Windows Vista has been out for about four years now. Although it has recently been replaced by Windows 7, many work places, homes, and schools are still using it as their primary operating system. I think this is a mistake, although I understand the price issue with upgrading.
Vista had …

Google SketchUp 7 is a newer version of the original SketchUp. It is a 3D design program which is free to use. There is a pro license of SketchUp but honestly, I dont see the need for it. When I first discovered Google SketchUp …

Wordpad is the main program that I prefer to use for word documents. I use Wordpad a lot and I have not experienced any problems with it. Wordpad is completely free and I believe it’s great that such program is offered completely free. Even though it is a …

With the recent deployment of a new networking solution, Strong DC++, our peer-to-peer file sharing network at the students’ residence has almost tripled in capacity, particularly in the speed department and this is a good thing because a whole lot more people have decided to join in and there …

Cyberlink MediaShow is a program that gives you an easy way to organize and view media files such as audio and video. I just recently started using it and I certainly enjoy using it. I have a lot of videos and songs, and I love being able …

I have been an avid fan of the Mozilla Internet browser, but I only upgraded to the 3.5.5 version on November 19, 2009 because MySpace won’t let me log in successfully until I had done the upgrade. I suspect there’s something going on between Mozilla and MySpace, some …

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 …

AVG Free Anti-Virus program was introduced to me through a friend, with the promise of it being an excellent anti-virus program. Before I tried it, I made several other inquiries about the program. I was informed it was just as good, if not better than other anti-virus …

FontAgent - Insider Software offers this font management tool for Mac OS X. You can activate, manage, preview and print your fonts with this package. This is a tool for designers that claims to repair and optimize the fonts. It helps reduce font related lockups and crashes. All the …

A part of iLife for a good while now, iDVD is a very interesting program with an extremely simple interface that allows you to put your movies and music onto a DVD that will actually work on your standard DVD player! It’s a pretty nice thing, but it has …

Tux Paint…is a wonderful free paint program for kids. Well, they say it is for kids..however there are at least five adults that I know love playing around with it for hours on end..and that is including myself, wink*.
You have your tools, text,paint,stamps,lines,magic,colors,shapes and alot more..(you can undo-mistakes instead …

ICQ is a computer company, offering a messaging service. It is well-established, and has millions of users. The company started in 1996 and is one of the first companies to offer messaging services over the internet.
I think that the ICQ software is great! It offers a quick service, gives …

Love them or hate them, you can’t deny the value of practicing with a metronome. When practicing an art form, the concept of measurable progress is always welcome. After the rate at which I was losing metronomes was catching up with the rate I lose plectrums, I decided I …

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 …

Don’t let the plain vanilla interface turn you off — if you are serious about selling on eBay, AuctionSage is quite simply the best management software out there. As an eBay PowerSeller, I’ve pretty much tried them all, from eBay’s own TurboLister through a variety of both software …

All that I want in life is for my kids to be successful and as long as they are happy then so am I. I’m a stickler when it comes to education. I want them to have as much of it as they possibly can. If they aren’t n …

Google Talk or is a program that allows people to communicate with each other in a messenger system. You can add people as you like and it is a lot of fun. Since it is owned by Google, it also has some cool features and is generally very functional …

We use our cam coder frequently to shoot the incidents, festivals, anniversaries, birthdays and places we visit. So, it is one of my common tasks to capture the video from my cam coder’s tape and convert them into movie file and write them on to …

A few years ago, I had purchased a new computer which was programmed with Windows Xp Home Edition. It wasn’t until I was trying to send attachments of documents that I realized that the Word Perfect that came with the XP program was not compatible with most other computers …

GenealogyJ 2.3.2 is free, open-source software for creating a family tree. The features that it offers are quite impressive. It can import a GEDCOM file from any family tree software and save to a GEDCOM so the file can be read by any family tree software. …

In old days, when I first have interest in making a website, there is no other software that I used beside the Macromedia Dreamweaver. Although that software has made to be user friendly, but I still has some difficulties using that product. It is true that I can make …

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 …

Before,I used Firefox for my daily internet browsing. However,I encountered a problem with loading pages with Firefox so I tried Opera 10. From that time until now, I have been an avid Opera user. This is because Opera offered mouse gestures, very convenient password manager, speed dial, less baggage …

Since I am using a shared internet connection that has a data cap, the acquisition of a suitable data usage analyzer was in order, and to date I haven’t found a better one than SASA (South African Statistics Analyzer).
A free product (free with ADSL connection) with an installer program …

