I’m sure most systems administrators that works with Windows have at least one Linux Live CD with a few recovery tools on their toolbox. chntpw is a Linux utility that helps users and sys admins recover and reset Windows NT and up (Windows XP, Windows Vista and so on) …

GTalk (short name for Google Talk) is a messenger software released by Google in 2005. Anyone who has a GMail account (a gmail account is not enough) can use GTalk to chat with other people who also have a GMail account. Though Yahoo and MSN are the leaders in …

I was looking for something online that I could store all my documents so that I would be able to access them anywhere and that could also be used as a backup. I checked into Microsoft Office Live and it seemed to have all the features I was …

A couple years back I got Linux Ubuntu after my Windows XP installation somehow crashed due to a psycho virus or virus(s)
So, I didn’t want to pay alot more money just so I can buy something I already have so I opted to go for a Linux product …

So I finally broke down and downloaded WinAmp 5.12. And I have to say, I’m happy with it. There haven’t been too many changes to the basic working of it, which pleases me. I don’t like too much change that way, my WinAmp looks pretty much the …

MediaJoin has one purpose in life: to join two or more media files into one single media file. This it does, to a point, but I have to say the program isn’t a very easy one to use.
I don’t ask for very much from a program I want …

Steam is a software that allows you to:
- Chat over the internet
- Buy games using Paypal, credit card or bank account and download them easily
- View game,trailers, gaming news
So basically it’s all a gamer ever wanted. I bought 2 games from the STEAM website ( www.steampowered.com ) …

I have been using Opera 11.61 for a month now as my main web browser and I think I will stick with it for a while. I first knew about Opera back in 2000 when they introduced the use of tabs on the browser (way before Firefox included tabs) …

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 …

Computers are always at a risk of getting malware, spyware, viruses, trojans, and many more nasty things. There are new viruses being made every day, unfortunately, and so you need to get an anti-virus program that will devleop as times goes by and new viruses come out. …

In keeping with my blogging pursuits, sometimes, pictures are unobtainable because of certain pages such as flash sites that don’t allow copying images. Or recording a self-made tutorial on your pc and basically anything that has to do with capturing one’s screen either it be photos, videos or …

I upgraded my operating system to Windows 7 Ultimate as it is higher than my starter. Anyways, I purchased the disk for $199.99. It is a bit expensive, but I find that it definitely worth it. I found out that Windows 7 is loaded with several cool and useful …

I am using the AVG free anti-virus for approximately three years now.
I am very used to this anti-virus for the reason that it gives me complete satisfaction as far as its working is concerned.
When I tried to compare it with other free products of its kind available on the …

What is it?
Adobe Audition is a software to create audio files, such as podcasts, shows, mp3 files, music and much more.
There are some great and useful features in this software.
The Useful Features
-Removing vocals from a song.
-Multitracks: Eg, You could have one track where you are talking, and a track …

As far as my experience of the latest offerings in the widely used Microsoft Windows operating systems, Windows 7 is a big leap from Windows Vista and I reckon they actually got it right this time.
I was not all that impressed at all with Windows Vista and was a …

I never thought I would be able to burn my own DVDs until i found this great program. iDVD is an amazing program that allows you to burn your own DVDs inseconds, well minutes…but its opretty easy.
Once you edit your video togetehr and are readfy to burn a DVD …

A freeware product which is rather hard to find though, GOM Player has proved to be one of those alternative video media software files I use, specifically to play strange video format files and ones that the regular mainstream programs generally have never even heard of.
I stumbled upon GOM …

Hi all, today i would like to discuss and share with you something about the much in controvercy software language, the SUN MICROSYSTEMS’ JAVA, many say that java is a platform independant language and does not depend on the platform on which it works but investigating the issue and …

After I purchased a new computer, I automatically assumed it was protected by all those little cookies and trojans and whatnot. Wrong. The protection my computer came with didn’t do anything on prevention, it only found and deleted problems once they already worked their way into my system. After …

When it comes to secure my PC from viruses, and worms, spywares, and lots of dangerous stuffs like these, I only trust on Norton antivirus, and I am using this antivirus software for many years, like about six years, and in the previous year I bought “Norton antivirus 2008″, …

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 …

We have recently switched from a well known anti virus software to AVG Free Anti Virus here at home. The old anti virus we are using was of little to no help at all. Using the internet daily has risked our system with viruses and all sorts of worm …

I bought the Core Digital Studio 2010 Software because I was looking for a good photo editing software that was a little better than the free one that came with my camera. The free one isn’t too bad, but since I’m an artist at heart, I was looking for …

