Now, I have always been an open source type of guy all the way, ever since my very first day of having the knowledge of an alternative to commercial software products and where I can, I stick to open source.
Since I took up a programming course earlier this year …

When it comes to my babies I really believe that they should have as much learning experienced as they need. I want my children to get an education in everything that they do. I don’t care if they are playing video games. All I know is that I want …

Compartment is one of my favorite applications that I am using on my Mac. I didn’t notice its full potential during the time when I was reading about it. It’s only after the installation and actual use that I came to know about its usefulness.
Actually I installed this application …

As a computer programmer, I have recently created for my work place a Power Point presentation about out software application’s scalability.
I needed to emphasis the problem of how our software can fit to different operating systems and hardware platforms, and suggest a practical solution.
My experience with power point was …

I have a computer with Windows 7 installed and I’m always looking to change a setting or fix something so I use the control panel a lot. Of course the control panel comes already installed if you choose to buy Windows 7 or if like with my computer …

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 …

Cyberlink DVD Suite is a software that gives the user the ability to watch and burn DVDs. I love the fact that this software also has the ability to create data and music CDs also. Cyberlink DVD software was included with my computer at no charge and …

My personal computer, of course, did not come with a copy of the Microsoft Office Suite except for the “free trial” which soon wore out. I work as a remote administrative assistant from time to time, and so I soon found myself requiring these programs. …

This is going to be a very interesting article, because Trillian Astra is a program which is still in the alpha process of testing. This software is not even released to the public yet, but is quite amazing. I’m currently one of the very few select alpha testers to …

Writing to CDs can be as simple as copying to file folders and then burn it to the CD or DVDs. But there are times when a writing tool software can prove to be very useful. We never use any other tool than NERO Express. We have been …

This program is like a free version of Vocaloid. If you don’t know what that is, it’s a line of software by Yamaha designed to imitate a vocalist, using individual recordings put in the order of the composer’s choosing. In other words, it’s like text-to-speech, but with singing.
First off, …

Microsoft has upgraded their software to where I’m willing to buy it. I bought Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student for my son but I ended up using it myself. I work online and most of the time I’m in need of spreadsheets. Microsoft Office 2007 Home and …

With all the writing I do on my computer , I have always been looking for a program that I could speak into and it would write my words on Microsoft Word for me. I have tried countless programs over the years that have made the same claims that …

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free .pdf reader from Adobe. I have tried a lot of .pdf readers before because I read a lot of documents in this format, but a loto f times, the program would have ads or pop ups which only distract me when I read, or …

My wife was the reason why bought this software. No matter how computer savvy she thinks she is, she is not a typist. That’s the oddest thing that I’ve ever heard before in my life but it’s the way it is when it comes to her skills. So …

I am currently using agv free anti virus on my computer for virus protection.I have been using it for over a year and have never had any live virus on my actual computer,latley i have been using the internet alot more and visting lots of websites scince then agv …

I don’t know a person who doesn’t own an Adobe Flash player. It has been popular for years now and outside of the Windows media player, I have totally been in love with this player. Everything about the Adobe flash player has given me a reason to listen to …

One of the secrets in having a good photograph is not solely because of a superb, state-of-the-art camera but likewise on the knowledge on how to edit it using current softwares. I always wonder how those beautiful portraits for the campaign of high-end brands are made. It seems their …

G-mail, Google’s version of e-mail, is the best e-mail service out there and is constantly improving. Since securing an e-mail address a couple of years ago, I rarely use my accounts with other providers. Since its inception, G-mail has made it even easier to sign up for …

Pidgin is a program that allows you to use all your instant message programs at the same time. I have accounts with various providers (GoogleTalk, AIM, ICQ), and running them all at the same time can slow a system down quite a bit. Using Pidgin allows to save plenty …

Oh, when I think of all the countless hours that I have wasted formatting papers for school, when I could have just used Format Ease, I could kick myself for not finding it sooner! Format Ease from Guildford publications is a software package for Microsoft word available …

After deciding to convert all of my VHS tapes to DVD this year, I found that I needed something to further personalize my final product. Specifically, I was looking for a fun ways to create DVD labels and covers for my new disc and jewel cases. I …

If I were to recommend a CD/DVD Imaging software/Virtual Drive, I’d have to say it’d be PowerISO. The most important reason for me is that it’s programmed to cover almost all image file formats in the software wilderness! Say for example you’re into torrents, from experience you get weird …

Well i had been using Msn Messenger client for about 8 years already, ever since when i first exposed to internet. I hooked up on using this client the moment i tried it for the very first time.
I felt that compared to the other related client like this messenger, …

This product, “Instant CD & DVD Burner” isn’t a very good product. I wanted to add music to my current music on my CD-R. But what it did was add the music but prevent me from playing the music that was already on it.
When I went to put the …

