Friedbeef’s Tech

Top 5 Ways to Pimp Your Windows Explorer

How do you turn a boring file management program into a sleek and powerful tool?  Read on to find out! #1: Add Folder Size to Windows Explorer   For me, this is a feature which should have been implemented in Windows explorer from the very beginning.  It’s said that in many cases, 20% of the folders take up 80% [...]

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How to Record Internet Radio into MP3

Ever since Pandora was forced to shut it’s doors on international listeners (Damn you DMCA), many of us have been forced to look elsewhere for our music fix.  Fortunately for all the rest of us - the existing alternatives aren’t that bad at all. After looking around, I’ve settled on last.fm to be my Internet radio service [...]

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How to Backup Your Software Effectively

“Computer Backup - To spend or not to spend?” A while back I asked the same question and ended up recommending ‘Comodo Backup’ as a free backup solution.  While free, it had a fair amount of flaws - most noticeably the lack of CRC checking to ensure the file integrity of your backups. With that in mind, here [...]

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How to Track New Software Updates - FileHippo

How do you get the latest versions of your favorite software…without checking different sites every day to see if your software’s outdated?  FileHippo makes it easy with their free update checker.  It scans your Windows registry and lets you know which software needs some upgrading, and provides useful information like the size of the download, the [...]

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How to Recover Deleted Files

We’ve all gone through that sinking feeling. You empty your Windows recycling bin, only to realize 5 seconds later that you really needed that file you’ve just wiped from your PC. There’s no robust undelete functionality built into Windows - so what choices do you have? Handy Recovery (Commercial Software) This solution is an all [...]

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