I’ve been warned by various people over the years not to install file sharing programs such as Limewire on my computer since I would be putting my system at risk of contracting all sorts of nasty things such as viruses and spyware. Nevertheless, after a very long time of …

While surfing the internet, I came across an audio format called RM. On checking, I found that the format is real media and is playable in a specific player called the real player.
I was shocked but decided to check out this software. So, I downloaded real player and …

WinSCP is a free and open source FTP and SFTP client for Windows. It uses the SSH protocol to enable secure communication between a local and a remote computer. I started using WinSCP because I was looking for a way of transferring files between Windows and Linux. Almost every …

I listen to podcasts and books on tape every night using my portable MP3 player. I had downloaded some files from the internet in real player format (.rm files), which are fine for listening on the computer but not playable on an MP3 player. I did a quick search …

I usually use my mobile phone for browsing the internet. I only use my PC if i think i reach the limitation from mobile browsing such as downloading some big files.
I have some mobile internet browser installed on my phone, and one of them is Opera Mini 4.2.
I have …

Microsoft Money is a very convenient computer program that will help you to manage your finances. You use it to keep track of our checkbook, mortgage, bills and other things like that, including investments. The program allows to see your cashflow and expenses; if you wish, it can presenting …

Rocket Dock is a freeware from Punk Labs, Inc. and is one of the best way to increase the visual appeal of your PC. It can give you an impressive, transparent dock, just like used in Mac onto your PC. I was very much impressed by it’s low memory …

Spybot Search and Destroy is the best spyware program I have used.
There aren’t many free programs around anymore.Usually the downloads are free for some ,but a registration fee is required to activate the full program.Spybot is one -hundred percent free without registration fees and is fully activated on download.
It …

WebMail Notifier 1.4.7 for Firefox is an add-on that I tried although I soon uninstalled due to it being, well, annoying. I use three e-mail accounts: yahoo, gmail and hotmail and unfortunately, I receive quite a lot of spam in two of the accounts, although I do receive e-mail …

Having to occasionally (and for vacations, intentionally) make a long distance, interstate drive always requires a good map. But the problem with the old Rand-McNally and similar road maps is simply that they aren’t always up to date, they can’t find a good hotel, campground, or National Park …

For almost $30 I got a hold of a software that gave me something to talk about. There was much to say about this software but the one thing that I want to say is that it’s cheap and it operates that way. It’s not something that I would …

Windows Movie Maker is an application that comes with most computers. After all, everyone is into making videos….whether it is family videos of vacations, birthdays, anniversaries put to music or whether they like to make fan videos.
I like to do both, so I use my Windows Movie Maker …

Some friends of mine had invited me to come to San Diego to stay with them for the weekend, I was excited to go cause I have not seen them in a while, so I wanted to get down there quick, but I didn’t want the hassle of flying …

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 …

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 …

In today’s world, I knew that I needed an antivirus, but I refused. I was one of those (maybe you are too) that felt that didn’t need one since you wouldn’t ever download anything largely suspicious… until you get hijacked. So, of course, I waited til I had to …

FreeCommander is software that can serve a convenient and logical replacement for standard Explorer, built in the Windows Operating System. It is an unconditional freeware, developed by Marek Jasinski, as a portable program, that does not require installation on your Hard Drive. You can operate if from USB stick …

Opera is one of the fastest browsers I’ve ever surfed on. I’m currently using the 9.20 version of it. After having used opera for more than a year, I must say I’m fairly satisfied with pretty much everything opera has had to offer. I must say Opera is much …

This is a text-to-speech program I bought along with Neo Voices last year. It is a program that uses synthetic voices which read any text aloud in place of your voice. I bought this one after reading a lot of reviews on it. To use it, I have to …

Corel Painter XI is the latest upgrade in the long list of digital design software. This time Corel have completely redone the work space and has enhanced the user experience.
This version features the most powerful design tools seen in any software and the program runs smoothly. I enjoyed the …

Even though my daughter is a baby I still have nieces that love to come over and use the computer. I don’t mind this happening but I know how it is when it comes to web surfing. And there was an incident where they ran into a few …

I just updated my internet explorer to the new Internet Explorer 7. And I love it! I think it is really faster than the previous version of Internet Explorer. I especially love the look of it, the changes in fonts, colors. They also has tabs …

Almost any thing you can look for can be downloaded using BitTorrent, and there are many clients available, being the most popular for windows uTorrent and Azureus, and the very best, with difference, is uTorrent. It is light-weight and has many features.
Here are some of the pros I find …

Comodo System Utilities is a free utility program that will help clean up and unclog my computer. I searched for a free solution after being unsatisfied with my current paid disk clean up utility. This utility can be gotten from Comodo.com and downloaded directly from their page. Simply go …

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 …

The Itunes software is probably familiar with many of us. It is a media player that organizes your music for you. It gives really easy access to places. This would help you organize not only your music, but also videos, pictures, music and podcasts. Not only this, but it …

