Possibly the easiest automated back-up application for Mac that I’ve ever used has to be Time Machine. I think its simply amazing. Compared to the other programs that I have used, it took very little effort to set up. I simply chose the drive that I …

My husband and I had our computer hacked via a keylogger virus, so we had no idea how much information was compromised. With identity theft being big nowadays, we just did not want to risk somebody getting and misusing our personal financial information.
I had seen the commercial for LifeLock …

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 …

Audacity is a free sound editor.
I like it because it’s simple and easy to use. I think the best thing about Audacity is that it has all the important features that people would look for in a sound editor program.
It offers equalization, compression, reverb, a phaser, a normalizer, …

Ifran View 4.25 is an image editor and a video player. It is a free program that lets you edit, view and scroll images and view videos. I downloaded and used this program after being disappointed with Windows Media Player, and I still use this software because it is …

MS-Office 2000 Book is a superb book from BPB publication, New Delhi, India. This book wrote by Gini Courter and Annette Marquis. This is a wonderful book for all of them, who want to learn MS-Office and no experience required to read this book. First the …

Video editing is one of my favorite hobbies to do during my free time. I would make videos of WWE Superstars, Britney Spears, and many more. It’s my passion. And one of my favorite programs to use is Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. This is one powerful program I can …

Recently I learned about lubuntu, a linux distribution based on Ubuntu that aims to creat a faster and more lightweight version of Ubuntu. This is done replacing a few applications with others. The main difference is the desktop used as lubuntu replaces the Gnome desktop, wich is the default …

Twitter has been around for many years, but only now it seems to of taken off massively; with traffic becoming so much that sometimes twitter has to go down for a short while due to capacity overload! Some people think that Twitter is just bonkers and that is no reason …

CyberLink Power Director is one of the most powerful, easy to use, and intuitive video editor available in the market. I started using it just a week back, so that I can edit my YouTube videos before uploading them, and I am very much satisfied with it’s performance. The …

As far as the new features, one of the biggest additions to this version of Anime Studio is the timeline. When you boot up the program, you’ll notice that the copy, paste and delete buttons have been removed from the timeline, because all the functions for these buttons are …

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 …

For many years the internet have been a must have, and having the software in order to access the internet has also been a must have. And so was born the web browsers, giving you varied features, functionality and above all speed. So why not add another browser to the …

I have been using Microsoft’s operating system, Windows XP, both at home and work. As a computer programmer, I spend many hours a day in front of the computer. I would like to share my experience with you.
In a nutshell, I think this is a great software! I remember …

Windows 7, the latest Windows Operating System, is pretty. Everything about it appeals to the eye. It also focuses on the user being able to customize every single detail of their desktop and Windows experience. Windows 7 is very similar to Windows Vista, except that it allows you …

Norton 360 2.0 is a terrible anti-virus program that gave me headache after headache after installing it on my laptop. As soon as the program started running, my computer almost completely stopped running. This program chews up the resources something terrible and it slowed my computer down to the …

I guess most of you must be using winzip software. This is the most popular software, which is used to compress large sized file. Sometimes, some files needs to be compressed to a smaller size so that they can be sended or stored in a medium. This software …

Since Windows Millenium Edition every Windows release have had a built-in ZIP file manager named “compressed folders” and while that’s an included feature most users prefer having a third party tool to compress and decompress ZIP files. There are lots of applications to choose from. I personally choose 7zip …

My mother updated our mozilla to the verion 3. At first I didn’t really mind it but the more I used it I didn’t like it. Well, I hated it. When you type in the address bar there is a drop down menu list that pops up with stars …

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, …

When it comes to fast and efficient browsing of the internet only few of them can even come close to Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6, Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6 is just the best browser which provides the user with enhanced browsing experience and it really makes it easy with its various tools …

Oneday when I was doing window shopping at a software store near my home I happened to see Vista Manager 1.4.1 which is a System Optimizer product containing more than 25 tools and utilities to tweak, optimize, maintain and tune up Windows Vista.I was attracted by the cover and …

Internet Explorer seems to be the stock standard web browser nowadays, but it’s certainly not the best. It’s not that customisable, quite insecure (one hacker said that it’s the easiest to crack into!) and you can get faster speeds on other browsers. That’s why I switched to Mozilla Firefox.
One of …

Google Sketchup is a pretty basic programme but has great effects and can be used such things as kitchen design to chairs and tables. You can type in the exact measurements for an object down the bottom right hand corner, if you designing your living room or whatever the …

In the past I’ve always used the standard Window Sound Recorder to record sounds and never thought twice about it. That was until I gave iRecord Max Sound Recorder a go on one random afternoon.
Starting up iRecord Max Sound Recorder I was immediately greeted by its cool slick interface. …

