E-Utilities
Fix It:This new Microsoft service provides a set of online and offline tools to fix common PC problems, automatically
XBLOCKR
This utility can help mobile phone users avoid unwanted calls discreetly, yes, without offending the caller! XBLOCKR features include: Incoming Calls - Duck, Drop, or Divert an incoming call; Post Conversation - options to choose to Duck, Drop, or Divert a call; Do Not Disturb - Reject all incoming calls, except for special numbers; Settings - Modify your settings for Duck, Drop and Divert options. Select the options you want to display when you get an incoming call; Number List - View the Special, Duck, Drop, and Divert numbers; Manage Numbers -You can Add / Delete/ Delete All numbers. XBLOCKR is compatible with multiple mobile platforms including Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows. It occupies minimal space in the handset memory, works in real time. The efficacy of XBLOCKR has been validated by 25,000 users across 250 types of handsets, says Aquilonis, a Bangalore based mobile technology company. You can try it out for your phone and platform at http://www.xblockr.com. XBLOCKR can also be downloaded at application stores managed by Airtel App Central, Nokia’s OVI and Microsoft marketplace for windows phone. User Guides for Windows Mobile, Symbian and Blackberry are also available, individually, at www.xblockr.com
Uninstaller
Advanced Uninstaller can help uninstall and remove unwanted programs and folders quickly and easily. While Standard Uninstall works as the Windows built-in Add/Remove Programs function, this utility helps to scan Windows registry and hard drive for any possible installation leftovers. Advanced Uninstaller can be a very handy tool especially when the built-in “Windows Add or Remove Programs” option fails to do what you want. Its features include: remove a program not listed in Windows built-in Add/Remove Programs; find leftovers and traces of a programme and remove them completely; Batch Uninstall - Uninstall several applications easily with just one click; Log Manager - view changes made by Advanced Uninstaller; Restore - every time a store point image is automatically set for restoration. The 687 KB Advanced Uninstaller v1.0 (20 Feb, 2010) for Windows 7, Vista, XP and 2000 can be downloaded at http://www.iobit.com/downloadcenter.php?product=advanced-uninstaller
Fix It
This new Microsoft service provides a set of online and offline tools to fix common PC problems, automatically. Currently in open public beta, Fix It, an extension of the year-old “Microsoft’s Fix it Solution Center”, not only finds and fixes many common PC and device problems, but also helps prevent new problems by proactively checking for known issues and installing updates. The ‘fixing’ process is automated without technical jargon and unlike a help file or online forum posts that tell you what to do, this application simply does it for you. Fix It is very much akin to Windows 7 “Action Center”, as it is built on top of it. Do note that Fix It is in Beta, could function erratically. The 437 KB Fix IT, an application for Windows, from Win XP and upwards, including Windows server installations, can be downloaded at http://fixitcenter.support.microsoft.com/Portal%20.
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