Most of us have to deal with PDF files daily. In fact majority of files that we deal with at work everyday are these files. Generally we use free Acrobat Reader to read those PDF files, but if you need to do anything with those files, you cant do that unless you buy the pro version of Acrobat. There are some free alternatives available for performing various operations with PDF files including ways to create PDF files from other documents using virtual PDF printers like DoPDF. Today we will be covering one such tool called PDF Split and Merge which can split and merge PDF files for free.
Computers, Hardware and Softwares
Below you’ll find all of the posts filed under the Computers category. It covers posts related to Computers in general apart from the software and hardware related to computers.
Products like backup tools, Restore tools, General how to posts, a bit of Hardware issues and much more are being covered in this category. The posts listed below cover issues as mentioned in the last line.
For those of you who have missed the Advanced SystemCare 5 PRO Giveaway few days back for whatever reason, here is another chance for you to grab a full version working serial or License key of Advanced SystemCare 5 PRO worth $19.95, for free, thanks to a promo by Downloadcrew. It can speed up your PC and improve its security with this one-stop PC management and maintenance suite.
DEVELOPERS DESCRIPTION
Advanced SystemCare PRO provides an always-on, automated, all-in-one PC Healthcare Service with anti-spyware, privacy protection, performance tune-ups, and system cleaning capabilities. This powerful and award-winning precision tool fixes stubborn errors, cleans out clutter, optimizes Internet and download speeds, ensures personal security, and maintains maximum computer performance automatically.
One of the best system tuneup utility Advanced SystemCare PRO from Iobit can be grabbed valued at $19.95 USD, for free thanks to a Valentine Day 24 hours unlimited Promo.
Dropbox is one of the best available online storage service which lets you upload & access your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Free account on Dropbox offers you 2 GB free space and you can earn more free space using referrals and completing some other steps. If you got some good friends who join it after you refer it to them, then you get 250 MB additional free space in your account for every friend who joins and installs Dropbox (up to a limit of 8 GB). Apart from this referral method, you can get additional 250 MB when you complete together a list of tasks to get started.
Dropbox is testing a new forum build (1.3.1X) of the desktop application in its forum with a new camera upload feature and offering up to 5GB free space in return of testing this new build.
We have talked about many tuneup tools for Windows PCs e.g Tuneup Utilities, Glary utilities, Ccleaner etc. Today we will talk about another application Cacheman which helps you speedup your PC by optimizing several caches, managing RAM and fine tuning loads of system settings automatically.
DEVELOPERS DESCRIPTION
Outertech’s system tool Cacheman offers the best methods to speed up Windows 7, Vista, and XP. Cacheman optimizes several caches, manages computer memory (RAM), fine tunes Registry settings and speeds up the PC by dynamically changing process priority.
USER INTERFACE
The first thing that you will notice after installing and running it first time is a much different Graphical user interface compared to any other tuneup application. The default tab that shows the real-time CPU usage of each core of the processor, RAM usage, Page file usage and a much better task manager showing all the process details. Apart from this default tab, you will find many tabs for many other options or configurations. In short, the GUI is simple enough for most average users and many novice users too. Its not complicated and doesn’t uses too technical language for defining tabs or options in the interface.
MEMORY MANAGEMENT
Cacheman takes over the applications memory management from Windows OS and manages the memory real-time by dynamically lowering the priority of background applications that use a lot of processing power. If you want to make a exception of this feature for some particular application then you can add that application as exclusion and it wont manage the Memory used by that application on its own.
ONE CLICK AUTO OPTIMIZER
Just like most tuneup applications, Cacheman has inbuilt one click auto optimizer. But the difference here is that it provides different profiles for this one click auto optimization based on configuration of your System. You can use of the profiles from Gaming Computer, Notebook, Netbook, Server, Maximum stability, Desktop (best of all worlds) and Windows 7 Tablet which suits you and your system.
INTERNET ACCELERATOR
It also works as a internet accelerator by optimizing Firefox/IE DNS cache parameters and the Internet Explorer server connection settings along with tweaking the Local Area Network (LAN) connection. To be honest, if you are on a good speed internet connection already, you wont feel any difference in your net speed even after optimizing.
Conclusion
Overall it is a great app if you are looking to speedup your PC. As with every other tuneup application, you must make a backup just in case something goes wrong. It does create a system restore point automatically before applying One click Optimization settings. It also provides you advanced backup feature that allows you to revert any of the tweaks with a single click. For some it may be a bit annoying though that all tweaks need a system reboot in order to become effective.
GIVEAWAY
Thanks to Outertech, we are giving away 10 Licenses of Cacheman Pro to readers of Avinashtech. Just follow the simple rules below to enter in this draw. We will do the draw twice .