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: …

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 …

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 …

There are lots of applications on Facebook; there are these Farm Town, Farm Ville, Yo Ville, Mafia Wars, Pet Society, Poker and lots of quizzes. But I want to talk about the application that really captures my attention now—”the Know-It-All Trivia.
It is a quiz type application where a person …

I’ve been using Windows 98 for the past few years, so I’m not too up-to-date with the operating systems, and it looks like Vista wasn’t a good ship to jump to.
When I first started up Vista, it looked like I had stumbled into a spam warehouse. Nearly everything it …

Nero started out as a disc burning software in the old days and was an instant hit with the masses. Mainly because of its simple and forward user interface and the one click operation. The common man years ago from now was not well-fed with the intricacies of the …

I recently did a review on Turbo Tax, which a friend of mine recommended, and I really liked it, but before I made that leap, I made the mistake of investing in the TaxAct bundle package. I think I was initially pulled to it because it was a much …

Backing up your important files is one of the most important things you have to do if you own a computer. Just imagine if you lost all those important documents and those priceless family pictures because of a hard drive failure? Well if you haven’t been doing your backup …

It’s the time of year where you’re close to tearing your hair out because you have no CLUE as to what to do about taxes but you absolutely need to file otherwise the US government will go after you and because you want all that lovely money back that Uncle …

Google Toolbar is a free software download from google.com, it’s easy to download and install to use in your Firefox, Internet Explorer browser. It enables easy access Google search, gmail, and YouTube, along with many other shortcuts.
This software is great, I use it all the time to …

For those of us who like ebook or internet book pdf manifold would require pdf reader software. Usually we will use the adobe reader. But they were very expensive. To save sometimes we use pirated software. There are alternatives to open a pdf fil is Foxit Reader. Why should …

I am really thankful to the makers of the mathematica software which has been a very important mathematical tool for me. Being a student who loves mathematics, I will recommend this software to everyone who gets stuck on mathematics questions and get bored of them. Well this is the …

Skype is an program which works very similar to a phone, except that if two people both have Skype online, they are able to talk on the microphone at any time both are online for absolutely free. Skype is a safe program to download without any spyware or adware. …

As you become more and more familiar with computers, you start to distinguish good from bad and learn that what you thought was the best, can easily be replaced by the ‘underrated something else’.
You become aware of important things like system resources and its effect on performance, also choosing …

Just a couple of weeks ago my netbook was infected by the Sality virus, despite the fact that I have Kaspersky as my anti-virus program. And I got it from a USB/flash. And my boyfriend and I believe it got through, even though I scanned the flash drive twice, …

I started using Norton Antivirus product when I bought my laptop in 2007. The laptop was preinstalled with a trial version of it which was good for 60 days. Since I initially liked how it was protecting my computer, I bought the full version online when the trial version …

My little cousin is starting College and there is nothing like sending one off to so their thing just as you dd when you were younger. I am so excited to seem them go off and become responsible adults. This is fun for me, so fun that I went …

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 …

I have used other versions of Microsoft PowerPoint but I believe the 2007 version is by far the best. It came pre-installed on my computer but you can either download it online from Microsoft.com or install it from a disc. You will have to purchase the program …

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 …

Buddy spy software has basically design to keep record on the persons on the yahoo messenger. It’s a basically a spy ware software. By using it, we can know if the person on our yahoo messenger list who are looking invisible are currently actually online. All we have …

It is makes me felt tired when suddenly my internet connection disconnected while I am downloading some files from the net. I bet you will feel the same if this occurs to you too. When your download are almost get 100%, suddenly your connection down or you electricity down, …

I never knew that cellphone could never be this good. I know how high tech cellphones and yeah I once too became a fan of Iphone mainly because of its wifi features and how sleek the design was.
But then after a few months of wondering if that expensive gadget …

The vDrummer is an application that provides a virtual drum for iPhone and iPod Touch users. This application is available in the Apple App Store for just 99 cents. With vDrummer, you can play drums along with your music to create your own beats and unique sound. The application …

For years CuteFTP has been one of the best FTP clients available for Windows. I’ve been using it since 1999 and have always been happy with it. Now GlobalSCAPE has released three different versions of CuteFTP: Lite, Home and Pro. CuteFTP Home is very easy to use and lets …

Firefox in general is one of the best browsers, and definitely one of the most widely used out of all of the browsers used primarily for internet browsing and file viewing. There are many actual purposes to firefox, but the majority of people decide to use Firefox for browsing …

After trying out the 30 day trial version of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, I decided to buy the full version of the product for the PC.
I found this image editing software very easy to navigate, the new features are incredibility impressive, while the helpful ‘Learning Center’ enables …