Data Recovery Software with free License

In addition to one of my earlier post on Data Recovery tools for free, Here is another option to recover your lost data.
iCare Data Recovery Software is dedicated in most frequently data recover like formatted hard drive, MBR (Mast Boot Record) corrupted, bad boot sector, drive inaccessible, partition unreadable, partition deleted, software operation failure like Partition Magic caused data loss, Ghost failure, virus attacked, etc.
iCare Data Recovery can easily recover files from wrong formatted drives, unexpectedly file deletion, raw drive or raw file system, virus attack, partition deleted, software crash etc. It can recover any deleted files like photos, documents, mp3, outlook file, presentations, and it also works with any type of storage media like hard drive, removable hard drive, digital camera sd card, usb drives, ipod, memory card etc.

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Edit your PDF Files for Free

If your looking for basic editing of your PDF files, Open Office comes very handy. Extremely easy to install and use.
Open office version 3 and above support editing of PDF files. You can download the latest Open Office here. As of date, the latest release is Open Office version 3.2.
Once you download and install Open Office, you would need to download and install 'Sun PDF Import Extension'. It can be downloaded here. To install for windows, you can simply download and dbl-click on the downloaded '.oxt' file. Or else you can open new document (or spreadsheet etc) in Open Office -> go to Tools -> Extension Manager, and install it.
Open 'Draw' (File -> New -> Drawing), then in Draw, simply open the PDF file to edit it.
Best part about Open Office PDF editor is, it retains all the original formatting.

Run Command In Windows

A comprehensive list of various Run command.

To access go to run (Win + R )

•Accessibility Controls : access.cpl
•Accessibility Wizard : accwiz
•Add Hardware Wizard : hdwwiz.cpl
•Add/Remove Programs : appwiz.cpl
•Administrative Tools control : admintools
•Adobe Acrobat (if installed) : acrobat
•Adobe Designer (if installed) : acrodist
•Adobe Distiller (if installed) : acrodist
•Adobe ImageReady (if installed) : imageready
•Adobe Photoshop (if installed) : photoshop
•Automatic Updates : wuaucpl.cpl
•Bluetooth Transfer Wizard : fsquirt
•Calculator : calc
•Certificate Manager : certmgr.msc
•Character Map : charmap
•Check Disk Utility : chkdsk
•Clipboard Viewer : clipbrd
•Command Prompt : cmd
•Component Services : dcomcnfg
•Computer Management : compmgmt.msc
•Control Panel : control
•Date and Time Properties : timedate.cpl
•DDE Shares : ddeshare
•Device Manager : devmgmt.msc
•Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* : directx.cpl
•Direct X Troubleshooter : dxdiag
•Disk Cleanup Utility : cleanmgr
•Disk Defragment : dfrg.msc
•Disk Management : diskmgmt.msc
•Disk Partition Manager : diskpart
•Display Properties control : desktop
•Display Properties : desk.cpl
•Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) control : color
•Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility : drwtsn32
•Driver Verifier Utility : verifier
•Event Viewer : eventvwr.msc
•Files and Settings Transfer Tool : migwiz
•File Signature Verification Tool : sigverif
•Findfast : findfast.cpl
•Firefox (if installed) : firefox
•Folders Properties control : folders
•Fonts control : fonts
•Fonts Folder : fonts
•Free Cell Card Game : freecell
•Game Controllers : joy.cpl
•Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) : gpedit.msc
•Hearts Card Game : mshearts
•Help and Support : helpctr
•HyperTerminal : hypertrm
•Iexpress Wizard : iexpress
•Indexing Service : ciadv.msc
•Internet Connection Wizard : icwconn1
•Internet Explorer : iexplore
•Internet Properties : inetcpl.cpl
•Internet Setup Wizard : inetwiz
•IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) : ipconfig /all
•IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) : ipconfig /displaydns
•IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) : ipconfig /flushdns
•IP Configuration (Release All Connections) : ipconfig /release
•IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) : ipconfig /renew
•IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) : ipconfig /
registerdns
•IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) : ipconfig /showclassid
•IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) : ipconfig /setclassid
•Java Control Panel (If Installed) : jpicpl32.cpl
•Java Control Panel (If Installed) : javaws
•Keyboard Properties control : keyboard
•Local Security Settings : secpol.msc
•Local Users and Groups : lusrmgr.msc
•Logs You Out Of Windows : logoff
•Malicious Software Removal Tool : mrt
•Microsoft Access (if installed) : access.cpl
•Microsoft Chat : winchat
•Microsoft Excel (if installed) : excel
•Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) : frontpg
•Microsoft Movie Maker : moviemk
•Microsoft Paint : mspaint
•Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) : powerpnt
•Microsoft Word (if installed) : winword
•Microsoft Syncronization Tool : mobsync
•Minesweeper Game : winmine
•Mouse Properties control : mouse
•Mouse Properties : main.cpl
•Nero (if installed) : nero
•Netmeeting : conf
•Network Connections control : netconnections
•Network Connections : ncpa.cpl
•Network Setup Wizard : netsetup.cpl
•Notepad : notepad
•Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) : nvtuicpl.cpl
•Object Packager : packager
•ODBC Data Source Administrator : odbccp32.cpl
•On Screen Keyboard : osk
•Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) : ac3filter.cpl
•Outlook Express : msimn
•Paint : pbrush
•Password Properties : password.cpl
•Performance Monitor : perfmon.msc
•Performance Monitor : perfmon
•Phone and Modem Options : telephon.cpl
•Phone Dialer : dialer
•Pinball Game : pinball
•Power Configuration : powercfg.cpl
•Printers and Faxes control : printers
•Printers Folder : printers
•Private Character Editor : eudcedit
•Quicktime (If Installed) : QuickTime.cpl
•Quicktime Player (if installed) : quicktimeplayer
•Real Player (if installed) : realplay
•Regional Settings : intl.cpl
•Registry Editor : regedit
•Registry Editor : regedit32
•Remote Access Phonebook : rasphone
•Remote Desktop : mstsc
•Removable Storage : ntmsmgr.msc
•Removable Storage Operator Requests : ntmsoprq.msc
•Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) : rsop.msc
•Scanners and Cameras : sticpl.cpl
•Scheduled Tasks control : schedtasks
•Security Center : wscui.cpl
•Services : services.msc
•Shared Folders : fsmgmt.msc
•Shuts Down Windows : shutdown
•Sounds and Audio : mmsys.cpl
•Spider Solitare Card Game : spider
•SQL Client Configuration : cliconfg
•System Configuration Editor : sysedit
•System Configuration Utility : msconfig
•System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) : sfc /scannow
•System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) : sfc /scanonce
•System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) : sfc /scanboot
•System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) : sfc /
revert
•System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) : sfc /purgecache
•System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) : sfc /
cachesize=x
•System Information : msinfo32
•System Properties : sysdm.cpl
•Task Manager : taskmgr
•TCP Tester : tcptest
•Telnet Client : telnet
•Tweak UI (if installed) : tweakui
•User Account Management : nusrmgr.cpl
•Utility Manager : utilman
•Windows Address Book : wab
•Windows Address Book Import Utility : wabmig
•Windows Backup Utility (if installed) : ntbackup
•Windows Explorer : explorer
•Windows Firewall : firewall.cpl
•Windows Magnifier : magnify
•Windows Management Infrastructure : wmimgmt.msc
•Windows Media Player : wmplayer
•Windows Messenger : msmsgs
•Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected) : wiaacmgr
•Windows System Security Tool : syskey
•Windows Update Launches : wupdmgr
•Windows Version (to show which version of windows) : winver
•Windows XP Tour Wizard : tourstart
•Wordpad : write

