Articles about software
Digiarty is currently running an Easter promotion where WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe is available to everyone for free (*requires sharing via Facebook and/or Twitter). This is the latest full version of WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe which would normally sell for $49.95us, the only […]
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As the initial part of a two pronged giveaway to help celebrate Easter, uRex is offering its very good DVD Ripper Platinum software to everyone for free… expires 25th March. *Note: The software must be installed and activated before the giveaway offer expires! This is
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Hard Drive Speeds Your hard drive speed has a lot of influence on the overall responsiveness of your computer. The faster, the better. There are good reasons to know how your hardware is performing and I’d like to touch upon that topic in this article.
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A new program out of the Stardock stable is called ModernMix. What it does basically is add the Caption buttons back into the Windows 8 apps. Caption buttons for those that don’t know, are the Minimize, Maximize and Close buttons which generally sit in the
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Digiarty is billing its latest giveaway as a “Spring” promotion. The giveaway involves the very good MacX iPad DVD Video Converter Pack (Mac only), which would normally sell for $59.95us, but is currently available free to everyone… expires 20th March. *Note: Giveaway is limited to
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I have to admit, the recent release of Avast 8 has taken me somewhat by surprise. I hadn’t heard anything about an impending new major version. As a dedicated Avast Free Anti-Virus user however, it turned out to be a rather pleasant surprise. Existing Avast
The all-new Avast *8* has arrived! Read More »
Grammar vs Spelling Grammar and spelling are two very different things. Grammar rules the way sentences are put together– Syntax. Spelling rules how words are put together in a sequence of letters. Jim Hillier, my favorite down-under Australian buddy, and I have been talking about
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Windows 8 comes to you with some quite useful apps pre-installed, one of which is a native PDF viewer simply called “Reader”… not a terribly imaginative title but a useful app nonetheless. Reader is pretty basic fair but it adequately meets my requirements. To be
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There are many apps that will put the Start Button back on the Windows 8 desktop screen, some free and some paid for. StartisBack is a paid for app but, with a price tag of $3 dollars for two computers or $5 dollars for five
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CPU Priority – What is it? Before the days of multi-core processors multitasking was a myth. Computers were linear in design. That is, they did one thing at a time. The illusion of multitasking came from the fact they did it so darn fast. Like
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For a limited time, Softease Tech Company is offering CollageFactory Express for free. CollageFactory Express is an app for the Mac that is a photo collage maker and greeting card creator combined in one application. I downloaded it to try it out and I have
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I happened upon the MiTeC software site a few weeks back and after a quick perusal liked what I saw. I was too busy at the time to follow through so I bookmarked the site to check out more thoroughly at a later date… and
MiTeC Software: System Information X & Task Manager DeLuxe Read More »
[important] INTRO: This article was first published by Bill in March, 2010. However, the topic remains very relevant to this day, and the article is, of course, presented in Bill’s usual honest, sometimes irreverent, always entertaining fashion. Enjoy! Jim[/important] MEMO TO: SNEAKY FREEWARE DEVELOPERS You give me
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I’ve made it pretty clear in previous articles that, rather than installing 3rd party software to do the job, I’d much prefer to see users configure and customize Windows 8 via the operating system’s own built-in options and settings. There are two very good reasons
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