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Free Paragon Partition Manger 10 Personal!
Aside from the fact they are usually 100+ MB in file size, a topic about a Paragon freebie is always welcome on dotTech. So, without further delay let me tell everyone Chip.de is running a promotion of Paragon Partition Manager 10 Personal for free! If you want to know more [...]
Read More »Free WinX HD Video Converter!
Thanks to the multiple WinX giveaways in the recent months, most – if not all – dotTechies should be familiar with Digiarty Software by now. Well folks, Digiarty Software is running another promotion (this one ends December 15, 2009) giving away their new WinX HD Video Converter for free!
Here [...]
Read More »[Review] Paragon Drive Backup 2010 Special Edition
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Paragon Drive Backup 2010 Special Edition
Version reviewed:
System Requirements:
Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000; CPU: 300 MHz or higher; RAM: 256 MB; Disk space: 120 Mb; Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
Price:
Since this is a “special edition” this software is not for sale anywhere – you
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Free jv16 PowerTools 2009!
Everyone knows about Tuneup Utilities, WinUtilities, Glary Utilities, WinOptimizer, and Advanced SystemCare. However, only a handful, lucky few know about jv16 PowerTools. That is a relative shame because jv16 PowerTools is a powerful, reliable, and feature filled system utility/optimizer similar to the other five I just mentioned. Well no worries; [...]
[Review] ArtStudio (v1.3.2)
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
ArtStudio
Version reviewed:
v1.3.2
System Requirements:
Windows XP/Vista; Video accelerator card with ‘Pixel Shader 2.0′ support; Microsoft .NET framework 2.0; Microsoft DirectX 9
Price:
$35.00 (USD) but you can get it for free for a limited time at Giveawayoftheday.com!
Software description:
Corner-A ArtStudio is powerful
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And the winners of the 20 lifetime Outpost Security Suite Pro licenses are…
On Friday I posted about a dotTech Exclusive giveaway of free 20 lifetime Outpost Security Suite Pro licenses. If I say so my self, the response from dotTechies was stupendous. The winners have been decided; I used a random number generating system as promised:
- Tina
- Liam K
- Kinetix
- JJ
- David
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Read More »Easily create photo collages with Photovisi
Remember Rollip, the free online web service which allows users to turn their photos into classic Polariods? The makers of Rollip have once again banded together to create a free online web service; this time, however, the web service is called Photovisi and it allows users to create photo collages. [...]
Read More »[Review] Plato Portrait Maker
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Plato Portrait Maker
Version reviewed:
v1.0.5
System Requirements:
Windows 2000, XP (SP2 or later), Vista; 1GHz Intel/AMD processor or above; 256MB RAM; 10MB space for installation, 300 MB space for output video; Graphic Card: Super VGA (800×600) resolution, 16-bit graphics card or higher
Price:
$39.95
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The best (freeware) programs to come out of DonationCoder
I am sure many dotTechies have heard of DonationCoder. For those that have not, let me give you a brief introduction. DonationCoder.com is a website where many programmers feature their freeware software. What makes DonationCoder different, verses other freeware providing websites, are three main aspects:
- All the software on DonationCoder
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Read More »Free Paragon Total Defrag 2010 (32-bit only) – for a limited time so hurry!
Paragon is running a 2 day promotion (ends November 29, 2009) giving away their Total Defrag 2010 software for free:
The freebie is for 32-bit users only. If you don’t know what Paragon Total Defrag 2010 is, would like to learn more about the product, or want to know what [...]
Read More »dotTech Exclusive: Giving away 20 lifetime licenses of Outpost Security Suite Pro for free!
Ever since I discovered Outpost Firewall Free, I have recommended it to all dotTechies looking for an excellent and free firewall. As I have already stated, the reasons why I like Outpost Firewall over all other firewalls is:
- Outpost Firewall is very, very user friendly. It uses intelligent, database driven,
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Read More »[Review] Simpo PDF Creator (v2.0)
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Simpo PDF Creator
Version reviewed:
v2.0.0
System Requirements:
Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 (x32/x64); Microsoft Office 2000 / 2002 / 2003 is required create pdf from doc, ppt, xls; Microsoft Office 2007 is required create pdf from docx / pptx / xlsx
Price:
$29.95 but
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Ask dotTechies: What instant messaging services do you use and what is the best instant messaging client?
