The insides of computers get dusty and grubby, it’s just a fact of life. Running all those electrical components builds up tiny static charges which draw in dust that clings to the circuit boards and metal structures inside the case. There’s no way around this either as your PC’s case has to have vents and [...]
Microsoft Hotmail Improved, Keyboard Shortcuts, Personalization
If you have a web based email account, chance is that you either use Yahoo Mail, Google Mail or Microsoft Hotmail for that account. There are hundreds of smaller email providers, but those are the big three. Microsoft recently announced new features and improvements for their Hotmail email service on the Inside Windows Live blog. [...]
Team Fortress 2 Turns Free To Play
While we are gamers at heart here at Ghacks, we usually do not write that much about gaming. But when someone drops a bomb, we have the urge to tell the world. I have been playing Team Fortress 2 since beta, quit twice since then but always came back to the game. It was one [...]
uTorrent 3 Final Bittorrent Client Released
After what felt like an eternity, the final version of the popular lightweight Bittorrent client uTorrent 3 has been released today. The final version is build 25406 and existing users should see update notifications when they start their client on their system, or by manually checking for updates by selecting Help > Check for Updates. [...]
Shoot to the Clouds with Pogoplug Remote Access Software
It seems that techies want to yell louder and louder about cloud computing every day. It’s apparently the way of the future, exhilarating, terrifying, and the best and worst things you can enjoy when it comes to computing. Still, there are a lot of people out there who have no practical way to experience cloud [...]
Wieldy, To-Do Manager With Outlook, Dropbox Synchronization
I took note of Wieldy for the first time when the software’s developer asked me to host the latest program versions here on Ghacks (if you are a software developer contact me to get your files hosted here). The feature listing on the developer website looks pretty impressive. Wieldy is available as a portable version [...]
The 10 Advantages of Xplorer2
The default file manager in Windows has improved immensely over the years, but there is still room for improvement. A few years ago I switched to Xplorer2 (lite), associating folders and drives with it, displacing the default program. I have stayed with the program, finding new uses and abilities that help my work flow. Many [...]
AppCleaner, Temporary File Cleaner From The Makers Of UpdateStar
When it comes to cleaning temporary files in Windows, the first program that comes to the mind of most computer users is the popular CCleaner by Pirisoft. There is an abundance of alternatives, of which I have reviewed more than a dozen over the years. Among them nCleaner, ACleaner and Browser Cleaner. AppCleaner is a [...]
Downloading Software From Third Party Sites Makes Sense, Sometimes
Whenever I want to download software, I try to do so from the developer website and not third party websites. Not necessarily because I trust the developer website more, but to make sure that I can snag the latest version of the program, and not an older version. Yes, even respected download portals do carry [...]