Ready to upgrade?

Alright! Hope you had fun with the free softwares till now.

Are you ready to move up the ladder? Are you willing to spend some money for a software? Is it worth it? Are there better alternatives?

Time will tell. Wait and see..

Navigating to same place?

So, you keep navigating to the same location multiple times a day. Consider the pain you'd be in if the folder was deep. You'd think of creating a shorcut on desktop, assign a shortcut key to it and then hide it to keep your desktop clean.

Why bother when 'hotkeyz' would automatically do it for you!

This is another of my favorite software. A very quick install. All you have to do is assign a shortcut key to any file or folder that you use multiple times a day. Some keys are set by default which you can edit later on.

Open mozilla multiple times a day? Press Ctrl+Shift+(user defined key) and up comes mozilla. This can be done with any folder too. Opening c:\abc\def\ghi\jkl\mno multiple times a day? Press Ctrl+Shift+(user defined key) instead of browsing there everytime.

You can assign keys to any number of files and folders. Endless possibilities. Save time, reduce frustrtation, enjoy.

One minor modification after installing: win+I is default for internet explorer. But when you do this it takes you to www.skynergy.com. Don't panic, its not a virus or any such thing. Edit internet explorer in hotkeyz. Press the 'parameter' tab. Remove 'www.skynergy.com' and you are done. I guess it was their way of advertising. Give them a break guys.

The download file is 1.2MB

Want to upload files?

There are many files that you could download just by having an account with rapidshare or megaupload or many such sites. So, now that you are a premium member, you want to be treated royally. So why would you take the trouble of uploading one file at a time.

You obviously wouldn't! Most of them give their own uploader software like 'rapiduploader' by rapidshare or 'megamanger' by megaupload. Take your pick.

You've paid top dollar and you deserve it :)

The download file is about 1MB

Solve sudoku?

So, you are a person who solves sudoku everyday. I'm sure there are times when you are unable to solve a difficult one, get irritated as you are unable to find where you went wrong.

Type 'sudoku solver' in google and there you go..

All you have to do is enter the fixed digits and the solver will give you the solution. Now, find that one number which screwed it up and finish the rest. The satisfaction that you get is GREAT! Enjoy the feeling.

No download file

Backup your ipod?

Music, music everywhere... If you are a music buff, it is very like that you have an ipod. Now assume your ipod has 30GB songs while your system has only 2GB songs. Got songs from various sources? Would you like to have them on your computer? Or, do you want to extract songs from someone else's ipod (very popular)?

All you have to do is use 'share pod'.

This pretty small software can do a lot of stuff. Beginning with a easy interface, putting novices at ease. It'll let you take a back up of all your songs, lets you put or modify artwork. Best of all, it runs from your ipod!! Thus, you can use it anywhere.

The download file is about 300KB

Wanna sing along?

Do you like to sing as you listen to your music? uhoo, trouble, you're not sure of the lyrics..

'Lyrics plugin' to your rescue!

This plugin works with windows media player and winamp. Most music buffs use either of these. Nothing against anyother player. All you have to do is install this plugin and enable in tools->plugins (windows media player) to use it.

Now, go ahead and play the song you want to sing and voila the lyrics are there.

The download file is about 80KB

Know your family?

You think you know everyone in your BIG family?? Do you sometimes get confused about the number of children someone has? Or you don't remember someone's kids name?? It could get embarrassing!!

A simple solution is 'simple family tree'. There are many other softwares which do the exact same thing, but a huge advantage is that its FREE!!

It allows you to add any number of details like birthdays, anniversaries and many more. Once you get the feel of it, you can easily create the entire family tree as fast as you can make calls to find out all their details :D

This could be an exciting way to spend your time and get to know your family better. Everyone gets to be a winner, as the entire family is excited that you are interested in all their details that probably their own husbands don't remember anymore.

This software lets you create a list of birthdays/anniversaries. A sure way to win their hearts. You could now ask for free lunches/dinners or even get money from your grandparents :P

Have fun and hope this brings your family closer.

The download file is about 250KB