Limewire is so far, the fastest P2P file-sharing applications in the internet today. I had a Basic version of it yet I’m satisfied with its performance. I can download songs, videos, games, documents (.doc, .txt, etc.) and even pictures. This is my best internet-connected software. As a student, I …

AVG Free AntiVirus has worked well for me. I previuosly bought Norton anti virus and AVG works as good or better even as a freebie. What I have learned about the fre antivirus softwares out there is that none of them do everything. My solution is to download …

I, like most people I know, run several Myspace accounts for multiple reasons. I have a personal page, a page for the indie film I just produced, a page for my candle business, a page for my touring theatre company, and finally, I have a scam watchdog account …

Windows Defender is an anti-spyware application and I use it to protect my computer against spyware. It is included free of charge with Windows Vista and Windows 7. I was so glad when I found out that this was included with my computer because I knew that …

Cabos is a peer to peer network for mac similar to limewire. Now let me explain what this all means.
As you may know, Limewire allows you to download songs that are actually on other people’s computers, these people share there songs and so do you while the program …

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 …

I am in love with my Windows Media Center. This all in one entertainment system is something I can’t live without. It has so many great features but the most important one to me is the organization. I don’t have to look all over my computer and then …

It is hard to download Adobe Photoshop on the Internet for Free. There are sites where I can download it but most of it are not free, most are just trial versions which don’t work, some are free but I’m not sure if safe to download. Getting Adobe Photoshop …

I had never heard of this software until a developer recommended it. I’d always struggled to create wireframes for websites, and mocks for basic page designs. Microsoft Visio is just too restrictive, not remotely enjoyable to use. And there just didn’t seem to be anything else that would help …

Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system. It’s a distribution of Linux, in case you don’t know about Linux, Linux is an open source operating system as well, made in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux by itself is available for development and distribution but any developer and distributor …

When you are way from your family & friends, it is but our natural instinct to find ways to communicate with them on a regular basis. Our today’s generation is fortunate because technology had developed in our favor. Yahoo Messenger is the daughter of technology that took charge …

Zune is a Microsoft created media player. If you own a Zune, this software is required in order to sync music. It is basically an alternative to Windows Media player except it offers a lot more additional features which make it a media player worth having.
The Zune software is …

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 …

I like to draw, paint and photograph and I’ve become very interested in the art of mixed media and using an editing software to help combine all these artistic elements into one finished product. I didn’t want to invest in an expensive program until I’d had a chance to …

Opera is a browser which csn be used to all the operating systems like Windows,Linux,Mac,Solaris.This browser is available for cell phone also.It has many features which are user friendly say blocking of pop ups in some sites and allowing it in other sites,content blocker and even thumbnail …

Have you ever played an MMORPG on the computer, and one day, when you log on, everything you have is gone? All your characters, all your gold, and all your gear. Has this ever happened to you when playing a Battle.Net game such as World of Warcraft, Starcraft, or …

This software is very nice and I strongly recommend Blackberry users to have this; the other media players like Xenozu or Player for Youtube doesn’t work without a Wifi connection and a data plan, but this works just fine with only having a Wifi connection! This has it’s pros …

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution like Debian, Knoppix, SuSe or Red Hat. Ubuntu is an operating system like windows or MacOS and on top of that it is free! That’s because the Ubuntu community is based on the ideas of the Ubuntu manifesto: Software must be free, in the …

Browsing on a tablet is not the same as in a desktop or computer. In the iOS, the difference is more conspicuous due to its inability to play flash videos. One thing you might add to your personally curated list of executive apps right now is a …

I have not been having any issues with my original office computer ever since I decide to remove its anti-virus and just settled to a spyware removal tool called Spybot Search and Destroyed. I read good reviews about Spybot so I searched the net for a free download. I …

Firefox was my first experience with tabbed browsing, and consequently, is the browser that I associate with completely changing the way that I use the web. Of course, most other browsers have tabbed browsing also (if you’re reading this in IE, please download any of these three browsers, go …

As far as i know, this antivirus program has blown away all others and is a clear winner. It’s up-to-date virus database and easy to learn interface is an important highlight. Even though it does slow down the system startup speed a little, it’s overall ratings give a different …

Having to occasionally (and for vacations, intentionally) make a long distance, interstate drive always requires a good map. But the problem with the old Rand-McNally and similar road maps is simply that they aren’t always up to date, they can’t find a good hotel, campground, or National Park …

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 …

I was looking for a Linux Distribution I could set up as my main programming environment. I didn’t needed anything fancy as I’m just working with C++. I searched for minimalistic distributions and found CrunchBang (also known as #!), wich comes with Openbox as window manager, which is really …