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The Simplest Way To Schedule A Program To Run

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Not many people will find this useful but for some.. this might come in handy.

The Simplest Way To Send Large Files To Your Friend

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Email accounts nowadays have large storage size, but most of them doesn't allow attachments of more than 20MB maximum... so how do we send files larger than that?

The Simplest Way To Remove Objects From A Photo

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In the old days we need to use Photoshop and the like to remove objects. However the price of the software as well as the learning curve is a bit overkill for a simple task like this.

Here's a Free tool that allows you to remove any object just by highlighting it, magic? You bet. Note that this technology was introduced only recently in Adobe Photoshop CS5, not sure if the algorithm works differently but you'll get almost similar results using this Free tool :)

The Simplest Way To Remove Unwanted Internet Explorer Toolbars

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Tired of all the unwanted toolbars on your Internet Explorer?

Many of the toolbars were installed without the user's consent; not only does it decreases the available web space and slowing down your browser, some of them even come with spyware/virus.

Here's a simple toolbar remover tool that helps you to get rid of all that nonsense.

The Simplest Way To Type Special Characters

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Wanted to type special characters such as ® © ¼ ½ ™ ȇ ǎ À ¿ ? You don't need to memorize any codes because Windows have already built-in a simple tool for this.

The Simplest Way To Find An Unknown Song Using Its Melody

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[Picture borrowed from movie 'Predator']

Previously I wrote about my favourite iPhone App - SoundHound which could identify a song by letting it listen to the radio or your humming voice. For those who don't have an iPhone, here's a free web service which works just as good :)

The Simplest Bit Torrent Client

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Bit torrent is one of the technologies that everyone loves or hates. (Hated by entertainment industry due to it being used widely for piracy purposes) Though we don't support piracy, torrent is used for legal purposes also, such as sharing and distributing large files.

Here's the simplest bit torrent client that stands the test of time.

The Simplest Way To Download / Queue Files From File Hosting Sites Such As Rapidshare

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If you're using Rapidshare, MegaUpload, or other similar file hosting sites, this freeware I'm going to introduce here is really really REALLY useful for you.

All the 45 seconds delay time before download, 30 mins waiting time after download (to start the next file) and all the Captcha entering will be done by this software.

The Simplest Way Generate Mobile Version Of Any Website

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There are a few reasons one would like to surf the mobile (or lightweight) version of a website:

  • Your mobile screen is small and it's hard to fit the whole website without scrolling.
  • You are using limited mobile internet data package.
  • You just want to load the site faster.

Not every website offers the mobile version, however Google has a neat tool for this.

The Simplest Way To Check If A Website Is Safe Or Not

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Many websites nowadays will try to install virus/malware to your PC just by surfing them. How do you make sure if a website is safe?