Windows Aero is a visual application in Windows Vista that allows all of the windows to appear clear and see through. It’s not just available in Windows Vista but it’s also available in the newer version of windows which is Windows 7. It was completely …

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: …

This Windows Live program is relatively new in the Live suite like Live Mail and unlike other programs such as Messenger. However, it used to be called Sync and was in the works to becoming what it is now today: Mesh. This program is the next step …

I have been using Microsoft Windows for as early as I can imagine. Before this operating system, I remember using DOS on my dad’s old computer with the clunky sound of the clickity clack noise of the keyboard.
Windows has come a long way and there have been ups …

I adopted Chrome over Firefox early on in its life. I wanted an alternative to Firefox because it was clearly bogging me down, taking more resources and acting up by being slow. Since I was not going to revert back to Internet Explorer, I decided to give …

I believed I moved to this BitTorrent software from Azureus. Azureus was a little bulky and bogged down my computer more than uTorrent does. uTorrent offers a lightweight solution for all your BitTorrent downloads in terms of speed and memory presence.
I really like the features where you …

I really love using this program. It’s sort of like writing on notebook paper but instead of writing on the paper I’m writing on the computer. I have Windows Vista on my computer and it came along with the operating system so it was completely …

So…You want your ubuntu machina to look like Apple’s Mac OS but you just could not find the right theme that will match? Well, I also stumbled upon the same problem. There are a lot of MacOS-like themes out there, but most of them have bugs and are not even …

I am someone that downloads a lot of media files and I know from experience that it can be a hassle when trying to play certain files. I was looking for a program that would allow me to play adobe flash files offline so I decided to give …

I am a die hard fan of Google Chrome Browser. Ever since, I used it for the first time, I had become a permanent member of its fan club. My close association with Google Chrome is based on solid reason and my long personal experience with various web browsers. …

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 …

While I have used “Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2008” before, I have only just downloaded it on my computer because one of the courses that I’m doing now at university level required it. Even though I’m doing an IT major, I’m not really interested in things such as …

My husband introduced me to this nifty little tool called the Launchy version 2.5. This is an open-source keystroke launcher software that you can download for free although a donation of at least $3 is much appreciated. You can get it from their website at launchy.net.
This software is …

Using 3ds max personally for years since its early versions enabled me to have the authority to review this 3d software. Among 3ds Max 2012 new features includes: Nitrous Accelerated Graphics Core, Substance Procedural Textures, mRigids Rigid-Body Dynamics, Single-steps Suite Interoperability, Enhance UVW Unwrapping, Sculpting and painting enhancements, Vector …

This semester we’re being taught how to program in Visual Basic, and so we had to get a compiler. Therefore, I got the latest, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Although I’ve heard stories about how easy programming in Visual Basic would be, however, I was skeptical being that I don’t …

Empathy is an out of the box application that came along with Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat). It is an application that allows you to integrate all of your chat accounts into user interface. Let’s say you have a yahoo account, a gmail account, and a facebook account, wouldn’t it …

Gwibber is a software that installs itself along with the Ubuntu 10.10 Operating System. It’s main functionality is really simple: Social Media Integration. Well, for those who didn’t know, Social Media Integration means combining most Social Networks into one interface. For example, if you have a facebook account, a …

Obviously the amount of iPhone apps is getting ridiculous, hundreds of thousands of apps that can help you do anything from diagnosing your disease to help figure out what your baby needs from its cries are upon us. There are some however that are much more worthy than others. …

For this semester, one of the subjects that is being taught in school is one that involved operating systems. In order for our learning to become a little more practical, our teacher introduced us to a new software called VMWare. VM in VMWare stands for Virtual Machine. A Virtual …

Roxio Easy Media Creator is a software that used to play, create and edit music and videos to CDs and DVDs. It’s compatible with Windows Vista and other previous operating systems. Roxio is a very well known manufacturer when it comes to Media Software. They are …

Tuning guitar strings is one of the first lessons that any aspiring guitar player should know. Whether its an electric or acoustic, nothing beats the sound of a well-tuned guitar. You could learn to tune your guitar by ear, of course, but it will take a lot of practice …

I’ve been an artist all my life. From a very young age, my favorite thing to do was to take a box of crayons and color a page from a coloring book. When I was older, I moved on to using colored …

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 …

AVS is an audio converter program and I use it to convert my audio files from one format to another. I just recently started using it and it’s so much easier to use compared to the previous applications that I used to convert audio. It can be …