I’ve been using Mac OSX for the past few years because I absolutely despised Windows Vista, however I was genuinely surprised and impressed with Windows 7.
Windows 7 has everything good about Windows Vista, like the appearance and advanced desktop control, and the stability of Windows XP. I have …

Midomi Application for iPhone and iPod Touch (UK App Store)
Have you ever listened to the radio, or watched a television advert, and then think to you, “what is the name of that song I really like it”? Well I am one person who does things. And even more to …

I have been using Voice over the IP phone service for about 10 months now and this is my favourite softphone so far. It is so easy to use and at the same time enables any type of telephonic feature you could need. I use it for conference calls, …

When it comes to burn CD’s and DVD’s Nero is the best available software in the market. I used to burn lots of DVD’s when I did not have external hard drive. Actually I am great fond of movies and like to collect them. Other than collecting movie I …

LiveInterior 3D is a wonderful program for the Mac that lets you design and build 3D buildings. LiveInterior comes packaged with over 1000 3D items ready to use on your designs, and over 50 floor plans and decorated rooms for you to edit as you see fit. …

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 …

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 …

Frustrated by the boring old interface of windows mobile, i thought of giving my phone a new look. i searched the internet for the various shells available for this purpose and got myself this one. installation of this application was a charm. it came in a cab file …

In an attempt to set up a blog with no money down, I’ve managed to try several free blogging manager. Those are:
1. Wordpress
2. Movable Type
3. Blogger.
In all aspects, Blogger (affiliated with Google), has all the competitive edges. Those are:
1. Easily set up within minutes
2. Drag Drop method in setting …

I got this software when I decided that I needed to have a bit of help with spells, recipes and rituals. This wonderful CD ROM comes with amazing full books on runes, witchcraft and all types of occult knowledge one would need. You can find numerous spells for everything …

VLC Media Player - the perfect media player for a computer dummy who doesnt know what a codec is or doesnt know how to play certain media files.
VLC Media Player is an all in one player which can play almost any kind of media files - video and audio …

For a while now I’ve been trying to learn how to write documents using LaTeX, a document preparation system wich is really a document markup language (one can think of it almost like a programming language). I tried several tools and editors in both Windows and Linux environments but …

I’ve always had some sort of Office software on my computers. I run a home based business and these kinds of softwares really help me stay on top of my numbers. I wouldn’t say I’m a computer expert by any stretch of the imagination so I needed something that …

At work we needed to install a web server. We had this HP ML150 G6 server and decided to give Ubuntu Server 9.10 a shot. I got the installation CD from the usual sources (e.g. ubuntu.com), burned it to a CD and boot up the server. The installation process …

I used AVG FREE for last 6 months. It doesn’t use too much memory (Compared to Norton, Mcafee or Kaspersky). So, it doesn’t slow down the computer. Therefore, it’s better to use in slower computers. Also it downloads definition updates pretty quickly. The file is about 6 mb.
But bad …

BBmonitor a speed test meter and monitor that will make you test your bandwidth so easy and very efficient, you can record your bandwidth test result in a database and that you can make a charts. BBmonitor help you to monitor your bandwidth so you can improve your bandwidth …

The funniest thing happened to my husband and I know when we went to a Brass school a few months ago. When it comes to men, they really think that they know every single thing about traveling. Well it in my husband’s case, he has no clue …

I like to draw, paint and photograph and I’ve become very interested in the art of mixed media and using an editing software to help combine all these artistic elements into one finished product. I didn’t want to invest in an expensive program until I’d had a chance to …

I got this pack of two CD’s from my friend. I was searching hard for this software, something that can convert voice into text, I searched
hard in google for it but I did not get encouraging result. Finally, this CD of software Dragon Naturally Speaking 8.0is quite …

I think that the MSDN premium subscription is something that every hobbyist/programmer must have. One of my favorite features is that if you lost a product key, there is no more worrying about how you can activate your copy of Windows or a similar piece of software that requires …

Windows Movie Maker Software is a good way to put your pictures and videos in a slideshow format. You can even add music to the slide shows. The program is supposed to allow you to make DVD’s that can be played on other computers as well as the television …

Corel Paint Shop Pro is an image-editing software that I have been using for several years now. I first began using it as a member of Yahoo Groups. I noticed that many people were using signature tags in their posts, and I wanted to learn how to make them …

This is definitely my favorite mobile phone application since years ago, long before I use my Blackberry. Mini opera is the most popular mobile phone browser for people who use their phones for almost everything and very mobile in their daily activity.
The browser is very light, so it would …

Safari came preinstalled on my powerbook, and is the browser I use most often. Now that you know that, there are some problems with it. Page rendering is highly unreliable - flash frequently disappears when I scroll. All of those neat formatting tools in GMail don’t show up.
Lots, lots, …