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WinUtilities Professional Edition giveaway has been canceled – no more free updates
For the past 6 months dotTech has been running a WinUtilities Professional Edition giveaway, allowing dotTechies to grab WinUtilities Professional Edition for free. Recently, because of a disagreement between dotTech and YL Computing (the developer of WinUtilities), YL Computing has canceled the WinUtilities Professional Edition giveaway and dotTechies will no [...]
Read More »[Review] Clock-on-Desktop Pro
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Clock-on-Desktop Pro
Version reviewed:
v2010.3 Build 2760 Pro Edition
Software description as per the developer:
Easy-to-use clock for desktop with the ability to display several clocks in different timezones in the same time. Installation package includes clocks with more then 50 various skins You can
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Google needs to rethink its Android Marketplace policy
When looking for a smartphone, the operating system is (should be) a great influence in your decision on which smartphone to get. There are many smartphone OSes out there: Palm’s webOS, Samsung’s Bada OS, Nokia’s Maemo, and Qualcomm’s BREW just to name a few. However, the five big players in [...]
Read More »Block ads on your Android phone with AdFree Android (root required)
Although I don’t block ads on my PC (for the most part… I only block ads on web services I pay a subscription fee for), I find ads on my cell phone to be extremely annoying; the screen is small as it is… ads just throw salt into the wound. [...]
Read More »Heads up: Free 1 year license of BitDefender AntiVirus 2010 starting Friday (August 13, 2010) [24-hours only]
Starting Friday, v3.co.uk is going to run a promotion allowing users to get BitDefender AntiVirus 2010 (1 year license) free. Here is the official word from them:
We’ve given you some of the very best full applications in the past and we’re back again with four full exclusive promos through
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[Review] AnyBizSoft PDF to Excel Converter
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
AnyBizSoft PDF to Excel Converter
Version reviewed:
v2.0.0
System Requirements:
Windows 2003/XP/Vista/7 (32-bit)
64-bit seems to not be supported
Price:
$39.95 (USD).
Software description as per the developer:
AnyBizSoft PDF to Excel Converter is a practical conversion tool to help you convert PDF files to
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Free 1 year license of Advanced SystemCare Pro!
As I am sure most of you know already, Advanced SystemCare Pro is a popular system optimization/management/cleaning/etc. tool from IObit. While IObit may have some questionable tactics for their Internet Security 360 software, Advanced SystemCare Pro itself is fairly good software, although somewhat a RAM hog sitting in the background [...]
Read More »dotTech Exclusive: Free EASEUS Partition Master Professional Edition! [24-hours only]
Update: This giveaway has now ended. Please subscribe to dotTech (e-mail | Twitter | RSS) so you can know about future giveaways before they expire!
Today dotTech teams up with CHENGDU YIWO Tech Development Co., Ltd. to bring dotTechies a world renowned and respected partition management tool for free: EASEUS [...]
Read More »[Review] Magnifying Glass Pro
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Magnifying Glass Pro by Workers Collection
Version reviewed:
v1.8
Software description as per the developer:
The Magnifying Glass Pro utility is a virtual magnifier (virtual lens, screen-zoomer) that enables you to enlarge (magnify) text and graphics as they are displayed on your computer monitor or
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[Review] Element Anti-Virus
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Element Anti-Virus
Version reviewed:
v2011
Software description as per the developer:
It’s important to run security software whenever you’re using your computer. Spyware, viruses and other potentially unwanted software can try to install itself on your computer any time you connect to the Internet. It
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[Review] AllMyNotes Organizer Deluxe
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
AllMyNotes Organizer Deluxe
Version reviewed:
v1.34 Build 212
Software description as per the developer:
AllMyNotes Organizer is a personal information manager for Windows. Store all your Notes and Diary in virtual folders in securely encrypted file!
Everyone is unique so AllMyNotes Organizer offers freedom to
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Want AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter 3.0.0 for free but don’t want to use Facebook? Now you don’t have to.
Back in July I posted about how to get AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter 3.0.0 for free. However, that freebie required users to create a Facebook account, something quite a few people don’t have, don’t want to create, or can’t create. For those people that were unable to take advantage [...]
Read More »[Review] Nature Illusion Studio Standard Edition
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Nature Illusion Studio Standard Edition
Version reviewed:
v3.41
Software description as per the developer:
Transform your real-world photo into an animated nature scene by adding a wide array of water, weather and sound effects to your own photos and images. All visual effects have been
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Add support for 250+ programs to CCleaner with CCleaner Enhancer
No one will argue with me when I say CCleaner is one of the most popular and effective privacy cleaning tools out there. Most people know when they need to protect their privacy, CCleaner is one of the tools they need to turn to. (CCleaner, of course, cleans out the [...]
