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How to Clean Up Your Computer or Laptop after the Holidays

Best Software Sep 19, 2024

Your laptop most probably carries more than just travel photos and memories from your holidays. Using it to stay in touch, watch movies, or navigate your way around an unknown location during your vacation adventures, it’s no surprise that digital clutter builds up. From downloading huge files and accessing unfamiliar…

Holiday Video Disasters: Common Issues and How to Solve Them

Best Software Aug 28, 2024

The arrival of summer is often accompanied by cameras ready to capture every special moment of our vacations. However, too often we discover upon returning home that those memories have various types of errors. From videos that won’t play to corrupt files that prevent us from reliving our experiences, it’s…

August 24 Tech news roundup: Windows will remove Control Panel soon, Chrome gets a critical security update, Access Apple Podcasts on any browser

News Aug 24, 2024

Windows 11 Control Panel will be removed soon Microsoft has confirmed it will remove Control Panel from Windows 11. This has been coming for a long time, since 2015 to be precise. A recent update to a document on Microsoft’s website reveals that the legacy app is being deprecated, in…

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Windows 10 Will Be Free for Personal Users‏

News Windows October 20, 2014

All eyes are on Microsoft next year, in 2011 the team screwed up by offering a mobile-like experience to Windows customers with Windows 8, alongside pricing it rather highly, compared to Apple who decided to drop the price of OS X and make it free to all desktop users... Read more

Windows Tablets For $65

Mobile News Windows October 20, 2014

What does a good cup of Java cost you these days? A couple of bucks, right? So all you need to do is give up coffee for a little over a month and you could save up enough cash to buy a new Windows tablet. Granted these machines are... Read more

The Latest Version of Sandboxie is Now Available

Development News Windows October 20, 2014

Sandboxie runs your programs in an isolated environment, which safely prevents them from making any permanent changes to any other programs and altering any data on your computer. Isolated Sandbox benefits include: Secure Web Browsing: Running your Web browser under the protection of Sandboxie means that all malicious software... Read more

Need System Information? Check Out CPU-Z

Desktop Software Reviews Windows October 16, 2014

CPU-Z is a free utility, which gathers information on some of the main devices of your computer system. Information about your CPU, Mainboard, Memory and System can all be gleaned from this lightweight and useful utility. CPU Name and number. Core stepping and process. Core voltage. Internal and external... Read more

WinUtilities Update Is Now Available

News System Tuning Windows October 1, 2014

WinUtilities is a selection of professional tools that are designed to help you optimize your computer’s system performance by performing tasks such as removing unnecessary files and fixing broken shortcuts. Win Utilities key features include: With WinUtilities you are able to delete your application and Internet history. Tjhe application allows... Read more

Windows 10 Announced by Microsoft in San Francisco

News Windows September 30, 2014

Microsoft has officially announced Windows 10, not Windows 9 like most people were expecting. It looks to be a rather big update and at the event in San Francisco, Microsoft only revealed small parts of the new update. Windows 10 will be available for all types of devices, anything... Read more

Is Your Keyboard Secure? Check out Antilogger

Privacy and Security Software Reviews Windows September 7, 2014

AntiLogger is an extremely powerful and efficient application that can block numerous attempts by hackers to access your computer. Although the application is very lightweight, it can detect any attempts to modify your computer’s settings and place malicious code onto your system. The crowning jewel in the application’s arsenal... Read more

Cortana Can Predict NFL Games On Windows Phone

Mobile Windows September 4, 2014

With the NFL getting ready to officially start their season soon, I thought I’d let you know of a nifty little perk of owning a Windows Phone. With all the talk in the air of iPhones and Androids, the Windows Phone can sometimes get left in the dust. That’s... Read more

Need To Backup? Get Alcohol 120%

Back Up and Recovery Software Reviews Windows September 2, 2014

Alcohol 120%, is a powerful CD and DVD burning software for Windows, which makes it simple to create backups of DVDs* and CDs. Additionally, the program lets you store your most used CDs as images on your computer, so you can call them up at the click of a button.... Read more

How To Use An Xbox 360 Wireless Gamepad For Your PC

Gaming How To Windows August 17, 2014

Like most of you folks I like playing the occasional video game, but find I have no time. I eventually made the decision it was time for the Xbox to go. When I sold on my Xbox 360, I decided the controller might come in handy for gaming on... Read more

How To Use Older Programs On New Versions Of Windows

Desktop How To Windows August 11, 2014

I admit that it took me a while to switch over from Windows XP to Vista and then it took me pretty much no time at all to switch back, may I add. But when Windows 7 was released, I was all over it. I don’t really like using... Read more

Download The Latest Version Of Beyond Compare

Desktop Software Reviews Windows July 31, 2014

If you need to compare files and folders on your system, then Beyond Compare is the ideal tool for the job. You can compare filesa dn folders, use specialized viewers and a 3-way Merge view. You can even synchronize folders. Beyond Compare lets you quickly and easily compare your files... Read more

Microsoft Slashes 18,000 Jobs

Mobile News Windows July 23, 2014

Microsoft is making big news as of late, and it has nothing to do with Windows or any other Microsoft program. Rather, it turns out that the software giant is making headlines currently for some big and unfortunate job cuts. Just how many people are being laid off? Sadly,... Read more

Kinect 2.0 Will Be Out For Windows On July 15th

Windows July 12, 2014

Microsoft irritated some of their fans earlier this year when they announced they were going to start selling an Xbox One minus the Kinect for $100 cheaper than the original price. Some gamers who had already purchased the more expensive bundle when it was first released felt like they... Read more

The Latest Version Of VirtualBox is Now Available

Mac News Windows July 11, 2014

VirtualBox is a full virtualizer for x86 hardware. The software will allow you run virtual environments within your current set-up. You can run Mac, Windows or Linux operating systems within VirtualBox. The software is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source. Key Features Of VirtualBox:... Read more

Use Migration Assistant To Switch From Windows To Mac

How To Mac News Windows July 10, 2014

To make the jump from Windows to Mac is not one to be taken lightly, but once you have made the decision and you stick with it, you’ll be a happy camper. I moved from Windows to Mac, as my personal computing choice, approximately 10 years back now and I... Read more

Download The Latest Version Of IrfanView

News Photo and Image Windows June 26, 2014

IrfanView is a quick, small and compact Freeware graphic viewer for Windows. You can manipulate and export images in a variety of formats. There is support for old file formats and in a variety of languages. Key Features of IrfanView include: Many supported file formats. Multi language support. Thumbnail/preview... Read more

Has Windows 8.1 Saved Windows 8? – Poll Results

Windows June 25, 2014

Thank you to everyone who voted and left comments on our recent poll to find out whether you think Windows 8.1 has saved Windows 8. We received just over 4,000 votes and it was a pretty close run from the start. However, 59% of voters decided ‘No’, Windows 8.1 has not... Read more