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My uncle wanted me to send him some documents online. Without giving it much thought, I saved them as PDF files when I just wanted image files. I converted the PDFs to images before sending them. I wrote about this before using an online service. […]
When Malwarebytes installs, you are given a free 14-day trial of their Premium Protection. I like to run the Real-Time Protection at least once before turning it off but you can let it run the full 14 days and it will tell you your trial
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Along with my external backups, I still use CDs and DVDs occasionally. Keep in mind that any backup is better than none at all. So, I was backing up some documents to a DVD when it refused to burn in BurnAware. A bunch of files
Antivirus products have always been among the most difficult applications to uninstall completely with leftover bits and pieces often causing residual issues. It’s one of the main reasons most antivirus vendors provide specialist tools to help completely uninstall their products. Back in 2015, we published
There are a lot of advantages to using portable versions of software. However, the one minor disadvantage over installed software is that portable software is not automatically set as the default application and we often have to perform that chore ourselves, manually. What that means
In this article, I’m going to explain how you can password protect files using a third-party compression tool. This feature is available in most free compression tools and the process is very similar in each, however, in this case, we’ll be working with the portable
ASCOMP PDF Conversa Winners Announced!! ASCOMP has kindly offered us five licenses for a giveaway contest. This time around, it is for their PDF Conversa conversion software. These licenses are currently valued at $20.00 (US). ASCOMP also offers a 14-day unlimited trial version so you
Classic books have been available in eBook format for some time from sources such as Project Gutenberg. However, if you’ve ever downloaded these eBooks you will have noticed that the formatting and design can often be askew/below par. Standard Ebooks is an online archive of
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ASCOMP Secure PDF Winners Announced! ASCOMP has kindly offered our readers a chance to win one of five licenses for their Secure PDF software. These licenses are currently valued at $19.90 (US) but by entering this contest, you get a chance to win a copy
Who remembers the clickety-clack sound of the old mechanical typewriters? Qwertick is a tiny (only 34 KB) free and portable tool with just a single function– that is to replicate the clickety-clack sounds made by old mechanical typewriters. Obviously, Qwertick is not a terribly functional
Certainly, you can open a tab in your browser, go to your favorite YouTube subscription, and start playing music in the background while you do other things. Today’s browsers use up enormous amounts of computer memory and other resources to do their job. Using a
I think everyone would be aware by now that when we delete a file in Windows it is not really deleted at all but rather the space the file occupied is marked as free space. Windows keeps track of where files are on a hard
There are certain topics that will almost always initiate a healthy debate and free vs premium antivirus is one of those topics. It’s also a topic that is purely subjective, in much the same way as users have their favorite browser, email client, or other
