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Copy Files With Pause and Resume Capability Even After Restarting Your PC

The built-in copy feature in Windows 7 can copy files fast. Therefore, it is already more than enough for most copying activities. Even I had once compare it with another third-party copying program and the built-in utility came out as a winner in terms of speed. However, no one can argue the fact that it lacks some must-have features like the ability to pause and resume the copying process. There are a number of programs that offer this pause/resume capability, and LDMove is one of them. More »

Change Volume With Hotkey or Mouse Wheel in Windows

You can change volume in Windows by clicking on the volume icon on the system tray and then either scroll your mouse wheel up/down or drag the slider until you get the desired volume level. Clicking on the Mixer option will open the Volume Mixer panel where you can change volume more specifically. This should be already easy for everyone to use, but if you want another volume control that lets you increase or decrease volume with hotkey or mouse wheel, you should really try Volume Sqr. More »

Compress Image Size With Different Compression Level for Each Image

Compressing image size offers a number of benefits, especially for those who often upload their images to the web. The lower size an image has, the faster it is to load. For users who wants to save their disk spaces, compressing images is also an alternative solution that can be put into consideration. Caesium is one of the many free image compression programs out there. The main advantage of using this app compared to other similar programs is that you can compress as many images as you want with each having its own compression level. More »

Lock Desktop Automatically With Smart PC Locker Pro Freeware

We can easily lock Windows desktop by pressing the Win + L keys when we want to leave our computer for a while. If you have password protected your Windows user account, no one else would be able to unlock it unless they have the correct password. It’s easy, but have you ever encountered the times when you have to leave your desktop immediately that you don’t have time to manually lock it? Or, you might think that you’re just going to leave it for a few seconds so that you don’t lock it intentionally, but then you find yourself leaving for more than just a few minutes. In situations like these, what is offered by Smart PC Locker Pro can be the perfect solution. Despite the “Pro” name, Smart PC Locker Pro is licensed as freeware that offers a much better way to lock computer compared to the built-in locking feature in Windows. More »

Auto Mute Laptop Sound

Using a laptop during a meeting can distract the audience’s attention because of its noise. In this case, turning off your laptop sound by changing its sound scheme seems to be a pretty good idea, but not if you find yourself enabling the sound back oftentimes. The sound scheme can be changed easily, but I found that getting back to the Sound option in Windows over and over again is quite bothering to me. Auto Mute is a third-party app designed to automatically mute laptop sound on some events such as login, logoff, sleep, suspend and shutdown.

Auto Mute is a portable app that supports Windows and Mac. Even though the app is initially intended for laptop, it can be used on PC as well. What I like the most from this software, beside its auto mute ability, is that you can mute and unmute sound with a customizable keyboard shortcut. The program lets you select which sound to be disabled and your preferred sound scheme will be activated instantly. The sound will stay mute until you manually unmute it by pressing the shortcut key.

The program sits on tray during its operation. Simply right-click on its tray icon and click the Setting option to display the main window of the program. Then you can change the default settings according to your need. I tested the program by checking the “if computer has been locked” and then lock the screen by pressing Win + L. I didn’t hear the usual sound so it means the sound scheme is immediately activated without having to press a Save or Activate button whatsoever.

Just a simple note. Clicking the close button doesn’t exit the program. It can be terminated by right-clicking on its tray icon and click the Close option.

I also found out that you can mute sound by double-clicking the program’s icon on the tray.

Auto Mute is a free application that works with Windows and Mac. For Windows, it supports Windows 7, Vista and XP. For Mac, it supports Mac OS X v10.5 or later. The download size for the installer is 549.19 KB for Windows and 152.20 for Mac.