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2022-11-12 09:30:29 ​​ Portmaster

Portmaster is a free and open-source application firewall that does the heavy lifting for you. Restore privacy and take back control over all your computer's network activity.
With great defaults your privacy improves without any effort. And if you want to configure and control everything down to the last detail - Portmaster has you covered too.

Key Features:

Monitor All Network Activity;
Automatically Block Trackers & Malware;
Secure Your DNS Requests by Default;
Create Your Own Rules;
Set Global & per‑App Settings.

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2022-11-11 09:02:25 ​​ How to delete duplicate files in Windows

Over time, files that you downloaded several times, identical photos and working documents accumulate on the disk. In order not to delete them manually, the free AllDup utility will automatically clean them.

How to use it:

1. Download and install the program from this page. Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 are supported.
2. Launch and select disks or folders for analysis. A powerful search engine will process gigabytes of your data in a few seconds and find unnecessary duplicates.
3. The found copies will appear in the list. They can be opened and examined, and the useless ones can be immediately deleted with one click.

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2022-11-10 13:56:38 Lifehack of the day pinned «Index Of Shared Lifehacks and Tips 1. How to find and download an excerpt from the movie 2. How to recover deleted files from hard disk 3. How to remove unnecessary objects from a photo in 5 seconds without Photoshop 4. How to find music similar…» Open / Comment

2022-11-10 09:31:01 How to carefully cut the background on the image

Do you need to remove the background on the photo and replace it with some other one? ClipDrop Remove Background is a service that carefully highlights even small and subtle details.

How to use it:

1. Visit the website and select the desired file to remove the background from.
2. After a couple of seconds, you will get the result. With the slider it can be compared with the original.
3. Click on the "Download" button to download the resulting image.

The service is free, and it can also remove the background from ultra-high resolution images up to 5000x5000.

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2022-11-09 09:01:28 ​​ ShareX

ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you to capture full screen or partial screenshots (which can be exported into various image formats), such as rectangle capture and window capture. It can also record animated GIF files and video using FFmpeg.

An included image editor lets users annotate captured screenshots, or modify it with borders, image effects, watermarks, etc. It's also possible to use the editor to draw on top of the windows or desktop before taking the screenshot.

After capture, a screenshot can be automatically exported as an image file, email attachment, exported to a printer, to the clipboard, or uploaded to a remote host such as many popular image hosting services or via FTP. If the image is uploaded to a remote host, the URL generated by it can be copied to the clipboard.
Dragging other file types into the program will upload them to a destination based on type, such as a text file being saved to Pastebin and a ZIP file saved to Dropbox.

There are a variety of desktop image capabilities including screen color picker and selector, checksum tool (hash check), on-screen ruler, image combiner, thumbnails for images and video, and many more.
The program also includes some basic automation. For example, taking a screenshot, adding a border and watermark, and then saving to a specific folder.

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2022-11-07 09:01:36 How to extend the service life of an SSD drive

The solid-state drive wears out over time, because the number of cycles of deleting and writing files is limited. But if you turn off the processes and OS services that are detrimental to the drive, it will last much longer. The SSD Fresh utility will help with this.

How to use it:

1. Download and install it on a PC.
2. Launch the program and register.
3. Click on the "Auto-optimization" button: OS parameters and unnecessary services are automatically optimized to increase the service life of the drive.
4. Also, do not forget to create a backup just in case to roll back the changes.
5. Also click on the "Live Analysis" to find the processes that are most demanding to the SSD disk in real time.

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2022-11-05 09:01:06 ​​ Calibre-Web

Calibre-Web is a web app providing a clean interface for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks using a valid Calibre database.

Key Features:

Bootstrap 3 HTML5 interface;
full graphical setup;
User management with fine-grained per-user permissions;
Admin interface;
OPDS feed for eBook reader apps;
Filter and search by titles, authors, tags, series, book format and language;
Create a custom book collection (shelves);
Support for editing eBook metadata and deleting eBooks from Calibre library;
Support for downloading eBook metadata from various sources, sources can be extended via external plugins;
Support for converting eBooks through Calibre binaries
Restrict eBook download to logged-in users;
Support for public user registration;
Send eBooks to E-Readers with the click of a button;
Support for reading eBooks directly in the browser (.txt, .epub, .pdf, .cbr, .cbt, .cbz, .djvu);
Upload new books in many formats, including audio formats (.mp3, .m4a, .m4b);
Self-update capability;
"Magic Link" login to make it easy to log on eReaders.

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