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 …

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 …

I recently started using this version of Media Player and I really like it. It’s a program that plays media files including, CDs, DVDs, audio files, and video files. It is completely free which is wonderful considering how well of a program it is. It was …

The USB disk security is the best so far in protecting my PC against the threat of any virus and other unwanted infections.
Currently I am using the USB disk Security protection on my PC and its working perfectly well. I now have a perfect sound mind about the protection of …

I am a conscientious eater and am very concerned with what goes into my food and subsequently my body. Unfortunately in today’s world of processed, unnatural, hormonally and genetically enhanced foods, it is rather difficult to remain completely untainted, but I continue to try. Recently I have discovered an …

I have been using it for about a year to create labels for CDs and DVDs, and I really love it. It has the ability to laser-etch a disc while it’s in the CD drive which is a very convenient feature in my opinion.
In order for …

Windows Defender is an anti-spyware application and I use it to protect my computer against spyware. It is included free of charge with Windows Vista and Windows 7. I was so glad when I found out that this was included with my computer because I knew that …

As someone that does a lot of video recording I know it’s essential to have a good tool for creating them. I just recently started using this and I have to say that it is so much better than other similar programs that I have used.
One …

The Weather Gadget is a tiny program that came with my new computer that runs Windows 7. I never had an item like this on my old computer, as it was not available or maybe I just didn’t know about it. Either way, it is a very cool thing …

Spybot S&D is a very nifty little program that is free and one that anyone who uses the internet should have. It is an anti-spyware program and has the reputation for being the best one around (not to mention it is very popular). Spyware are programs that websites download …

I love downloading videos from the net. I download videos most of the ime because I need them for as additional footage for videos I’m editing or I just want to watch something and store it in my Minix uNote netbook for entertainment purposes. I have already tried a …

Since I edit a lot of videos, I really need to rely on a good video converter. I get a lot of videos from the net and different video cameras and not all of those videos are compatible with the editing program I use so I really have to …

I always work with my Macbook and as a general proposition, laptops are only capable of limited use. You cannot have it for the entire day of use. You cannot even have it for long hours of video streaming, video editing and even for long hours of games. I happen …

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 …

This application is so cool and I could not believe such application was even made; it’s quite like for the semi obsessive-compulsive or for those who just doesn’t want their phone’s secrets to be easily accessed, it’s called the iLock. I thought it was an application for Iphones since …

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 …

Ever since I got my Minix uNote netbook, I have used a couple of anti-virus programs but the anti-virus programs I have used weren’t really able to protect my netbook from all viruses. Viruses seem to pass easily through the anti-virus programs I have used so far. But for …

I think the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware software program should be considered as one of the softwares that every PC, laptop, and netbook should have. In my opinion, just having one kind of protection is never enough to protect your computer from the dreaded viruses, Trojans, worms, and malwares that plagues …

I have several photographic enhancement suites downloaded on my computer. One such download is Virtual Studio. As with all photographic software they are all a variation on a theme. Virtual Studio is no exception.
Virtual studio allows you to adjust the image, with the usual auto adjust as well as …

As an amateur photographer, I like my photos to look their best, especially as I try to sell some of them. Anyone who is anyone in the photographer world seems to use adobe photo shop to enhance and manipulate their photos for the best quality picture they can produce. …

Before renewing the subscription of my old Anti-Virus Software, I decided to check AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011. After using it for about one week I decided to retain it in my computer without going for renewing the subscription of the old one. I am quite satisfied with the …

Probably one my favorite software to use whenever I choose to download anything from the internet is the Download Accelerator Plus Premium software. I only knew of this product through my boyfriend who is also using this software on their Toshiba laptop. It’s very effective and it really downloads …

Being a keen amateur photographer I am always looking for ways to enhance and improve my photos and give them an effect different from the norm. Not having much if any money to spare I’m always scouring the internet for free software downloads that are a valuable addition to …

I downloaded this free photo editing software by accident. Although I have two highly regarded commercial photo editors on my computer I have not removed Photo Pos Pro. I consider it a fine piece of software - No, given that it is completely free, upgrade that rating to excellent. …

I am an old Firefox browser fan. However, due to never ending bug problem I had deserted it. Recently, I read about Firefox 4 and its promise to hinder bugs. This news made me to again test Firefox 4, in beta stage itself, and to my utter surprise it …

I am a full time student and I needed to get some software for my computer and my classes. I went out and bought the 2010 addition of Microsoft Desktop Publisher. I have worked with Publisher before this and loved it. However, the 2010 version is just so much …