Even though my baby isn’t here yet I still like to buy things for my niece and my nephew. I like for them to learn and have learning tools that are going to give them the advancement that they need. Since my niece is about to start Kindergarten, I thought …

Corel Draw Graphics Suite X3 is the latest version of the well-known drawing and painting package. It is comprised of Corel Draw, a vector based drawing program, Corel PhotoPaint, their bitmap graphic editing program, and several related utilities. I am a professional graphic artist (designing mostly t-shirt graphics), and …

StumbleUpon is a free program that you can download certainly for free and store it up on your PC. This is like your normal Google or Yahoo search engine, but the searches displayed are not going to be as thousands as Google or Yahoo though.
And that is the …

There are some applications available for Windows that let you create a PDF file from almost any document or image, some of them are commercial, some others are free. Most free applications will show some ugly and unprofessional looking ads. PDFCreator it’s both free and open source and it’s …

Finale 2005b is a great tool for writing music. Several different options are included that makes this a nice program.
First of all, there is the set-up wizard. This helps you to come up with a template for your piece of music. You can first …

I tried GIMP because I read on the Internet it was a free alternative to Photoshop. I didn’t know what to expect of it. The interface seemed a little complicated at the beginning but in time I got used to it and I started to discover how it works. …

The Rosetta Stone software is a unique and effective way to become proficient in a language of your choice. I chose Rosetta Stone because I knew it had a good reputation for speedy learning, and because I had learned that it was trusted by government agencies and schools …

Moovida 2.0.1 Media Player is a media player made by Fluendo which can be downloaded at its official website. It is a free media player which you can use to play audio and songs, like Windows Media Player.
It is one of the best GPL media players I used. …

GTalk (short name for Google Talk) is a messenger software released by Google in 2005. Anyone who has a GMail account (a gmail account is not enough) can use GTalk to chat with other people who also have a GMail account. Though Yahoo and MSN are the leaders in …

I must admit that this was quite a great marketing scheme by FedEx and many may argue that it is inadvertent, but I know a thing or two about alternative marketing methods and I can smell one from a mile away.
I would have never thought of jumping over to …

Dragon Naturally Speaking Basic
Walmart
$50
I kept seeing the commercials for the Dragon Naturally Speaking. The commercials say you are supposed to be able to speed up the amount of words you type within a minute. The software is supposed to expedite your work on the computer. You need only speak …

When I first started using my Kindle Fire I couldn’t help noticing that there were a few apps that it came with. One of these was the Amazon Silk Browser for Kindle Fire. I was just so happy for my new tablet that I didn’t do what I would …

If, like me, you fancy yourself as something of a low budget Steven Spielberg, then the Pinnacle Studio 8 and later versions by Pinnacle Systems Incorporated video editing software is your ideal tool to start editing your home movies in a simple yet professional looking manner.
I took me …

Atom FTP 2.1 is a free FTP client which lets you bring your files to another file server. I used this and think it is a good free alternative to those wanting to use a reliable FTP client which can effectively build your webpages fast.
It has a basic …

Usually Microsoft Word feels to me like a cozy pair of old slippers that feels so comfortable and convenient. I am so used to it that I don’t ever think about, it is just a part of my life that I take for granted. It was the first …

One of the most important ways I can customize my computer is by adjusting the Date And Time Software in Windows. I like the fact that this software is so easy to use, and yet offers many useful options. Please let me share my experience of using this software …

At home I use BT Broadband Option 1 which puts a 5GB monthly cap on my usage, which is enough for one person but there is more than one person in my house using it, so we have to monitor our usage.
To do this I use a program called …

Leafpad is a really simple GUI text editor which I find particularly useful when running lightweight or resource challenged versions of Linux. I would certainly not call it a full replacement for a more feature rich editor (such as the common and very good gEdit application) - especially given …

I just cant tell how many times AVG Anti-virus 8.0. 169 software had saved my laptop. With both Anti-virus and Anti-spyware present, I am glad that I don’t need to run two separate softwares for protection. I am protected with one complete package that is solid in finding …

I love listening to music, I always have new mp3 downloads from the internet and having something special to play it on makes it really easy. I know that all windows operating system have a windows media player installed in them and these are for free. I honestly am …

I am a fan of GOM Media Player 2.1.26.5021 for a long time now since I tried it. I like it because it is more versatile and more useful as a media player, with ony the useful functions which you will definitely use and take advantage of.
It is …

SightSpeed is my web cam software of choice. The past 2 years Ii have used it to keep close with friends and family while going to college. I was pleasantly surprised to find this little gem while looking for software to back my web cam. I …

After purchasing a new laptop with windows vista I am besides myself. It is so much harder to manueuver around. Windows mail has now taken over outlook express. The toolbars are so much harder to personalize. How I wish windows xp was back again, but …

Windows Word Pad is software for word processing. It comes with most personal computers and works great for those who don’t have another word processing type of software. Windows Word Pad isn’t the most sophisticated of word processing tools, but it will get the job done. In fact, some …

I normally use Windows Media Player for watching movies and listening to my mp3’s. However, I found that it is limited in its use. Also I noticed that the amount of memory it eats up is really high. I play games while listening to music, so when the laptop …

