If you are like me,you are an average joe, who has a mp3, and likes to download songs. Windows media player used to be the place where I got all of my music from. but, windows decided to make a new “Improved” edition of windows media. Now, whenever, I …

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 …

Flock is a web browser based off Firefox with a twist. It is a social web browser.
This browser basically gives you access to many social networking sites as well as email with sidebars and such.
For me, Flock is the perfect browser because it has some advantages over Firefox. First …

CrazyTalk is quite a unique software. As far as I know, there isn’t any other software like this, or at least nothing as good at what CrazyTalk does.
CrazyTalk is basically a software that can animate still photos, in other words, in can make your photos talk. It does a …

Now a days friends happen to live in different places after school or college and sometimes people live away from home away from family. Because of the globalisation we have many facilities like internet with which all the people can be in contact though reside in different places. We …

Having acquired this software as part of a freeware package, I am glad to have taken the liberty to actually try it out as it has proved to be of great use to me.
As with most other such video players, it does not require any installation, but it is …

Aol instant messenger is a horrible program to get if you are using Earthlink DSL. it will crash your connection everytime you sign on and talk to people.
Aol has many fun features such as away messages, profiles, buddy icons, and specail fonts. Best of all–its free!
If you have a …

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 …

Spybot is a free system scan that detects trojans, adware cookies and popups that have imbedded themselves onto your system, usually entwined into your computer’s registry.
I have used Spybot for the greater part of five years now, and liked it from the beginning so much so that my municipal …

Avast Antivirus is an antivirus software that you can download free online from their website after registering and receiving an auto generated key for unlocking. I’ve had this protection for the past 3 or so years, and so far haven’t had anything to worry about.
The thing does all the …

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 …

Real player is a popular player for playing mp3. It can be downloaded from their site real.com. The player comes in a size of about 20 MB, and it takes some time to get installed, It is one of the worse installation that you go through, its boring, and …

As far as web browsers go, I quite enjoy using Mozilla Firefox (any build). It makes surfing the web much easier and a bit more fun than it usually is, at least in my opinion.
One of the technical things I like about this application is the speed. …

Elgg social networking software has won my heart. I’m going to tell you why. I have been looking for a good social networking software that was not only decent but free. Elgg unlike alot of other software I was looking at offers it’s software absolutely free. IT may not …

Microsoft’s Windows Search is a software for searching files. I have downloaded it and use it whenever I need to search for a file. I would like to share my thoughts about it with you.
My experience with this software has been good overall, but I think some more improvements …

I never realized that a software will be created for cooking. I always search store.apple.com for the latest products. Sometimes, I browse for latest softwares and this came across me because it deals on culinary resources. I have been trying to perfect my skill in cooking and I was very …

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 …

Paint is a program downloaded to many computers when you turn it on, like Microsoft, or the general games. It is not something I find necessary, but it is fun to have. There are times when the internet is down and it is fun just to fool around on …

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 …

My family loves music and tries to buy all the cd’s we can when our favorite groups or artists put out their latest projects. However, we do not have much money any more and the cd buying has slowed down.
Since we all love music so much, we were …

X-Chat is a great chat client for IRC (internet relay chat), a system for discussion that’s long been part of the internet and sees more use every day. Slowly but surely, IRC is becoming less of a throng or haven for geeks and becoming more of a common way …

Expression Studio is a worthy successor that can rival Adobe’s Web Premium CS4. It is easy to use and I picked it up without having to read a manual. One huge thing that has set me back from Expression Web to Dreamweaver is the lack of extensions Web …

I freelance and also write dozens of reviews. Like, the reviews here on Reviewstream.com. Being not the most careful typist, and being the type who does not like to cut and paste from MSworks, I work almost completely from the text box of the provided website. Whether it is …

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 …

Limewire is about the best file sharing program known to date. The most people have this program out of all other programs related to file sharing because it has the best file sharing networks, and is easy to use, as well as legal to use, as far as the …

Panda Internet Security (2009) really gets in the way of my applications and programs that I run on a daily basis, like Firefox, Internet Explorer, instant messangers and so on. Even if I try to instruct the software to allow these applications and programs to run, the software still …

