After much deliberation about which free antivirus program I should choose, I initially chose AVG. However, when I started having problems with it, I asked around a little and discovered this little gem: Avast! Antivirus.
Avast! has a wonderful user interface, and numerous options. While you can run a full …

When I need to convert a Word, Excel, of PowerPoint file into a PDF file, I use PrimoPDF. This program is free to download, easy to install (and uninstall, if you no longer want it), and very easy to use. It creates high quality PDF files in seconds. After …

I have been an avid fan of the Mozilla Internet browser, but I only upgraded to the 3.5.5 version on November 19, 2009 because MySpace won’t let me log in successfully until I had done the upgrade. I suspect there’s something going on between Mozilla and MySpace, some …

I used norton anti virus but like we’ve all discovered that norton requires a lot of time t scan & they don’t regularly update their software so we have to wait for a preety long time,the next cons is that norton would probably fail to recognize those torjon …

I had purchased the Nero 9 computer software online via their Website, and I’d have to tell you I was quite impressed! Before doing so, I remember reading a Nero 9 Review that claimed you can burn CDs, copy data, and videos all in the few simple clicks of …

The USB disk security is the best so far in protecting my PC against the threat of any virus and other unwanted infections.
Currently I am using the USB disk Security protection on my PC and its working perfectly well. I now have a perfect sound mind about the protection of …

Empathy is an out of the box application that came along with Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat). It is an application that allows you to integrate all of your chat accounts into user interface. Let’s say you have a yahoo account, a gmail account, and a facebook account, wouldn’t it …

IrfanView is a great software to view and convert graphic files. I have used it for several years, and I like it very much. It takes some time to learn how to use it. But in the long run, it is well worth it. IrfanView is very powerful and …

Usage of the aol instant messenger is the same as the usage of the windows live messaging and yahoo. The software is so easy to install and it did not take more than 10 minutes for me to be able to set up the software in my personal computer. …

I usually use my mobile phone for browsing the internet. I only use my PC if i think i reach the limitation from mobile browsing such as downloading some big files.
I have some mobile internet browser installed on my phone, and one of them is Opera Mini 4.2.
I have …

Like everyone else, I was constantly having problems with losing data on my computer. This has been solved thanks to Drop Box. No longer will I have to worry about losing data of importance.
Drop Box is a program and a website that allows me to back up my …

Since internet becoming very popular among many people, the growth of dangerous viruses is also increasing. Without a good antivirus software program you cannot save your computer from the harmful elements. There are number of options for the people to have the excellent antivirus software. I think according to …

OpenOffice is a free software offered by Sun Microsystems. It is pitched against the Microsoft Office suite. This is very similar to the MS Office suite. It contains a text editor, a spreadsheet application, a paint editor, a presentation application and a lot more.
OpenOffice Writer is the text editor …

GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) is an open source image editing software completely free to download and use. Starting small as a simple image editing application, it has come a long way through various tweaks and bug-fixes with the help of the developmental team at GUG. Because of the …

Description- Avast Anti-Virus protection will protect your computer from the possibility of getting a virus and destroying your computer. There are two versions. One is a paid version and the other is a free version. I will discuss the free version today.
Features- After downloading the Avast software, it …

Today as hardware storage grows to massive sizes, internet speeds begin to sky rocket the need for file compression is slowly becoming a thing of the past. However, today the need for file compression still exists for many users. Many users would have heard of some of some very …

I am a proffessional editor and have been using Adobe Premiere pro for more than one year.Its really a good software for video editing beginners.It has lot of built in effects and transitions.And the good user interface gives a lot of freedom for a beginner to be in with …

I recently purchased a new P.C. that had everything but a photo setup so i started researching my sources,ReviewStream.com,Consumer reports,etc.The concensus was that the best quality,ease of use, reliability and of course, the cost was the H.P. A430 Portable Photo Studio.
After checking several different set ups i agreed that this …

Twitter has really taken off recently; millions of people are now using the micro blogging service, even celebrities such as Stephen Fry and Chris Moyle’s! The simple service has really got people talking about it and following their friends and family, even the celebrities.
Twitter basically asks the question, what are …

I’ve had for over a year now on my home computer. Overall, I can understand some of the issues people are complaining about, but at the same time I think it’s a pretty decent operating system from a usability standpoint.
First of all, I don’t think I get any more …

As I started gradually going into graphics designing for my sales pages, with typically required images characterized by catchy headers and convincing e-book covers, I guess I couldn’t continue to “kick the can down the road” and delay buying Adobe Photoshop any longer.
Since I wasn’t quite sure of the …

If you cannot afford to buy and download microsoft office or microsoft word, then you would want to download Open office.org which you can buy for under $10.00 on ebay. It is just as good as microsoft word for a lot less the money. It is easy …

About a week ago I knew about Arora, a lightweight cross platform web browser that uses the QT toolkit and WebKit. I became interested on this browser because it is free software and it was supposed to be very fast. The first thing was downloading the installer; there are …

The Microsoft Office Picture Manager is a part of the Office package. As the name says, it is manager more than a photo editor so it is no substitute for a photo editing program like for example Adobe Photoshop. However, it is much faster to open, especially if your …

