I love watching anime on my computer. Anime comes with a lot of file format so I need one universal video with all the codecs in order to watch all of those files. I was introduced to download Combined Community Codec Pack from their official website. One thing good …

I received this program as a gift from my grandmother, and at first it looked quite promising. It claims to be as effective as Rosetta Stone, yet significantly less expensive. The packaging is very nice, and the included descriptions and screenshots seem promising. The box comes with 9 CD’s: …

The threats that computer viruses imposes to every computer system is very delicate. It can damage your computer system and simply affect some important files that you have. That is why, one should be particular when it comes to an AntiVirus software.
AVG AntiVirus is one of the …

I am reviewing Dragon Speak 11,a computer voice recognition software. It is comparable to Windows 7 speech recognition for my voice and Window 7 is free. I found that Dragon Speak 11 is a resource hog on my computer which is three years old. If I was using the …

Any apple computer you can buy today comes with a lot of the basic elements of the iLife software suite. One such program I was very pleased to find on my new MacBook Pro is GarageBand. Functioning as a multitracking music creation device, Garageband is capable of creating music …

Over the past few years I have learned my lesson. I have learned that when it comes to my taxes I really need to work on doing them myself. It has come out a lot cheaper for me and my family. I have given away thousands of dollars just …

If there’s a lightweight media player for Windows that’s Media Player Classic. It has a small size (installer of version 6.4.9.1 weights around 1.9MB) and a very low RAM consumption. It has a retro looking interface, just like it’s name indicates, and that’s because the interface resembles the one …

Well, where else can u search and download audio and video files in the internet free and very fast? The answer is LIMEWIRE, this utility has an edge to search not just for the music your looking for, but also search the entire web which host that file you …

Well, I always love it when I am afforded the luxury of choice, especially with regard to an option that differs to something that is somewhat “standard”, like what the Mozilla Firefox Browser offers as an alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
I think Firefox has come a long way and …

Accounting is certainly not my strongsuit so I wanted to find a software to make this easier. Eventually I stumbled onto GnuCash. Now, we’ve all heard of the more popular Accounting software such as QuickBooks, and FreshBooks. They are all great, but these are all a …

My laptop is almost 4 years old and I’m a power user on it for both personal and professional tasks; for this reason, I decided this year (2010) that it was probably a prudent idea to invest in a “Utilities” software program just to keep the computer in its …

The program CCleaner is a wonderful tool that can be used to clean your computer from the excessive leftovers from programs, windows, and other options. The program allows for clearing internet cache, cookies, history, and even allows for repairing problems in the registry automatically. The program is extremely user …

iWisoft video converter is a free video converter available on the internet. My friend recommended me this converter for conversion of videos to my cellular phone in 3GP format.
i Wisoft video converter is a fine video converter. It supports all formats. Even iPod, Blackberry, MKV, MP4 and other difficult …

ListNote is an excellent application for those that have to take a lot of notes or dictation, and don’t want to bother with typing on a touch screen or on a small mobile device, where your hands begin cramping over time, I’ll be the first to admit that mine …

Life has never been so easy when it comes to online photo sharing with friends who stay some thousands of miles apart. My cousins stay in the U.S.A and sharing photos was always a problem until I found Picasa Web Albums(http://picasaweb.google.com). Now sharing photos with them is so easy.
Picasa …

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 …

Rebit 5 is a software that I am using in my personal computer from last six month. I am an engineer and I need to do lot of software related projects on my personal computer. Many times my system gets crash due to project work because it is related …

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 …

Recently I learned about lubuntu, a linux distribution based on Ubuntu that aims to creat a faster and more lightweight version of Ubuntu. This is done replacing a few applications with others. The main difference is the desktop used as lubuntu replaces the Gnome desktop, wich is the default …

I want to talk about a software program that I have actually paid for. When I say actually paid for, I mean this software was NOT free. It gets to a point where you must invest in something more. And this is what I did when it came to …

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 …

Technology has brought us almost everything. Because we often type on the computer or our laptop, navigate the site using mouse and proofread your entire essay by manually reading it. Most of these functions are what we often do everyday. You can let your Macbook do the
talking for the text …

I recently got an iPod and I needed to convert some Videos I had to be able to view them. Having spent a lot of $$$ on gadgets, I was keen to find some Video conversion software that was CHEAP.
I stumbled accross WM Converter 2.0. This is …

I am always frustrated when I have to submit text into online boxes that forbid going past the maximum number of characters.
By the time you have figured out how many characters you have (which is usually too many characters), the page reloads because you have been idle for …

Software’s play a pivotal role in today’s life, a mobile phone or laptop without software’s installed can be useless .The basic software’s comes along with the phone but most others we need to search for it online .I bought a business phone HTC Touch but it didn’t have PDF …

