At work we needed to install a web server. We had this HP ML150 G6 server and decided to give Ubuntu Server 9.10 a shot. I got the installation CD from the usual sources (e.g. ubuntu.com), burned it to a CD and boot up the server. The installation process …

I have been venturing out into the Internets online money making opportunities, for which I have created hundreds of id and passwords. It was crazy for me to keep up with all the sites until I came across a wonderful software tool called Roboform. It is an …

Being a keen amateur photographer I am always looking for ways to enhance and improve my photos and give them an effect different from the norm. Not having much if any money to spare I’m always scouring the internet for free software downloads that are a valuable addition to …

Any version of Windows has the default Windows Media Player bundled with it. While there are some people who use Windows Media Player for all their lives, a vast majority of media junkies out there prefer a third party application to take their audio —“ video needs. Media Player …

Like I said in my other video editing program reviews, I’m a huge video editor fan. I love video editing and it’s like my passion for life. Well, you know what I mean. But anyways, I heard great reviews about Pinnacle Studio. I looked on their website and it …

If you are use to internet calls and voice chat than Skype is just the best software for some smooth and enjoyable voice chatting. I have plenty of my friends abroad and talking to them over the phone isn’t possible, not just the expensive call rates the line also …

Blackberry App World offer a lot of software for your smartphone, and I wasn’t content with just my Daily News Mobile software app, so when I read the reviews on this particular app, and since it was Time Mobile and I knew this could be pretty good, I downloaded …

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 …

Some internet service providers have recently announced that they will begin limiting the total network traffic (upload and download) that their customers use. I get broadband internet service from my local cable TV company, Comcast, who is going to limit each user to 250GB per month. My family uses …

I’m sure most systems administrators that works with Windows have at least one Linux Live CD with a few recovery tools on their toolbox. chntpw is a Linux utility that helps users and sys admins recover and reset Windows NT and up (Windows XP, Windows Vista and so on) …

One of the smartest and the best available free media player is the VLC player, I use this player for reading the DVD and other media files and compared to VLC player I don’t think anything else can provide the same picture and sounds quality. The VLC Media player …

Data compression is necessary in today’s world! Files and programs can easily take up large amounts of hard drive space, so squeezing those heavy megabytes of data into smaller files has become a sign of the times. Odds are that if you’ve downloaded any piece of software …

Well, it is known all over the net to never use the same username and password for all the websites you visit but sometimes I end up in a dilemma of making up passwords. I mean really, there are so many possible variations but yet it is that hard …

I really love this sms sender. I was enticed to download it because it offers free sending of sms to anyone in the Philippines. The process is simple: you need to register first before downloading this free software. You don’t even need a cell phone number to be able …

LimeWire is like an open-source file-sharing application that’s available in free and upgraded versions. I’m so much impressed with LimeWire because I can download almost all the songs on earth even those that have been out-of-stock in the record bars for being 10-20 years old, LimeWire still have them. …

I have been using Ubuntu since version 6.06 LTS. Recently, I have decided to give the new Ubuntu 7.04 a try. Therefore I set off to download the installation iso file from their website.
After the download, I burned the iso image into a CD. I did an installation of …

Let me first say that I’m not a professional artist. I just a mediocre average artist who just draws for fun.
This is practically my default drawing program. A little backstory; before I got this program, I had used Microsoft Paint to draw and that was..well something. You get …

I bought StompSoft’s DriveWasher on the suggestion of a coworker. I had an old PC I had planned to give to another friend, and I wanted to be sure that all of my old files and data would not be recovered. I’m pretty pleased with the result, …

Roxio Easy Media Creator is a software that used to play, create and edit music and videos to CDs and DVDs. It’s compatible with Windows Vista and other previous operating systems. Roxio is a very well known manufacturer when it comes to Media Software. They are …

Ultra ISO is my favourite CD —“ DVD image recording, editing , CD —“ DVD ROM Drive emulator and even a cd-dvd burning software. As you can understand from this sentence, Ultra ISO is capable of doing many things with only a few clicks.
What is so special about Ultra …

Words have taken on a whole new meaning for me since I discovered this piece of software. Visual Thesaurus is a software package providing its users with an electronic thesaurus, available as a “desktop” version, via download or shipped CD-ROM, or an “internet” subscription version.
“Fine,” I hear you say. …

MicroSoft Word word is a great program for writing professional articles and doing other projects.I really like this program because it really helps me get my work done faster. I just love the spell check and word count feature. The reason I love the word count feature is because I …

Everyone knows that vista has a very stylish look but it isn’t very efficient as we don’t find many drivers compatible to the later version of the Microsoft operating system. Take for instance the Nokia Pc suite itself, it still isn’t compatible with the vista operating system and thus …

