Microsoft Solitaire Collection, previously a Windows exclusive app, has been released for Android and iOS devices by Microsoft recently. Microsoft Solitaire Collection was released first for Windows 8 and later on for […]
About Sync is a free add-on for the Firefox web browser designed to reveal information about the Firefox Sync account and its data. Firefox Sync is the integrated data synchronization feature of […]
Mozilla plans to ship Firefox 53 with restyled doorhanger notifications. Doorhanger notifications are small overlay windows that Firefox displays underneath the browser's address bar when user interaction is required. This can be […]
Total Commander 9.00, a new version of one of the longest standing file managers for the Windows operating system, has been released today. The new version is the first stable version of […]
Microsoft plans to discontinue support for its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit in July 2018, and won't release a new version of EMET either. This makes EMET 5.51 the last release version of […]
CPUBalance is a program for Microsoft Windows devices that is designed to retain system responsiveness during high load times. It is designed by the creators of Process Lasso, a popular application that […]
Mozilla announced a far reaching change coming to the organization's Firefox web browser in late 2017. The organization plans to cut support of all extension technologies but the rather new WebExtensions when […]
NoScript, the one must have add-on for Firefox if you ask me, has received an update recently that introduces full multi-process compatibility (e10s). This paves the way for enabling Firefox's multi-process architecture […]
Microsoft struck a deal with security company FireEye recently according to a report on Australian news magazin Arn which gives FireEye access to all Windows 10 Telemetry data. Update: Microsoft told Betanews […]
Malwarebytes Telecrypt Decryptor is a free program for devices running Microsoft Windows to decrypt files that are encrypted by the ransomware Telecrypt. Telecrypt is a rather troubling piece of ransomware that is […]
Microsoft Edge is a web browser that is exclusively available for Microsoft's new operating system Windows 10. In fact, Edge is the default system browser on the system. While Internet Explorer is […]
Pale Moon profile backup tool is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices to backup and restore Pale Moon browser profiles. The program was designed to make the back up and restoration […]
4K streaming is still in its infancy for the most part, but companies like Netflix are pushing the new resolution especially when it comes to own productions. But Netflix 4K streaming is […]
Pale Moon 27.0 is the latest version of the popular web browser that introduces several important changes, as well as new and updated features. We reviewed some of the changes previously here […]
GUIPropView -- which stands for Graphical User Interface Properties View -- is a new program by Nirsoft that lists all open program windows and their properties in its interface. While I cannot […]
Vivaldi 1.5 is the newest version of the web browser based on Chromium code and developed by former Opera Software employees. The Vivaldi browser has been out for a while as a […]
We reported back in June 2016 that KeePass, a popular password manager, was getting a security audit by the European Commission's EU Free and Open Source Software Auditing project (EU-FOSSA). EU-FOSSA is […]
PhotoScan by Google Photos is a new Android application by Google to scan printed photos using your device's built-in camera. PhotoScan is a new scanner app from Google Photos that lets you […]
Microsoft warned all Windows 10 users who have installed the Windows Subsystem for Linux recently that they should not modify Linux files on Windows using apps, tools, scripts or other means. The […]
Project Mercury is a tiny portable program for Microsoft Windows devices to improve the responsiveness in heavy load situations. The application has been designed specifically for situations where you are running multiple […]
Microsoft announced a couple of days ago that it added a new feature called My Saves to its Bing Search engine expanding the Bing Saves feature that it launched in 2014. My […]
A new version of the popular desktop email client Thunderbird has just been released. Thunderbird 45.5 fixes several issues but does not introduce new features. The Thunderbird 45.5 release notes list six […]
Sysmon 5 is the latest version of the popular monitoring program for Windows that writes activities to the Windows Event log. Sysmon, which stands for System Monitor, is a background monitor. This […]
Micrsoft's campaign to get Windows 10 users to give Microsoft Edge a try at least continues, this time stating that Edge is safer than the other two browsers. First reported by Reddit […]
If you are following members of Opera Software's Developer Relations team on Twitter or elsewhere, you may have noticed that most announced that they left the company recently or are about to […]
Microsoft is really pushing it with new builds for its Windows 10 operating system. The company released build 14971 to the Fast Ring Insider channel yesterday. The last couple of builds have […]
Halotea Free is a relaxing sounds program for Microsoft Windows that ships with a variety of nature and other relaxation sounds and themes. The program's interface looks a bit like it is […]
EncryptedRegView is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows operating systems that reveals encrypted data in the Registry. The program is another Nirsoft application which means that you can run it from […]
If you are using Windows 10 on a touch device, like a Surface 4 Pro for instance, then you may have noticed that the on-screen keyboard hides the taskbar whenever it is […]
The last couple of weeks have not been good to Nvidia. The company released a new driver with the version 375.57 in late October that caused major issues especially on Windows 10 […]
Google announced yesterday that it switched the algorithm that powers its Google Translate service to Neural Machine Translations for eight language pairs, promising that more will follow over time. Google Translate is […]
Malwarebytes, maker of the popular Anti-Malware application for Windows,released a first beta version of Malwarebytes Premium 3.0 for the operating system. Malwarebytes Premium is a new product that combines the company's Anti-Malware, […]
Windows Tweaker is a software program for Microsoft Windows devices that you can use to fine tune various features of the operating system. The open source program is compatible with all supported […]
Open Hardware Monitor 0.8 is the newest version of the popular computer hardware program for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows devices. A jump to version 0.8 is usually not something […]
Microsoft has just released preview patches for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 which interested users and administrators can download for preview testing before they are pushed out via Windows Update on the […]
Lossless Cut is a free portable cross-platform program that enables you to cut videos in an easy to use interface without quality reductions. The program is quite the heavyweight when you consider […]
FileZilla Secure FTP Client is a fork of the popular ftp program for Windows and other devices that improves security by adding master password support. FileZilla is a great cross-platform FTP client […]
Mozilla Firefox 50.0 was released on November 15, 2016. Mozilla postponed the release of the new stable version of the Firefox web browser to ship it with noticeable startup improvements. Note: if […]
Firefox will block the automatic audio playback of content in non-active tabs starting with version 51 of the web browser. There are two types of background audio in browsers: first audio playback […]
Dot11expert is a WLAN troubleshooting tool for Windows devices that displays detailed information about adapters, networks, access points and other wireless networking related information. Information that the program displays is useful for […]
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