UserGate IM Control 1.0

UserGate Instant Messengers Control is a free messenger control solution by
Entensys, which can be used to optimize employees' work time, prevent data
leaks and information security threats.

StartMenu8 Beta1.0

StartMenu8 brings back Start Menu to Windows 8, and allows users to skip
Metro start page and boot to Windows 8 desktop directly.

Website of the Week: Everything Microsoft

Everything Microsoft is a terrific resource for just about everything related
to Microsoft with a healthy dose of content that isn't related to Microsoft.
It does a good job of evaluating things and stating what works and what
doesn't, written by top-notch folks.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/everything-microsoft-website-week.htm

Spyrix Personal Monitor 1.5

Spyrix Personal Monitor is a software for hidden record every activity of
your PC: keystrokes (including passwords), network activity including social
networks like facebook, google+, linkedin, Skype, Live Messenger,ICQ, google
talk.

How to Create a Program Shortcut to Run Without the UAC Prompt in Windows 7

Do you have a program or script that has to be run as administrator and you
want a shortcut for it that doesn't bring up User Account Control (UAC)?
Here is a simple trick that will get rid of the annoying UAC prompt.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-create-program-shortcut-run-without-uac-prompt-windows-7.htm

Anti Tracks Free Edition 1.2

Anti Tracks - Free Edition is your complete solution for erasing the evidence
that gets stored on your computer each time you visit a website, view a
video, and open or create a new file.

New: Best Free Encryption Utility for Cloud Storage

Cloud services, for example Dropbox, take every precaution to keep your data
secure, but things can go horribly wrong when you don't have physical control
of your documents. Check out this on-the-fly encryption which is the best way
to work with most sync or storage services in the cloud. Your programs have
direct access to the unencrypted contents of your files, and the on-the-fly
encryption process presents the encrypted files to the cloud. Once it's set
up, the smooth, client-side conversion requires no direct action by the user.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-encryption-utility-for-cloud-storage

Re-Visit the Gaming World That Started the Half-Life Continuum

This latest news has shocked the gaming world with the release of one of the
most anticipated mods in years. It's a total conversion and standalone game
created by a dedicated team of 40 Half-Life fans with almost modern
technology over a period of eight long and frustrating years. Yet you can
download and play this FPS game Black Mesa for free.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/freeware-game-week-unbelievable-re-visit-world-started-half-life-continuum.htm

Updates From Your Favourite Sites (Including This One!) All On One Screen

Rolio is a brilliant web site that brings together feeds from all the leading
international news sites and a host of others so you can read them all in one
place, from a single screen. Adding feeds for the websites you want to follow
is pretty straightforward--click "Add Feeds" at the top of the page to wake
up a Feed Wizard, zoom into a category and click a plus sign to add feeds of
your interest, or enter a keyword into the search box and the Wizard finds
the feeds for you. I typed 'freeware' and it found some freeware sites
including Gizmo's. Get all your information at your fingertips, give this a
try.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/updates-your-favourite-sites-including-one-all-one-screen.htm

http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/very-useful-free-video-guides-and-tutorials-beginners-who-want-create-web-site.htm

Even if you don't know the first thing about where to start, here's how to
create your own web site. There's some great help for you in a series of free
basic videos from Microsoft. They can be downloaded individually for viewing
on your own computer or smartphone. Even if you are not a beginner, these
tutorials are a great way to learn about the latest versions of HTML and CSS.
Give them a try and you'll be an expert in no time.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/very-useful-free-video-guides-and-tutorials-beginners-who-want-create-web-site.htm

Free Icon Editor 2012

This popular free icon editor allows to make multi-resolution icons in 16x16,
24x24, 32x32, 48x48 sizes, in monochrome, 16 colors, 256 colors and 32-bit
True Color with alpha channel color depths. Modify your icons with helpful
paint tools with easy!

How to Schedule Programs to Run Automatically in Windows 7

It is very convenient to be able to run certain computer tasks like backups
on a regular schedule and Windows has a built-in app called "Task Scheduler"
to do just that. This tip will describe how to use Task Scheduler in Windows
7.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-schedule-programs-run-automatically-windows-7.htm

Finds of the Week

Either you want to check your internet speed, view PDF's in Firefox 15,
protect your online privacy, speed up a slow iPhone, or access advanced
configuration in web browsers, check out our roving editor Rhiannon's Finds
of the Week.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/finds-week-check-your-internet-speed-view-pdfs-firefox-15-protect-your-online-privacy-speed-

Updated: Best Free File Encryption Utility

We now have a new top pick, AxCrypt, selected for Best Free File Encryption
Utility. Using AxCrypt is wonderfully simple. To encrypt a file or folder,
just right-click it and select "encrypt". Double-clicking an encrypted file
lets you edit or view it with the program of your choice. Closing an open
file automatically re-encrypts the file. What a time saver!
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-file-encryption-utility.htm

Play Along Live in a Digital Online Orchestra

Google is currently running a series of online showcases and experiments in
conjunction with the London Science Museum in the UK. Of the 5 experiments
available, the one that works the best is undoubtedly the collaborative
online orchestra. To see the magic of the web brought to life, check this
out, join in and play.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/play-along-live-digital-online-orchestra.htm

Secure Password Manager Free 2.5.0.2

Secure Password Manager is the right solution to manage your passwords. It
spares you the trouble of filling in your logins, passwords, and other
personal data manually.