Wordpress has been my preferred blogging site over blogspot especially.
I have grown into liking the layout of the administrator web page after you login. Well, the layout is really simple, it presents to you your statistics, which is important if you use wordpress as a blog to earn some …

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 …

Because I spend a lot of time with my two year old nephew, I also try to have lots of fun games for him to play installed on my phone. He is quite young so finding a game that it is both visually appealing to him while also …

Adobe Photoshop is a software that serves the purpose of editing, designing, and improving graphics/ images. I was never really a techie kind of person but I was into art. I usually admire masterpieces I see on the Internet under digital art and photography categories. In my mind, I …

Even if the first computer that I used runs on Windows operating system, I have been more of a Mac user over the past years. Everything that is produced by Mac is something ideal and preferred for me. I have another back-up computer at home though, one which runs in …

Android smart phones are getting hotter and hotter by the minute. As android apps begin to dominate the market, android users are having a hard time in deciding which apps they should install. I myself ran into this problem.
There were times when I didn’t want to just install the …

AVI2DVD is a DVD authoring software to create video DVDs of those movies and videos you have just downloaded. This software is suited to create video DVD from the most common video containers like AVI, OGM, MKV, MP4 and WMV, using the DivX or XviD video codec, real video …

It was O.K. After finally using it I didn’t see what all the rage was about. To me it’s just like any other web browser. A lot of users claimed it was faster and safer but I didn’t see how it was. I felt no difference in speed; it …

As a computer programmer, I work many hours a day in front of a computer. I also use the internet a lot. It is important for me that my internet experience will be as pleasant and efficient as possible.
Firefox is my choice for surfing the net. It is a …

Avira is a popular anti-virus program which scans files and detects harmful elements like viruses and cleans them, to ensure protection of your computer. I used this program and can say I am quite happy about it. First of all, it is not like AVG and other premium programs …

Skype is a form of a messenger that specializes in webchat and webcall. It is absolutely free of charge as long as your calling a personal computer or a laptop with an internet connection as well. If you decide to call from your computer to a Phone line anywhere …

As a music lover, I have used almost every Audio/ media manager made for the pc and Mac. In my beginner Pc days, there were not a whole lot of media mangers available to choose from. Matter of fact there were no media managers, only media players when I …

As we know, adobe photoshop is well known software in the field of photography. I have been following the development series since adobe photoshop 6 until adobe photoshop CS. Now, adobe photoshop has released a new version that is adobe photoshop version 8 creative suites.
I bought this software a …

I have been using Yahoo Mail for years already. I thought I will never have problem with this email since they are updating their system and software all the time. But my young brother said that I should be careful when using Yahoo mail since there are so many …

Nero Express is a cd burning software. I have tried many cd burning softwares but I like using Nero Express because burning is easier and there are lots of options to choose from. I can copy both data, video and audio files in one dvd or cd. Nero works …

I download a lot of ebooks, music, songs, pictures, photos online everyday. I found the Bitcomet is useful in assisting me downloading all the stuffs I need. Usually, for normal download (without using any software), I need to on my desktop all the time to ensure there …

The MSDN Premium subscription is what every developer dreams of having. You get access to almost every tool that Microsoft has, even the latest operating system. Having MSDN is great because you do not have to worry about losing a restore disc for a product, it is always …

At a relatively average market price of $39.99, the new McAfee antivirus software package —“ Antivirus Plus 2010, seems to have had a bit of a facelift, as is a trend among such software packages lately, but in my experience the effectiveness filters down deeper than just an improved …

I had been a long time Yahoo user but did not like the limited storage capacity available. When I received an invitation to try out Google’s new email service Gmail, I was excited to see it offered a whole gigabyte of storage free of charge. The sign up process …

I’ve been using SmartFTP as my File Transfer Protocol application since the days in which the company released this product as open source software. An FTP program is one that allows you to transfer files from your PC to a web server or visa versa. SmartFTP has …

Quickbooks Pro is an accounting software package for small and medium sized businesses. The publisher produces a new version each year with updated tax tables and a few new or improved features, but I’ve stayed with the 2004 version because it wasn’t worth the charge to upgrade. The program …

This is another program that came with my camera. It is the one that automatically loads each time I upload new photos to my computer. Basically it makes a little grid with all of the new photos in the grid so I can see them. Then the program will …

I’m crazy about keeping journals, so it was inevitable that I would end up using a computer journal. I even bought a journal software to satisfy my hobby. But then I found out that such things get out-dated. That is, improved versions come out often and …

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 …

A good anti virus program is essential for anyone surfing the internet. Without it your computer will soon become infested with all kinds of nasties. A good anti virus program will also look for things such as trojans, spyware, keyloggers, and other such beasties that like to hide inside …