Ashampoo Burning Studio Free for Windows 8 Users

Windows 8 users who want to burn CDs or DVDs in Windows 8 can use Ashamoo Burning Studio for free. As you already may know that Microsoft has removed Windows DVD Maker from the latest iteration of Windows, one who wants to burn cd/dvd/Blu-ray discs needs to install third-party programs to burn data. On the internet a lot of burning software available for Windows, a limited number of good quality burning programs support Windows 8.

Windows 8 users who are looking for a free great quality burning software should download Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 Free. Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 Free is fully compatible with Windows 8 and includes all features that you would expect from a good burning software. It does not only supports Windows 8 but it can be used in Windows 7, XP and Vista too.

Ashampoo Burning Studio user interface is very easy, good looking and unlike other burning programs, doesn’t take more time to burn.

Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 Free lets you burn files and folders, update an existing disc by adding or removing files and folders, backup or restore files and folders, create audio CDs, create MP3 discs, create WMA discs, rip audio CDs, burn or rip music, burn video DVD from a folder that contains the DVD video files, create a video CD (VCD), create super VCD (SVCD), copy movie files to a CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs, copy CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs to your hard drive, create or burn disc images, create disc images from files and folders, and erase CD-RW or DVD-RW discs.

The backup functionality in this program is pretty good. You can choose the backup location as DVD or Blu-ray disc, hard disk or USB disk. Users are also allowed to compress files to make archive smaller and encrypt the backup with a password. Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 Free is fully compatible with Windows 8 RTM and is now listed in Windows 8 Store as well.

Download Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 Free for Windows 8

Download and Export Registry from Remote Windows PC with Remote Registry Exporter

Users who are working as a network administrator for those specially EMCO Remote Registry Exporter is great freeware tool. Suppose as a network administrator you have to change some key in your client PC then it is a very difficult task to go there upto the client PC and then then do the necessary changes and then come. Hence, for those users EMCO Remote Registry Exporter is great free option.

EMCO Remote Registry Exporter is a simple, free and useful tool for network administrators (large networks and small home networks) that helps you export a whole registry or extract specified registry keys from remote PCs in automatic mode and save them as .reg files to the specified folder. Through this tool  registry export operation can be launched on demand or scheduled and executed on multiple remote PCs simultaneously at a defined time.

The user interface of this freeware program is too simple and guides you through all the essential steps needed for exporting the data. One wants to customize the application and change the interface design by selecting a skin of your choice can do easily. The program has a set of skins with many styles.

One can initiate the remote registry export operation by just defining a list of keys to export and the list of PCs where export should be done. PCs in the active directory and in the workgroups get listed automatically, making it easier for you to select target PCs. When remote operation is configured you can launch it immediately, save it as a task for quick execution at any time or schedule it for an automatic execution on schedule. There’s a built-in scheduler available for this purpose i.e. to automate the registry export options.

If the export tasks are scheduled, they are displayed on the calendar view, similar to Outlook calendar and are executed by the program on the defined date and time. You can see a report for every executed remote operation on the Task Execution Results view. It also includes execution status for every PC and complete error information in case there is an operation failure. Hence, if you are a network administrator, then as per my suggestion one should must use this tool.

Download EMCO Remote Registry Exporter Latest Version

Create Your Own Tiles On Start Screen To Launch Programs

The new Start screen in Windows 8 also known as Metro Style Start Screen lets you pin folders, webpages, programs and drives as tiles but it doesn’t allow you create your own custom tile to launch programs or files. 

OblyTile is a wonderful utility which let one to share not only pin custom images as tiles to the Start screen but also lets you assign programs to those tiles so you can launch your favorite file or program just tapping or clicking the tile.

OblyTile is totally free tool to use. With the help of OblyTile one can easily create tiles for any program or a file with a few mouse clicks. Another cool thing about the program is that you can select your favorite image as the tile background.

Creating a new Start screen tile with OblyTile is extremely easy. Download this portable the program (doesn’t require installation), enter a name for your new tile, enter the program file path or browse to the file that you want to associate with the tile, select a large (120 x 120) and small image (30 x 30) and finally click Create Tile button. Current OblyTile supports only square tile.

Overall, OblyTile is the only program available for Windows 8 to create Start screen tiles for programs. It’s a must have a program especially for those who love and know how to use the new Start screen.

OblyTile works great on both x86 and x64 versions of Windows 8. Please note that you may see “Windows SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk” message while launching the program. Simply ignore the message, click More info and then click Run anyway button to launch the program.