Yahoo! Messenger is one of the best softwares for chat. In the messenger, you have the option to change your status to whatever you want, whether it is invisible, available, away,etc. It is convenient in case you don’t want some people to know that you are offline at certain …

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 …

Firefox has the ability for you to install applications for use with their browser, one of which is Adblock Plus. It’s an image-blocking program that basically allows you to never have to see an ad again. Simply right-click on the image and select “Adblock image” from the drop-down menu. …

Hi!!!My computer was really working too slow for the last few days. According to my friend’s suggestion, Just yesterday I downloaded and installed Ccleaner.It is a software that basically keeps the system clean and speeds up its performance. I will discuss about some of its important features …

I recently bought Paint Shop Pro 9 to help me in my website that I am building. I really like it, and I’m glad I bought it. My favorite part about it is the Animation software. On this part, you can make great animations or cool banners or even …

Avast Antivirus Free Edition is a must have antivirus for pc users with a budget. I have had years of success with this antivirus and feel it provides better protection than almost any other antivirus available—”including paid antiviruses. This antivirus can be downloaded and installed at no cost; users …

I recently purchased a new computer that came with VISTA, the new operating system. My previous computer had the Millenium Edition, and my laptop has XP, neither of which is available much anymore. You\’re pretty much stuck with Vista.
Well, it takes a little getting used to. …

Because I am still a beginner in photography, I am more into trying affordable software. Before I landed with Adobe, I did not want to spend too much in all those photo editing software. I have tried Pixelmator which has a very good deal. The main advantage over trying amateur …

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 …

With Microsoft’s word processor and office application pack becoming more and more expensive, as well as more and more complicated to use, I happened to come across what I think is a suitable alternative to the mainstream, in terms of office application software.
OpenOffice is word processing and spreadsheet application …

Google Chrome came into the Internet scene with a big bang. It was claimed to be the fastest, and secure browser. Those were among the claims that piqued my curiousity. I wanted to find out how far the truth is on the claims, so had …

This software makes it easy to keep track of what you are eating. With the design of a program like this, the most difficult thing is to accomplish is to make it quick and simple enough to use so that one is not spending a lot of time entering …

SlingPlayer is a media program that plays audio and video. I just recently started using it but I really like it. It is completely free and can be downloaded from from several different web sites online. I have used similar programs that cost money so I …

Some time ago I was having a problem getting rid of saved passwords from my default browser Internet Explorer, and since I knew that having saved passwords in an age where cyber criminals are constantly trying to steal information could endanger my security, I realized that I needed to …

I bought Iolo’s System Mechanic Professional (ISMP) after one of my laptops began to give me more grief than usual. I went down to my local Office Depot and looked at what they had on the shelf. The features in ISMP were better than the other offerings …

On Mach 15 I excitedly bought a Compaq laptop with the new windows vista installed. The first time I turned the laptop on the screen began with Registration stuff. The first time felt like hours going through all of it and waiting for it to load the first time. …

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 …

Windows Media Player 12 is obviously only compatible with all windows-based operating systems, and should function at least to the minimum on all operating systems. However, for the full effect from windows media player 12, you’re going to want a computer running the newest and most popular vista operating …

What a waste of money in my eyes. I’m not sure if it’s because of the software itself or just how it operates. I hat software that has a huge learning curve. This software is hard to learn and hard to figure out. The interface isn’t easy to understand …

I am reviewing Dragon Speak 11,a computer voice recognition software. It is comparable to Windows 7 speech recognition for my voice and Window 7 is free. I found that Dragon Speak 11 is a resource hog on my computer which is three years old. If I was using the …

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 friend was using this browser and she recommended it to me, saying it was the best and it works on Wifi alone even when you don’t have a data plan, but I was already on data plan and wanting a service that could play videos on my phone …

I have been using Skype for the longest time. Before I used the oldest version, it offered me great help in connecting with my family and friends. We could talk and chat thru Skype. It is pretty easy to sign up an account. First download the version of Skype …

VLC is very popular media player for playing Audio and video file. It comes in a executive file size around 10MB which can be downloaded from many sources from internet. This is amazing player which is capable of all type of audio and video file. I often observe …

Dragon’s NaturallySpeaking is an excellent voice dictation program for those who have difficulty typing, or for a person who needs to be able to type documents faster. I initially purchased this product in order to type documents faster for college classes but found it was equally as valuable …

Adobe Photoshop is one of the primary programs I use on the computer, I would not live on the computer without using this wonderfully important program as I really enjoy working with photos, editing graphics, photos and creating various images for the computer.
This program is everything you would want …