'Flashrom', and 'Folder Guide'

Flashrom

Flashrom is a utility which can be used to detect, read, erase, or write BIOS chips (DIP, PLCC, SPI). In general, it is very likely that flashrom works 'out of the box' even if your main board is not listed.

http://www.coreboot.org

Folder Guide

Folder Guide is a free, handy utility that provides fast access to your frequently used and favorite folders. It can operate as the part of your context menu in your Windows Explorer. After quick install it will appear in context menus of Windows Explorer and Open/Save dialogs as "Folder Guide" item. With Folder Guide, you no longer need dozens of mouse clicks to navigate to your desired folder.

http://www.freeware365.com

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