*For the sake of convenience, the mobile side of Windows 8 will be referred to as “Metro” throughout this article. When it comes to Microsoft’s new operating system, regular DCT readers would be aware that I have been numbered among the detractors. I have criticized […]
The terrific WinPatrol Plus will be available for 2 days at the special price of just 99cents… commencing12.00am (EST) Thursday 25th October through the following 48 hours. How do we know this? Because developer and all round ‘good bloke’ Bill Pytlovany sent us advanced notice
WinPatrol *PLUS* for just 99cents – time limited offer! Read More »
The official release of Windows 8 is now just around the corner, and the first of Microsoft’s new tablets, known as Surface, will also become available at the same time… from October 26th. In fact, the Microsoft store has already been set up to accept
Windows 8 may come in in fewer flavors than its predecessors but it seems pricing policy is set to be as confusing as ever, if not more so. One thing appears certain; anyone wishing to purchase the new operating system, whether it be via upgrade,
Just over a week ago I published an article on how to Increase your browsing security easily and effectively. Co-incidentally, I just came across a very simple yet useful add-on for the Firefox browser which also helps in this regard. I am guessing Flagfox is
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I admit I do not know very much about this software from PCWinSoft Systems, and there is scant information on the HOME PAGE. There are also no details as to how long this offer is valid for, so I suggest that if you are interested
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The generous folk at uRex have set up a special online giveaway exclusive to DCT. No contests to enter, no comments to make… for the next 10 days the very good, Windows 8 compatible uRex DVD Ripper Platinum will be available to ALL DCT readers
DCT/uRex Giveaway: uRex DVD Ripper Platinum for everyone! Read More »
There are certain types of software that fall easily into the ‘essential’ category, those products which we just cannot do without. PDF readers (or viewers) fall squarely into this domain. PDF (Portable Document Format) has become the standard utilized in a myriad online distribution models;
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It’s been a long time practice for many Windows users to wait until the release of an SP1 before actually migrating to any new operating system, and it seems Microsoft is working toward convincing these users otherwise. In an uncharacteristically short post entitled “Updating Windows
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SOPA (Stop Online Privacy Act), the much maligned anti-piracy bill which caused such an uproar until it was finally defeated, has reared its ugly head again… this time in the form of ransomware. This latest ransomware variant, purporting to be from a “Stop Online Piracy
You may not have heard of Box, I hadn’t until I recently read about this free offer. Box is a cloud storage/sync service, similar in nature to Dropbox. Box is currently offering 25GB storage for free, the normal free quota is 5GB. File sizes are
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It’s funny what crops up during the course of conversations. During the past week fellow writer Richard Pedersen and I have been discussing the old Three Stooges… Curly, Larry and Moe… and how much we enjoyed them back in the day. Don’t ask what got
Last week I published a Review of System Explorer, an alternative task/process manager. At the end of the article I promised to follow up with a review for the developer’s other freeware, System Security Guard… well here it is: System Security Guard takes the ‘security
