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 love listening songs in the computer. Therefore, I am always looking and listening to a new song from the internet. Usually, I find information about new songs via Napster and online radio station. If there are songs that I liked, then I will listen to it and at …

Yet another handy add-on that is available for the Firefox web browser is Firebug. Firebug can be used as a tool for web development or just an item that allows you to examine various web page designs. Some of the features that are available for Firebug …

I have a Macintosh computer at home and have typically only used internet based mail programs to access my email. I recently tried to use Mac mail in order to access my email and have found the program so difficult to learn how to use that I have reverted …

My dad and his cousins had a family reunion last month. It was a Mr.& Mrs Only kinda gathering so none of us kids were allowed to join. The feedback was that they all had a great time and they were thinking of organizing a bigger reunion. This time …

You may have heard of them: the Vocaloid sensation that’s swept the internet. Particularly Youtube videos. The Vocaloid is a character created for the sole purpose of entertainment. You utilize the downloadable software by recording little sound segments (syllables would probably be the best word to describe it). Usually, …

It’s the program that you’d find me using most of the time for the purpose of converting video files to the DVD format, to of course later be burnt on a blank DVD. Ever since I started using this piece of software, I haven’t had one problem in which …

And the Snow Leopard is out of the bag… The much anticipated and sought after Operating System from Apple Inc. is finally released. Before wasting your time in creating phrases and idioms, let me get straight to the point.
Good things first…
The speed of the entire environment is quite obvious …

Everybody is downloading music these days, or so it seems. The traditional places to get music, such as Napster, might be gone, but many other software utilities have come to take its place. One, my beloved WinMX, has passed, but iMesh 5.0 takes up the slack.
I used …

AVG Anti-Virus Free is a freeware Anti-Virus software. I have it on every computer I own that has an internet connection, and I use no other program for most of the computers. It can be found on www.AVG.com.
This program is very easy to install, use, and scan. The components …

This software is a great and superior program to Microsoft Windows Media Center. It allows you to manage and organize your entire media collection. Originally an open source project for Microsoft’s first generation console, the Xbox, it has been made available to other platforms including Windows, OSX, …

I love making simply animation graphics for some websites I’m working at, back then I used Macromedia Flash with common features and very easy tools; but, nowadays I’ve changed my software into Fireworks. Actually, there is nothing wrong with Flash software; even though I can say that the current …

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 …

I am a fan of GOM Media Player 2.1.26.5021 for a long time now since I tried it. I like it because it is more versatile and more useful as a media player, with ony the useful functions which you will definitely use and take advantage of.
It is …

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 …

As a software developer, I have been using Access in my job. Access is Microsoft’s system of managing a data base. My experience with it has been good.
For example: I find it very easy to create a new data table. I prefer using the “design view” for this task. …

ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition 4.7 is a software program that helps to block as well as remove virus, spyware and other forms of malware from one’s computer. I have found this software to be really quite effective as it has picked up contaminated and infected files that other programs …

I love Open Office 2.0, not only because it is a freeware, it has so much features in need that it works so much better than Microsoft Office Suite.
The main factor that I love to use Open Office is that it is fully compatible with MS Office Suite, totally …

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 …

Ever wanted to manipulate cool guitar effects through use of your computer? Distortion? Flanger? Wah-Wah? for free??
Well GuitarFX 3 is the program for you! In this review I’m going to give a detailed personal opinion on the ups and downs of this nifty little program.
UPS:
The program covers the …

Quickheal anti virus, one of worst anti virus I even used, don’t ever think of buying a copy of the anti-virus as it’s just is useless and doesn’t even detect let along quarantine the virus and keep the computer clean .
I just bought a new notebook and was pretty …

I spend a large proportion of my time in front of my computer. I live in a remote region and use it for just about everything, from studying at university, through to shopping, website deign, and to process my photography. I have also been using computers since the mid …

Windows Aero is a visual application in Windows Vista that allows all of the windows to appear clear and see through. It’s not just available in Windows Vista but it’s also available in the newer version of windows which is Windows 7. It was completely …

In my experience of Microsoft Office 2008, I really think they were just trying to complicate things. I am so not impressed with Office 2008 that I resorted back to using Microsoft Office 2003, because of familiarity, ease of use and a general look and feel that I find …

This is another product by Macromedia for designers. Yes I am talking about Macromedia Flash, essential part of the life of designers. These days you can’t imagine any website without flash. As a web developer wherever you apply for the job first thing they will ask you is flash. …

