Microsoft does a few things right. One of them is the Windows Live Essentials free software package. Windows Live Essentials is a bundle of free software and contains a nice array of quality software for Windows. Did I say it’s free? I download this package just for Windows Live Writer – a free blogging tool [...]
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ToodleAir – A Must Have ToodleDo Companion
For those using ToodleDo, it needs no introduction. If you are new to it, check out my ToodleDo online task manager review here. ToodleDo has really helped me with managing my tasks with me loosely following the Getting Things Done principle. However, I wanted an easier way to input my tasks as I came across [...]
Download Best of Free Software As a Bundle with FreeApps
The most tedious part that puts us off from doing that occasional clean re-install of any OS is the time it takes to get it back to how we like our system again. There are probably a few dozen free and great software that you have found over the years and can’t live without. FreeApps [...]
Bend Editor – Sleek and Simple Windows Text Editor
I turn to Notepad++ for all my text editing needs. It is free, open source and extensible with functions. Like Firefox, it is the swiss-army knife of code editors. You can get any feature on it with the right plugins. However, it lacks sorely in visual interface and it looks so drab and it can [...]
TweetDeck Gets Google Buzz, FourSquare & More
TweetDeck is an amazing desktop Adobe AIR app for Twitter. But, it has been adding support for other social networks as well making it a one app to have in your desktop to access all your social network accounts! TweetDeck version 0.34 just came out with some amazing additions and here is a quick run [...]
Can the New Hotmail Take Over Gmail?
Hotmail defined the web mail paradigm when it came out and indeed my very first email account was with hotmail. But, Google took over this space with unmatched features, storage space and just the ease of using email for power users as well as regular users. Now, Hotmail is taking another shot at regaining it’s [...]
New Skype Beta Gets Group Video Chat. Not Free.
Skype is one of the best & popular video chat clients and we use it to chat with our parents and family in India. The chat video is pretty amazing compared to other video chat clients even when one end is in a low bandwidth connection. One feature we have missed is a ‘group video [...]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 10-05-04
It doesn’t matter how many new browsers come to the forefront Firefox still does the job for me with its extensive browser add-ons. Google Chrome is catching up in the extensions space but Firefox still is in the lead for me and my specific tasks. I have found a few more great add-ons that I [...]
How to Add Dropbox to Windows 7 Start Menu?
I love Dropbox hacks and write them as and when I encounter one. I use Windows 7 on my desktop besides using our new 21.5” Apple iMac. And Dropbox is one of the first applications I install on any operating system! How-To-Geek has shared how to add “My Dropbox” or any link for that matter [...]
Free Software to Rip Blu-Ray Discs – MakeMKV
There are plenty of solutions for ripping DVDs now and DVD Shrink is my long time favorite even though I believe it has been discontinued. It is still available as a free download from many sources. But, Blu-ray is becoming more and more common place but ripping Blu-ray discs hasn’t been that easy. MakeMKV beta [...]
Excellent Free Virtual Machine Software – VirtualBox
If you are looking for a free virtual machine software to run Windows inside Mac OS X Windows inside Linux Linux inside Windows, etc. you have to checkout VirtualBox. I have been a long time Windows and Linux user for a long time and following our love for our iPhones, we just bought our first [...]
Failed SATA Drive? Replace With A SSD Instead
Are you upgrading your computer’s hard drive becuase it failed or because you want to increase capacity? Before you go looking for a SATA hard drive, look at a great new option that is becoming common place in newer computers – Solid-State Drives aka SSD Drives. Solid State Drives are more durable than the mechanical [...]
Screenpresso – Feature Rich Screenshot Utility
Ok how many screenshot programs does a blogger need? Apparently yours truly (me) needs one more. I keep coming across new and excellent screenshot taking software. I have long been a fan of FastStone Capture and recently reviewed PicPick. I just came across Screenpresso – a free and feature-rich screenshot taking freeware utility. Screenpresso claims to give [...]
Skype 4.2 Supports 1280 x 720 HD Video Calls
Skype is the most popular video conferencing software used around the world. I use it to chat with my family in India all the time and have consistently found the video quality to be better than any other options. Skype has just announced in the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it’s latest [...]
Access GodMode Windows 7 Hidden Actions Folder
Windows 7 experts A Microsoft MVP had uncovered this trick in Vista and this trick works in Windows 7 as well. (Thanks @nirmaltv) An uber-cool Windows 7 Actions folder that is hidden from plain view. It is even called the Godmode! This Action folder consists of shortcuts to just about every settings change and administrative [...]
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