“Freeware” is obviously a portmanteau of the words FREE and SOFTWARE and has been used liberally for many years now to categorize software, but I often have serious doubts over whether certain products deserve to be labeled thus. Take, for example, the myriad of developers/publishers […]
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I’ve revisited Linux frequently over the years, trying out various distros, but never came across one which really fitted the my bill. Always seemed to strike some kind of major issue too. Most recently I attempted to install ZorinOS with a view to test driving
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AvioSoft, the publisher of professional DVD/Video software is commemorating Memorial Day by offering a store wide 10% discount… but wait… there’s more! AvioSoft is also offering up to 50% discount off three software items: Video Converter Standard – 25% discount Aviosoft Video Converter is the
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Just a reminder that the second round of Digiarty’s ‘Summer Deals’ giveaway in now under way. This time you can get the WinX Blu-ray Decypter software for free (would normally sell for $49.95usd)…. offer ends 25th May. “WinX Blu-ray Decrypter is a professional Blu-ray decrypting and
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Some time back I wrote about the frustration experienced when going through the process of setting up an iPad, HERE. I’m happy to report that the iPad has now found a new and welcoming home… in the hands of my lovely wife! Now, my wife
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MP3 tools… the kind that rip, convert, merge and split… are plentiful as stand-alone applications but it’s rare to come across them all integrated into a full suite – and especially for free. That’s exactly what ‘MP3 Toolkit’ offers; a complete set of free powerful
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uRexSoft is currently giving away its DVD Ripper Platinum software. uRex DVD Ripper Platinum would normally sell for $39.95usd – giveaway expires on 30th May. “Rip your DVD Movie to popular video file With fast speed and high quality. uRex DVD Ripper Platinum is a
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News of more changes to Windows 8 is filtering through, this time it is all about components which will no longer be included. Seems Microsoft has decided to drop Windows Media Center as an automatic free inclusion, Media Center will still be available but only
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The mega successful band Counting Crows has partnered with BitTorrent to release a selection of tracks from their latest album for free. The Counting Crows package includes 4 MP3 tracks from the ‘Underwater Sunshine’ album, plus album art and liner notes. It’s great to see
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Here is a great set of technical eBooks free from Microsoft Press. All ten are full books downloadable in PDF format (some also available in Mobi and epub) and… did I mention… they are free! Download as many as you like: Go to THIS PAGE,
FREE: 10 technical ebooks from Microsoft Read More »
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Digiarty is currently running a ‘Summer Giveaway’ promotion. The first giveaway, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, is available for free from 10th May through to 20th May. Even if you already have the software installed, this would be a good opportunity to upgrade. If you don’t
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When it comes to productivity software/office suites we are all familiar with names such as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, etc, but there is a lesser known alternative which is definitely worth checking out. The SSuite Office project is primarily a labor of love, there are
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PearlMountain software is giving away its CollageIt Pro software for Mothers Day. The software would normally sell for $19.90usd… giveaway expires 13th May. “CollageIt is an easy-to-use photo collage maker for Mac OS X & Windows, which makes collage automatically. In a matter of seconds,
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