Company IT policies that forbid nonapproved software needn’t prevent you from legally and safely using programs that help you with your job or that are otherwise harmless.
If your company hasn’t deactivated the external ports on its PCs, simply load whatever software you want onto a U3-enabled USB flash memory drive or portable hard drive. […]
KeePass is a free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager for Windows and mobile devices. You can store your passwords in highly-encrypted databases, which can only be unlocked with one master password and/or a key file. A database consists of only one file that can be transferred from one computer to another easily. The […]
Almost everyone does two things with Microsoft Office: complain about it and use it. You, your friends, and basically everyone you know is using it but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the suite you should be using. The way Office works, and the high price tag that Microsoft charges for, may not really suit your […]
To test if your applications are up to date, use the free online Secunia Software Inspector. You don’t need to install anything; simply click Start and follow the instructions. The scan requires the Sun Java JRE version 1.5.0_12 or later. It works with Windows 2000 SP4 and later.
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Mozilla has released a beta version of Firefox version 3.0, pushing its browser one step closer to general release. Close to 75,000 developers have been reportedly testing early “alpha” versions of Firefox 3.0 code for several months now, but this first beta release of the code, unveiled today, should open up the software to a […]
Using Nero to burn .iso files to cds, but found out that Vista doesnt like older versions of Nero? Here is one free Image ISO recorders for Windows Vista: Try ISOBurn since it supports .iso, data and music CD’s.
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Permanently wipe all traces of a file from your hard drive with Sure Delete. Did you know that if you deleted a file, it isn’t really gone because Windows just marks the space they occupied as being available. And anyone with a program such as Restoration could probably recover them, meaning that personal data could […]
You’re on the road and you need to print something, the problem is something comes up. From missing USB ports to not having the right application, plenty of obstacles can prevent you from printing your files on the road. CloudPrint, a free beta app from Hewlett-Packard Labs, aims to solve those problems by taking printing […]
Tired of those Windows mesage saying it needs to reboot after installing an update? This program enables or disables the automatic reboot ‘feature’ of windows XP SP2 after an update has been installed. Saves you from losing important work when you walk away from your computer at the wrong time - and XP decides it […]
Just in case you havent heard, Isobuster allows you to recover data from accidentally reformatted or damaged optical media. Forget the Ghostbusters as IsoBuster isn’t a disc wiping utility butt a recovery program that can retrieve data from damaged or accidentally reformatted CD/DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray discs.
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