MSN
Windows Messenger, or MSN, named by the Microsoft network, is one of the best instant messengers around if you ask me. It performs just as well as any other instant messengers, but has awesome graphical and convenience features. There is no limit to the amount of things you can …

My new laptop shipped with a free one month trial of Microsoft Office 365. I have known that I need to upgrade, but I wasn’t in a position to spend hundreds of dollars to do it when Office 2010 came out, so I have been using Office …

A great alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla’s Firefox Internet Browser is reliable and safe (not as prone to hackers or viruses like Internet Explorer) and once you start using it, you’ll never look back. There are tons of alternative browsers out there that are free to download and …

This semester we’re being taught how to program in Visual Basic, and so we had to get a compiler. Therefore, I got the latest, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Although I’ve heard stories about how easy programming in Visual Basic would be, however, I was skeptical being that I don’t …

I have been using Microsoft Windows for as early as I can imagine. Before this operating system, I remember using DOS on my dad’s old computer with the clunky sound of the clickity clack noise of the keyboard.
Windows has come a long way and there have been ups …

I stumbled upon SVA-Soft Keyword Analyser last week when I was looking for a free tool to analyse my webpages. SVA-Soft Keyword Analyser is a freeware with very simple features to check all the key phrases of a webpage.
I like the simple layout of the software, it is very …

Hypersnap is a program that takes full or partial computer screenshots with a click of a button. I like this program because it is lightweight, first of all. This means, it only takes a little space in my hard drive. It loads fast on my desktop when I need …

Windows Snipping Tool is a software that allows the user to be able to expand and capture a certain area of their screen. Since I found out that this was installed on my computer I have been using it a lot. It really does come in handy …

As someone who is on the computer 90 percent of my time at home, I highly recommend anyone who can say the same thing to try out a program called Launchy. Basically this program allows you to easily access other programs on your computer without having to find them …

Microsoft’s Notepad is a simple text editor. This software comes with the Windows operating system. I have been using it a lot, and would like to share my experience with you.
I am using Notepad version 5.1 on a computer with a Windows XP operating system. I use it mainly …

CyberLink PowerDirector is one of the best powerful video editing software,it is easy to use.The software takes advantage of technology and has so many professional grade tools, but it’s easy enough that you can actually use it. I started using it just a Month back, so that I can …

I am using internet from long time and the day I started using internet, I have been using mozilla firefox as a web browser. Actually my friend told me about this and I thought I’d give it a try. I downloaded this web browser from official website of mozilla …

Norton Internet Security from symantec is one of the top rated product in the category of Internet Security. As far as I am concerned this my favorite product. Every person who owns a PC might be familiar with this product. Norton Internet Security is one the best selling Internet …

IrfanView - created by Irfan Skiljan, a bosnian programmer with a big heart, is known as a compact and easy to use image viewer. But it goes more than being an image viewer. You can also edit images using its effects library. Speaking of tools, this one makes real …

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 …

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 …

As my experience with AutoCAD was somewhat dated, i was looking for a good, simple book that would cover the key points for me. Browsing at my local Chapters, I found only two suitable options. One was the ubiquitous AutoCAD for Dummies. Unfotunately, I am not …

I got Quicken Premier 2003 at a garage sale and used it to upgrade from Quicken 98. I like the new user interface, with all of the account balances on the left and the information in the middle. I find the calculators, such as the savings/investment calculator, …

I downloaded this app for my phone a couple of months ago. At the time, I was looking for an app that would provide me with study plans for my nightly bible readings. The great thing about this app is that it provides the user with dozens …

I decided to try out ZoneAlarm as it is free to download and install. I already have two paid antivirus programs, but it really couldn’t hurt to add another one. Besides, I’m not exactly losing out on anything or risking any money because I didn’t pay for a subscription …

Font Xplorer
This font tool requires Windows 9x/Me/NT4/2000/XP and 2MB disk space. It is simple to use. Font Xplorer finds ,manages nd prints the fonts on your PC. It can locate the even the non installed fonts from the disk. Its other features are preparing sample sheets, listing fonts, save …

I’ve been trying to decide if I like this MSN Messenger thing my kids are always on. In a way it is handy, they can put all their contacts on their list and those are the only people they can talk to. I can monitor their conversations (if they …

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 …

I was introduced to Limewire by a friend. I was so excited to find such a site where there is free download of music, video, books and software. And I was amazed at how current the listings are. It’s so easy to use. You just type in a search …

