Storing one’s data in the cloud… in other words on third party networks… has been rapidly growing in popularity, both as a backup medium and a means for providing access to data from a variety of devices. The benefits and risks have been well documented […]
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For those who may not be familiar with the name; Puran Software was founded in India 5 years ago and has quickly established a solid reputation compliments of its very good Puran Defrag freeware. Now Puran Software has released a suite of 22 freeware maintenance
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Yes folks, yet another freeware developer has gone over to the dark side, bundling undesirable software with its products. I have stated on many occasions that I have no problem with developers wishing to monetize their efforts, anything which helps keep our favorite freeware free
My Favorite Gadgets: Another developer gone over to the dark side! Read More »
There are lots of online image editors available, each offering its own particular feature set, and all affording the distinct advantage of not needing to download and install any complex software. You probably already have a favorite, but here’s another, called FotoFlexer, which I thought
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Well that didn’t take long, did it. Windows 8 hasn’t even been officially released yet and already the devious cyber-crooks are taking advantage of the name. According to a McAfee security bulletin this latest rogue anti-virus, calling itself ‘Win 8 Security System’ was first detected
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So much information and news passes through the internet these days it’s difficult to keep up with everything. One momentous event which occurred recently and appears to have largely snuck under the radar is Windows 7 finally usurping XP as the most utilized Windows operating
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No doubting that Microsoft added more versatility to the taskbar in Windows 7, but options built-in for pinning items to the taskbar for quick access are very limited in their range, generally restricted to applications. There are workarounds available which allow users to pin personal
TaskbarPinner: pin just about ANYTHING to the taskbar Read More »
If you work with PDF documents at all you will no doubt be aware of the sterling reputation Tracker Software has achieved through its excellent range of PDF related applications. Tracker Software is currently offering the latest version of PDF-XChange Lite free to everyone for
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Of all the programs installed on all the computers across the world, I’d hazard a guess that the humble word processor would likely be among the most common and most often utilized applications. A word processor is, of course, an integral part of any full
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It appears that Mozilla’s leak-management project, code-named ‘MemShrink’, might finally have achieved the results all dedicated Firefox users have been waiting for. Mozilla is confident that the new Firefox 15 for PCs will put an end to the multitude of memory-management issues which have plagued
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Attackers have seized upon a security hole in Oracle’s ubiquitous Java software to break into vulnerable systems. Within days of its discovery it appears that the new zero day flaw could soon become widespread. The original report from FireEye indicates that initial attacks exploiting this
Java zero-day exploit expected to spread! Read More »
Paragon is currently offering its brand new imaging software, Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Server 2012, for free. The software is specifically designed for Windows 8 and according to Paragon is… a complete backup and recovery software tool for all Windows 8 versions,
Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8: Get it FREE now! Read More »
A funny, but oh so true clip from the popular British television comedy series The IT Crowd. The IT Crowd debuted in 2006 and spanned 4 seasons in all, spawning some very funny computer/IT related moments along the way:
Technical assitance call – so true! Read More »
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