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Encrypted WiFi with no password?
Is there any standard that allows a WiFi connection to be encrypted, but not require a password?
i know that (old, weak) WEP, and newer WPA/WPA2 require a password (i.e. shared secret). Meanwhile my ...
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Where can I download a large image collection? [closed]
I'm trying to find a large (1k-10k) set of free images. They can be of pretty much anything. I would rather not try and write a script to trawl the web for images; is there anywhere I can download a ...
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Free/opensource application for charting stock prices?
I am looking for a free or FOSS software application for SIMPLY charting stock prices. I am not interested in any of the other nonsense typically bundled with such packages (technical analysis, back ...
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How to: draw freehand circles with shadows?
Normally i like to draw freehand circles on screenshots in order to draw the reader's attention:
But now i want to bring my freehand circles to the next level, and include drop-shadows.
Normally i ...
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how can I record the desktop screen at 60 FPS?
I know there are many screen capturing software but is there any free software that can record my desktop activity at 60 Frames Per Second ?
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how format a usb drive in the right way? (FAT 32 to NTFS)
last days i bought two usb drives (8 GB).
one of them is HP v245L - 8 GB and the other one is Silicon Power - 8GB.
their format was FAT32, so i reformat them to ntfs with my windows 7 without using ...
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Listen an audio file in a Skype conversation
In a Skype conversation I'd like that the other person could hear an audio file (with enough quality to be understood).
I have a Real Player file (.ram) and I want to play it, pause it , forward it ...
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Are there any fonts with Asian coverage that can be used freely on web-pages?
I have searched through the site but didn't find anything related to my question so I'm asking; I also hope this is the right place to ask.
I've tried to look around but there seems to be lack of ...
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Which Mac music players can sync with iPods? [closed]
I'm in search of a free alternative to Itunes, something that A) plays music and B) syncs with iPods. Since iTunes no longer does either.
iTunes now freezes every time I launch it. Recreating the ...
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Free Music for Use with an RPG? [closed]
I'm not sure if this is off-topic but does anyone know of a website where I can get free, royalty free music for an RPG? Typically those are the background music for use with maps in-game.
I just ...
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Login to WiFi networks without password?
Does "Hotspot Shield" automatically log me in to a WiFi network where I don't know the network password, where the network may or may not be free?
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Advanced ID3 tags handling and audio files ordering
Some of my files do not have complete ID3 tags and some have typos or small differences in writing – so finally, my portable player sees “Mr. President” as different artist from “Mr President” and so ...
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Windows 7 repair. Is it possible to get it for free?
I messed up my Windows 7 and I need to run repair, but I don't have CD. So, maybe it's possible to get just repair thing for free and mount it in USB and fix the Windows? Thank you.
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Is there a Microsoft .xps editor?
Is there a Microsoft .xps file editor? By this I mean the the output generated for Print-to-File. Preferably free and open source. Paid software would be a second choice.
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Free software that can recover or remove Access passwords stored in Access Workgroup files
Is there any free software that can recover or remove Access passwords stored in Access Workgroup files?
I found a software called MDWRecovery which is supposed to be able to do this task but I ...
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Free SMTP server with TLS support
I'm looking for a free SMTP server with TLS support for testing. I tried using Gmail, but my account got disabled the moment I tried sending an email from a Python script.
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CCleaner or Glary Utilities, or other AIO Utilities [closed]
I am looking for the best free All In One utility for me/to meet my requirements. I would like the best compromise between power, and light weight (although, performance is not a very big issue - ...
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What naming pattern can I use for sequential file naming (photos) when only their relative sequence is known?
I got some old scanned photos and I want to put them in correct order. Unfortunately, I have no possibility to find out the exact order, only relative one like:
"hm, this photo was surely taken after ...
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Screencasting with explanation boxes
I wanted to make a video demonstration of one software. I wanted to use text description instead of using voice description, a simple example of what I've explained could be this short screencasting, ...
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Is there any free way to convert 3DS Max (*.max) to *.3ds or *.obj?
I found many nice free 3D objects on the web - for example on 3DXtras.com.
However, some of them are only in *.max format.
Is there any free way to convert at least the basic structure to some more ...
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Free poll and test creation tool for offline use, no Win only
my sister is looking for some tool which she could use to create some polls and tests. It should be relatively user-friendly (need support for UTF-8 or CP1250 encoding for national characters) enough ...
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How must I deal with anti-virus software on Windows7 Desktop
I know this question is looking like an easy question or not a question at all but it's not really easy question. I'm not related to security and anti-viruses and just don't trust every provided ...
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PDF Editor for Windows [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Free PDF Editor for Windows
I'm looking for a free PDF editor for Windows. I saw a question already asked about this and Sun PDF Import sounds like it would work, but ...
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Free hotkeys I can customize in Windows 7?