A while ago, Adobe rolled out their new Creative Suite, which was the anticipated CS6, given users a whole new batch of software to use.
I’m just going to give my opinion on what I think are the important aspects of this software and then you can decide whether you …

Brasero is the default application to burn CD and DVDs on the Gnome Desktop. It is a simple application that can burn audio CD and data CD or DVD. On its 2.26.1 version it also includes the option for creating video DVD and SVCD but I haven’t tried it …

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 …

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 …

The best format to share documents over the net is with no doubt Adobe’s PDF. Everytime I need to send a document via e-mail I send a PDF file. I personally hate people sending DOC files and even worse DOCX ones! Adobe’s Acrobat Reader might be the best PDF …

To me, and so many people out there who like to browse the internet, Mozilla Firefox definitely is one of the most familiar browsers to use. When I browse the internet, I usually use Firefox, because it’s so simple and fast. A while ago, Mozilla has launched its new …

My system is full of crap and one day my friend recommended me to download Ccleaner and remove all crap from the system. Ccleaner is a freeware and can be downloaded easily. When i installed it …

With my online sales activity taking a more creative turn, as I am now creating my very own electronic products instead of just selling other people’s as an affiliate, I needed some software that would make the electronic book cover creating process a whole lot easier for me, as …

My Photoshop journey began with Adobe Photoshop 5.5, 6, 7, CS, CS2 however the CS2 was the longest one, and now is Adobe Photoshop CS3 (when I wrote this I’ve known that the latest version is CS4 but I decided to stick to my CS3).
There are no …

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 …

Like most people, I used to think my array of anti-virus and anti-spyware was enough to shield me from the battleground of malware that is the internet. Then I found out I was wrong. While surfing the net one day, I came across a program called “a-squared Free.” Upon …

I recently downloaded RoboForm and am absolutely delighted with its performance. If you go to many websites that require user names and passwords, often different sites require different passwords. It is also a very good idea to use more than one password, in the event a sleuth gets hold …

Avira Antivirus the best protection for your computer against that entire malicious internet virus which corrupts the files and makes the desktop just about unusable and the only way out is to format the whole hard disk and reinstall the operating system. Being a hardware engineer formatting the computer …

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 …

I spend a lot of time on the computer playing around with different types of software’s different types of programs and different types of interfaces. One of the things I like to do is to create my own characters as well as take my personal pictures and turn …

My least favorite software is Linux CAD. This software has the worst features for drawing on the computer. There are other software packages that will blow this lame software away. I don’t like the toolbars or the links. The action items are terrible and they …

My brother in law recently installed for me this Acronis True Image 11. Though my computer keeps dying on me, and I don’t think it can last long, but still trying to perform, I would say that this particular software is good for the moment.
It is something like a …

This was the very first app I downloaded for my iPhone 4, against all resistance inside of me as I decided that my iPhone 4 is going to be used mostly for productivity and business related tasks, so I chose Bento as the first app over others like games …

Avg Antivirus is one of the best freely available one in the internet that gives you good protection but to mention to a limited extent. This is absolutely free to use for home use and when I used this for the first time on my computer I found it …

If you are looking for a great email website that is totally free, then you can find no other than outlook express by microsoft. It usually comes with internet explorer. It is so easy to use, is always up and running and you can have your emails …

I have been using ZD Soft Screen Recorder for some time now and it is a great program. I have recorded many screen casts with it and it works great. I also have been able to record audio over my video to add sound to my screen casts. I really …

Facewarp is an interseting and fun application in mobile phone that you can added, but your phone must have a camera if you wanna use this application. I got this application instantly because its alreasy in my SE K800i, I think the other series of Sony Ericsson also add …

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 was really excited when Windows 7 hit the shelves because I had Windows Vista for a few years,and as a college student I was sick of fearing that I was going to lose my class notes due to a computer crash. So when Windows 7 was first …

Hypothetically Windows Internet Explorer hasn’t been the best web browser on the market. When it first came to the table, it was the next best thing since sliced bread. But as things became more competitive in the internet world, Internet Explorer became less interesting and less secure. I stopped …

I bought Adobe PhotoShop CS 4 about a week ago. I must say, I really do love it. You see, I am a mostly out-of-work freelance web designer and I just love drawing up a mock-up on the computer before I begin coding, mostly to see how the colors …