4 Unusual Webcam Software for Windows

There are times when you might need to snap a photo or record some home video with your PC’s webcam. Mac users have PhotoBooth at their disposal, while Linux users can always count on the amiable Cheese....
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Use VLC As A Screen Recording Tool

VLC player is touted as the Swiss Army Knife of all media players, and not without reason. While it practically plays every media file that you throw at it, what’s amazing about VLC is that it does so...
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Use Firefox On Your Netbook, Without Pulling Your Hair Out

Chrome is just a ridiculously better browser than Firefox at the moment (and is likely to stay so), but there are a couple of reasons that make me go back to Firefox every so often. Firefox Sync. Chrome...
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Gracefully Save IRCTC Train Tickets To A PDF File (Or, Print Virtually Any File To PDF With DoPDF)

Booking train tickets through IRCTC is a rage these days, with everyone and their dads being aware of the relatively simply procedure. The e-ticket format is obviously the preferred choice, as you can...
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Ditch The Search Box In Firefox For The Address Bar [Firefox Starter Tips]

Despite being a handy feature, the search box in Firefox is mostly unnecessary as most of its features can be accessed from the address bar. In this article, we’ll see how to remove the search box, and...
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Sync Subtitles With The Video In VLC

I can’t stress the usefulness of subtitles enough, especially when you’re watching a movie in a foreign language. I was watching Heavenly Forest, a Japanese romantic drama, a few days back. The movie...
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Microsoft Has A Download Manager. It’s Total Crap.

There were times when everything made by Microsoft (save Windows and Office, of course) was crappy. Geeks couldn’t wait to install tons of additional software on their new Windows XP machines the moment...
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Add Search Engines [Firefox Starter Tips]

Firefox, like all other modern browsers, has this nifty search box from where you can search for stuff from different search engines and websites. Some of the usually available options (in the English...
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Miss AlZip? You Can Get The Upcoming Version For Free

AlZip was one of my favourite file archiving tools, until its developers decided to stop distributing it for free. While it supports a ton of archiving formats (ZIP, RAR, ACE, 7Z, TAR – you name it,...
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Change The Start Orb in Windows 7

The Start orb in Windows 7 looks pretty cool, in my opinion. However, should you find it ugly and repulsive, you can easily swap it for something else with the Windows 7 Start Button Changer. Download...
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