Simple Sticky Notes
I’m one of those people who have tons of little bits of paper notes on my desk and I decided I wanted to try some Sticky Notes. Not the paper ones but digital, on my computer. I believe Windows 7 had a built-in sticky note […]
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I’m one of those people who have tons of little bits of paper notes on my desk and I decided I wanted to try some Sticky Notes. Not the paper ones but digital, on my computer. I believe Windows 7 had a built-in sticky note […]
Tweaking.com Windows Repair is a terrific free tool for fixing most common Windows issues including issues with Windows Update. Windows Update is one feature where users frequently encounter errors and searching online for assistance will bring up the identical multiple potential solutions over and over
I was helping someone copy pictures from their iPhone when I noticed the file format was HEIC. It didn’t produce any thumbnail image and no program could open it. HEIC files are a picture format introduced by Apple. It stands for High-Efficiency Image Container. It’s
I was always a fan of the IObit uninstaller until this morning. It popped up an update message, I allowed it but all I got was three programs I didn’t ask for. Nor was I given any opt-out options. Not a fan anymore. For uninstallers,
Easy Context Menu is a portable freeware (no installation required) to easily edit and manage context menus. Context menus are those menus that appear when you right-click any file, folder, the Desktop, and Desktop elements. Here is an example of a context menu: Many developers
I first wrote about the excellent range of music and video downloaders available from 4kdownload.com way back in 2013, not long after their initial release. Since then, both fellow author Terry Hollett and I have reviewed a number of these terrific products. How To Fix
FolderMove is a tiny free and portable utility that provides a simple method for transferring installation/program folders from one drive or partition to another drive or partition without breaking anything. I first wrote about FolderMove back in 2018, not long after its initial release. The
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WordWeb is an excellent free locally installed dictionary/thesaurus that instantly provides users with word definitions and synonyms: One-click lookup in almost any Windows program Hundreds of thousands of definitions and synonyms The latest international English words Works offline, or reference to Wikipedia and web references
HiBit Uninstaller is completely free with a portable edition available and lots of nice tools included. I think everyone would be aware by now that the native Windows uninstall feature is not the best. I’ve always used a third-party uninstaller myself, either Geek Uninstaller (free
Back in the day, many moons ago when visiting the world wide web was a pleasant experience, Ian “Gizmo” Richards was the freeware guru. They were exciting times, when new and innovative freeware abounded, and Gizmo was at the forefront of the freeware revolution. His
Audacity is a widely used free and open-source digital audio recording and editing software that has attracted a large and faithful following over two decades. However, following Audacity’s acquisition in May this year by Russian-based company MuseGroup, the software has been steeped in controversy. The
I have been using a couple of the Wise applications for some time. Wise Disk Cleaner runs automatically daily cleaning out stuff on my drive. Today I noticed a link to a new utility as Disk Cleaner was running. It is called Checkit and it
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Here is a video from our DCT YouTube Channel archive which explains how to use the excellent FastStone Image Viewer Freeware. The problem with resurrecting this type of archived material is that the information is often out-of-date. However, even though this video was created in
Cairo Desktop is a free shell environment for Windows that changes the way in which the desktop and associated user interface displays and behaves. I tested out Cairo Desktop on my Windows 10 and was very impressed. The download is a mere 2.28MB executable but