I love to read. I read a LOT. I read books, news, you name it. I even have a book published for the Kindle (a super hero romp called Shero) The idea […]
Alternative To is an interesting web service that suggests software alternatives for software and services on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac and Linux operating systems plus online services. Alternatives to software programs or […]
Google Update is a background program by Google that gets installed on Windows operating systems if you install software such as Google Chrome, Google Pack or other Google software on the system. […]
While some websites like Google Search set the focus on text fields automatically, it is not used on other websites either because the webmaster does not know that such a feature exists, […]
Windows Update is Microsoft's main service for updating the Windows operating system. Users can visit the Windows Update website using Internet Explorer to scan their operating system for possible updates. Updates can […]
The following guide walks you through the steps of uninstalling Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 web browser from a Windows PC. Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8 some time ago and has started […]
If you are coming from the world of Windows you are pretty much used to naming a file whatever. You could have a file named "This Is My File And This File […]
Paint.net is a free powerful image editor for Microsoft Windows devices that, as the name suggests, requires the Microsoft .NET Framework. I've been searching for a Photoshop replacement for a while, and […]
Move Out is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows that moves files automatically based on rules that you set up in the program. We reviewed a software program that enables you […]
Fedora Live USB Creator is a free program that lets you download and copy Fedora Linux to a USB Flash Drive to run or install it from the device. Fedora Linux is […]
If you save all your Internet downloads in a single location on your computer system, opposed to sorting downloads as they happen into folders, you may have noticed that the folder grows […]
One would think that there should be at least some free working tools for the Windows operating system that allow users to scan if drivers installed on the computer system are up […]
The guide assists you in repairing a Windows system that throws the error message Windows Cannot Find Msconfig when you try to load the tool. MSConfig, which stands for Microsoft System Configuration […]
Microsoft has announced plans to distribute the new web browser Internet Explorer 8 to computers running previous installments of Internet Explorer via Automatic Updates. The final version of Internet Explorer 8 was […]
PS Hot Launch VVL is a free launcher application for Windows that lets you start any app or folder with the tap on a hotkey. I use a lot of applications and […]
Originally written in 2009, the review of the User Agent Switcher add-on for Firefox is still as valid as it has been. The extension is still available and compatible with recent versions […]
Homedale is a free wireless networking monitor for Windows that you may use to monitor WiFi access points and their signal strength. Not all wireless networking hardware comes with the appropriate software […]
GTranslater is a free open source program for Windows and Linux to translate languages using Google's Translate API. The Internet has made language translation an easier than ever experience thanks to services […]
Intype is a text, code and xml editor for the Windows operating system that looks similar to advanced editors like Notepad++ in many aspects. It features the same extensibility and customization options […]
Remember BumpTop? We covered a tech demo of the 3D desktop technology back in 2006 and felt that it could be a great way of helping computer users bring order to the […]
Ugolog is a free and commercial online service that turns any webcam installed in your home into a basic home video surveillance system. Home video surveillance systems can cost thousands of Dollars. […]
While it is still not common sense to securely erase data on hard drives (read: Securely Erase Files) before computers or hard drives are sold, or given away. the matter becomes even […]
Ad Blocking in the Internet Explorer 8 web browser is not as easy to achieve as it is in other web browsers like Opera or Firefox with add-ons installed. Many Internet Explorer […]
Sweet Dreams has been designed to reduce the volume of sound playing on Windows operating systems over time to improve sleep. If you are a user who likes to listen to music […]
Browser bumpers is a lightweight portable application for the Windows operating system that interacts with both the Internet Explorer web browser and Windows taskbar. It is based on Fitt's Law which basically […]
F.Lux is a cross-platform computer program for Windows, Mac Linux and Android, that adjusts the color warmth of the display based on the time of time. If you ever had to get […]
Billy a very lightweight music player for Microsoft Windows devices that ships with a couple of extra features besides playback functionality. We had a look at how you use your media player […]
Hot Swap is a free software program for Microsoft Windows that enables hot swapping functionality for external SATA hard drives. Hot swap, or hot swapping, describes the process of connecting or removing […]
Sound Card Analysis is a portable program for the Windows operating system that has been compiled from an AHK script by a Donation Coder Member. The tool can be used to analyse […]
String-O-Matic, formerly known as File Substring Replacement Utility, is a shareware to run string replacement jobs in batch mode. Software programmers will eventually run into situations where they have to replace strings […]
Apple's iTunes software will only install and run if additional Apple products are installed on the computer system as well. These programs include Apple Quicktime Bonjour, Apple Software Update, Apple Mobile Device […]
Want to see what other web browsers have to offer but have no interest in installing any of them on your computer system? You could hunt down the portable versions of those […]
A few months ago, Mozilla generated lots of buzz through its Geode extension, which locates users through the WiFi access point they were using. Other popular tools have similar features, such as […]
If you like the Cleartype fonts that Microsoft shipped with Windows Vista, you may be inclined to use them not only in the operating system itself, but also in the web browser. […]
System administrators may want to limit the use of external USB flash drives by making them read only. This can actually be useful in several situations like preventing users from copying local […]
If you're interested in Linux then most likely you have taken a look at Ubuntu. And if you have taken a look at Ubuntu then you know there are a lot of […]
Nircmd is a portable program for Microsoft Windows devices that adds new command line options to PCs running the operating system. Some of the commands that it supports let you turn off […]
N2ncopy is a free software program for Microsoft Windows that enables you to copy from and/or to multiple locations in one copy or move operation. If you want to copy files in […]
There are quite a few possibilities to take the Linux distribution Ubuntu for a test drive. It can be run from Live CDs, run in a virtual machine or installed on a […]
We have a deal in place with a company that offers free access to magazine and whitepaper subscriptions, and downloads for industry professionals. The following is a list of computer related subscriptions […]