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Add Cool Effects while Video Chatting : WebCamEffects

Windows users while chatting with friends or family with software like  Skype, Google Video, Facebook video, yahoo messenger etc for leisure or work, for those WebCamEffects is a great tool. While 3G is available for video call but still it is too costly and people prefer video chat via online because it costs low. It is worldwide free and easy to use. The tool WebCamEffects supports all video chatting software, so it does not matter you are using Skype, Google Video, Facebook video or yahoo messenger.

Users who are chatting with friends and feel that video chat is bit boring and want to add some cool effects to the way you look, then you can do that using a tool called WebCamEffects.

WebCamEffects is a free tool that has lots and lots of effects which one can choose from the UI menu. One can select any effect, add it his /her chat screen and customize the way look to the other person. The best thing about this tool is that it does not only enhance your video chatting but also allows you to record and save the video chat session, and you can also either upload it youtube directly or just save it on your hard disk. One can customize his chat screen i.e color, contrast, brightness and other features, but apart from these one can change whole look and the background also.

In one sentence we can say that the freeware application is more than a fun application that can not only add some cool effects to your chat but it can also record your video chat for future. The app is free and supports Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and 8.

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Disk Falcon: Disk Scanner & Analyzer Windows 8 app

Microsoft Windows 8 has been released with so many new features like : Hybrid Boot, Metro User Interface are the main highlights. One feature of this operating system is Windows Store App which let you download and have on your Windows 8 computer. Disk Falcon is a Windows 8 app and developed by a Game Studio. Now can you imagine what would happen if a game studio develops an app using its game engine? You have futuristic looks, great real-time animation and sci-fi inspired vocal responses to your actions, all built into the app.

Once you have installed this tool, click on the start screen tile to open it. To begin the scan process, you have to click on Scan Location to select a drive or folder you want to analyze. Once the scan is completed, the results are displayed in the form of a Pie chart. The scan results can be broken down by individual files, file types, or ages.

Double-click on any segment to see deeper about that folder. Right-click on any folder and you will be able to see the break-down right to the last file.

You can also opt to display the results as a Bar chart or Types chart. On the right side of this application, you will see the folders and its components displayed. Toward the bottom of the pane, you will see the drives being displayed.

One cool feature is that the app lets you delete unneeded files right from within the app itself. Unneeded files or folders can be dragged and dropped on to the special bin button to be queued up for deletion later.

To download this soft go to the link which is provided at the end of the article. The tool works on Windows 8 x86, x64, ARM.

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Download Data Card Aircel Huawei E303S Original Dashboard

I have already mentioned that Huawei is a leading company in modem like ZTE, Micromax. It keeps launching new modems for Airtel, Huawei, Aircel, Vodafone, Tata Docomo and Reliance company. Recently Aircel launched the new Data Card Huawei E303s. E303s is 7.2Mbps DL / 5.76 Mbps UL Hisilicon chipset based Mobile Broadband device which is developed & design by Huawei Technologies Pvt. Ltd.  Aircel E303( E303s ) Original Dashboard is now available for Download and can be downloaded from the link which is provide at the end of the article.

Dashboard version is UTPS21.005.20.02.850 and is in look same as Aircel huawei E1750C dashboard. Users who have lost the dashboard during the unlocking process will be benefited through this post by downloading this  original dashboard of Huawei Aircel E303 (E303s) for free.

Download Huawei Aircel UTPS21.005.20.02.850.zip

Huawei Unlock Tool 2.4.2.0 : Flasher and Unlock Code Generator for Huawei

I keeps writing about various modem companies e.g. Huawei, ZTE, Micromax and also various network provider like : Aircel, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Reliance, Tata Docomo etc. I have provided you various tools like Huawei Modem Unlocker by Bojs, firmware, dashboard creator, Universal Master Code tool. Today, I am providing you another tool named Huawei Unlock Tool. Currently its version 2.4.2.0 is available for download which link has been provided at the end of the article. For using this tool No Need Install DotNet Framework v4, Only Need DotNet Framework v2 is required. This tool is offline and there is no internet connectivity is required. One can unlock his modem without internet connection.

Huawei Unlock Tool is very easy to use also. Just run the tool after downloading and you will get a simple user interface. Just click on refresh button to get Port. Select the port and click on connect and your modem will be connected through this tool. It will automatically get your device information, manufacture, model, IMEI, Unlock Code and Flash code also. To unlock your modem Just click on Send Unlock and your modem will be unlocked for ever. If supports almost all old huawei modems of 35 series IMEI number. If normal unlock not work then you can also Force Unlock. Force Unlock will help you to unlock Customized Firmware.

