Everyone knows that anti-virus and anti-spyware applications are an essential part of modern computing, at least everyone should do. And many users have also discovered along the way that these security programs can often be a royal pain in the ‘you know what’ to uninstall […]
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Reports have been filtering through that Mozilla is planning to pull the plug on its popular free open source email client in the not too distant future – I’ve been sitting back waiting on developments before commenting one way or the other. Well, Mozilla has
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uRexSoft is running a special Olympic 2012 giveaway for its powerful uRex Video Converter Platinum. This software would normally sell for $39.95us but is currently available free for everyone… NOTE: Must be downloaded and activated before August 13th. “Professional video converting solution providing abundant formats
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Bill Pytlovany has just released (today) the first updated version of his terrific WinPatrol software to include new major features. These new features have been introduced to thwart common methods utilized by malware, such as Stuxnet and Flame, to hide and disable security programs, and
New WinPatrol 25: This terrific security software just got even better!! Read More »
The popular diminutive British comedian’s take on ‘fruity’ devices: http://youtu.be/RVQNGXFVwPc
Ronnie Corbett: My Blackberry’s broken! Read More »
I received an email message the other day, nothing unusual about that, except this one emanated from a leading tech site and had been forwarded on to me by Dave. The email posed an intriguing question… what is your favorite freeware application or tool? My
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It’s a question I’ve often pondered myself, and while I have no illusions over the almost impossible nature of ascertaining entirely definitive conclusions, a market share analysis report from OPSWAT has at least shed some light on the subject: “This report shows usage data for
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Much has been written about the implementation of tracking cookies, and 3rd party tracking cookies in particular… which are primarily utilized to gather data for targeted advertizing. Some time back I mentioned the “Do Not Track” type feature which, when enabled, is supposed to prevent
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[message type=”info”] THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW EXPIRED. The winning names have now been drawn – and the winners are: Michaeleen Muhovich Rob Ken Wolf Mike M Robert Willey Cindy Shultz John Guerin Patricia I Kainu Karl Marx alex19100 Congratulations to the winners, emails have been
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First off I want to clarify that we are talking about screen recorder software here, not screen capture software. Unlike screen capture software, which only works with static images, a screen recorder tracks and records motion, generally including audio (voice over), and saves the results
Screen Recorder Freeware: which is the best choice? Read More »
[important]The following freeware review comes courtesy of our good friend Mark (Marko) Williamson at FreewareBB. Mark has enjoyed a long involvement with computers and freeware, formerly as an IT expert and latterly as the owner of DCT’s recommended freeware download site FreewareBB.[/important] A few years
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I came across the product page for this obviously fairly new software just yesterday… SurfCanister. SurfCanister appears to be virtualization software which claims to provide a safe browsing environment for its users: Now, being virtualization software and apparently free, SurfCanister immediately piqued my interest. However,
Yet another method for luring unsuspecting downloaders? Read More »
Here, at DCT, we cannot emphasize enough the importance of regular backups. I’m still constantly amazed at the numbers of users who do not utilize any sort of backup strategy in order to help protect their precious personal data. There are already plenty of free
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Have you ever wanted (or indeed needed) to know your motherboard’s make and model number? Or precise details regarding what type of RAM is installed in your machine? System information utilities have long been an invaluable part of my ‘repairers’ toolkit, and there are certainly
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