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If you are looking for a password manager that can generate secure passwords, works with many browsers, and comes in a portable version? Look no further, for Sticky Password can do that and more.
Encyrpted Database:
Sticky Password stores all your information in an encrypted database locked with your Master Password. If you forget the master password, you cannot access the database or make changes to it.
Authorization Methods:
By default, Sticky Password unlocks your database with a Master Password that you choose. But you can also use a USB device or a Bluetooth device, connecting to the computer with the device will unlock the database.
Let’s take a look at the main features:
(Sorry but I am not going to explain what a password manager does or how do I use it for basic functions like logging into my account.)
The Tray Icon:
Sticky Password’s Tray Icon provides you access to all the settings of the program as well as options to edit your Identities, Manage the password database etc. It is the control panel of Sticky Password.
So most of the features that I am gonna talk about can be accessed by right clicking on the Tray Icon and choosing the appropriate menu item.
Identities and Form-filling:
You can create an identity with your personal details. The next time you want you sign up for a web service you can use the identity and presto, it automatically fills up the form. Saves precious time and mouse clicks. :p
Supported browsers and applications:
Sticky Password can work with several browsers and applications such as FireFox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Yahoo Messenger Skype, etc,. The full list of supported apps/browsers can be found here: http://www.stickypassword.com/support/browsers-application. I tested it with the latest version of Firefox 9.0.1 and it works flawlessly.
Virtual Keyboard:
If you are worried about keyloggers, you could use this virtual keyboard to protect your login info.
There is also an Anti-spy method which shows several cursors like the one you are using. As you hover the mouse over a key, the duplicate cursors move on different keys, thus confusing anyone who may be spying on you.
Well, it confused even me 
Antispy can be disabled from the General settings menu.
Note: Be advised that this is not a anti-keylogger program, this is just a precautionary method to protect your login info.
Export and Import your Password Database:
Sticky Password can import your password database from popular password managers like Roboform, LastPass, Keepass and from the integrated password managers in Firefox and Internet Explorer.
I am using Sticky Password as a backup to my LastPass Database and it imported the database easily, while offering to replace modified ones.
Backup and Restore:
Sticky Password creates automatic backups of your password database when you modify it, so in case you lose some login infromation you can restore a back from the “Manage Database” option.
Password tools:
Sticky Password has a built-in password gauge, which analyses the strength of your passwords.
It also comes with a password generator which can generate secure passwords for your accounts. It also has an option to clear your clipboard automatically after a defined time, the default is 30 seconds. This is useful incase you copy a password and paste it to login to a website.
Caution: If you use a clipboard manager, make sure you delete the password you copied, because they are designed to allow access to your older clipboard contents.
Secure Memos:
You can also store your important information like Credit Card details, Driver’s License, etc., securely with this option. I didn’t test this much as I really didn’t have the need to store such information.
Caution:
Make sure that you have enabled the Master Password option during startup. It is enabled by default, but there is no harm in making sure that it isn’t disabled.
You can do so by checking the Authorization method menu. Otherwise, anyone who has access to your computer can view/edit your database.
Portable version:
Sticky Password comes in a portable version as well. You can also synchronise your database wth the portable version on your USB thumb drive. That’s handy if you like to take all your logins with you and need to remember just one master password.
Sticky Password for iPhone:
If you are an iPhone user, you can benefit from the iPhone app that is free for users of Sticy Password Pro. However you cannot edit your database using the current version.
While browsing their forum, I read that an Android version is in the works 
You can find a list of Frequently Asked Questions at: http://www.stickypassword.com/support/faq
They also have some good video tutorials at: http://www.stickypassword.com/support/tutorials-FREE
Pros:
- Free version available.
- Supports many browsers.
- Good virtual keyboard + anti-spy mode.
- Easy way to Import/Export passwords from other password managers.
- Multiple authorization methods.
Cons:
- If you forget your master password, there is absolutely no way to retrieve the password or access the protected database.
- No offline help file.
If you aren’t already using Sticky Password, I recommend you give it a shot.
The free version comes with a few limitations but it is almost as good as the Pro version.
A comparison chart can be found at: http://www.stickypassword.com/products
We have licenses for Sticky Password Pro.
Good luck and wish you all a very Happy New Year
Giveaway
Thanks to stickypassword, we are giving away 15 Licenses of Sticky Password PRO to readers of Avinashtech. Just follow the simple rules below to enter in this draw.
- Subscribe to Avinashtech by entering your email address in the subscribe box on right sidebar of the blog or by clicking this link. Do remember to verify your email address when you get the verification email from Feedburner.
- Like the Facebook Fan Page of Avinashtech (If you don’t have a Facebook account you can skip this).
- Tell us using comments, why you would like to have a license for this application.
- Share this on Twitter, Facebook. (If you have an account there).