Articles about software
Easter is fast approaching and the associated giveaways are starting to roll in. As is our usual policy here at DCT, we’ll only be reporting those giveaways which involve reputable products plus a simple and direct method for obtaining the software for free. BlazeVideo’s Easter […]
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Glossary of Terms: PUPs: Potentially Unwanted Programs – such as toolbars. PUMs: Potentially Unwanted Modifications – changes to home page, search engine, etc. MBAM: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware It’s been almost a year since Malwarebytes’ decision to stop supporting the identification and removal of PUPs created a
Does Malwarebytes 2.0 Identify & Remove PUPs (toolbars, etc.)? Read More »
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0 Free Edition Sporting a brand new interface plus improved anti-rootkit detection and Chameleon self-protection now built-in, Malwarebytes Anti-malware (MBAM) version 2.0 is a major update. Here’s what developer Marcin Kleczynski had to say about it in a recent blog post: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes 2.0 – Major Update! Read More »
In today’s world of burgeoning cybercrime, passwords and password security have become critical in the way we protect ourselves online. It’s not too difficult to create a different strong password for each account but it is not so easy remembering them all. This is where
New Password Manager *SpeedyPassword* – Is It Safe? Read More »
OneNote, Microsoft’s popular note-taking service that syncs across multiple platforms, is now available for free. OneNote has previously been included as a component of the rather expensive Microsoft Office suites but is now available free for everyone as a separate entity: OneNote now on Mac,
Microsoft Releases FREE OneNote for Windows & Mac Read More »
Popcorn Time, the free and open source streaming movie project, has gone through so much turmoil in such a short space of time. Popcorn Time was launched just over a week ago to critical acclaim. A few short days later the developers decided to pull
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A New York federal court has granted permission for the seizure of several domain names, bank funds and social media accounts belonging to the Chinese based company responsible for the DVDFab software. As of now, DVDFab and associated domains are inaccessible. The order was issued
DVDFab Domains Taken Down By US Court Order Read More »
‘QwikMark‘ is a basic, portable, PC benchmarking tool available free from the vTask Studio developers. QwikMark will measure CPU speed in gigahertz and gigaflops, as well as data transfer rates for hard drive and RAM. Download consists of a tiny 84KB single executable, no installation
QwikMark: Simple Portable PC Benchmarking Tool Read More »
A new streaming movie app, appropriately named ‘Popcorn Time’, has been receiving a lot of publicity recently, and with very good reason. Unlike Netflix, Popcorn Time is totally free, available anywhere in the world, and lists new releases in its movie library. Popcorn Time is
Popcorn Time: Netflix on Steroids? Read More »
For many years now, the big three – Avast, Avira, and AVG – have dominated the free antivirus market. During that time, AVG has gone from ‘leader of the pack’ to ‘also ran’ and is now on the comeback trail, Avast has led the way
New Avira Free Antivirus – Now Includes Cloud Technology Read More »
I’ve mentioned previously how I’ve installed Windows 8/8.1 on numerous clients’ machines and how they have all loved their new operating system. Well, this morning I received my first complaint… albeit a minor one. A female client was concerned that she could see no evidence
How To: Display Windows Defender Icon in the System Tray Read More »
Digiarty is currently running a ‘Spring’ promotion which includes a giveaway of its very good WinX DVD Copy Pro software. WinX DVD Copy Pro would normally sell for $49.95us but is available free for everyone right now… offer expires after 50,000 copies or 10th April,
Digiarty Giveaway: WinX DVD Copy Pro Read More »
Digiarty is currently running a Spring Break promotion which includes a giveaway of its MacX Mobile Video Converter (for Mac). This software would normally sell for $49.95us but is available free for everyone right now. **NOTE: This giveaway is limited to 40,000 copies or until
Digiarty Giveaway: MacX Mobile Video Converter (Mac) Read More »
Remote access software allows users to work on another computer from a remote location and can be a real boon for those of us who are locked into helping out friends and family with their computer problems. I am a long time TeamViewer fan but,
*Supremo* – Free Remote Access Software Read More »
