articles about free software
Desktops is a tiny, free, and portable program from Windows Sysinternals which allows users to easily and quickly create up to four separate desktops: Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops. Read email on one, browse the web on […]
Create multiple desktops with this tiny free program Read More »
I just love my freeware, but it’s impossible to test and review all the new products which continue hitting the shelves almost on a daily basis. Most of those I do review are either of particular interest to me personally, or I believe might be
Four new-ish freeware offerings you might like to check out Read More »
I guess most people would be aware of OpenCandy by now, for those who are not, here is a short explanation compliments of Wikipedia: OpenCandy is an advertising software module consisting of a Microsoft Windows library that can be incorporated into a Windows installer. When
Beware: Solimba and Somoto bundled with freeware Read More »
I’ve long made it a practice to treat my Windows machines as if they have already been compromised. No, that’s not paranoia – that’s 30+ years of practical hands on computing experience. If there’s one thing that experience has taught me it’s this – I
I can hear the cries… what already!! Yep already, but I’m pretty sure there is a method behind the madness. The name of the software is RecImg Manager, it works with Window 8 only and comes to us from SlimWare Utilities, the makers of SlimCleaner
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
AppRemover: Completely remove stubborn security software Read More »
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
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 »
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
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
Phone Trans: Recover music from your iDevice back to PC Read More »
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
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
HWiNFO: Detailed hardware information for 32 & 64-bit systems Read More »