Wallpaper of the Week

This weeks wallpaper is a row of bare trees with a soft orange and purple sky
in the background. The trees are reflected in still water in the foreground
making for soft edges and muted colors. Wide and HD resolutions are
available.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/trees-dusk-wallpaper-week.htm

How to Learn All About Basic Hardware on Your PC

Need to know some information about your CPU, motherboard, or memory? Try
this nifty little utility CPU-Z. It's free and provides a host of properties
and specifications in one simple package. Portable and 64-bit versions are
also available.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-learn-all-about-basic-hardware-your-pc.htm

Windows Utility Alt-Tabs Through Your Apps Automatically

Have you ever wanted to set up a rolling demo to show friends or clients a
selection of windows that are running? Rather than pressing the Alt-Tab key
every few seconds to cycle through the windows, you could use this simple
free utility AutoTab that does it for you.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/windows-utility-alt-tabs-through-your-apps-automatically.htm

Actual Invisible Keylogger 1.5.5.9061

Actual Invisible Keylogger is the most powerful stealth keylogger software.
Actual Invisible Keylogger runs silently at the lowest level of windows
capturing every keystroke typed including usernames and windows log-on
passwords. Actual Invisible Key

Permanent Delete 1.0

Permanent Delete is a free utility that can be used to delete files/folders
permanently so that no software can recover these files. You can choose from
3 deletion methods.

Firefox Extension of the Week (The Best Startpage to Make Your Browsing Easier!)

If you're not in favor of a blank start page and don't want to spend time to
leaf through countless bookmarks in your browser, a Speed Dial page is one of
the good solutions for direct access to your most visited websites. Here our
editor George.J has chosen a winner among all speed dials for Firefox. If you
use Chrome, a few alternatives are also suggested.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/firefox-extension-week-best-startpage-make-your-browsing-easier.htm

Two Free Services To Help You Remember Stuff

Let's say you're preparing for an exam, and you need to learn the names of
all of Shakespeare's history plays. Or a set of formulas. Or maybe you're
getting ready for an important interview and you need to remember all the
points about yourself that you want to mention. Or perhaps you've an
important sales presentation coming up at work, and you want to ensure that
you don't forget any of the product's key features and benefits. Whatever you
need to remember, here are 2 free web-based systems that can help you.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/two-free-services-help-you-remember-stuff.htm

How to Fix Problems When Windows Installer or Uninstaller Doesn’t Work

It isn't uncommon for something to go wrong when installing, uninstalling,
or updating a program on a Windows system, and this happens often enough that
Microsoft provides a special troubleshooter "Fixit" for fixing this sort of
problem automatically. Step-by-step instructions are also given if you prefer
to fix it manually.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-fix-problems-when-windows-installer-or-uninstaller-doesn-t-work.htm

Zip to Email Free 1.00.23

Zip and Email your attachments in Microsoft Windows and Outlook. Reduce size
with powerful compression, encrypt with 256 AES encryption, FIPS 140-2
certified. Build your own affordable cloud with FTP/SSL support or use our
own AttachmentCloud.

Primitive Case Changer 2.0

Primitive Case Changer is a small tool that offers you the fastest and most
comfortable way to change the letter case. All you have to do is cut the
necessary text and paste it back immediately.

Delete History 1.0

Delete History is a free utility that can help you delete history and other
data of various applications. Currently, it provides a set of 25 applications
whose history/data can be deleted in a click.

Manage Your iPad Files From Windows Without iTunes

If you're lucky enough to have an iPad, you'll know that the recommended way
to copy files to and from it is via iTunes. Trouble is iTunes is a bloated
app that mainly exists in order to try to sell you downloadable content for
your device. If you want to browse and copy the files on your iPad and you
don't want to use iTunes, thankfully help is at hand. DiskAid is one of the
useful programs around which allow you to do this.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/manage-your-ipad-files-windows-without-itunes.htm

Are Online "Free" Trials Really Free?