Features of this Modem Unlocking Software is :

1. Smart Unlocking of Huawei Modems (OLD firmwares)
2. Smart Temporary Unlocking of Huawei Modems (NEW firmwares)
3. Enable/disable Voice feature.
4. Flash/Unlock code generator.

Download Huawei Unlock Tool

Huawei Temporary Unlocking Tool V1.0 for Customised Firmware

I have already written so many articles about Huawei, ZTE, Micromax, Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone, Idea, Reliance and Tata Docomo network modems. Today, I have got something for Huawei Modems, which i want to share with you. While I was surfing through the internet we have got one its name is Huawei Temp Unlocking.

To use this tool just download the software from the link which is provided at the end of the article. Unzip it using winrar software and run the tool. It will show you the model of your modem, connected post, IMEI number and status as locked or unlocked.

This is really a great tool. Users who have the latest modems of of Aircel and Idea 303 can try this tool to unlock it temporarily. If it works for you then please comment with your modems model number on which it worked or not to help others.

Download Huawei Temporary Unlocking Tool V1.0

Image Scanner for Windows 8, Windows 7

Scanning an image from a Scanner can be really useful especially when you are equipped with Windows 8, Windows 7, XP or Windows Vista, the software utility Image Resizer / Scanner can be a really handy utility to do the scanning. In order to scan an image all you need to do is launch the software and click on the scan button. Irrespective of the scanning hardware you have got connected to your computer, the software presented here can be used to quickly scan, store and save the scanned images to jpg, bmp, png or even gif file formats.

Image Scanner does not only scan your documents but it can convert into different image format like : JPG, Gif, PNG etc in different desired Width. Download the Image Resizer Software from the link which is given at the end of the article, install it on your Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP. After the installation just launch the programme and in case you do have the appropriate Scanner Drivers installed, all you need to do to start the image scanning is click on the Scan Now button and then follow prompts. Depending on the Scanner, you will get the appropriate graphical user interface to continue the scanning. In case you would like to select one of the available scanners, click on the Select Image Source button and select the appropriate Scanner, Webcam, etc. Yes, it works with Webcam also. This might work with a Digital Camera however, the software has not been tested yet with a Digital Camera.The Image Scanning software has been tested on Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista, Windows XP and works well with both 32 and 64 bit versions.

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Free solution to Unlock Aircel Micromax MMX352G

Like Huawei and ZTE modems we also keeps writing about Micromax modems unlock tips and tricks. Today i am writing about Aircel Micromax MMX352G modem unlock method by firmware change solution. This unlocking method will work only for aircel Micromax MMX352G 3G USB Modem which involves updating the firmware in your usb stick. So, you are advised to not run this firmware with other modems, because your modems may be dead forever.

Features of Micromax MMX 352G :

• HSUPA - 3GPP Release6, up to 5.76M bps UL,category 6
• HSDPA - 3GPP Release6, up to 7.2M bps DL,category 7/8
• UMTS - 3GPP Release4, up to 384 Kbps DL and UL
• EDGE - 3GPP Release4, Multislot class 12, up to 237 Kbps
• GPRS - 3GPP Release4, Multislot class 10, up to 85.6Kbps
• Frequency Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz
• External Interface UMTS/GSM Antenna Supported, Internal Antenna
• USB Speed USB 2.0 High Speed
• AT Interface 3GPP TS27.005/3GPP TS27.007 supported
• visual Indicator(LED) RGB LED indicator for different state.
• Zero-CD installation Supported
• Windows 2000 SP4/ XP SP2/ VISTA, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.4.9 or higher (only support INTEL platform), up to 10.6.0
• SMS Supported / PhoneBook Supported / APN Auto Management Supported
• Complete Session Statistics Supported / Field Test Data Supported
• SMS and Data Service Simultaneously Operation Supported
• Micro-SD Card Slot Support upto 8GB

Before proceeding to unlock Aircel Micromax MMX353G Modem make sure that :

1) There is no power fluctuation happens while upgrading firmware, because it may result in crash of firmware in your data card and your data card might dead.

2) Close the dashboard before proceeding to firmware upgrade.

3) Download the firmware for Micromax MMX352G Data Card Unlocker file from the link which is provided at the end of the article. (File Size = 35.21MB).

