Freebie Friday 10/14: Partition Helper, Keyfinder Locator -- Redmondmag.com

Freebie Friday 10/14: Partition Helper, Keyfinder Locator

By Chris Paoli
10/14/2011

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, the Redmondmag.com feature highlighting some of the best products for PCs (from software to ebooks) that won't cost you a cent. After checking out this week's batch, send us your suggestions for products that should be included to future editions at [email protected].

MiniTool Partition Wizard - This all-in-one utility allows you to manage, move, delete and combined partitioned hard drives. While this could be done within Windows Explorer, this gives a multitude of additional options and allows for maintenance in a single window.
Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit, by Boryana Miloshevska (ebook)- Offers 22 chapters of in-depth how-to to get you creating Windows Phone 7 apps in a short time. While offering step-by-step advise, it also provides full source code.
The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder - Stupid name, great software. This program lets you locate lost keys for a large list of Microsoft and non-Microsoft products. This is perfect for those who are reformatting and don't have the original documentation handy.
Fun Freebie: Microsoft Image Composition Editor - This offering comes from Microsoft Research and it allows you to stitch photos and images from videos together to create a panoramic shot. You can even update it to the Web to create 3D shots.

About the Author

Chris Paoli (@ChrisPaoli5) is the associate editor for Converge360.

Featured

Choosing the Right SSID for Your Network

Attracting attention, whether through a default or funny Wi-Fi name, could lead to a security issue.
Microsoft Outlines Latest Security Efforts at Ignite

In the wake of last year's CrowdStrike incident, Microsoft has worked to publicly rehabilitate its security image through new initiatives and public commitments to improve. That push continued this week at Ignite, where Microsoft announced a handful of new security tools and updates.
Nadella on Copilot: 'Major Platform Shifts Are in the Air'

As should be no surprise, Copilot took center stage during Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's keynote speech to open Microsoft Ignite 2024.
Azure AI Foundry Revealed at Microsoft Ignite

Microsoft is consolidating its Azure generative AI tools into a unified platform named Azure AI Foundry.
Microsoft Bolsters Fabric at Ignite

While Fabric has improved in the year since its release, there are still some glaring issues with the platform.