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Custom Global Keyboard Shortcut for iTunes When It’s Out of Focus

iTunes has its own keyboard shortcuts but they can only be accessed when the program is in focus. Moreover, the hotkeys cannot be customized. HKTunes is a simple yet useful freeware that gives you the possibility to control your iTunes with customizable global keyboard shortcut. More »

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Free RealPlayer Alternative to Play RealMedia Files without RealPlayer

Still using RealPlayer to play each of your realmedia files? Then you surely know how much the system resource it eats up everytime you run it. Unfortunately, RealMedia formats are proprietary, which makes you unable to play it in other video players. There are always a solution, however. If you want to be able to play RealMedia formats without Real Player, you can alternatively download and install Real Alternative, which is better. More »

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Automatically Mute Windows Sound on Lock

Mute on Lock is a free application that lets you automatically mute Windows sound on lock. The sound is automatically unmuted when you unlock your computer. It stays on the system tray during its operation.

Additionally, the program also provides a customizable shortcut keys to mute/unmute speaker sound in case you want to do it manually in certain situations like when someone is calling you. Another shortcut key, that you can also change, is used to close the program.

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Read also: Mute Windows Sound Automatically on Log Off, Suspend and Shutdown

Depending on your configuration, the app lets you enable/disable effect, mute/unmute sound, or show Options when you double-click the program’s icon on the tray. You can also configure it to launch automatically on Windows startup.

Mute on Lock works with Windows operating system which includes Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 Server, and Windows 7. It supports both 64-bit and 32-bit editions. There is also a portable version in addition to the installer.

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Clean Up iTunes Library Automatically with Free iTunes Cleaner

Meta-iPod is a free tool for Windows that can clean up iTunes library. It’s armed with many nice features to fix the problems and reduce the big size of iTunes library in automated ways. Launch the app and let it scans your iTunes library to locate and fix problems such as file metadata, find tracks that are no longer in iTunes, remove duplicate tracks and more.

Additionally, there are two more features that you can get for free within this program if you register Pod to PC. The features are iPod to iTunes Track Transfer, that allows you to transfer tracks from iPod to iTunes without using a .txt file, and iPod to iTunes Playlist Copy, which adds only the tracks that are not in iTunes to prevent duplication. More »

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Slow YouTube Videos? Check YouTube Video Speed

Some YouTube video users might be wondering about why YouTube video loads slow in their computer, or why they often encounter playback problem when they watch a YouTube video. Well, how convenient you can be in watching YouTube video depends on a large number of factors, including how good your internet connection is, which ISP you’re currently using, and how far the distance is to the video servers. These are just some factors that can affect YouTube video speed. More »

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