Tech

 

Sandboxie : Isolating programs

I have recently installed this program in my pc. It provides a virtual environment that isolates programs from the rest of your computer. Found this to be quite useful as it helps me with a few things:

• Protect my pc while running unreliable softwares (eg. exe.). This is extremely useful if you need to open a file (but suspects it could be infected with virus). You can run the program in Sandboxie mode to prevent any permanent registry damages.Once you no longer need the file or suspected software, you can easily delete them without fear of changes in your other programs, registry, or data.

• Running browser safely. You can actually surf the net under Sandboxie supervision (think of double security!!!).This program does not clash with existing antivirus progam in your computer, unlike others( eg. you cant run norton with malwarebytes). Not only that, any malicious software that you accidentally download is automatically trapped into the Sandboxie system, giving it no opportunity to run amok and disable your antivirus /pc system. Feeling like removing the malware or virus? Just click-"Delete Content" and they are gone. No post removal traces of the virus like messed up registry and such.

• It is basically free.You will be given 30 days of  trials after which you can still continue to use it should you choose not to buy the program. The only hindrance is that whenever you start web browsing with Sandboxie, you will have to wait for (a mere) 5 seconds before the Sandboxie is launched. Hence it is basically free!

Handy Pdf.jar : Converting Pdf to Jpeg

Ever wonder how you can read your PDF documents in your smart phone or psp for examples? Fret no more. Handy PDF can help you convert these PDFs into jpeg format  for your convenience.

I used to own a nokia smart phone with no PDF reader apps included (one needs to fork out extra money  to install the pdf apps from adobe).  With Handy PDF, you can convert your pdfs into jpeg files and transfer them into you smart phone., before viewing them using your photo apps. THAT EASY!

This software can also be customised to reduce the resolution of the final jpegs to save space. Alternatively, you can also choose to convert your colour pdfs into greyscale format jpegs. Handy PDF also has a unique functionality that produces negative images (like the old film rolls) from your pdfs . This not only gives you cool special effect but  also serves to reduce the battery life of your viewing devices.