Software Reviews
Adobe Fireworks CS5
I had used image editors in my time but I have never thought that I would be using Adobe Fireworks CS5. First of all I had never taken the time to even check it out. I had heard of it but wasn’t in the need for it. So when …
Sonar Story submissions tracker
If you are a writer and have a bunch of stories sitting on your desk gathering dust, a bunch of them submitted and waiting to hear back, a bunch of them submitted and accepted, you need this software.
This is the basic and fundamental tracker software that I have seen …
Registry First Aid
My computer sometime got some problems such as, slow loading, windows crash and corrupt program. Apparently, these problem sources come from invalid registry files that caused by a virus, spyware or bad installation process. Actually, I was often installing games or programs, but I did not realize that a …
Microsoft Office 2010
Honetly, I thought that I could not be any more impressed with Windows 7. However, I was a little angry with Microsoft because I had to deal with Microsoft Office 2007. However, I decided to go out, and with my own money, buy 2010. I was not disappointed. Not …
Organized Gourmet 2.3.2
For the past few years I’ve been trying (and ultimately discarding) Mac recipe management software trying to find something that would be a good fit for and my family and me. Nothing ever lasted more than a few months, mostly due to a poor user interface or lack …
Real Player Plus
The upgrade to Real Player Plus (music software) for $39 isn’t really worth it (www.real.com). While I do like Real player, the free version does everything you need. The Pro / Plus version does have a lot of good features. You can rip music and …
BBmonitor A Bandwidth Monitor
BBmonitor a speed test meter and monitor that will make you test your bandwidth so easy and very efficient, you can record your bandwidth test result in a database and that you can make a charts. BBmonitor help you to monitor your bandwidth so you can improve your bandwidth …
ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition 4.7
ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition 4.7 is a software program that helps to block as well as remove virus, spyware and other forms of malware from one’s computer. I have found this software to be really quite effective as it has picked up contaminated and infected files that other programs …
VLC media player
My supplier pre-loaded my laptop with the VLC media player. I didn’t think I would have use for it since I also have Quick Time, Real Player and the built-in DVD player for Mac.
A little research revealed some of the strengths of the VLC: it works across various operating …
Mozilla Firefox
Happy was the day I closed Internet Explorer for the last time for that was the day that I opened up Mozilla Firefox. Firefox is the best thing for the internet since the modem! It has features upon features and Internet Explorer has yet to fully catch-up.
One …
Gtalk
Orkut and google have collaborated together to give yahoo competition. Gtalk has basically been design to give yahoo messenger a run for its money. Gtalk is quite easy to download and install it comes in a files size around 1.5 mega bite. The software smooth to run and has …
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is one of the programs that come in Office. I have so far used up to 2003 and each version is just bigger, better and easier. This program must be bought with Office, therefore you cannot get Word by itself.
Microsoft Word is for writing, editing text. It …
GIMP
If you can’t afford Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop, you can always download a copy of The GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program). This software is free, easy to use, and very flexible. If you need to edit photos or graphics, but don’t have the money for the pricey software, …
Adobe Photoshop Elements Software
When one of my friends realized I was using what he called an archaic photo editing software, Photoscape (perhpas he thinks it’s archaic because it’s free), he practically demanded I do the art world a favor and upgrade to an Adobe Photoshop program, and claimed there were less expensive …
Windows Vista Operating System SP2 6.0 and Earlier
Honestly, I don’t know why Microsoft invented the Vista operating system (OS) when Windows XP home edition works so well, anyway. What got to the mind of Bill Gates, the world’s richest man?
Mentioning the man’s economic status brings to mind the principle behind any software ever invented by …
Blue Pumpkin Software
Blue Pumpkin Software is a tool we use in our department when we manage our call center agent’s schedule. Scheduling is made easy with the help of this tool; however maintenance is very difficult for dynamic environment where in agents, or employees change almost everyday, there are a lot …
Avira Ativirus Software
Using the free version which I acquired under the university student license, I must say that this is one of the most effective free products I have ever used, especially considering that the use thereof is employed for such a delicate function as the security of my computing.
The interface …
RoboForm
One of the neatest software tools out there is called RoboForm. What RoboForm does is save you time with filling in forms and storing passwords. It’s a great device.
When I first began surfing the internet, I started doing surveys and such, and boy was I happy when …
Limewire 4.10.03
This is what P2P software is supposed to be like. Quick, efficient, easy to use. Looking for any type of file? Chances are that Limewire’s Gnutella networks can find it for you. I’ve used iMesh and Ares, and neither of them can hold a candle …
OpenOffice
OpenOffice is a great open source software. This means it is free but not pirated. It has always been intended to be free. I’ve loved this software ever since I got it off the internet. It has many of the same features of Microsoft Office …
iMesh 6.0
In the past iMesh has been notorious for Adware. My own system was damaged by previous versions of iMesh (particularly 4.0) with the Adware that it introduced to my machine.
With version 5.0 this Adware was removed, thankfully enough. With the same functionality of the iMesh system but …
Windows live Messenger
The new version of MSN messenger its called window live messenger. As compared with the earlier messenger this has got more option available in it. Earlier we can’t leave an offline message to person know our contact list but this messenger has that facility apart from it also have …
Symantec Norton Password Manager 2004
Have you ever wondered where there could be a system that takes care of all your passwords for a greater internet security? If you do, then you should get the Symantec Norton Password Manager 2004. The price of this software is close to $80.