GAIM began as instant messenger for Linux/Unix fans and has, in the last two years, become a viable mainstream client for Windows Operating System users, as well. GAIM offers up the same network connections as familiar multi-messenger clients, giving users the ability to chat on Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, …

Wordpress has been my preferred blogging site over blogspot especially.
I have grown into liking the layout of the administrator web page after you login. Well, the layout is really simple, it presents to you your statistics, which is important if you use wordpress as a blog to earn some …

Being a Computer Technician, I am always looking for better Anti-Virus software. I have used many name brand software titles such as Norton Anti-Virus and PC Tools Anti-Virus along with a few others. And I have always been disappointed in system performance after they are installed. …

The question of choosing the perfect anti-virus software has always makes me reading so many reviews. Recently, I decided to change my current anti-virus software and install a new one with improved features and better malware detection technology. I was recommended to try Norton Internet Security 2010. Since, it …

There are many types of computerized, text-to-speech software in the market, and after trying out the demo versions of these programs, I almost gave up. I tried this program, too, through its online demo version, and at first I was not really impressed because the voice I chose sounded …

Windows Word Pad is software for word processing. It comes with most personal computers and works great for those who don’t have another word processing type of software. Windows Word Pad isn’t the most sophisticated of word processing tools, but it will get the job done. In fact, some …

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 …

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 …

For some odd reason I found myself using Mozilla Firefox as my default web browser and it has been all of four years now.
One of the reasons could well be the fact that I learned about loopholes that come with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which I had otherwise been using …

As a web publisher with my specialty in web design and development, I don’t really like to use software that is too big and complicated but it must have all the basic features I need in order to deliver a professional job, as I have built up such a …

This is a really good extension for your web browser. I use it for the Google Chrome web browser to retrieve the meaning of words whenever I do not understand them.
Basically all you have to do is highlight a word in your browser and up comes this popup …

Being one of the most advances graphic programs in general, Photoshop has much more to offer in its new version.
It would take a lot of time to describe all the possibilities of Photoshop CS2. In a few words it is extremely handy software for photographers, image editors, artists, designers …

I’ve been using Propellerhead’s Reason from the first version. It’s not the first digital music software which I’ve used to learn making music, but it’s the only software I now need to create my masterpieces. The previous software I have used was generating pretty standard …

You Tube Downloader 3 is made by YTInc and is offered as a freeware to everyone. It apparently lets you download videos from You Tube to be saved in your hard drive. I tested this program and I think it does what it is supposed to do.
One, it …

This Allume Systems SpamCatcher 3.0 Full Version for PC is a good accessory to have when using Microsoft Outlook only. I use an Outlook Express Email all the time for my work email mainly and some friends who want to forward jokes etc to me, but I hate …

I would like to recommend a very excellent archive tool which is 7-zip. Well, 7-zip is free, and I am a supporter for free software. I have decided not to use other commercial tools to moment I had tried it out in my PC, now it is my number …

I got this software as a 30 day free trial and I absolutely LOVE it. It has so many photo editing tools that the older versions don’t. My favorite ones include the tooth whitening tool, the blemish removing tool, and the skin smoothing. It really takes your pictures to …

A while ago I had the terrible misfortune of having my external 200gb hard drive automatically reformatted by an evil virus. I was devastated to find that all my documents and every single file I used the last two years was completely lost. If you don’t backup your important …

iTunes is a music application from Apple. It is embedded in your “dock” when you purchase Apple computers. It is also available for Windows computers. This application is free and if there is an important purpose aside from organizing your music, it is the direct link to iTunes store. It …

Being a developer can be something of a hassle when it comes to trying to find the right software to use. Either you can use a open source software, or you can go with sites that offer a hosting package along with the software at the same time. I have …

Last week I have found one of the new app for my iPhone. It is a new version of Rdio iPhone app and if you like music streaming service then you should download it immediately.
Rdio iPhone app is an on-demand, cloud-based jukebox. If you want to search for an …

I recently got my hands on a Psion 5 pocket computer from an auction site. This is a really impressive machine considering that it was first made in 1997, but I became even more interested when I discovered that it was possible, thanks to the efforts of a British …

Before purchasing Vista on my computer I was warned about it, and I should have listened. I will admit that it does seem very user friendly, and it is visually pleasing, but there are many bugs and kinks that need to be worked out. It also runs slow unless …

I can’t tell you how many times we have got our taxes down by a professional and ended up walking out of the building either disappointed, confused and or just downright angry. For the past four years, I have been telling my husband that we should think about …

I wrote about what I think about the free Avira antivirus software before at ReviewStream, but this time I want to share my experience with the free latest version of the security software, precisely Version 9.
I finally downloaded this latest version today, November 24, 2009. I had wanted …