System information tools help users identify and record details of hardware specs, the operating system, and the software environment. These types of tools can range from basic to comprehensive and, while not needed all that often, do come in handy on occasions, particularly when seeking …
Uninstallers play an important role virtually throughout the life of a computer. Most brand name PCs come pre-loaded with additional programs many of which are bloatware and superfluous to needs, and most users will need to uninstall programs along the way for any number of …
This is an update of a list we first published back in 2014. Some items are no longer available and have been removed, others have been added, and some links updated. All these portable applications are available directly from the developer: Best Free Portable System …
Personally, I haven’t used any discs or burning software for many years. In these days of inexpensive flash drives, just about every electronic component coming with at least one USB port, streaming services, etc., I simply don’t have the need. Was a time when I …
First off, there is no such thing as a 100% safe download site. Some are safer than others, but all involve a certain element of risk. The safest way to download freeware is directly from the developer’s website but, even then, users should carefully monitor …
The Windows Clipboard is a feature built into the operating system that acts as intermediary storage when you copy and paste. Whenever you copy text, etc., whatever you copy is saved to the clipboard and then, when you paste, it is copied from the clipboard …
In this day and age, with so much available online and with so many different accounts to sign into, a decent password manager has become an essential tool for just about everyone. If we follow the common password rules… Do not use the same password …
Screen capture tools can be very useful in many situations for capturing screenshots when seeking assistance, for example. Or to help illustrate a point in an email message or document. Fortunately, there are quite a few very good free screen capture tools to choose from. …
Before writing this article I had a little look around the web to see what the experts were recommending for PDF reader software these days and got the shock of my life. Many of these so-called experts are still including Adobe Reader at the very …
Let’s Face It, We All Love “Free” It is hard to get too much free stuff, but it is important to understand everyone’s meaning of the word “free”. There are many offers of free software for computers that are frankly anything but free. Free should …
Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware? A well known and popular freeware site recently published an article recommending Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware to its many readers. The article not only didn’t properly explain the software but also failed to mention its limitations. It is, in fact, a poorly researched article containing …
I’ve been writing about freeware now for more than a decade, starting out working freelance when the likes of Clif Sipe and Ian “Gizmo” Richards ruled the roost, until around 7 years ago when I hooked up full time with Dave here at DCT. Back …
As promised in an earlier article: here is our list of the best free portable applications. I have sorted them into categories for your convenience, although, not in any order of preference. Considering our main emphasis here is on avoiding crapware, these are all reputable …
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Microsoft’s Windows Store got off to a shaky start when it first opened in beta mode in 2012, with virtual shelves that were… well… virtually empty. When Windows 8 and Windows RT were officially launched toward the end of last October, the store included fewer than 8,000 …