In short, this software …
MOZILLA FIREFOX
I had been using the common internet explorer for some time before i discoverd Mozilla Firefox at first i thaught it would be the same but it was much better. There are a few reasons why i stuck with it. Firstly Firefox has aoutomatic updates to battle agains popups …
Ivybot 5.x Forex robot
I purchased IvyBot 5.1 (a Forex Expert Adviser), from www.ivybot.com a while ago, and I installed it as directed. I wanted to test its performance first, so I applied it to a demo account from ForexMeta, using the MT4 platform. ForexMeta was one …
BuddyGuard Free App for Blackberry
This application from Blackberry is a stroke of genius. It enables you to have passwords on your messages, sends out panic alert messages to pre-installed emails and mobile numbers (persons), remotely backs up your contacts, remotely wipes your personal data, customizes and locks screen messages, locates your Blackberry, and …
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8
A few years back I had gotten into graphic design and was learning to create logos. I started off with ap orgram that came with my computer (I can’t remember then ame now) but I was ina group which had tutorials and such and most of the tutorails were …
Bloodshed Dev C++ Programming Compiler
Recently I began to do a C++ programming course at my university, and the compiler that my lecturer recommended was either getting a software called “Codeblocks” or another called “Bloodshed Dev C++”. I decided to download “Bloodshed Dev C++” on my computer to compile my programs instead of Codeblocks …
uTorrent software
I believed I moved to this BitTorrent software from Azureus. Azureus was a little bulky and bogged down my computer more than uTorrent does. uTorrent offers a lightweight solution for all your BitTorrent downloads in terms of speed and memory presence.
I really like the features where you …
Ewido software
My fiance who is a computer techie introduced me to this and I’ve been loving it ever since. This is the cream of the crop anti-spyware I’ve used. Ewido really digs deep into your computer to take out any malware you would have on your computer like trojans, worms, …
P2P
Peer to peer software is the best.you share about 30 files and you get tera bytes of music that you can download 24/7.the applications i use for this on download.com .and the names are kazaa,ares lite,imesh,morpheus,mozilla and so on.the are 100 of programs out there you can use but …
Review of Gentoo Linux
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 …
The Axis communication camera station software
Ole boy, I would love to talk about this newest thing that we have added to our home. One of the craziest things we have done so far is the camera system that is awesome. The reason why we got a video camera system was because we …
Filseclab Personal Firewall Professional Edition 3.0.0.16
Filseclab Personal Firewall Professional Edition 3.0.0.16 is one of the best freeware utilities I have ever used in my life. After finding my system corrupted with all kinds of spyware, I cleaned it all out then decided to protect my computer.
I went to download.com, looked for a free …
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010
I believe Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 is one of the higher more advanced Microsoft Office products. Inside this package, there are the basic Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Publisher. However, the Professional Plus package comes with more features than the standard. There is also OneNote, Outlook, Access, Lync, …
iMesh 6.0: Horrible
What in the world is this? After refusing to use iMesh because its spyware tried to destroy my computer, I finally decided to try it again with the release of 5.0, which claimed no more spyware (a claim that was true). I was just beginning to love …
MyPaint Open-Source Graphics Application
So you want to try your hands at digital painting, but you can’t afford to buy something expensive like Photoshop or Painter. You might have already tried Gimp but its not doing it for you. You might want something more barebone, something where you can focus on digital painting …
Adobe Illustrator 10
Adobe Illustrator 10 is a great program to use for drawing and making other things online. It’s a lot of fun to use and it’s a great way to make posters and cartoons characters. I Like using the program to draw things and then importing them into photo shop to …
AVG free antivirus software
AVG free antivirus by Grisoft has protected my current computer for the past two years and my previous two computers before that. It was recommended to me by someone who works for the military and has to have an ultra secure computer. I have never had a virus …
Free AVG Virus program
We downloaded the free version of AVG not to long ago. So far it has not let any viruses through. It updates each day. It checks mail, Internet sites, and everything else just like the virus programs that you have to pay for.
I do know that …
Mozilla Firefox 3.6
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 …
Norton Internet Security
I was in need of a new desktop computer and my company of choice was Dell. When I order my computer, it came with the Vista home version program and the Norton Internet Security. I had never used Norton Internet Security because any other computer I’ve had in the …
School Tycoon (Computer Game)
This came is fun, when tornados and hurricanes arent popping out at random times! This game just annoys me, its fun but annoying. Usually i start playing and once the game starts throwing out random tornados that destroy the school im done.
Its cool because they have tons of different …
Windows 7
I purchased Windows 7 software and I have had a great experience with it. I have had the software installed for a few months now and I haven’t had any problems out of it. This software is great and it seems like there is nothing that it …
Microsoft Works Suite 2006
A few years ago, I had purchased a new computer which was programmed with Windows Xp Home Edition. It wasn’t until I was trying to send attachments of documents that I realized that the Word Perfect that came with the XP program was not compatible with most other computers …
Nero 7 Premium
When it comes to burn CD’s and DVD’s Nero is the best available software in the market. I used to burn lots of DVD’s when I did not have external hard drive. Actually I am great fond of movies and like to collect them. Other than collecting movie I …
VLC Media Player
VLC media player is a freeware software available on the internet developed by Video LAN. When I heard about this software, I became keen on trying it and hence downloaded it from the internet. I did not expect a lot from the software but what I saw amazed me …
Adobe Photoshop 6
I am pursuing my software engineering and as software developer when I have to design websites then the second tool that comes in my mind is Adobe Photoshop (obviously first tool that comes in my mind is web designing tool). Well this tool is mostly used by Graphic Designers …
Trillian:Chat Software (ICQ,AIM/AOL,IRC,Yahoo,MSN)
Chatting online has only become more popular with time. While other online trends come and go, getting in touch with friends or family over a free, text-based chat system has never gone out of style and today, there are more programs available to do so than ever before.
I’ve …
Paint Tool Sai software
Paint Tool Sai is a program specifically developed for digital drawing. It is one of the many, but it is doing its job well and it is way cheaper than its big brother Photoshop.
First, it has all the important things that a program like that needs - it has …
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