Steps to Unlock Micromax MMX352G data card of Aircel :

1. Plug-in the usb modem in your computer.
2. Close the aircel mobile partner software (Aircel mobile partner software starts running automatically when you insert the modem in your PC)
3. Extract downloaded firmware zip file and Run the MMX352G_MICROMAX_INDIA_V5.497_M_8.3.7.1.17_Google.exe file
4. Click on Start button.
5. Wait till the time setup process completes.
6. Remove the USB Modem.
7. Restart your PC/Computer.

Now you have Done! Your modem is now unlocked permanently and you can use any SIM in the usb modem.

Download Firmware of Aircel Micromax MMX353G

Download Kaspersky Antivirus to Protect your computer

After the release of Windows 8 all famous company have started updating their product to support of Windows 8.  The world famous company of antivirus Kaspersky Lab announced the availability of the final version of Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 products. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 which is fully compatible with Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 operating system and comes with a few new features and enhancements.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 ships with the same user interface as of previous version, but many of its features have been improved to offer better security in windows operating system.

The best thing about this version of antivirus is that Kaspersky Lab has worked hard to reduce the battery drain. So, by using Anti-Virus 2013 on a notebook one can get better battery life. This is really a good news for users who plan to run Anti-Virus 2013 on Windows 8 tablets.

The newest version includes better anti-phishing protection, optimized antivirus databases, and a new featured named automatic exploit prevention which protects your PC even if it has not been updated with latest fixes.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus does not support only Windows 8, but it also supports Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 too. Existing Kaspersky Antivirus users can upgrade to the latest version for free without uninstalling the previous version. Simply download and run Kaspersky Anti-Virus setup and then follow the installation wizard instructions to complete the upgrade.

Users who are using another antivirus before and want to run Kaspersky AntiVirus should must uninstall other antivirus products from your PC before installing Kaspersky.

This is not a freeware. Visit the download page to purchase the license ($39.95 for one PC for one year). 

Visit official Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 page

Set Custom Image As Taskbar Background In Windows 8

Windows 8 has been launched with so many great features. But still some users want to customize it with his own. We have already covered about so many tools which can customise the default Windows 8 with your own. Today, i am covering about how to Set Custom Image As Taskbar Background In Windows 8. Yes its is possible through a small tool. You can easily set a custom picture as taskbar background in Windows 7 and Windows 8 with help of this tool. This great tool name is 'Taskbar Color Effects'.

While Microsoft has removed the Aero glass from window borders, the Windows 8 taskbar is still transparent. One who wants to set a custom picture and view the same without any problem can use this tool for free. Earlier Taskbar Color Effects was developed for Windows 7 but it works on Windows 8 as well.

Step by step set custom picture as taskbar background in Windows 8:

• Download Taskbar Color Effects from the download link which is provided at the end of the article, extract the zip file to onto the desktop and you will get a folder named Taskbar Color Effects.
• Open up the folder, right-click on Taskbar Color Effects executable, click Run as administrator. Click Yes if UAC prompt.
• You should now see Taskbar Color Effects icon in the taskbar system tray. Double-click on the icon to open settings dialog where you can set a different color for taskbar and change many other settings. Please note that some features except set custom image as taskbar background may not work properly in Windows 8.
• Select image placement as center(recommended) if you want to place the image at the center of the taskbar or chose stretch to stretch the image, or tile to see multiple tiles of your image across the taskbar.
• Click Custom Image BG to browse to the image file that you wish to set as taskbar background. Finally click open button and then click Save button to apply the image and you have done now.

Enjoy and share this article with your friends if you like it.

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Soda PDF 3D Reader: Best PDF Reader App For Windows 8

After the soon release of Windows 8, developers started releasing Modern UI version of their popular desktop software. Lulu Software has recently released its free Soda PDF 3D Reader app for Windows 8 and is now available in the Windows Store to download.

Soda PDF 3D Reader application is great in many ways. For those who haven’t come across Soda PDF 3D Reader before, it’s a fantastic program to read PDF files in Windows 8. It includes smooth animations with great features which one  expect in a good PDF reader.

The Windows 8 version of Soda PDF 3D Reader includes pretty much every feature present in the desktop program. The best part of the app is its UI and smooth animations that you see when you move to the next or previous page. Options such as search, print, reading options appear when you right-click anywhere on the app. Moving the mouse cursor to the center of the page displays move to page number, next, forward, zoom in and zoom out options.

Overall, it’s the best free PDF reader app available for Windows 8. Soda PDF 3D Reader is compatible with both x86 and x64 as well as ARM-based processors. One who wants to download just open up the Store app, search for Soda PDF 3D Reader to visit the install page.