Firefox 7.0 released
Continuing with their enhanced development cycle Mozilla has released version 7.0 of their popular Firefox web browser. The changelog show the following improvements: Drastically improved memory use Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems Bookmark and password changes now
Listen and Learn?
Not really humorous at all, but interesting nevertheless. This video clip sets an explanation of quantum physics to music. Maybe an innovative new learning method?
How To: Make Firewalls and Anti-Virus software play nice together
When it comes to security, it seems everyone has their own favorite software and preferred strategy. Some favor an integrated suite, where all components are included under the one umbrella and compatibility is all but guaranteed. Many prefer to rely on a combination of components
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Aimersoft DVD Creator – Unlimited Giveaway!
Exclusive Advanced Notice for Daves Computer Tips readers! We have received official notice from Aimersoft that they will very shortly be holding an unlimited giveaway for their terrific DVD Creator 2.5 software. This is the latest version which would normally sell for $39.95usd. Aimersoft DVD
Privacy Guardian 4.5 – Free Licenses!
PC Tools are currently giving away free licenses for their Privacy Guardian 4.5 software which is the latest version and would normally sell for $29.99usd: Privacy Guardian is safe and easy-to-use internet privacy software that securely deletes online Internet tracks and program activity records that
The Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard: Users tab
We’ve covered the installation of Windows Home Server 2011, installing the Connector software on client computers, the Dashboard Home tab, and if you’ve followed along you are now ready to interact with the server from your client computers using the Dashboard. If you’re new to
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Tweaking.com – Automatic Windows Repair
There are several excellent tools available to help us rid our system of malware, but what about any damaged files and altered settings malware can leave behind, even after it has been completely eradicated! This is where the tools available from Tweaking.com can come in
Want to see your name up in lights?
We want you! Have you ever considered writing? Do you love computers, tech, gadgets, gizmos, electronics? Do your friends refer to you as a geek? I would love to add more content and differing viewpoints to DCT in hopes of reaching a broader audience. To
SmartArt in MS Word 2010
I get a lot of questions about SmartArt. Everyone wants to know what it is and how do they use it. SmartArt is simply one of the graphics features that Microsoft really worked on in version 2007 and they have expanded it even further in
Everything I said about passwords is wrong…not! The new password paradigm part 1
My last post was a real teaser according to some. I have to admit that was my intention; however, I meant what I said. The conventional way of looking at passwords is completely wrong. And it is wrong for one very big and completely overlooked
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HP offers 30% off coupons through 9/24/11
This just in… HP has 20%, 25%, and 30% off coupons valid through September 24th, 2011. 30% coupons from HP are almost unheard of and offer a great bargain for anyone looking for a new PC or laptop. You can look at this as 30%
Update – Piriform now charging for their software?
A couple of day ago we reported on the confusion surrounding Piriform’s change in policy, where an extra ‘Home’ version costing $24.95 has been added to the downloads for products such as CCleaner and Defraggler – see HERE. We have since received an email response
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uReX DVD Ripper Platinum – Giveaway
uReX DVD Ripper Platinum, which would normally sell for $39.95, is currently available to everyone for free…offer expires on 30th September. I’ve never heard of this software before and the uReXsoft site is not ranked by any of the leading site advisory services, so I