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Have you ever wondered just how some people really get, what seems like, full use of their computer?  Sure we all played Minesweeper and wrote the occasional Word document when we first started out using computers. Nowadays computers are a regular part of everyday life. From playing games to... Read more
Need to Find All Your System Info? Get Speccy
DesktopSoftware ReviewsWindows December 17, 2014
If you need data on every single piece of hardware that your system consists of, then you need Speccy. Speccy will give you detailed statistics on every piece of hardware in your computer. Including CPU, Motherboard, RAM, Graphics Cards, Hard Disks, Optical Drives, Audio support. Additionally Speccy adds the... Read more
It looks like Microsoft has finally persuaded Mojang to port Minecraft to Windows Phone, following the $2.5 billion acquisition of the small studio. Minecraft is available on almost every platform, including iOS and Android, but has not made its Windows Phone until today. The lack of users on Windows... Read more
Microsoft is definitely going through a transformation phase. What, with the latest acquisitions, mobile market changes and Windows developments it looks like the guys over at Redmond have really started to get it together again. So, it comes as no surprise (ok, a little surprise) that the company has... Read more
Microsoftâs Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turne has confirmed Windows 10 will not be âloss leaderâ when it is released later in 2015. Turne said this in response to questions on whether Windows 10 would be free. Loss-leader means the product will ship at a profit loss, to gain more... Read more
Microsoft isn’t the best at learning what you like to do with your files. In fact, come to think about it, no computer is really good at this. Sure you can use scripts to tell the computer to accomplish certain tasks in certain ways, but for the average user... Read more
Microsoft announced Windows 10 in a small event in San Francisco, where the developer preview was launched. Redmond has a bigger launch event planned for the consumer edition of Windows 10. In late January, Microsoft will hold an event for all press and developers, to show some of the... Read more
Microsoft announced the other day that there has been a critical security flaw in all versions of their operating system. It has existed in all versions of the Windows OS since Windows 95. So, I guess for the last 19 years the guys over at Microsoft have been looking... Read more
Need a Backup? Try SyncBack
DesktopSoftware ReviewsWindows November 14, 2014
We all need to backup our data every so often and for some, it’s more often than not. If you need an application that can provide secure synchronisation, with a simple UI, then why not try out SyncBack? SyncBack is well established as a world-class application in the field of... Read more
Windows 7 is relatively old now. After all, the next iteration of Microsoftâs operating system will be Windows 10. Although Microsoft skipped on the Windows 9 name, Windows 10 will apparently be an amalgam of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Well, from a GUI perspective anyway. Personally, I do... Read more
New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, announced last Friday that the NYPD is planning to outfit all 35,000 of their officers with a mobile âhandheld device,â aka a âsmartphoneâ. The technology program; NYPD Mobility Initiative, will cost $160 million. As well as giving all the Police officers a smartphone,... Read more
PerfectDisk Pro 13 is Now Available
NewsSystem TuningWindows October 27, 2014
PerfectDisk Pro 13 provides you with numerous features to help ensure your hard disks remain stable and optimized. PerfectDisk Pro 13 has been updated to provide you with up to 20% faster optimization for HDDs and SSDs coupled with increased flexibility from customized scheduling. KEY FEATURES INCLUDE: Intelligent Disk... Read more
If you love Windows and just canât wait for the final public release of Windows 10 then donât worry Windows 10 Technical Preview is here and available to download and install at your leisure. Microsoft made the OS available for download recently and itâs available free of charge. If... Read more
Everybody and their mother is jumping on the wearable bandwagon and Microsoft is no exception. Microsoft is planning to launch their own wearable fitness band in the foreseeable future. Forbes has reported the announcement is due “within the next few weeks.” Apparently sources have said the launch of Microsoftâs wearable fitness... Read more
If you need an archive manager, then PeaZip is the open source file and archive manager for you. PeaZip can extract most archive formats both from Windows and Unix systems, ranging from mainstream 7Z, RAR, TAR and ZIP files to new formats such as PAQ/LPAQ. PeaZip supports a varied... Read more
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
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
DevelopmentNewsWindows 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