Windows Fax and Scan is a very simple program that gives you the ability to send and receive faxes. I was amazed when I started to use this program because I didn’t have to purchase a fax machine and it gave me the ability to have a computer …

iTunes is a music application from Apple. It is embedded in your “dock” when you purchase Apple computers. It is also available for Windows computers. This application is free and if there is an important purpose aside from organizing your music, it is the direct link to iTunes store. It …

Skype is the best way of talking to other people on internet. It helps in making calls to other people through internet. One can talk with many people at a same time and many people can talk to each other with the help of special feature of Skype which …

Auslogics Disk Defrag has taken the defragmentation process to a whole new level. At first, I rejoiced for just discovering a faster and more efficient defragmentation program than the one built into windows. I thought I knew the program up until I decided to review it for Reviewstream. How …

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free .pdf reader from Adobe. Of all the many .pdf readers out there, I use this one the most often because I am used to it. Its simple user interface makes it easy for me to read any .pdf document without having to learn …

Defense of the Ancients or DOTA as it is popularly called is one of the very best games that I have played in my gaming experience. DOTA is an extension of Warcraft III The frozen throne (TFT), which in turn is an extension for the …

IPCop is a Linux distribution that provides a firewall among other network utilities (like proxy, dhcp, dns servers and vpn gateways) aimed to be used to protect the network it is installed on. Most of the network utilities used by IPCop can be found in almost any Linux distribution, …

As we know a computer that often connected to the Internet is vulnerable to malware, spyware and viruses so that any data or files very easily stolen by a third party. Therefore, I use software besides anti-virus to remove and eliminate traces of personal files in my computer. The …

If you have a Wordpress blog and an Adsense account, publishing Adsense ads can be quite hard. Thankfully, though, some Wordpress plugins are made to easily let the user manage his Adsense ads from his admin account. One of these plugins is what we call Adsense Deluxe.
Adsense Deluxe …

This is a handy little addition that comes with the purchase of a Dell laptop or PC. I haven’t yet decided whether I prefer this to my old staple WinAmp, it is certainly a good MP3 Player. I much prefer it to Windows Media Player, I despise …

As the majority of us have reached the digital age, we have countless photographs stored on our computer. We so blindly trust our technology to safely preserve our memories, and are desperately seeking a means to bring these memories to the forefront once again. That’s where the …

VLC Media Player is a player for the computer that plays almost every media file. My favourite thing about VLC is how up to date it is and how well it plays all the files.
There are many features that VLC have, that others don’t.
For example, when playing a OGM …

I was a Windows user for practically all of my life. However, the price of the software, although with a number of benefits, is sometimes not justified. Moreover, the abundance of virus threats as well as malware turns me off. The maintenance of the computer is …

Im in a band that does covers but we also have to do alot of original material. One of the programs I use to learn the original songs is Guitar Pro 5. Its a program that has tabs for every instrument and musical notation. People all over the internet …

Google Chrome came into the Internet scene with a big bang. It was claimed to be the fastest, and secure browser. Those were among the claims that piqued my curiousity. I wanted to find out how far the truth is on the claims, so had …

I have been using AVG anti-virus software for about 5 years to protect my home computer.I do a lot of banking online and buying from online stores so I need to feel confident doing that and AVG , to a certain extent provides that.
I find AVG easy to use.It …

I recently downloaded this online messenger, ICQ 6 version. This is the worst chatting software that I have ever seen. Downloading comes in a heavy file size of 20MB and even after downloading, the installation for that - half an hour. Once I logged in I did not …

I have been using a very useful software that I feel is really helpful to my daily tasks at work. I always have to have a screenshot of some details I have to send to colleagues and pressing the screen shot button and then manually manipulating the picture captured …

I recently bought a new computer after I sold my old one at my grandfather’s law office, with my dad’s approval, I bought the ACER ASPIRE M1610 computer powered by Windows Vista (the newest Operating System of Windows) It has a 160 GB HDD (2 partitions, you could actually …

I recently started using the AIM 6 messenger and I must admit I am pleased with this messenger to some extent. The size is quite big for a messenger around 12 MB compared to Yahoo Messenger and Gtalk.
You need to create a screen name, which is similar to …

I use to talk about how Garageband was horrible as far as making music was concerned but to be honest with you I think that after really using it, it really is a decent software. IT took me a while to actually save up to get it but …

Hulu Desktop is a software program that you can download for free from Hulu.com to watch their program for free on your desktop without having to go to their website. It’s a very easy-to use program but it takes up 2GB of space on your hard drive. …

Windows Vista Basic has so many flows that it is nearly impossible for me to do anything on it, not to mention the compatibility issue.
When I loaded it up as a upgrade for Windows XP the install seemed to take an age to complete when it did my troubles …

Eversoft’s 1st Page 2000 v2.0 is an excellent web page builder. It includes several skill modes, so it’s not so intimidating to a newbie, and the advanced modes offer more options for the seasoned web designer. To top it off, 1st page is absolutely free!
1st page gives you a …

When it comes to learning foreign languages, dictionaries are essential. These days, when mobile devices that can function like handheld desktop computers, being also quite affordable, having a mobile dictionary app is a must. In many cases it allows to spend time wisely by slowly but surely improving your …