Four Ways to Speedier and Better Google Searches

Our Tips Editor Vic says "There are a lot of pages on the Internet, billions
and billions of them. When you go to search for a topic, you often get
millions of hits listed. It is very easy for a worthwhile site to get buried
so far down in a search that you will never see it. So when you want to do a
search, it pays to do whatever you can to narrow down the hits that will be
displayed. That's where search operators come in. By adding certain terms
to a search, you can filter out a lot of irrelevant stuff and have a better
chance of finding what you are looking for. There are a number of Google
operators and previous tips (see the list at the end) have discussed some of
them. Here are four more that I use to help keep my searches manageable."
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/four-ways-speedier-and-better-google-searches.htm

PDF Viewer 2.20.482

PDF Viewer (freeware) allows to view PDF files, convert PDF to HTML, PDF to
text, PDF to Word, print PDF. Based on Bytescout PDF Extractor SDK for .NET
developers.

Freeware Games of the Week

This week we have two great freebies for you and they are simply terrific.
They are totally different but equally challenging and entertaining.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/freeware-games-week-crayonsphysicsanimation.htm

StarWind Free V2V Converter 5.6

StarWind Converter is a free downloadable V2V conversion tool for virtual
machines. You can use it to convert VMDK to VHD files and VHD to VMDK as well
as to IMG file, which is a native StarWind format.

Chameleon Window Manager Lite 2.1.0.327.0

Chameleon Window Manager will allow you to control the windows of your
programs using customizable buttons added to the title bars of the windows
(Always on Top, Minimize to Tray, Minimize to Caption, Specify Transparency
etc).

Three Tips for Help with Firefox Problems

Are you a regular user of the Firefox browser? Here are three useful tips
that might come in handy if you run into problems with the browser.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/three-tips-help-firefox-problems.htm

Wallpaper of the Week

This weeks wallpaper is a dramatic panorama of golden sand dunes under a
brooding sky that's threatening rain. Desktop icons are clear on this
background, but not as clear as you would get with a solid background. The
atmospherics though, are just terrific.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/wallpaper-week-dramatic-sand-dunes-and-sky.htm

SoftKey Revealer 2.6.0

Displays the CD-Key and Serials for installed applications on computer.

DiskPulse 3.7.24

DiskPulse is a free and easy-to-use disk change monitoring utility allowing
one to monitor one or more disks or directories and detect file system
changes in real-time.

Finds of the Week

Here's what our our roving editor Rhiannon has located for you this week: -
How to Force Install Country-Specific Apps on Android Devices - Windows 8
Consumer Preview: a fresh start for Microsoft - Drag-n-Drop An Image from
Your Computer onto Google Image Search to Find Similar Images - Windows 7
Keyboard Shortcut Magnifies Your Screen Instantly - How to Create Text
Shortcuts for iPhone or iPad Enjoy! - Gizmo.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/finds-week-february-29-2012.htm

Microsoft Flight Simulator. It's Back And It's Now Free.

A year ago, Microsoft announced that it was canning its Flight Simulator
game, much to the irritation of those who'd bought and played it for years.
Now, though, it's back. It has a new name (just Microsoft Flight), and it's
free. In its new incarnation, you play it as an online game, and the
adventure takes place in and around Hawaii. Other planes and environments
are, or will be, available but these will be optional paid-for extras.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/microsoft-flight-simulator-its-back-and-its-free.htm

California Fonts Free Font Manager 2.5

This free and easy to use tool has an explorer-like interface that quickly
shows you fonts currently installed on your computer. Easily install font
packs to grow your collection!

FreeFileSync 5.0

FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization tool providing highly
optimized performance and usability without needless user interface
complexity.

All The Information You'll Need To Effectively Prune Your Hard Drive

Our Tips Editor Robert Schifreen says: "I've recently been working on a
couple of Windows machines that were running short of hard disk space. I
could, of course, have simply added a new drive to the machine, or replaced
the existing one with a larger model. But if you find yourself in a similar
position, it's always a good idea to start by looking for stuff that you can
delete rather than just adding more storage." To help work out what you can
delete Robert recommends this free utility. "It's small, free, open source,
relatively quick to scan your drives, and presents the information in a neat
way. Then it's just a case of scanning down the list of folders in order of
percentage, and look for likely candidates that you know are safe to delete,
archive, or move elsewhere."
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/all-figures-youll-need-prune-your-hard-drive.htm

How to Manage Your USB Devices Better

Most of us probably have a number of USB devices for our PCs. In fact, the
USB port has become almost a universal way to attach things. If you are like
me, you could use a convenient way to manage and keep track of all those
gadgets and devices. And that is exactly what this nifty free utility
provides. It is a device manager specifically for USB devices and has a
number of quite useful functions.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-manage-your-usb-devices-better.htm