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[Review] Driver Magician

Software reviewed in this article:

Driver Magician

Version reviewed:

v3.5

Software description as per the developer:

Driver Magician offers a professional solution for device drivers backup, restoration, update and removalĀ  in Windows

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Free eXPert PDF Pro 6!

Update: This promo seems to be over now. Sorry for those that missed it! Feel free to grab eXPert PDF Pro 5 – it is still available for free.

As I am sure…

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Samsung is giving free Galaxy S mobile phones to frustrated iPhone 4 users

Okay this is eerie. I just finished writing a rant regarding Apple fanboys trolling Samsung Galaxy S reviews (literally less than an hour ago). So imagine my surprise – and feeling of deja…

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[Review] Aimersoft Video Converter

Software reviewed in this article:

Aimersoft Video Converter

Version reviewed:

v4.0.0 (“Std” Edition)

Software description as per the developer:

Aimersoft Video Converter Std is the best video converter which helps to convert

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Free Auslogics BoostSpeed 5 SE!

Auslogics BoostSpeed 5 SE is a feature limited version of Auslogics BoostSpeed 5. Auslogics BoostSpeed 5 SE can perform these tasks:

  • Clean the registry
  • Defrag the hard drive
  • Clean user history/privacy
  • Clean “junk”

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Soluto: A community-based solution to the my-computer-boots-very-slowly problem

It be an over used statement, but it is true: When we get new computers, they are blazing fast (or, they seem to be blazing fast); however as we use our computers more and more,…

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[Review] FLV Mate

Software reviewed in this article:

FLV Mate

Version reviewed:

v1.3.0

Software description as per the developer:

Easy video publishing for everyone. Simple, wizard-like application to quickly convert and publish any video online.

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[Review] Genie Timeline Home Edition

Software reviewed in this article:

Genie Timeline Home Edition

Version reviewed:

v2.1.2.2.312

Software description as per the developer:

Genie Timeline Home 2.0; revolutionary backup software that is designed to meet the data

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dotTech Exclusive: 30 free licenses of SnowFox DVD & Video Converter!

Last week dotTech and SnowFox Software teamed up to bring everyone SnowFox Total Video Converter for free; now dotTech-SnowFox Software once again come together, but this time we have 30…

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Compare website load times with whichloadsfaster.com

While not a groundbreaking necessity (unless you are a webmaster, in which case you should really care about how fast your website loads since website speed is factored into Google’s algorithm), it is always fun…

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Ask dotTechies: Would you pay to view an ad-free dotTech?

For a while now a thought has been rumbling inside my head. I don’t like ads, and you don’t like ads; but ads on dotTech are necessary to keep this website going. What if ads…

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Free Ashampoo WinOptimizer 6!

In the past I have posted about how to get Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2010 and 2010 Advanced for free. Today I am going to tell you about how to get Ashampoo WinOptimizer 6 for free! (Ashampoo…

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Virtual CloneDrive: Dead simple tool to mount/unmount disc images (.ISO, .UDF, .IMG, etc.)

How many dotTechies know what a disc image is? Most of us properly either know what it is, used one before, or have at least heard of it. If I asked this same question, say,…

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Bing Cashback ending July 30th

For the past two years, or so, Microsoft has been running a cashback program trying to entice users to use their search engine, Bing.com (originally known as Live.com). Basically this cashback program, popularly known as…

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