Check Strength of Your Password

Your online accounts, computer files, and personal information are more secure when you use strong passwords to help protect them.

Here is a small yet useful utility from Microsoft to check the strength of your password.

So each time you decide to change your password for any kind of account, you can use this password strength checker from Microsoft.

Time to sheild your Windows OS

Microsoft has announced new patches for "critical" Windows bugs that are actively being exploited on the internet, allowing an attacker to take control of your system remotely. Here's how to keep your Windows system protected -

1. Keep your WINDOWS OS updated
Verify that you have the most recent security updates from Microsoft and that AutoUpdate is on.

a) Start Internet Explorer and go to http://update.microsoft.com
b) Check the box at the top right to see Automated Update status. If needed, click to turn ON Automatic Updates from Microsoft.
c) Hit "Express" to install all outstanding high-priority updates.
d) If needed, be sure to reboot to finalize the install of the updates.

2. Keep your ANTIVIRUS and FIREWALL updated

3. Update BROWSERS and APPLICATIONS.
All softwares that interacts with the internet are updated regularly by the publisher as vulnerabilities are discovered. This includes products such as internet browsers, social networking software, mobile device operating system and apps (such as iPhone), Adobe products like Acrobat and Flash, and media players. Staying current with the latest versions is crucial to your system security.

Send emails using your own language

Quillpad is a free online Indian language typing tool. You can type in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Nepali. For example, when you type 'aap kaise hain' in Hindi, Quillpad will convert it directly into Devanagari script. If you write a word like 'vishesh', first sh should become 'श' and the second sh should become 'ष'. Quillpad will intelligently do that for you. No need to use shift keys or to memorize any key mappings. So 'राष्ट्रपति' can be written by typing 'rashtrapati' or 'raashtrapathi'. Quillpad can also predict if multiple words are possible for your input. You can click on the word to select from those options. In addition Quillpad allows you to type English words freely in between Hindi words. It intelligently transliterates them into Hindi.

www.quillpad.com/hindi
www.quillpad.com/kannada
www.quillpad.com/malayalam
www.quillpad.com/marathi
www.quillpad.com/tamil
www.quillpad.com/telugu

Type some word of your regional language in English. You will get the exact word in your language.

Example :

Type it as : eppadi irukkeenga?
You will get : எப்படி இருக்கீங்க?

You can copy and paste these words in any document or mail.

Recover deleted or lost Data from Hard Disk, Digital Camera, Memory Card or USB Flash Drives for free

There are times when you might have, intentionally or unintentionally, or may be accidentally, deleted your important images, documents or some other data from your computer's Hard Disk, Or say Photographs from your Digital Camera (Memory Stick, Memory Card) Or from USB Flash Drive.
Recuva comes to rescue in such situations. It is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!
Recuva is free to download. You can download it from here.