LogMeIn Free users: a free alternative is just around the corner
LogMeIn announced that it will retire LogMeIn Free, a remote access product that has been available for a decade, in January 2014.
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Attention domain owners: don't ignore "validate contact info" emails anymore
Every year or so it seems, I'm receiving quite a few emails from various domain registrars asking me to verify that the contact information of my domains are co
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How to print documents faster
I'm currently printing lots of emails, payment notifications, invoices, and other documents for tax purposes.
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Turn animated gifs into HTML5 video streams to save bandwidth
After being used solely by webmasters in the beginning days of the Internet to bring life to otherwise static Internet pages, animated gifs have seen a revival
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Why we need more control, not less when it comes to software
In the past few years, companies have started to simplify their products.
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Viddme: anonymous video sharing platform
YouTube is the uncrowned king of video sites on the Internet.
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Find out which Microsoft .Net Framework version a software requires
The Microsoft .
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How to prevent BitDefender pmbxag.exe and bdapppassmgr.exe from running automatically
If you are using BitDefender software to protect your PC from malware and other attack forms, like the excellent Internet Security 2014, you may ha
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DonationCoder announce NANY 2014 software programs
New Apps for the New Year (NANY) is an annual event held by DonationCoder that results in the creation of -- often -- dozens of new programs for all kinds of pu
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Who's On My Wifi notifies you about freeloaders
If your router supports wireless Internet and if WiFi is enabled, then it is theoretically possible that others connect to your network to use your Internet con
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Process Piglet: monitor running processes for high memory usage
Depending on how much memory (RAM) is installed in your computer system, the programs you run, and the requirements of those programs, you may not think a singl
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Permissions Time Machine allows you to quickly change Windows system permissions
Depending on whether you are logged on as a system administrator or regular user, you may have come into contact with Windows' permissions system, or not.
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The software that I use to run this blog
It has been a while since I last mentioned the programs and devices that I use for blogging.
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Keep track of television shows with epCheck
There are lots of TV databases out there on the Internet that you can use to track your favorite TV shows online, or get information about new and upcoming show
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Multipar: create par recovery files or repair damaged archives
I wrote a Par2 files guide back in 2007 detailing how you could repair damaged or corrupt archives using these parity files.
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How to recover deleted Dropbox files?
To recover deleted Dropbox files, log in to dropbox.
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qMetro: subway maps and travel information application
One of the first things that I do when I visit a foreign country or city I do not know about, is to grab a subway plan as I usually use it […]
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How to reduce Microsoft Security Essentials load on your system
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free security product by Microsoft for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
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How to diagnose and fix Windows 8 apps crashes
I'm testing quite a few applications in Windows 8 -- and more recently Windows 8.
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Droplr drops free accounts: some alternatives
Droplr is a cloud-based service that allows you to share files and screenshots with other users for free or with additional features and less restrictions as a
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How to create email notifications for Windows Events
Sometimes, you may want to know what is happening on your PC when you are not using it.
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Spews changes desktop backgrounds on schedule
If you like to run custom desktop background on your system, you have probably accumulated quite the amount of images for that purpose over the years.
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Firewall App Blocker simplifies the configuration of Windows Firewall
If you are running Windows Firewall on your operating system, and most Windows users probably are, then you know that the firewall is not the easiest to configu
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And the new owner of Winamp is: Radionomy
It became known in November that AOL was planning to shut down Winamp, all services related to the player, and Shoutcast.
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How to find out why your PC wakes up, and how to stop it
Putting your PC into sleep mode manually or automatically can have several advantages.
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WordPress: distraction-free writing
The default WordPress writing environment is not well suited for writing at all, in my opinion.
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aBurner is a lightweight disc recording software for Windows
The choice of disc recording software usually comes down to functionality before other factors such as bloat, performance and other factors are taken into consi
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A first look at realPlayer Cloud
RealPlayer was one of the few major media players back in the good old days.
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Band of the Day for Android: showcases a new artist every day
I like music discovery solutions as they often lead to me coming in contacts with bands and artists that I would not were it not for them.
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How to delete websites on Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a service by Google for webmasters who want to track the traffic, conversions and other metrics in regards to sites that they add to the ser
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How to add program shortcuts to the Windows Run box
While I do not use the Run box regularly on my system, I do use it occasionally, for instance to launch the Windows Registry Editor, MS Config, or the Command P
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Winamp not yet gone as acquisition becomes likely
When AOL announced the closure of the Winamp website, media player and the Shoutcast Internet Radio directory back in November 2013, I asked why the company did
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Spotify removes 10 hour limit on free accounts
When it comes to music streaming services that you subscribe to, Spotify is without doubt one of the popular services on today's Internet.
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Ashampoo Snap 7 Review
Taking screenshots of programs and services is part of my job.
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What is Youku.com, and how to access blocked contents from outside China
I do not blame you if you have never heard about Youku before.
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Tip: don't buy digital movies on Amazon Instant Video
Whenever I purchase movies or videos, I do so on DVD or Blu-Ray exclusively and never as digital content on the Internet.
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Automatically resize program windows to select parameters
It sometimes feels random how program windows are rendered on the screen when you start them on a Windows PC.
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Newsbin Pro: Usenet downloading tool NZB
Newsbin Pro is a high-speed, multithreaded Windows newsreader designed for downloading binary files from Usenet.
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RamExpert reveals information about your PC's RAM capabilities
While it is possible to look up how much RAM your PC has easily, for instance by paying attention to the boot process or opening the System control panel applet
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TouchMousePointer adds an on-screen touchpad to Windows 8 PCs
A strong development focus in regards to Windows 8 was support for touch screens and gestures.
