The fiercer the competition to catch Internet users’ attention gets, the more challenging it becomes to focus on the content we need to. Distraction ruins quality work and browsing, no doubt. But often the struggle to keep our eyes away from catchy stuff, requires straining effort. And webmasters, online advertisers, service providers are just not going to back off. On the contrary: they get paid for tightening the world wide web around us to keep our senses glued to it.

For instance, if we open a regular website, we are instantly forced to divide our attention to at least a dozen things and areas. Special offers flash on bright yellow backgrounds, sliders display the latest products, footers offer dozens of quick links and so on. The array of colors, shapes and texts is just overwhelming. And just when we try to pay full attention to a certain content, a huge, vibrant colored ad catches the eyes, and we just have to click to find out more about that fabulous offer that ends in 24 hours… Or when we start our research for an important essay, but need to switch off for a minute, and when we look at the time we go like: “Oh my God! I was only going to update my Facebook status! Where did the day go??” The list could go on and on, just to prove that the mind and the senses are too vulnerable when it comes to self-discipline. The less distractions they have to deal with, the easier it becomes for them to focus on stuff that really matters. Out of sight, out of mind!

Ever wished you could just make certain screen areas disappear and only keep the ones you really need to concentrate on? Give your mind and senses the relief they deserve and try CinemaDrape! This free app is a real first aid for improving work conditions for single tasking. Run it, designate the screen area you wish to keep, and the app instantly blanks or dims the rest. Adding a new focus area could not be any simpler: just draw another rectangle with your mouse. Need more? Add as many as you need. The areas you want to keep are very easy to customize. Move or resize them with the mouse or arrow keys, and even change the drape color and opacity. No more ads, notifications, bright colors, sliders to distract you! And you don’t even need to close opened windows. You can also use CinemaDrape if you need to memorize and practice texts. Just cover then reveal the area by resizing the rectangle.

And last, but not least, use CinemaDrape to reduce the screen area filled with bright pixels, and your eyes will thank you. Computer vision syndrome (CVS) affects millions of people worldwide: dry, tired or itching eyes, fatigue, or headache are just some of the many ways staring at screens for long periods of time impacts our bodies. While for most of us it’s inevitable to keep using computers, CinemaDrape can at least reduce the screen area our eyes are exposed to for so many hours. Let the drape roll and let it keep you focused and healthier!

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The new Colortypist 3.0 has been released.

With Colortypist you can type color names or HTML codes, and view colors fill your entire screen, in real-time, while you type. You can easily set any color you like as your Desktop Wallpaper, and get a more modern looking Desktop and a faster PC.

Starting with version 3.0, you can save any color to a tiny and fully portable HTML file, that can be opened by any browser, PC, tablet or smartphone. You can also copy colors for reuse in other applications, and generate sample images of any size filled with the color of your choice.

Also new in version 3.0, Colortypist has a View menu that helps you easily convert between HTML color codes, RGB triplets, or color names, while the Random menu lets you easily create beautiful and rare random colors.

Colortypist has a clean and easy to use interface. It’s a very small (49KB) Windows executable program, that runs on any PC, notebook or tablet with Windows 8, 7, Vista, or XP. No installation is required: just download and select Open or Run.

Download the new Colortypist 3.0, and type and view colors in real-time.

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BetaNews, one of the most influential internet sources for IT news and analysis, publishes an article about CinemaDrape, titled “Remove desktop distractions in a flash with CinemaDrape”. They are calling CinemaDrape “a more flexible way to focus solely on your areas of interest”, and believe that “overall there’s no doubt that CinemaDrape works very well, and the program does provide plenty of configurability.”

CinemaDrape also gets reviewed on the SINA portal, the most recognized Internet brand name among Chinese communities globally: “CinemaDrape is a very practical mini software. … Feel free to sketch on the screen one or more focus areas, that will be highlighted, while other areas will be hidden. … More features are waiting for you to explore. No need to install.”

The popular What’s On My PC blog writes another article about CinemaDrape, “Eliminate On Screen Information Overload With The NEW CinemaDrape”. The new article showcases the “many important improvements and changes” in the new 2.0 Version, and ends with “Great job to the developer(s) of CinemaDrape.”

TechCentral.ie, the online home of Ireland’s most well-known and respected technology magazines, reviews CinemaDrape in an article titled “Quickly remove desktop distractions with this simple tool”. They recommend it as “a tiny tool which can blank out everything but particular desktop windows, so you can focus on those with no distractions from desktop gadgets, taskbar notifications or anything else.”

PixelHealer gets reviewed in Slovakia, on the Stiahnut.sk download portal: “Using the app is very simple. Just select the desired locations on the screen and start the repair. … This is a great opportunity to remedy an undesirable situation before having to file complaints, or after the expiration of the warranty period.”

InjuredPixels also gets its share of reviews from different countries.

PC & Tech Authority, Australia’s premier computer magazine, gives its verdict: “A simple and convenient tool which makes it much easier to locate dead pixels on an LCD display.” The editor believes that “perhaps the most interesting aspect of the program is that it comes in the form on an HTA file, an HTML Application”, making it “portable and highly compatible” and also “relatively easy to customise”.

