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PStart is a useful small utility which works like a secondary start menu for user-defined applications.

Why do we need a secondary start menu?

Firstly, this tray tool is created to run portable applications such as portable Firefox and Thunderbird but essentially you can use it to start anything runnable from any local hard disk, removable disk and even USB key devices.

Besides opening programs, you can also use PStart to open important folders or specific frequently used documents.

The special thing about PStart is that it uses relative paths when installed as a portable application, and this difference sets it apart from Windows shortcuts. Read the rest of this entry →

Usually volume-based internet users worry about the network bandwidth they’ve spent, since almost all ISP charge the over usage with plenty cost.

Generally, users want to know their internet usage periodically, so that they can maintain or even projecting their internet usage.

ISP has already had a very simple network bandwidth monitoring (usually in their website), more advance user commonly need more feature than just a “simple network bandwidth monitoring”. Read the rest of this entry →