Software : Download of the day: Autoruns

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Download of the day: Autoruns Posted: Programs that load up as Windows starts can reduce your startup time to a crawl. Give Autoruns a try – it cuts through the fluff and disables the unwanted programs that drag your load times through the floor. Why you need it As you use your computer over the years, more and more programs get set to start up automatically with your computer – many of which you may be completely unaware of. Any PC that has to spend a long time launching programs on startup is obviously going to take longer to get going, so getting rid of unnecessary startup programs can help improve your computer's performance. Developed by Microsoft's Sysinternals team, it lets you disable startup programs with just the click of a button. You can also hide Microsoft-signed programs that you know will be safe – that means you'll just see third party apps that start up with your computer, enabling you to disable any unwanted programs much more quickly. Once you've identified the software you want to disable, it's as simple as unticking a checkbox next to the program's name. Autoruns will ensure it will no longer load up when you log in to Windows, thereby helping your system to get started at a swifter pace. Key features Works on: PC Versions: Free Identify programs: Autoruns identifies every app that loads with Windows, allowing you to quickly see what's necessary and what's not One-click disabling: Stopping a program from automatically starting is as simply as unticking the checkbox next to its name You'll also like Revo Uninstaller Free CCleaner Defraggler TuneUp Utilities SiSoftware Sandra

WhatsApp for desktops hits the web, but not for iPhone users Posted: WhatsApps users can now send and receive messages on the chat service using a website on desktop computers, the company has announced. This marks WhatsApps' first major evolution since being bought by Facebook for $19 billion (about £12.5b, AU$23.5b) last October. Users can connect their mobile apps to the web client and resume their conversations between devices by visiting web.whatsapp.com. But currently that won't work for iPhone users, thanks to "Apple platform limitations," WhatsApp said in a blog post. Hopefully that doesn't last long, but you never know. In addition messages still live on your phone, which must be connected to the internet for the web service to function, the company said. Cracking down Probably not by coincidence, WhatsApp also recently began cracking down on users of unofficial WhatsApp clients, reports Android Central. With the company finally making big post-Facebook moves, maybe the social network's staggeringly large investment in it will eventually pay off. The iPhone 6 has plenty of other things going for it thankfully

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