PC World Albanian Online, the leading source for daily tech info in the Albanian language, writes that InjuredPixels “is very easy to use, as it requires no installation, and you can check for dead or stuck pixels immediately after launching.”

“Never thought that such a program existed” is the confession of the author of the Net9k Spanish blog, in a post titled “InjuredPixels: Find pixels that do not work on your screen”.

Last but not least, BetaNews also gets InjuredPixels in the news, with a memorable phrase that captures the spirit that all Aurelify apps try to embrace: “As hardware diagnostics applications go, then, InjuredPixels is just about as simple a program as you’ll see. But it’s also capable, effective and easy to use.”

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The new CinemaDrape 2.0 has been released.

CinemaDrape helps you focus on your current task on screen, by instantly blanking or dimming the other less important areas in a web page or in the background windows. CinemaDrape works anywhere and can help you write an important document, watch an online video, compose an email, or play a browser game.

Use CinemaDrape to stop getting distracted by all those side elements, ads, or social network and instant messaging notifications. With CinemaDrape you no longer have to manually clean up your working screen area, close windows, or watch lower resolution videos in full screen mode just to get rid of the disturbing elements.

The new version, CinemaDrape 2.0 is almost a complete rewrite of the previous versions. It comes with a completely new way to create transparent focus areas: you can now simply draw them with the mouse (or your finger) on the screen, the same way you draw rectangles in a graphic program. You can also add as many focus areas as you need, and save them for future reuse in any number of layout files. You can also ask CinemaDrape to automatically detect an entire window, or a screen area, like the editor in your e-mail program, or a video player running in a browser.

Pausing and resuming CinemaDrape is also an easy task, by using a customizable shortcut key. You can also customize the drape color and opacity, and get the most important tips on using the app in a concise Quick Start window.

CinemaDrape is a very small (133KB) Windows executable program. It runs on any PC, notebook or tablet with Windows 8, 7, Vista, or XP. No installation is required: just download and select Open or Run.

Download the new CinemaDrape 2.0, and focus on your current task on screen.

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The new PixelHealer app has been released.

PixelHealer can help you try to fix dead pixels by yourself, before running back to the store! You can use it to fix dead, stuck or hot pixels on LCD or TFT screens, on desktop monitors, laptops or tablets.

PixelHealer is a great companion to our free InjuredPixels app. InjuredPixels helps you easily check your screen or tablet for dead, stuck or hot pixels. If you find one or more defective pixels, you can first try to fix them by yourself, using PixelHealer. And if the warranty of your monitor has already expired, PixelHealer may save the day.

PixelHealer uses the already tested concept that flashing RGB colors over a dead or stuck pixel will revive it. PixelHealer requires no installation: just download and run. Just cover the dead pixel with the colored repair window, click Start Flashing, and let it run for a while. Then check to see if the dead pixel has been fixed or revived, and repeat the process if necessary.

PixelHealer has an intuitive interface and it is very easy to use. Use the mouse or your finger to move or resize the repair window. Or open the intuitive Settings window to change the flashing colors, the flashing interval, or to automatically close the app after a certain period of time.

PixelHealer is a very small (64KB) Windows executable program. It runs on any PC, notebook or tablet with Windows 8, 7, Vista, or XP. No installation is required: just download and select Open or Run.

EPILEPSY WARNING: Flashing colors can trigger epileptic seizures. Make sure you don’t stare at the PixelHealer flashing window!

Download the new PixelHealer app, and fix some dead pixels.

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The new InjuredPixels 3 .NET Edition has been released.

InjuredPixels helps you easily check your screen for dead pixels, scratches or other defects. You can easily check the LCD screen of your PC or notebook, or the touch screen of your tablet. The app fills the entire screen with a primary or custom color. This allows you to inspect the screen for pixels or areas that do not match the selected color.

InjuredPixels .NET Edition is one of the editions of InjuredPixels that can run on any Windows operating system, without any installation. It’s a very small Windows executable program.

The new version, InjuredPixels 3 .NET Edition, comes with a more modern user interface, and supports the latest Windows 8 operating system. It runs on PCs, notebooks and tablets running Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP.

Download the new InjuredPixels 3 .NET Edition, or read more about the app.

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The new InjuredPixels 3 HTA Edition has been released.

InjuredPixels helps you easily check your screen for dead pixels, scratches or other defects. You can easily check the LCD screen of your PC or notebook, or the touch screen of your tablet. The app fills the entire screen with a primary or custom color. This allows you to inspect the screen for pixels or areas that do not match the selected color.

InjuredPixels HTA Edition is one of the editions of InjuredPixels that can run on any Windows operating system, without any installation. It’s a HTML Application (HTA), a very small special kind of web page that can be run by Microsoft Internet Explorer as a normal Windows program.

The new version, InjuredPixels 3 HTA Edition, comes with interface improvements, and supports the latest Windows 8 operating system. It runs on PCs, notebooks and tablets running Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP.

Download the new InjuredPixels 3 HTA Edition, or read more about the app.

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