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 …

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 …

Spending so much time on the net you’ll never know what you’ll come across. Just like the day I discovered Camstudio which was like finding a diamond in the rough. Camstudio, is a FREE nifty program that lets you record whatever’s on your screen and more!
Here’s a run down …

Audacity is a computer program that lets you record songs/sounds etc. right onto your computer where you can then edit it however you like. I use it to do my piano recordings. I can fix the pitch if it’s gone bad or make it go faster or slower by …

When you need a simple, yet powerful text editor, try Textpad version 4.7.3. This simple, yet effective text editor has a wealth of functionality that helps to make your work easier to complete.
Textpad allows you to either download or create .syn files. What is the .syn …

Songbird 4.1 Media Player is a media player which plays a variety of media files like audio and video. It is like Windows Media Player, VLC, Real Player and Quick Time, although I like this program the most because of a variety of reasons below.
Songbird 4.1 Media Player …

Microsoft Word 2007 is one of my favorite computer programs. This software keeps me sane to tell the truth. I previously used the software that came with my computer for word processing needs. I thought they were all the same as a matter of fact. I couldn’t have been …

Everyone should have a copy of microsoft office on their computer. It is a must ahve for every computer.
In micosoft office you can type up documents, and then spell check them for mistakes. I am a horrible typr, so i usually like t type important emails in office first …

I have to admit that Internet Explorer has truly come of age. Microsoft obviously has worked hard to improve one of their primary software products. Of course, every Windows computer big and small still comes with this default browser, antitrust or not.
Surprisingly, there’s a lot of things …

Since I am a programmer who loves to maximize efficiency and minimize the amount of time I put into projects, I like to try out different things in everything I do and it was no different when it came to choosing programming languages to continue developing my various applications …

After using Trillian for nearly two years, I decided to try Trillian Pro, the $25 paid upgrade to the basic, free chat application. If nothing else, I’d wanted to support the developers of Trillian. After all, they’d made an amazing piece of software available free of charge to …

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 …

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 …

As the majority of us have reached the digital age, we have countless photographs stored on our computer. We so blindly trust our technology to safely preserve our memories, and are desperately seeking a means to bring these memories to the forefront once again. That’s where the …

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 …

KompoZer bills itself as a complete web authoring system. It combines an easy to use web page editor with a simple file management system. It’s intended to allow novices create web pages quickly and easily, without learning any complicated HTML coding. To some extent it is successful in that …

This is a handy little addition that comes with the purchase of a Dell laptop or PC. I haven’t yet decided whether I prefer this to my old staple WinAmp, it is certainly a good MP3 Player. I much prefer it to Windows Media Player, I despise …

Cost: free
Plays .flv extensions!
This is how I came across this player in the first place. I went looking for a player that would actually play .flv files. I had Winamp and apparently there is a way to make it play flv’s, but some users had reported some problems with manipulating …

I have used Zone Alarm’s Free Firewall on the last three computers I have owned over a period of ten years. I have used it with the operating systems of Windows 95, 98, 2000, and currently with Windows XP home edition. It has never conflicted with any of those …

For programming PIC microcontrollers Microchip offers its great and free IDE MPLAB. That’s the best IDE available for programming microcontrollers, it can be used to write code, compile it, test it using simulation and debugging tools and even programming the actual microcontroller. MPLAB runs on Windows only, that’s bad …

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 …

The computer I owned before this one was killed by viruses. That is how I put it anyway. I downloaded a file, opened it and had 17 viruses on my computer. My computer started doing wild things and would not respond even though I ran my …

I recently started using the AIM 6 messenger and I must admit I am pleased with this messenger to some extent. The size is quite big for a messenger around 12 MB compared to Yahoo Messenger and Gtalk.
You need to create a screen name, which is similar to …

My computer crashed a couple of years ago and the guy that I took it to downloaded this browser for me to use instead of the other one. I really like it. It’s not much different from the other internet browser. I actually like it better. The guy told …