Aug 31
This giveaway has now ended. The winners have been drawn and the winning names are <very loud fanfare>:
Each winner will be notified by email at the email address they submitted. The email will include all necessary …
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Aug 30
We have recently been discussing the pros and cons of bundling extras with downloaded software, and freeware in particular. Nobody appreciates this somewhat nefarious practice but CNET Download.com has taken it to a whole new level!
It doesn’t matter what you download from Download.com, it will come down with additional material in tow. There are …
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Aug 29
Long time member and good friend Ema has asked us for advice on how to use Windows Live Movie Maker to extract a portion of a video and save it as an independent clip. Here is what Ema posted on the forum:
I used to have XP and I was able to use window movie …
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Aug 29
Microsoft has recently started to release information about features and improvements in the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. In their latest release they are tackling common functionality that has bugged me for ages.
As digital media becomes more prevalent so does the moving and renaming of files. In the past we’ve all started to move, …
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Aug 28
Do you need to watermark photos or images, for posting on a Blog or on social sites?
If you do require this functionality and you’re anything like me, you will much prefer if you could achieve the desired results without needing to install software.
Option #1 – Online Tools
There are plenty of online watermarking …
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Aug 28
Well, not quite, but there is one fundamental thing about passwords that I and almost every other security expert has overlooked. For a long, long time, we in the security business have been thinking about maximal strength, maximum entropy, minimal length passwords; we have been saying things like “minimum eight characters, upper and lower case …
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Aug 28
Sorry folks, nothing of any value in this post. It is a requirement to get listed on Technorati.
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Aug 26
Wonderputt online Crazy Golf game is completely free to play, all one needs is a modern browser.
The graphics are absolutely sensational and the game is very easy to play; simple instructions are included on the site.
A repetitious and rather annoying audio soundtrack accompanies game play but it can be turned off by clicking …
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Aug 26
The numbers of Cloud based applications are certainly on the rise. There are already quite a few photo/image editing tools available online, but this one (Pixlr) is definitely well above average.
Pixlr includes a full range of effects, filters and tools (including layers). It’s simple, quite easy to use and, of course, nothing needs to …
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Aug 25
We all know how much I love my Windows Home Server, but the computer WHS lives on was dying a slow and painful death. Several of the capacitors on the motherboard were bulging, and one had actually burst. As a result the computer was becoming unstable, which is not a useful trait for a home …
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Aug 22
SnapDraw – This screenshot capture/editor/annotation software from CrossGL has previously been available as shareware but the developer has now, very recently, made his terrific program available to everyone for free!
SnapDraw’s screen capture capabilities offer nothing out of the ordinary, but it is when we move into the editing/annotation side of things that it really …
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Aug 21
TheJigsawPuzzles.com – If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles, you should definitely give this site a visit. It’s an online collection of Flash-based puzzles, all ready to solve simply by dragging pieces with your mouse. There are options to view full-screen plus save partially completed puzzles to return to later.
Includes hundreds of existing free jigsaw …
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Aug 21
Windows 7 direct download (incl. SP1) – Download genuine Windows 7 ISO files which include Service Pack 1.
This is very handy for those users who did not receive an installation disc with their computer. It is not illegal, there is no product key involved and you will still need to use the product key …
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Aug 21
Office Tab – If you enjoy using tabs in your browser then you will surely appreciate this Office plug-in which provides similar functionality in Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 and 2010 (free version includes support for Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
After installing Office Tab you can; enable or disable tabbed support in each application, move the …
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Aug 21
Multi Commander is a file manager which is far more advanced than the native Windows Explorer. Multi Commander has previously always been payware but the developer has recently decided to make this software available to everyone for free (and it is the latest release, not an older version).
Multi Commander has all the standard …
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