I have a vision problem. I wear glasses to correct my vision. I have not always known they don’t correct me 20/20 but I know now. I have known it for a couple years. I suppose I was used to the way I see out of them, I just …

A few months ago I had to leave home to work a job, leaving my wife and daughter at home. Both of them are what I will call typical computer users. By that I mean that they are functional on the basic tasks of web surfing, email, …

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. …

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 …

A text-to-speech software is a computerized voice which sounds like a human voice and reads any text on your computer. I used a lot of TTS programs in the past, some are good while some are not - but of all the programs I used, ATT Text-To-Speech program is …

VLC Media player is a video player that is available on the internet for free. I was recommended this player by one of my friends. VLC or Video LAN is a good software that can be quite useful while handling video applications.
VLC media …

Before hearing about Dragon, I used Firefox as my default browser. I heard about Comodo’s Dragon after just browsing their website. I am using a few Comodo products so while looking to see if there are any new releases, I stumbled upon Dragon. I got curious as they claim …

I have been using a software package for years it is called Turbo Tax. I have to say this is one of the better software packages for tax preparation available to the public.
It comes on a CD disk that you download onto your computer. The software …

I recently bought a new computer after I sold my old one at my grandfather’s law office, with my dad’s approval, I bought the ACER ASPIRE M1610 computer powered by Windows Vista (the newest Operating System of Windows) It has a 160 GB HDD (2 partitions, you could actually …

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 …

Avira is a popular anti-virus program which scans files and detects harmful elements like viruses and cleans them, to ensure protection of your computer. I used this program and can say I am quite happy about it. First of all, it is not like AVG and other premium programs …

Smart PC Professional is an application that claims to be able to fix, clean and optimize your PC.
Clicking on the Fix button, you will essentially be repairing the Windows Registry and any missing shortcuts. I have my doubts on the validity of fixing Registry. I remembered reading an article …

Rediff Bol 8.0 Messenger - Bol is a good chat messenger . This is especially desgined in keeping Indians as target consumer. ‘bol’ is a hindi word which means ‘to speak up’. The chatting software comes in a file size of around 5 MB, and is easy to install, …

Pivot Animator is a free program created by Peter Bone that allows you to create basic 2d animation by frame-by-frame animation. You basically have an object that you can create with joints that rotate and you can move these joints to create an animation.
Pivot has grown a lot …

LightWave 6 is a great 3D program that I used while I was in school taking graphic design. I think that this program is one of the best I have ever seen and it really does stand out. I love the way I can make 3D shapes and then add …

You never know what you are going to get when it comes to these home offices software’s. Please understand that over the years I have learned the hard way. There are going to be problems and issues when it comes to the computer software’s promoting home offices and that is …

Dragon Naturally Speaking is a voice recognition software that types everything that you say. I purchased this product from Wal-Mart for 39.99. I’m currently using this product to write this review as I speak.
The product comes with an installation CD and its own headset. I found the installation of …

Skype is the best way of talking to other people on internet. It helps in making calls to other people through internet. One can talk with many people at a same time and many people can talk to each other with the help of special feature of Skype which …

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 …

When it comes to protecting your computer, we all want to know what is considered “the best” out there. I am here to tell you all of my experiences from using ZoneAlarm Security Suite.
First of all, this is a software which needs to be purchased and is not freeware …

For years I had used the Microsoft Office suite for whatever year was available at the time. Then about three years ago I bought a laptop that only had Microsoft Works loaded onto it. I didn’t find this very good and looked at buying the Microsoft Office Suite, but …

Of all the operating systems I have come across and tried out, I really have to say that Microsoft Windows is, by far, the very best of the best.
Over the years of technological advancement and development, I have seen different operating systems give their best to compete with Microsoft …

The upgrade to Real Player Plus (music software) for $39 isn’t really worth it (www.real.com). While I do like Real player, the free version does everything you need. The Pro / Plus version does have a lot of good features. You can rip music and …

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 …

These days, it seems that just about every operating system has a calculator built into it. I thoroughly approve of this, since there are just so many occasions on which you may need to work out a couple of quick sums. Of course, it is sometimes more convenient to …