What key combinations is suggested for custom key bindings in for example AutoHotkey? I mean what keys are not allready hooked up to vital features per default in Windows 7? I have loads of things I ...
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Free alternative to Catia, SolidWorks
I wonder if there are free alternatives to programs like Catia or SolidWorks, and what would you recommend to me?
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Free video editing tool to blur parts of a video
I want to know if there is a free video editing tool that can blur. For example: I want to blur out a person.
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Windows 7 network settings profiles
I would like to have various "profiles" for my network settings -- one for work, one for home network, etc. Changing a "network profile" would change my IP address and DNS server address for a network ...
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Any free program for binary TCP communication?
I have a TCP server listening on a localhost's port so I need a software that can be used to establish a TCP connection to the server and then send binary data, not ASCII.
For example, I want to send ...
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What is the best virtual-machine software on Windows 7 for Linux OS? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What virtualization software to use?
I google for the answer myself but I am confused by the list here - too much information. So I hope with your experiences on Ubuntu, ...
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free Proxy switching software which will let me surf with different Proxies
I have seen many Questions on the super User regarding Proxy Switching But none of the software helped me.
I have used
Elite Proxy Switcher,
Proxy Switcher Standard
easy Hide Ip
Hide Ip easy
But ...
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Good MS Word Alternative for OS X?
I need a good Microsoft word alternative for OS X. I require a strong grammar checker (at the same level as word) and good spell check for english, spanish, and russian. Preferably it would be cheaper ...
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How can I download from newsgroups for free? [closed]
Can someone tell me if there is a way to download from newsgroups for free? I find my own ISP newsgroups are very limited and all the download-servers I see advertised on the internet are all paid ...
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DreamSpark is really giving me free software?
So basically I heard today that with a CJP card (a Dutch card for cultural activities etc.) I can download Visual Studio Professional from DreamSpark. It was all simple, I went to www.dreamspark.com, ...
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Is there a free solution for keeping a ventrilo server up?
I'd like to set up a ventrilo server that I want to keep up at all times, but I don't want to have to keep my computer on all the time. Is there a free server or something that I can use to accomplish ...
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how to find free tutorials of Adobe Photoshop CS5?
I want to learn more about Adobe Photoshop CS5.
Where can I find some good, free tutorials?
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Good FOSS Duplicate File Finder For OSX
Today I embarked on the journey of taking a few of my computers new and old and consolidating like files to like folders. Now I need to find the duplicates. There are so many files I dont want to do ...
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Free Software for Learning Arabic Language
I want to learn the Arabic Language. Is there any Arabic learning software that I can download free of cost and learn Arabic with less time.
Please help / guide me towards telling me the website ...
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Where can I find Samsung SP1203N 120gb internal hard drive firmware update?
I am trying to update the firmware for this drive. I ran a program which messed up the SMART readings on the drive and want to get a newer version of the firmware to fix the issue. My current firmware ...
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Which is an alternative to the service that Google Calendar offer for the free sms notifications?
Which is an alternative to the service that Google Calendar offer for the free sms notifications?
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How to change the menubar color on a mac?
How one is supposed to change the menubar color on MAC OS X 10.6 without having to pay a buck off?
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Downloading with Free Download Manager
I am using Free Download Manager. It starts default download only in IE. How to make it default download manager in Google Chrome in Windows?
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What is the best Windows X-server to connect to a Linux GUI?
I'm searching for a free and fast X-server that I can use to connect to a Linux GUI.
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Free partition tool solves my low disk space risk
My Windows 7 32-bit PC is running low on disk space. I want to find a useful partition manager software that can help solve this problem; I'd prefer free solutions.
Any suggestions?
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viewing and editing .vsd files
What free programs can i use to view and edit .vsd files? I am working with someone that does not switch to visio and while i could use microsoft viso viewer to see what he's sent me I cannot make any ...
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Free tool for jpeg (compression) artifacts removal
Please advice open source or free software to remove JPEG compression artifacts.
I know about DeJPEG from topazlabs but I want a free solution (Gimp plugin, command line or GUI utility or anything)
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Is there a Microsoft program for students to get Office free (or cheap)?
As a computer science student, I've become accustomed to having free access to some Microsoft software through a number of programs like MSDNAA and Dreamspark. However, I have not found any such ...
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Software for recording motion from webcam (Windows) for free
There's a few questions out there but none of them seem to have answers which fit my needs.
I need a webcam software which can record video when it detects motion, and a few seconds after the motion. ...
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Google “Call Phone” [closed]
I heard of this Google "Call phone" feature through which we can call any phone in US from gmail for free. I am in US but dont see this feature enabled in my gmail. i even installed "Google voice and ...
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Is there a free keyboard locker
I'm looking for a keyboard locking software, so that my Windows environment (XP/Vista/7) looks the same (no login/locked screen), but keystrokes have no effect as any input, except for a predefined ...
