge-page. It does not seem like it is possible to find and download just a single Wikipedia page. Instead, you have to download a full archive, such as the German Wikipedia, an…

Did you know that it is possible to download Wikipedia and access it offline on your computer? XOWA is a free application that makes it possible, and you can download it here for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit. XOWA is also available for Mac and Linux at the developer’s official Sourceforge-page. It does not seem like it is possible to find and download just a single Wikipedia page. Instead, you have to download a full archive, such as the German Wikipedia, an…

We have taken a look at many different PDF viewers, but if you are interested in powerful editing features, then you should definitely take a look at PDFill PDF Tools. It is only available for Windows, and you can download it right here for free. The user interface is definitely a bit cluttered, and you will need some technical knowledge to use PDFill PDF Tools, but it lets you do many useful things, such as merge, split, encrypt and rotate documents. You can also a…

Why use your browser to check weather and e-mail, when you can have it all in one place? InfoBar is a free toolbar for Windows that lets use you display all sorts of different modules at the top of the screen. We tested it on a PC running Windows 7 64-bit. After installing InfoBar, you will notice a new toolbar at the top of your desktop. InfoBar lets you use 17 different modules, such as Battery Status, CPU Usage, Gmail Checker, Keyboard Status, Volume Control and…

Have you heard about the “All Tasks” folder in Windows? It lists all the more than 250 Control Panel settings in one unified place. Normally, this folder is actually hidden, but MyGodMode lets you create a shortcut so you can quickly access it at all times. It works on Windows Vista, 7 and 8. Basically, this convenient folder lets you do almost anything on your system, including accessing Date and Time, Default Programs, Desktop Gadgets, Devices and Prin…

The ability to use multiple workspaces to manage your open applications has been a part of OS X and Linux for a long time, but Microsoft has still chosen not to support virtual desktop functionality in Windows. Finestra Virtual Desktops is a free and open-source tool that tries to solve this problem.  In many ways, Finestra Virtual Deskstops works just like you would expect. You can create as many virtual desktops as you need, and these can then be used to cont…

FreePDF, which you can download here for free, lets you merge and rotate your PDF files. It also works with multiple files, so you never have to repeat the same process with all your documents. The simple user interface makes FreePDF incredibly easy to use. Just add your documents and click at the top buttons to rotate by 90 or 180 degrees. As previously mentioned, you can also easily merge your documents, and FreePDF will always save the result as a new file instea…

Stay updated with the free application Synkron, which syncs folders and files across your hard drive, USB flash drive and more. You can download it for Windows and Mac here at Holyfile. com, but it is also available for Linux at SourceForge. The user interface is divided into the following panes: Synchronise, Multisync, SyncView, Scheduler, Restore, Blacklist and Filters. The first option can be used to sync two different locations, and Synkon lets you backup files…

Wise Auto Shutdown is an incredible useful program, when you fx. Have to upload a large file, convert video files or another stagnant task and that is why we decided to give it a try on our Windows 7 computer. When you open the program you will notice that you have six different options you can set your computer to do: Shut down, restart, log off, hibernate, power off and sleep. You can then choose when your computer should perform this task and here you can choose…

Auto Typer is a very expedient tool, if you have to type long or standardized texts repeatedly, as you can make a macro for that, so you only have to type them once. We have tested this program on our Window 7 computer, where we tried to create some different macros consisting of text pieces. Afterward, we used the hot keys that we selected, to enter the text into the search bar of Mozilla Firefox and in a Word document. One point we want to make is regarding the tu…

We tested Auto Mute, where we tried some of the different options for muting on our Windows 7 computer. We experienced a stunning silence, where even the Windows startup orchestra stood back in silence, but that isn’t all, as the layout of this program is quite amazing in its simplicity and offers very nice user friendliness. The only thing you really have to do is selecting what programs and features you want to mute. Afterward, Auto Mute will run by itself a…

Free Mouse Auto Clicker is a tool for you, who need a faster clicking speed or if you just have to click a lot and that is why we tried this program on our Windows 7 computer to see how fast this program really is at clicking on stuff. When you first open Free Mouse Auto Clicker you will be amazed of how simple this program looks, as it is divided into four boxes: The first box controls how many click you want where you can choose between: hours, minutes, seconds, 1…

If you’re the type who never turns off your computer, but always run the same routines, you can take advantage of using Windows Shutdown Assistant. The program can be used to turn off the computer, restart, hibernate it or log off. You can set the program to shut down or log off automatically at a specified time. You can also write notes, that will be displayed, to remind you that the computer will shut down or log off. That way you have time to save your work…

Do you have some big Excelsheets you would like to merge in a larger sheet? Or do you just have a lot of small Excelsheets that you have to put under each other in the same sheet to compare or complete you Excelsheet? Bulk File Merger is a program to merge several files into one file, so you do not have to type or copy the entire files into one another. After merging two or more Excel files, the data in each row is inserted below each other. This is done for all sel…

There’s nothing more annoying than when your computer crashes. Most often it is because too many programs are running at the same time. Or it could be a virus or a trojan horse on your computer. But sometimes the computer can crash, even if you only have a few applications open. You think! Actually there’s a lot of small programs running at all time when your computer is turned on. This takes a lot of power from the computer's CPU. These programs can eas…