Read More »New v6.0 of MiniTool Power Data Recovery makes it free for home use
Recall Partition Wizard, a partition management tool talked about on dotTech in the past? Well the developer of Partition Wizard – MT Solution (which, by the way, claims to be based in Canada but past-experience with them makes me suspect me they really are a Chinese company Update: My [...]
Read More »Free AnyBizSoft PDF Merger and AnyBizSoft PDF Splitter!
It is no secret I am a big fan of AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter. So, when informed about other AnyBizSoft freebies I jump at the opportunity to share; and today such an opportunity has arrived: AnyBizSoft Studios – now *officially* owned by Wondershare Software, although it has always been [...]
Free Ashampoo Snap 3.50!
Software Description
Ashampoo Snap is a screen capturing tool that allows users to take screenshots (still images) and capture videos. Here is a description of the software and a list of major features, as per the developer:
(Click on the image to view in full size.)
dotTech Advice
Although [...]
Read More »[Review] CAD-KAS PDF to Word
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CAD-KAS PDF to Word
Version reviewed:
v3.0
Software description as per the developer:
With PDF to Word you can open a pdf file and save the content of the document as word file. The program maintains the layout, that means the position of the the
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Free Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 Advanced!
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 is a featured freebie on dotTech. All Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 fans rejoice because now everyone can get Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 Advanced for free! Here are the new changes to ABS2010A (Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 Advanced) as per the developer:
New Cover Editor features [...]
Read More »dotTech Exclusive: Free DCOMSoft SWF Protector! [24-hours only]
Continuing our freebies tradition, today dotTech teams up with DCOMSOFT to bring dotTechies DCOMSOFT SWF Protector (v2) for free! What exactly is SWF Protector? Simply put it protects SWF files from being decompiled. Here is an official description of the software and a list of its main features as per [...]
[Review] Driver Magician
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{rw_text}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 removal in Windows operating system. It identifies all the hardware in the system, extracts their associated drivers from the hard disk
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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 most dotTechies have noticed, eXPert PDF Pro 5 has been a “Best Freebie” on dotTech for a [...]
Read More »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 vu – when I read Samsung is giving out free Galaxy S smartphones (Samsung’s latest flagship, kick-ass [...]
Read More »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” files
- Manage startup/boot programs/processes/extensions/etc.
- Uninstall installed software
Auslogics BoostSpeed 5 SE also has a “System Advisor” feature [...]
Read More »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, they seem to get slower and slower. One of the most noticeable aspects where a [...]
Read More »[Review] FLV Mate
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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.
Supported OS:
Windows XP/Vista/Win7 (32-bit)
FLV Mate is also supported on Mac OS X 10.5/10.6 systems with Intel
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[Review] Genie Timeline Home Edition
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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 protection needs of day to day home users. With 3 simple, straight forward steps you can enjoy enhanced
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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 licenses of SnowFox Software’s flagship product SnowFox DVD & Video Converter to give away for free!
Here are all the [...]
Read More »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 were not necessary? In other words, what if a different revenue model could be launched [...]
Read More »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 WinOptimizer 6 has a few extra features that Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2010/2010 Advanced do not have.)[...]
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, 3-4 years ago, most of us probably would not have known what a disc image [...]
Read More »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 Bing Cashback, allowed customers to receive X% of cashback on their online purchases if they [...]
Read More »dotTech Exclusive: Free WinX DVD Ripper Platinum!
Update: Apparently winxdvd.com has some concerning comments regarding the website on WOT. I don’t know about the accuracy of these comments, but I have worked with Digiarty Software for a while now, using/reviewing many of their software; and from this personal experience I can vouch I have never run into [...]
Jobs gets the job done: All iPhone 4 users will receive free cases or full refund
Apparently the buzz about an iPhone 4 design flaw that caused reception problems has gotten too loud for Apple to sidestep any longer. At an Apple conference held today, Steve Jobs has announced all iPhone 4 users will receive free cases to help mitigate the I-touched-my-iPhone-4-in-the-wrong-place-and-the-call-got-dropped problem. (I guess you [...]
Read More »[Review] Auslogics Registry Defrag
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Auslogics Registry Defrag
Version reviewed:
v6.0.3.30
Supported OS:
Windows 7/Vista/2008/XP/2003
Price:
$19.95 (USD)
Software description as per the developer:
Keeping the registry as compact as possible means better computer performance. Auslogics Registry Defrag is fast becoming an essential tool in keeping your registry defragmented. As
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