articles about free software
What Are Ghost Devices? When you attach a device to your computer, such as a keyboard, mouse, USB thumb drive and so on, Windows makes a record of this device along with the driver information it needs to manage it. When the device is unattached […]
We let you know about the good software here at DCT, but we also warn about the not so good. The prolific software company IObit has recently released an anti-malware freeware called ‘IObit Malware Fighter 2’ which, it claims, includes real time protection. Free tools
BitTorrent is a robust, but controversial, file sharing protocol that allows files to be pieced together from one to many sources. BitTorrent’s abilities add speed and increased redundancy, that were previously near impossible, to the sharing of files. BitTorrent Sync is available for Windows, Apple
I guess one of the most important questions regarding free data recovery tools is… do they actually work? After testing many of the leading contenders in this freeware genre over the years, I would say without hesitation, the answer is yes, but with a couple
Free Data Recovery/File Undelete tools: What you should know Read More »
Yo-ho-ho, no more censorship and a bottle of rum. Well, maybe not the bottle of rum. With governments worldwide seemingly intent on exercising more and more control over our internet, I guess it was only a matter of time before opposition groups began fighting back.
New *PirateBrowser* designed to defeat censorship! Read More »
For those who may not follow such things BitTorrent is a protocol, created in 2001, that supports peer-to-peer sharing of files. A small file, named a Torrent, contains the information needed to download a larger file. Software, referred to as a BitTorrent client, uses the
BitTorrent Sync: Using Torrents for good, not evil Read More »
We decided to develop a new type of cleaning tool to give you the peace of mind that once your data is gone, it is gone for good. We believe that PrivaZer should be accessible to all to preserve freedom and security. That’s the reason
PrivaZer 2 Released: Revisit this excellent cleaning & privacy tool Read More »
As you may already be aware, there are three very good image viewers available for us freeware fans; FastStone, IrfanView, and XnView. All three are excellent programs with some nice features and basic yet useful editing options. Choice is purely subjective, I settled on FastStone
Are you an OpenDNS user?Did you know that OpenDNS released a free program for both Windows and Mac which adds an extra layer of security to your online activities? It’s called DNSCrypt… and OpenDNS describes it thus: DNSCrypt is a piece of lightweight software that
DNSCrypt from OpenDNS: Adds an extra layer of security Read More »
For the uninitiated; SourceForge is the primary repository for open source software, hosting more than 300,00 projects. By extension, this means that SourceForge has also become the primary download source for open source software. Apparently, SourceForge has now decided to offer developers the opportunity to
Many of my clients, whose machines I deal with from time to time, have little or no idea about many of the programs they have installed or what they actually do. These programs are accumulated over a period of time and many are superfluous or
Declutter your hard drive with ‘Should I remove It’ Read More »
Malware removal tools, or scanner/removers, have become an almost integral part of a home user’s security arsenal and we are fortunate that there are several very good freeware offerings to choose from. For some time I, among many others, have been recommending Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: Can it still be trusted? Read More »
It’s been mentioned here previously just how useless and disruptive the Caps Lock key can be, especially for those who are frequently typing articles, reports, correspondence, or any text based documents. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been eyes down, bashing away
Disable Caps Lock with this Tiny & Portable Keyboard Remapping Tool Read More »
I came across this great little free application just the other day, although I believe it has been around for some time. It’s called SideSlide and this is how the developer describes it… “SideSlide is an advanced, portable, unobtrusive, dockable, skinnable, instantly accessible, highly configurable
Increase Screen/Desktop Real Estate with ‘SideSlide’ Read More »
