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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 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
{rw_text}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.
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
{rw_text}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 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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[Review] Paragon Partition Manager Personal
![[Review] Paragon Partition Manager Personal](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2010/04/2010-07-14_232616-290x160.png)
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Paragon Partition Manager Personal
Version reviewed:
v11 build 9887 (14.04.10)
Supported OS:
Windows 2000 Pro/XP Pro/Vista/Win7
Price:
$39.95 (USD)
NOTE: At the time this article is written, Paragon Software is running specials on Paragon Partition Manager where users can get it for $9.95 USD or
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College students can get Amazon Prime free for one year
Amazon Prime is an yearly subscription service ($79 per year) offered by Amazon.com which allows shoppers to get free two-day shipping or one-day shipping for $3.99 USD on most items purchased from Amazon.com (not all items are “Prime eligible”, though). If you are a college student (you need a valid [...]
Read More »[Review] Spotmau Privacy Kit
Today’s giveaway is of Spotmau Privacy Kit. The developer – Spotmau Corporation – seems to do business in an unorthodox way. Where as most developers offer trial versions of their software, so users can try before they buy, Spotmau does no such thing. You need to purchase their software after [...]
Read More »dotTech Exclusive: Free SnowFox Total Video Converter!
Picking up where we left off in May, dotTech is teaming up with yet another developer to bring dotTechies more shareware software for free! This time dotTech is working with SnowFox Software to bring everyone SnowFox Total Video Converter ($31.50 USD value) for free! (Not to mention the fact that [...]
[Review] Cute Reminder Standard Edition
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Cute Reminder Standard Edition
Version reviewed:
v2.6 Build 317
Supported OS:
Windows XP/2000/ME/9x/Vista/2003/7
Price:
$29.95 (USD) but you can get it for free for a limited time at Giveawayoftheday.com!
Software description as per the developer:
This award-winning reminder software allows you to set up non-annoying
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Free Ashampoo Photo Commander 7.50!
In April there was an article on dotTech about a freebie promotion of Ashampoo Photo Commander 7. Ashampoo has recently (and by recently I mean 5 days ago) updated v7 to v7.50; and everyone can get Ashampoo Photo Commander 7.50 for free!
If you already have Ashampoo Photo Commander 7 [...]
Read More »Help diagnose the blue screen of death with BlueScreenView
The blue screen of death (BSOD) is an infamous blue screen that appears when Windows crashes (not always, though). It became infamous thanks to how frequently it appeared in pre-Vista days. (The introduction of Vista and Win7 saw less BSODs, although they will exist.) Anyone that has encountered the BSOD [...]
[Review] 3D Box Maker
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Exeicon.com’s 3D Box Maker
Version reviewed:
v2.091125
Supported OS:
Windows 95 and above
Price:
$79.95 (USD) per personal license but you can get it for free for a limited time at Giveawayoftheday.com!
NOTE: At the time of this writing, there is an ongoing sale allowing
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Free Paragon Backup & Recovery Compact and Paragon System Backup!
This weekend – from 9th to 12th of July, from 9:00 to 9:00 AM (EST) – Paragon Software is running another one of their freebie promotions. However, this time instead of offering just one software for free Paragon Software is offering two software for free: Paragon Backup & Recovery Compact [...]
Read More »[Review] Tabbles Home
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Tabbles Home
Version reviewed:
v1.5.5 rev5
Supported OS:
Windows XP/Vista/Win7
Price:
$29.99 (USD) for Home edition, and varying prices for other editions.
NOTE: Depending on your geographical area (the country you live in), you may be able to get Tabbles Home for $7.49!
Software description [...]
Read More »Free eBook and Paragon Alignment Tool!
Paragon Software wants to prove to you that misaligned partitions has a significant detrimental effect on your computer’s performance. To do so, for a limited time – until July 31, 2010 – Paragon is giving away a free 10 page eBook (“Partition Alignment Dramatically Increases System Performance”) and their Paragon [...]
Free Ocster Backup Pro 4!
Ocster Backup Pro 4 is a commercial file-level backup software. These are all the features of Ocster Backup Pro 4 as per the developer:
In the past I have reviewed Ocster Backup Pro 3 and was not particularly impressed by the software; however Ocster Backup Pro 4 may have [...]
Do you play League of Legends? For a limited time you can get Cho’gath + Nightmare Cho’gath skin for free!
Back in January I talked about League of Legends, a free online video game that has become very popular since its release. Today I want to let all LoL players know that Alienware and RIOT have teamed up and are running a promotion where everyone can get the Nightmare Cho’gath [...]
Read More »Ask dotTechies: What are your thoughts on third party offers/advertisements bundled with program installers?
Day by day we are seeing an increasing number of program installers coming bundled with third party offers/advertisements. Why? Simply because these third party offers/advertisements allow developers to take advantage of a business model that differs from the traditional make-money-by-selling-software mindset and enters the freeware-but-ad-supported system (shareware/commercial software that have [...]
Read More »[Review] Registry Repair Pro
Software reviewed in this article:
Registry Repair Pro
Version reviewed:
Supported OS:
Windows 98 and higher
Price:
$19.95 (USD) but you can get it for free for a limited time at Giveawayoftheday.com!
Software description as per the developer:
Registry Repair Pro scans the Windows Registry for invalid or obsolete information.
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Free AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter 3.0.0 (free for everyone this time – no Microsoft Office required)!
Back in April dotTech ran a promotion giving away 30 licenses of AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter 3.0.0. Now, for those that did not win a license, AnyBizSoft is running a promotion – via Facebook – where everyone has the ability to get AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter 3.0.0 for [...]
Read More »Internet Explorer 8 is out – and better than ever.
Today Microsoft has officially release Internet Explorer 8 for the general public. IE 8 is a vast improvement over previous versions: it is faster, more secure and more compatible.
The question of the day: does IE 8 offer anything that existing version of Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari, etc. don’t already [...]
Read More »Ask dotTechies: Do you click on advertisements?
The other day I was reading my e-mails (in Gmail) and noticed that there were Google Ads placed at the right. This struck me since I never really noticed the ads before. This got me thinking were the ads just added or did I subconsciously ignore the ads – until [...]
Read More »dotTechies receive high praise and gratitude from Paragon Software
Recently dotTech has run a couple of promotions in cooperation with Paragon Software. From their end Paragon Software has thoroughly enjoyed working with dotTech and the feedback they have received from dotTechies; in fact they asked me to pass on the following message:
“We are very pleased by your attention
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And the winners of 30 Paragon Backup & Recovery 10 Suite are…
The winners of dotTech’s 30 Paragon Backup & Recovery 10 Suite license giveaway have been selected. They are as follows:
Congratulations to everyone that won and better luck next time to everyone that did not. All e-mails with registration information should have already been sent out by Paragon, so please [...]
Read More »Free Paragon Virtualization Manager 9.5!
Paragon Virtualization Manager is a software that allows you to:
Easily migrate a Windows-based computer to a virtual environment (P2V) and vice versa (V2P). Work with virtual disks from one easy-to-use interface of Virtualization Manager, without starting a virtual machine: migrate from one virtual environment to another (V2V), exchange data
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Get up to 50% off on Wondershare Software products!
Recently dotTech and Wondershare teamed up to sponsor a giveaway of Wondershare DVD Ripper Platinum. To continue our cooperation with Wondershare Software, dotTech and Wondershare are once again teaming up, this time to bring large discounts on other Wondershare Software products. (dotTech is not getting any commission on these sales [...]
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