My nephew has taught me a lot when it comes to music editors. I have gotten into the music wave and with that being said I have tried tons of different software’s that edit music and allow me to record different pod cast shows. Some editors are cool to …

Viruses, trojan horses and worms re becoming rampant these days. I bet no one will ever spot a virus free virgin computer! One way or another, we have been victims of this never ending struggle. I too have been hit by this bizarre virtual sickness and I must admit, …

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 …

I’ve tried several different speech recognition software’s in the past few years and none of them compare to Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred Version. With the other software’s I’ve used, I always had the issue of getting it to recognize my diction properly. It took me more than …

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 …

Dreamweaver MX comes with a more simplified functionality in creating websites. The website tool is heavily loaded with several plug-ins ranging from servlets and other mini-scripts to database and publication and set-up over the internet.
In making a basic page, you can find the 1-Library item 2-Actionscript 2-css 3-javascript 4-xml. …

As a software developer, I would like to introduce you to a great web site. It is called SourceForge and it has a wonderful idea behind it! This web site is dedicated to open source software development. Open source software means that the software is developed in an open …

Many people knows about soapUI software but still I think many number of people don’t know about it. Let me give you the short introduction about SoapUI and then we will go through the details of it.
Soap UI is basically a tool or we can say a software which …

MZF, or Make Zones Fast, is an offline area editor originally created to allow to allow the fast and easy design of area files for Envy and ROM MUDs. As the years passed and different types of MUDs have become popular, the creator of MZF was often asked for …

I requested a free copy of Ubuntu from the Ubuntu website and they mailed it to me absolutely free in less than one month. I have partitioned my hard disk ahead of time, and on the main partition I am running a Windows XP OS. Just like installing multiple …

I love to play video games. Period. I’m mainly a PC gamer because my computer is the workhorse of my life. I’m not willing to drop $400 on a console when my computer will do the job. Because I do digital illustration and 3D modeling, I have to regularly …

I had previously had this anti-virus on my computer, and had later taken it off for another. After having to do a recovery, and losing my other anti-virus I decided that the Free AVG anit-virus would work. After installing and deciding everything was working ok I shut …

Some time we set up a logon password for our desktop but forget it as a result we aren’t allowed to logon and do any kind of work and at times the system locks itself and however hard we try we aren’t able to log in to the system. …

Photoshop CS4 is a popular piece of software that is used to edit and create images. I got Photoshop because I wanted to create cool images like all my friends.
Photoshop was nothing like I expected. It’s a bit hard to make anything in photoshop. Unlike, other editing software …

I have been using Google Chrome since some days after its launch and found it to be an excellent web-browser. The first thing about chrome that really catches your attention is its very friendly and easy to use interface. Free from the cobwebs of tons of buttons and complex …

Now if you are like me there are times when you make a document then later changed it and save it, overwriting the original. But then you realise there was some information in the original you needed… but it’s too late, that information is now gone. Well with this …

The laptop which i bought recently had pre installed Windows Vista.I dont want to go for other operating system and thought of using vista.But now i changed my thought and want to format it to have other OS(may be windows xp).Because vista is having lot of problems.First …

This is my favourite messenger program for calling my friends who lives abroad. At first, I used VoIp card, but since I thought it’s too expensive for me and sometimes the sound didn’t sound so clear so I tried to search for another option.
Before I had Skype with …

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 …

VLC is a free software media player that was developed by students and was supposedly intended for use of streaming videos through a server. Over the time, it has become a stand alone software that plays almost all types of media. I was recommended to use VLC player by …

I was very impressed with google desktop because it located my files very easily. I usually have a bad habit of placing bits of information all over the place instead of in one organized folder. With google desktop I can actually locate them faster. I liked the way it …

Windows Live Messenger is a messenger service that I’ve used for many years and it allows me to communicate with all my friends and business contacts easily and safely. It is constantly updated and has a wide array of functions.
I especially love the smileys, they are so varied and …

This product was recently recommended to me by people experienced in this field on an online forum that i went to for advice after my computer suffered a terrible fault. The most probable cause of this, i was told was a virus that they believed was only currently being …

Avant browser, though in its eleventh version, is still struggling to make itself well known among Internet users. Maybe it is due to inappropriate marketing strategy, not offering anything unique, or due to something else. Whatever the real reason may be, I think Avant deserves to be …