Ever been tempted by some online service that looked interesting and offered
a free trial? Unfortunately, once you try out many of these services,
stopping them without ending up with a bill is often easier said than done.
Check out this tip on what you need to consider before you decide to sign up
for some promising service with a free trial.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/are-online-free-trials-really-free.htm

Website of the Week

Our roving editor Rhiannon says" This is is one of those sites that's been
around a long time (1998) and one I visit often. It's evolved over the years
without ever losing its focus or loss of quality. Originally created for
alpha geeks, its expanded and now covers areas like human sciences, the arts,
law and politics, Linux, Mac, and Windows. I love the layout of the main
page; 3 columns with large titles of articles that have good sized photos.
All the feature stories (far right column) include how many pages the story
has so you can choose a few pages or a longer article depending on how much
time you want to spend reading. All the titles are slightly offset from each
other making them easy to scan quickly. Head on over to get great articles,
some of which I don't see at other news sites."
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/ars-technica-website-week.htm

Finds of the Week

Here's some tasty morsels that our roving editor Rhiannon has located for you
this week: - Solve Common Android Wi-Fi Problems - 50 Excellent Professional
Resources for Teachers - 7 Useful Image Search Tools - Use Multiple Google
Accounts in Chrome Web Browse - One More Thing
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/finds-week-be-gmail-ninja-solve-android-wi-fi-issues-50-teacher-resources-image-search-tools

Free Windows 8 Icon Editor 4.0

This free icon maker allows to make multi-resolution icons in 16x16, 24x24,
32x32, 48x48 sizes, in monochrome, 16 colors, 256 colors and 32-bit True
Color with alpha channel color depths. Modify your icons with helpful paint
tools with easy!

Weekend Diversions: Who's Been Recreating The Abbey Road LP Cover Today?

If you're a fan of the Beatles, or even if you're merely familiar with their
music, you'll undoubtedly be familiar with the cover of their Abbey Road
album. The cover of said album features members of the band walking across
the road outside the eponymous recording studios in London. And ever since,
fans have been keen to recreate the image for themselves. Which brings us to
the webcam, which is positioned outside Abbey Road Studios and lets you watch
the zebra crossing in real time. It's a good quality feed, too.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/whos-been-recreating-abbey-road-lp-cover-today.htm

Puran Utilities 1.0

A set of more than 20 software utilities including but not limited to the
ones that can help you get the best performance out of your computer. It also
provides an automatic and a one click solution to keep your computer clean
and error free.

Make Mouse Scrolling Really Easy with this Free Utility

How would you like to be able to scroll any window just by putting your mouse
on it, no clicking required? Then try this free little utility that does the
job beautifully. Once installed then whatever window is under the mouse
pointer is ready to scroll with the middle button, without having to click to
select the window first. The program sits in the notification area (tray) of
the taskbar where it can be configured or turned on or off.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/make-mouse-scrolling-really-easy-free-utility.htm

iCare Data Recovery Free 5.0

Dedicated in free data recovery, iCare Data Recovery Free allows 2GB free
data recovery to undelete files from lost media like deleleted partition,
formatted partition, damaged mbr, file system etc.

Vista Tweaks Unlocked 2.4.0

Vista Tweaks Unlocked is an extensive light app for Microsoft Vista users
(whether savvy users or beginners). It is an easy and very efficient method
to make your entire experience with Microsoft Vista more agreeable and
suiting your particular needs

Best Free Web Browser - We Have a New Top Pick

Well, well, well. After years as our Top Pick in the browser section Firefox
has been bumped from the top spot. No guessing who is the new king: Google
Chrome. Our editor's choice mirrors my own experience. I was one the earliest
supporters of Firefox but after a period of rapid development Firefox seemed
to loose its way. With the arrival of Chrome four years ago Firefox started
to look lack-lustre and a while back I switched to Chrome and have never
regretted it. I still support the idea of Mozilla Firefox but the simple
reality is that Google have made a better mousetrap. Thankfully Mozilla seems
to have at last got its act together and recent versions have narrowed the
gap with Chrome. I truly hope that one day it will catch up and surpass
Chrome but I'm afraid Chrome is itself a fast evolving product so its a tough
road ahead for Firefox. - Gizmo
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-web-browser.htm

How to Get More from your Solid State Drive in Windows 7

Like to extend the life of your expensive solid state drive? Want to gain
some more free space? Learn all this and more from this useful set of SSD
tips.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-extend-lifetime-and-make-better-use-solid-state-drives-ssds-windows-7-pcs.htm

Easily Troubleshoot RAM-Related Problems On Your PC

There are many situations that can cause a Windows PC to misbehave, crash,
slow down, and generally not be as efficient as you might hope.  One such
situation is a shortage of working memory, or RAM.  This is different to
hard disk space, of course.  Even if you have lots of spare disk space to
store the things that you're not currently working on, you might still be
running short of RAM because a certain program, utility, driver, document
file or somesuch has been loaded. This tiny free utility will quickly tell
you whether you have a problem or not. 
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/easily-troubleshoot-ram-related-problems-your-pc.htm

Play Classic Atari Games Online For Free

Atari has released playable online versions of many of its classic games.
They're all free to access. The exercise is a joint venture with Microsoft to
promote Internet Explorer, Touch, and HTML5. Although none of the games
requires a touch screen, you will find that they do work best in IE.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/play-classic-atari-games-online-free.htm

Wallpaper of the Week

This weeks wallpaper is a dramatic shot of bare trees with a backdrop of red
desert and intensely blue sky. Desktop icons are quite visible on the
desktop. It is both attractive and quite arresting. Well worth checking out.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/red-desert-blue-sky-dead-trees-wallpaper-week.htm