Disk Defragmenter is a great software that helps us keep the computer’s hard drive in order. This software is part of the Windows operating system.
I have found many times that the files on my computer are not arranged in a continuous way. This is called disk fragmentation. It causes …

I joined Google Adsense since March 2008 and started from that time, I learn to be a good adsense publisher who works based on Google Adsense’s Terms of Service. I learn from the scratch, about how to get the code and paste a right code to my blog based …

Gentoo Linux is quite simply the best OS i have ever used! It’s the fastest, slickest, coolest desktop and server OS in existance. Gentoo has several amazing features. For example, the Gentoo portage package management system has inspired programmers (including me.) the world over. The ease at which one …

I was looking for something different as a gift idea for this Valentine Day. Sifting through lots of innovative and unique options, I stumbled upon Touchnote Postcards Android Application. This application is not a free one and hence I was in a dilemma to pay for it. However, after …

Tuning guitar strings is one of the first lessons that any aspiring guitar player should know. Whether its an electric or acoustic, nothing beats the sound of a well-tuned guitar. You could learn to tune your guitar by ear, of course, but it will take a lot of practice …

iTunes 10 is software produced by Apple designed for the purpose of allowing an individual to experience their music, videos, and podcasts all on one program platform. As I’m sure iTunes has basically become iconic, the program itself doesn’t require too much explaining, but …

Virtualization gives us the possibility of using more than one operating system simultaneously on the same computer, without any need of having to get more hardware. There are many virtualization solutions, one of them is VirtualBox, wich is a powerful virtualization software that can be used for both professional …

After using Chrome for few days I forget my favorite browser Mozilla Firefox. However, when the new version of this browser that is Firefox 3.6 was launched I decided to give it a try and instantly download the version and run it. In a strange matter of fate, I …

To access the world wide web, you need the basics like computer, mouse and a good processor–these are your hardware. Then you will need a good internet service provider (ISP) with uninterrupted connection giving you at least an average of 3 mbps for seamless surfing, chatting and video streaming. …

If I could have only one piece of software for all my online work and marketing attempts I would definitely choose Market Samurai as that one software. I download it to test it, just like many other trial software I tend to download out of curiosity and remove quickly …

I used GoodKeywords software (version 2.0) of Softnik Technologies and I must admit it’s a great piece of program that includes lot of features. The best thing is that GoodKeywords is 100% free, (it includes several options that you can find into a $230-$350 software) and its weight is …

Not so long ago, the school where I used to work had a solicitation program to provide for the scholarship funds of deaf children. To reach out for more companies and individuals without needing to spend too much time, effort & fuel, one of the teachers suggested that we …

After my desktop computer crashed without a warning a month ago, I had to reinstall the whole system and it was a terrible pain, given the numerous programs I had been running. I desperately needed a good software that will backup or build an image of my installed directories, …

I got this software as a 30 day free trial and I absolutely LOVE it. It has so many photo editing tools that the older versions don’t. My favorite ones include the tooth whitening tool, the blemish removing tool, and the skin smoothing. It really takes your pictures to …

Avast is free antivirus software which is available to anyone for personal use. I have used Avast as my only source of Antivirus software for many years now. This software is excellent! I have never had any virus thanks to the real-time shields that constantly protect my computer when …

I’m one of the technology-challenged people out there, so I’m very thankful for the brilliant people who’ve made anitvirus programs available online. I use two antivirus programs: AVG and Avast. I used to have McAfee but my subscription expired and I didn’t want t spend on it anymore. Surprisingly, …

This product has a very descriptive name. The name pretty much says it all basically. This product comes in a case very much like a DVD case. When I opened the package, I found a computer disk and flash drive attached to the case. The first thing I did …

Mozilla Firefox is the one and only web browser I use. Ever since a friend told me about it more than a couple of years ago, I have been hooked! This is the most reliable web browser I have ever used. It does not crash often at all - …

Over the years, I tried a variety of media players. Some were pretty, but required a lot of space on my hard drive, and would freeze my computer with the RAM they ate. Others, while simpler, didn’t possess all the functions I needed. Then someone suggested I tried Foobar …

Since I am a gadget freak and since I can’t live for an hour without my PC I like to try many new softwares when it comes to choosing a new program, for example if I want to chose an anti-virus software I wouldn’t really just rely on what …

One of the software that most of us use is a photo editing software. This kind of software is the most attractive to me because I also love photography. US Photo Explosion Deluxe 4.0 is one of the latest photo editing software that I have tried. I have always searched …

Google SketchUp 7 is a newer version of the original SketchUp. It is a 3D design program which is free to use. There is a pro license of SketchUp but honestly, I dont see the need for it. When I first discovered Google SketchUp …

If it weren’t for our Desktop Publishing class, I wouldn’t have known the Adobe PageMaker program. Since our Desktop Publishing class is all about producing newsletters, flyers, print advertisements, our professor has decided that it would be the main program we would be using for the whole semester.
When I …

I love to play video games. Period. I’m mainly a PC gamer because my computer is the workhorse of my life. I’m not willing to drop $400 on a console when my computer will do the job. Because I do digital illustration and 3D modeling, I have to regularly …

Skype is a computer application that gives the user the ability to make phone calls using their computer. Skype is a very simple program and it’s designed in a way that makes the software seem as if it’s a traditional phone. Skype is a really good application …