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Are there any built in command-line tools that I can encrypt and decrypt a text file (and provide it some sort of password). Solution: openssl comes pre-installed on Mac OS X. You … Simple built-in way to encrypt and decrypt a file on a Mac via command-line?Read more

I’m using a very old keyboard that doesn’t have a physical Windows key — it does have a 5/180° connector and an AT/XT switch on the back — but I don’t want … Simulating the Windows key on an old keyboardRead more

  Possible Duplicate:  Clone a Hard Disk Content to Another Hard Disk   What’s the equivalent of SuperDuper on Windows? I want to replace my current hard drive with a new one … Software rec – Bit-for-bit copy of hard drive in Windows?Read more

  Possible Duplicate:  Remote connection to a PC over internet   I’m looking for something that would allow me to control their computer and that wouldn’t be very hard to configure. I … Software rec – Free remote desktop app good for working with someone computer illiterate?Read more

I would like to use a (small) SSD disk as a cache for a large hard disk. I realize there are hardware-based products that do this: HighPoint RocketHybrid HBA, Intel SmartResponse and … Software rec – How can I use my small SSD as a cache for a larger hard disk?Read more

I have several PDFs that are quite large (one is 80+ MB). Is there a free way to compress that PDF to a smaller size? Solution: There is also Free PDF Compressor. … Software rec – Is there a free way to compress a PDF?Read more

I have a blog, and sometimes I’d like to show my readers something specific about computers. I’ve seen a lot of screen recording software, but all seem to save as video files. … Software rec – Is there a screen recording app that saves as .gif?Read more

Currently we are using Google Talk as messenger at our work place. Now we are supposed to replace it with some LAN based messenger. It should have at least following features chatting … Software rec – LAN messenger for Windows with features like Google TalkRead more

I would like to know a tool to enforce regular breaks from typing to avoid wrist pain. I have a preference for simplicity, unobtrusiveness (at least until break time comes), a small … Software rec – What is a simple, small, yet nice RSI watcher for Windows?Read more

I have data and files on my system, running Windows, and want to make sure that I don’t lose all the data or information when it gets toasted, either by a power … Software to backup data and files on a Windows computerRead more