TakeOwnerShip Pro: Resolve ‘Cannot Delete’ And ‘Access Denied’ Errors

File and folder permissions on Windows are pretty great when they’re working for you but when the OS suddenly decides to deny access to a folder on your hard drive even though you’re logged in as the administrator, these very permissions become a problem, to say the least. You end up jumping through hoops trying to figure out why a file you created a short while back is no longer accessible to you. We’ve reviewed a number of utilities that help fix the ‘Cannot Delete File’ and ‘Access Denied’ errors, noteworthy of which is Unlocker. A new app in this same category is TakeOwnerShip Pro; it has a super simple interface and is compatible with all Windows versions from Vista to Windows 10.

You can breeze through the installation of TakeOwnerShip Pro as it doesn’t try to trick you into installing a million other things in the process. The install package file itself is super small so this isn’t just a one-click solution to your problem, it’s also a super quick one.

Once you’ve installed the app, drag and drop a file or folder on to it, or use the Browse button to select it. If you select a folder, you can choose to edit the permissions of all sub-folders in it. Once the folder or file has been selected, click ‘Take Ownership’ and wait for the on-screen prompt that lets you know the operation was successful. You will now be able to delete or access the apps that you previously couldn’t.

Since TakeOwnerShip Pro is doing something to file permissions, you might be curious to know what that is before you start treating files this way. TakeOwnerShip Pro adds a new share group that grants full permissions to the file. You can see this group for yourself by right-clicking the file or folder, selecting ‘Properties’ and going to the Security tab. A new group named ‘Everyone’ will be listed once the app has ‘fixed’ it. Delete this group and it is highly likely you’ll get this message again.

TakeOwnerShip Pro is compatible with Windows Vista, Winodws 7/8/8.1/10.

Install TakeOwnerShip Pro

What To Watch Finds Where You Can Legally Watch Movies & TV Shows

Movie piracy (and all other forms of piracy) are wrong and we often see public service messages that impress on us the gravity of the crime that is piracy. No doubt you’ve heard claims that piracy harms the entertainment industry and there has been quite the crack down recently with innocent videos being removed from YouTube, and some search results being removed from Google on account of copyright infringement. We’re not going to argue whether piracy is harmful or not, instead we feel introducing What To Watch to our readers is a much better way to fight rampant movie and TV show piracy. This simple little web app lets you search for any movie and/or TV (any season) and find where you can pay to legally watch it.

What To Watch doesn’t require you to sign up to the service. Simply type in the name of whatever it is you want to legally watch and it searches its database for it.

You can search for something to watch by using a TV show or a movie’s name, by searching for an actor, or for a director. If you know you want to watch a TV show, scroll down a bit on the home page and when the bar at the top appears, select Television. It isn’t a necessary step though, if you type in a TV show name, the app will find and list it under TV.

As for the results, for movies that may be have be remade over and over or that may have sequels and prequels, like the Batman franchise, you will see a list of all movies ever made. TV show results are sorted by seasons. The viewing options are listed with price details for how much it will cost to buy the entire season for viewing. The results feature the usual suspects; Amazon, Netflix, etc and the app indicates where you need to pay a single price and where you need a subscription to the  service listed.

The only flaw with the app is that it doesn’t take region into consideration when it lists options. Some or maybe all viewing options may not be available in all countries (hence a lot piracy, still wrong). Other than that, What To Watch is what one can actually consider a good and effective tool for fighting piracy and a great way to find HD quality TV shows and movies.

Firefox, the browser for the truly paranoid...

Feeling ashamed of your latest Kim Kardashian news binge? The latest version of Firefox can easily forget all about it.

Firefox version 33.1 adds a new button called “Forget,” which lets users wipe only their most recent browsing history and cookies. Users can choose to forget the last 5 minutes, 2 hours or 24 hours of activity, while preserving all history and cookies prior to that timeframe.

Firefox has long offered a Private Browsing feature, which wipes all history and cookies once users close the private window. But that requires planning ahead. For users who browse normally and later realize they’d like to erase some evidence, they previously had to dig into the tools menu to find the “Clear Recent History” option. The Forget button brings some of those history-clearing options to the main toolbar, making them accessible with just a couple of clicks. It also takes the extra step of closing all current windows and opening a fresh one in their place.

Continuing with the privacy theme, Mozilla has also added DuckDuckGo as an option in Firefox’s search bar. DuckDuckGo is a search engine that emphasizes privacy, keeping no record of users’ searches and logging no IP addresses. Enabling DuckDuckGo in Firefox previously required an add-on, but it’s now a default option in the search bar’s drop-down menu.

Why this matters: Firefox’s market share has been trending downward for years as more people turn to Google Chrome, and efforts like an open Web app store and customizable interface have done little to boost the browser’s relevance. But the privacy angle is a compelling one, and even if it doesn’t reverse Firefox’s dwindling usage share, it at least gives users a reason to consider Firefox once again.

Another search tip: Add the site to the search inquiry

Let's say you remember that The New York Times published a killer no-knead bread recipe a few years ago, and you want to find it. You could search online for "no-knead bread" and hope the right recipe comes up, or you could add to your search this phrase "site:nytimes.com" to get results only from the Times.

Any time you add "site:" to a search, it restricts the results to the domain you specify. This works in Google, Bing, Yahoo!, DuckDuckGo, and pretty much any other major search site.

Search from the browser bar...keep it simple

Don't go to the browser bar and type in "google.com" when you need to search for something online. Just type your search terms right into the browser bar. Most browsers' URL bars automatically double as an online search bar, and those that don't have plug-ins you can install to it so. Typically, you can decide which service it will use to carry out the search: Google, Bing, Yahoo! Search, DuckDuckGo, and so forth. You can set this as a preference in your browser.

Correct Poor Spelling Nearly Everywhere With a Right Click

Many people know that a red squiggly underline in Microsoft Word means a word is spelled incorrectly (or at least that Word doesn't recognize it). But fewer realize that the same spellcheck convention is used in many browsers, including Chrome and Firefox.

If you see that red squiggly warning while you're typing in Facebook, Gmail, or any other site, just right-click on the word for suggested corrections. Mac users should also note that OS X can auto-correct your spelling error, underlining them in blue to call your attention to them (so you can make sure the change is correct). Another Mac trick: right-click on any word (or three-finger tap the Trackpad) to pull up a dictionary definition of a word.