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Extract RAR and ZIP files using PeaZip Archive Manager

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Most of us daily come across compressed files in mostly two formats .RAR and .ZIP. We use Winzip and WinRAR to decompress and compress them. But, both of them are not free. They come in evaluated version. We need to purchase it to get it a full version which won't show annoying wait message.

To avoid all this, You could try using this new PeaZip to extract RAR and ZIP files. "PeaZip Archive Manger" is an open source application. It also supports other formats other than RAR and ZIP formats.

PeaZip Archive Manager

PeaZip Archive Manager

In total it supports 87 formats. The good thing about this is, it also supports Linux compression formats like tar, gz, etc., PeaZip uses advanced compression and encryption standards and provides the flexibility of using it as standalone or portable application.

Following are the PeaZip's features:

  • Apply multiple search filters
  • Create/extract multiple archives at once
  • Create self-extracting archives
  • Supports command line interface
  • Save and bookmark archive’s layout
  • Secure and multiple encryption standards

Download PeaZip Archive Manager

Download PeaZip Archive Manager

15.06.2009 Utilities 16 Comments

How to Find Broken Links, Missing Titles, Image alt text with Xenu’s Link Sleuth tool

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Jonny from Jonnys Blog left a comment few days back on my Previous Post Broken Links Remover - A must Wordpress Plugin. He mentioned a freeware tool that can check all the broken links of any website. I took a look at that freeware software. It is a great tool to use for all the webmasters.

Xenu’s Link Sleuth is a freeware tool to check Broken Links of your website. It uses multi-threading to scan broken links. Hence, it is very fast compared to any other link checking software. Given the URL of the website, It can come up with all the broken links withe the details like title, type, size etc. It does all this pretty quickly.

How to use Xenu's Link Sleuth

  1. Download and install the program
  2. Run the program and enter the URL of the website which you want to check
  3. Now it will check for all links like normal links, images, backgrounds, style sheets, scripts and java applets.

Find Broken Links of any website. Image Credit : Xenu's Link Sleuth

Find Broken Links of any website. Image Credit : Xenu's Link Sleuth

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12.05.2009 Blogging, How-To, Utilities, Webmasters 16 Comments

Turn iPhone / iPod Touch into a Wireless HiFi Stereo Headphone

Monday, May 11th, 2009

If you are staying in a big family, then you would have definitely faced this problem. You want to listen to music or watch a movie on your PC / laptop. But you also want that nobody in your family should be disturbed. What do you do then?

I have purchased a Wireless Headphone. But it is costly.

I have found another way that can be a cheaper option, if you already have iPhone or iPod Touch.

AudioIn - WiFi wireless headphone for iPhone/iPod Touch

Turn iPod Touch or iPhone to Wireless Headphone

Turn iPod Touch or iPhone to Wireless Headphone

AudioIn can turn your iPhone / iPod Touch into a wireless HiFi stereo headphone.

AudioIn comes with free AudioServer with which you can transmit the non-DRM audio output from any application running on Windows Vista (i.e. Windows Media Player, Media Center, and iTunes etc.) wirelessly to iPhone/iPod Touch. This way you can be away from your PC / laptop but can still listen to your music on your iPhone/iPod

The AudioServer application captures the audio output from any running applications and transmits that captured audio wirelessly to AudioIn on your iPhone/iPod Touch. AudioServer application should be running on your iPod Touch or iPhone.

Requirements for AudioIn

  1. iPhone or iPod Touch with firmware version 2.2.1.
  2. iPhone 3G has to switch to WiFi mode.
  3. Any PC or laptop running Vista (all version).
  4. iPhone/iPod Touch and the the AudioReceiver PC must be on the same subnet.
  5. The AudioServer application must be downloaded and installed on your PC.

They are providing a free version of software that can be downloaded. Download and try it, if you like it then go for full version by purchasing it. For more details, Click here

I faced problems setting up AudioIn because my laptop doesn't have Stereo Mix under Recording option. If you face the same problem, then check these below two posts:

- No “Stereo Mix” recording option - Here are Few Solutions

- Use Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) to solve missing stereo-mix problem

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11.05.2009 Hardware, TipsNTricks, Utilities 9 Comments

Download Ashampoo Music Studio 2009 – FREE

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Ashampoo Music Studio 2009 is the lighter version of Ashampoo Music Studio 3. It costs $29.99 which includes everything you need to create, edit and manage your digital music collection.

Few Features of Ashampoo Music Studio

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20.04.2009 Freebies, Utilities 5 Comments

VideoLAN has released VLC media player 0.9.9

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

VLC is my favorite player. The reason is simple. It can play almost all video formats. If you've ever struggled to play a file you downloaded from the Web. It means you didn't try opening it in VideoLan's VLC media player, a free, hugely popular, and open-source media player. VLC can open and play anything.

VLC 0.0.9 Released

VLC 0.0.9 Released


Version 0.9.9 has the following improvements to the feature-packed VLC player:
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09.04.2009 Utilities 6 Comments

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