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InfoWorld has started a campaign to Save Windows XP: Microsoft plans to end most sales of Windows XP on June 30, despite a deep reluctance by many business and individuals about moving to Vista. InfoWorld believes such an expensive, time-consuming shift with problematic benefits should not be forced on Windows users, so we have decided …
I’ve reviewed Password Agent from Moon Software before. I recently noticed they have new utilities called Shell Tools: Shell Tools is a collection of free Windows shell extensions and utilities. This package contains updated versions of our old shell extensions FontLoader, FileNote, RegisterEx, CopyURL and new ones, including nice control panel that allows you to …
A couple of years ago the only option for creating or modifying PDFs was to purchase Adobe Acrobat. These days there are lots of free utilities that let you create your own PDFs and manipulate them. I’ve previously covered PDFCreator, CutePDF, and doPDF. The Reader to Reader section of the December 2007 issue of Windows …
There are probably lots of things that annoy you about computers. One of the things that I’ve run into more than probably anything else is problems with printers. There are so many printers that are supposed to be supported on a dozen different operating systems, connected in a dozen different ways, that there are bound …
I think I’ve previously mentioned PDFCreator as a free PDF “printer”. I’ve also used CutePDF. I recently came across yet another PDF “printer” called doPDF: Freeware. Lightweight. No nags. doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create searchable PDF files by selecting the “Print” command from …
Shortly after we found out about the free Camtasia software and the free SnagIt software, Download Squad informs us that the DivX Pro suite is currently available for free: DivX is giving away copies of the DivX Pro 6 bundle again. Normally this package will cost you $20, but for the second time this year, …
As a computer power user, I like to make my computer experience as fast as I can. One of the ways that I do that is to maximize my use of program shortcuts. Today I provide a list of common shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop Elements 5, many of which can be used in other versions …
There was a time when I tried to write helpful articles on the web site. One of my most popular articles was about deleting temp files. As hard drives have gotten bigger, I haven’t paid too much attention to this issue, but there is still software out there that is supposed to automate the process. …
Download Squad recently had a great posting about 3rd-party “Add/Remove Programs” replacements. Of course every version of Windows has an applet in the Control Panel where you can remove programs. Whether it is a problem with Windows, or the install/uninstall programs, there is often bits left behind. This Download Squad posting highlights several programs (Revo …
Yesterday I posted about the free version of Camtasia you could download and register from TechSmith. Well, today I found out that the same company is offering their SnagIt screen capture software for free as well. Just like Camtasia, they are offering their previous version. You can download the software from the TechSmith FTP site, …