If you’re a Blackberry User, chances are that you will likely have to use Blackberry Desktop Software. It’s necessary to connect your device to the PC for software updates and transfers. I’ve used many of the earlier versions, but I believe Version 6.0 is by far the …

Different softwares has been out on the market nowadays,including those editing and conversion softwares. Some of them are being sold on the market, but some of them are free to download from the internet. When I am still employed at the office here in our town. A friend of …

Skype software is a Free Internet Telephony which running in P2P technology. Instead of file sharing, data transfer, download from each other thru network all over the world, P2P technology moves to another generation in order to enhance the technology in telecommunication. In year 2003, that is the first …

My laptop is almost 4 years old and I’m a power user on it for both personal and professional tasks; for this reason, I decided this year (2010) that it was probably a prudent idea to invest in a “Utilities” software program just to keep the computer in its …

I’ve been using Windows Vista for quite some time now. After the first couple of weeks, my computer started to slow down on me. I find that everything loads faster on Windows XP. Windows Vista is probably the slowest operating system yet. The Windows 7 Home Premium was $99.99. …

One of the most important ways I can customize my computer is by adjusting the Date And Time Software in Windows. I like the fact that this software is so easy to use, and yet offers many useful options. Please let me share my experience of using this software …

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 …

IPCop is a Linux based Firewall solution aimed for home and small office environments. It really is more than just a firewall, it’s a complete router distribution. It comes with DHCP, DNS and proxy servers and it can also be used to create virtual private networks. The first time …

GraphicsGale is a graphics application used to create pixel art. I think the main advantage of this software is that it is specifically made for making pixel art. You see, a lot of other graphics programs can do pixel art just fine, it’s just that it will take MUCH …

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 …

I first discovered the Textgram iPhone app a few months ago after one of my friends had posted one of their awesome Textgram creations on Twitter. I really liked their “Textgram” and after finding out what app it was from, I was very interested to get it. …

Who here doesn’t have iTunes at this point in time? If you don’t you’re probably operating a pretty old system then. It pretty much comes pre-packaged on every mac or pc that’s purchased nowadays and that’s a good thing because there are a lot of music enthusiasts out there …

As a software programmer, I would like to introduce you to a great code editor. Notepad++ is a free program that can help you write and edit your application’s source code easily.
I have used Notepad++ and find it to be a pleasant experience. I think that this software is …

I bought the Snow Leopard upgrade disc to upgrade my 24inch iMac running tiger. What most users are un-aware of, you do not need to buy a full boxed Snow Leo set to upgrade. It is up to the user if they have an ethical problem with that; …

I have so much faith in Avira AntiVir Personal software, it keeps my computer forever safe from viruses. Besides, who can argue with an antivirus program that is 100 percent free and does the job every day, every hour without fail.
Only recently, I witnessed the sheer power of …

Fluid Mask is a Photoshop plugin which lets a user cut out images from backgrounds for graphic and web design purposes. I rate it highly for its ease of use and simplicity, but frown on its steep price. Here’s why.
If you are a graphic or web designer, you …

Internet explorer is standard with any windows package today.Netscape Navigator on the other hand is not,its freeware you can get from netscape.com .I downloaded netscape navigator the other day,thinking it would be beter than internet explorer.well here is what i experienced so far,now my internet explorer doesnt work,even after …

VirtuaWin is a piece of software that enables the use of multiple virtual desktops on Windows systems. This is a very handy feature that is usually available on all Linux distributions and is also available on Mac OS X (at least since the Leopard release). Windows have never included …

I am someone who has always had a bit of trouble sleeping, taking hours to get to sleep at night and feeling very tired whenever I have to get up early. Eventually I decided to do something to make mornings more bearable so, among other things, I bought the …

I’ve had AIM for years now, I got it after being fed up with AOL. For me, AIM is all the good things I liked about AOL without any of the crap.
I like being able to just have my buddy list open in one window on the side …

As a web designer, I only do front-end designs for the client. Front-end usually involves graphics, the interface, the HTML and CSS coding for the site but there will be times when a client would require some dynamic functionality like polls, forums, classifieds, administration, news, etc. Being a designer, …

This is a program I used when I was having a hard time duplicating or editing my articles. I heard that it is important to submit unique articles to as many article directories as possible for ranking reasons, or else Google will ignore the hundreds of other article sites …

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 …