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 …

I’ve been an ICQ user for the past 10 or so years - it was the first instant messenging program I signed up for, and I still use it. Even though ICQ is not very piopular in the United States, I think it has a lot of cool features. …

While I have used “Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2008” before, I have only just downloaded it on my computer because one of the courses that I’m doing now at university level required it. Even though I’m doing an IT major, I’m not really interested in things such as …

I downloaded my AVG Anti-virus for free from Cnet last year based on the recommendation of a friend. I was looking not for a free anti virus but for one that does not need a big chunk of disk space.
I used to have Norton and McAfee but have problems …

With so many choices for watching TV springing up all over the internet, I got rid of my cable and decided to do all of my tv watching online. I have an old laptop computer that had a broken screen, I hooked it up to my tv and walla! …

I think you will agree with me if I said that Yahoo Messenger is a great chat program. As one of Yahoo’s product, we can use Yahoo Messenger to chat with every body, as long as they have Yahoo ID too. More interesting, with the newest version of Yahoo …

Digital music has become a phenomenon. People no longer carry around disc or walkmen, rather they carry around an ipod or some other mp3 player.
Mp3’s have become so popular that many people have stopped buying CDs altogther, choosing instead to purchase the songs or albums digitally. …

I have been using Microsoft’s Excel 2003 in my work, on an almost daily basis. Our boss has designed a beautiful Excel spread sheet that is designed as a work calendar. It is used as a punch-in tool.
I have had a good experience with using the spread sheet. It …

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 …

Have you ever been in a public setting and browsing the Internet next to some nosy person who can’t stop trying to look at what you’re doing? If so, and if you like to have your privacy, then TabRenamizer is for you. TabRenamizer is a Mozilla Firefox addon which …

Anyone who has been on the internet knows it’s infested with viruses. I needed a way to protect my computer. I scoured the internet for top anti-virus programs, and being the kind of person who loves free software, I decided to give AVG Free a try.
AVG’s icon of overlapping …

Smart PC Professional is an application that claims to be able to fix, clean and optimize your PC.
Clicking on the Fix button, you will essentially be repairing the Windows Registry and any missing shortcuts. I have my doubts on the validity of fixing Registry. I remembered reading an article …

Computers are always at a risk of getting malware, spyware, viruses, trojans, and many more nasty things. There are new viruses being made every day, unfortunately, and so you need to get an anti-virus program that will devleop as times goes by and new viruses come out. …

Yahoo Messenger is an instant message service that allows the user to chat and instant message other Yahoo users. Yahoo Messenger is very easy to install and it can be downloaded by going to messenger.yahoo.com. I already have a Yahoo e-mail account so I was able to …

Many people have talked about B2evolution blogging software but I honestly have found some neat things about this software. When I first arrived on the site I was blown away at how ugly it was and how over crowded things were as well. I Was a bit disappointed because …

A couple of years ago I got myself a physic job online. I have no idea what made me do it. I guess since I was pregnant, I didn’t have much to do. I figured why not try horoscopes, it might make things a little bit more fun. The …

The vDrummer is an application that provides a virtual drum for iPhone and iPod Touch users. This application is available in the Apple App Store for just 99 cents. With vDrummer, you can play drums along with your music to create your own beats and unique sound. The application …

Another one of those softwares you can use for free to be able to talk to friends and relatives anywhere in the world is Yahoo Messenger by search engine giant Yahoo! It is absolutely free of charge and is very easy to download/install with quick step by step instructions …

Internet Explorer 6 is the only browser that automatically gets installed when you installed the Windows Xp operating system. So it was the default choice for me.
I had used the Internet Explorer 5 version before, so I had no problems using the 6 version. But these two versions …

This is one of the worst instant messengers around. I used to use it a few times a week, but it caused so many problems that it just wasn’t worth the hassle and headaches it gave me. It also seems they are always “new and improving” it and with …

As a student of web design, Adobe Dreamweaver has made my job and school work a breeze. It can be used by anyone; from experts to people who don’t even know how to hand code. You can make web pages in two different ways: you can hand code …

Lavasoft adaware second edition is a great free scan to keep on your desktop and run weekly. It is truly free. Lavasoft also puts out other downloads you can purchase but the adaware personal second edition is a great one. It will go through every file …

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 …

This is a really good extension for your web browser. I use it for the Google Chrome web browser to retrieve the meaning of words whenever I do not understand them.
Basically all you have to do is highlight a word in your browser and up comes this popup …

Core FTP is a free FTP client which I got to try in a few months because I had to upload my website back then. Since I did not know anything much about FTP clients, I downloaded the one which received a lot of rave reviews. I did not …

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 …

Ad-Aware SE Personal Build 1.05, from Lavasoft company, is a true Adware Detector and Remover, that comes free of charge. The download and the instalation in my computer, that is a Windows XP, was very easy, and fast.
The software shows the status of the computer, the last system …