When was instant messaging first created? I believe back in the 1960s. I, personally, first started instant messaging when my friend, back way in the olden days, introduced me to AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). To this day I still use AIM but have also branched out to other instant messaging [...]
Read More »The results are in: Avira, Malwarebytes, and Windows Firewall are most popular among dotTechies
Last week I asked dotTechies what security software (anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, etc.) do you protect your computer with? The polls are now closed and the results are in. Avira, Malwarebytes, and Windows Firewall are the most popular in their respective categories:
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Not surprisingly, us [...]
Read More »[Review] Cleanse Uninstaller Pro 6
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Cleanse Uninstaller Pro
Version reviewed:
v6
System Requirements:
Windows 95/98/ME, 2000/NT, XP, 2003, Vista; .NET Framework 2.0
Price:
$19.95 but you can get it for free for a limited time at Giveawayoftheday.com!
Software description:
Cleanse Uninstaller Pro is an advanced uninstaller that finds and remove
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Turn your photos into classic Polaroids with Rollip
Update: Rollip is no longer free!
Nowadays most people use digital camera, or their cameras on their cell phones (I bet my cell phone owns yours – ha ha), when it comes to photography. So does anyone still remember those huge Polaroid cameras way back when? You know the ones [...]
Read More »[Review] SysResources Manager (v10.4)
Please see http://dottech.org/shareware-reviews/18519 for an updated review on SysResources Manager.[...]
Read More »Free 1 year license of IObit Advanced SystemCare Pro now available – 24 hours only!
Recall how I posted about IObit running a 24-hour only promo randomly between November 20 – November 27 giving out free 1 year licenses of Advanced SystemCare Pro? Well that promo has just started so get it fast!
To get the free 1 year licenses of IObit Advanced SystemCare Pro [...]
Read More »[Review] Wondershare Photo Collage Studio
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Wondershare Photo Collage Studio
Version reviewed:
v4.2.11.20
System Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista; Pentium III/Athlon 500 MHz or above(Pentium IV 2.4 GHz Recommended); 256MB RAM (512MB Recommended).
Price:
$19.95 but you can get v4.2.10 for free for a limited time at Giveawayoftheday.com!
Software description:
Wondershare Photo Collage
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Open It Online: Handy Firefox and Internet Explorer add-on/plugin allows users to open and edit files online
Last week I wrote about a Ghostery, a Firefox add-on aimed at helping users protect their privacy. Well in the comments section of Ghostery, there was an excellent discussion going on about Firefox add-ons (I am still surprised by how many privacy related add-ons I learned about by reading the [...]
Read More »[Review] WinX DVD Ripper Platinum
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum
Version reviewed:
v5.1.6
Supported OS:
Windows 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Price:
$39.95 (USD)
NOTE: While the official price is $39.95, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum has been “on sale” for $29.95 for a really, really long time. It
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Wireless external hard drives are here. …Say what?
Yes you read the title properly. Companies, more specifically Imation, are now making wireless external hard drives. Meet the Imation Pro WX:
The Imation Pro WX is a 1.5 TB, 3.5 inch form factor external hard drive that connects to the computer wirelessly (it has a the ability to connect [...]
Read More »How to: Get and try Google’s (new) Chrome OS yourself (for free of course)
Most everybody has heard of Google’s new ambition: Chrome OS. Chrome OS is a Linux distribution which Google is developing; currently Google claims Chrome OS is specifically targets netbooks but we all know the true target of Chrome OS – Microsoft.
Yesterday Google had a “Google Chrome OS event” where [...]
Read More »[Review] EASEUS Partition Master 4.1.1 Professional Edition
This review is old and outdated. Please visit http://dottech.org/commercialsr/14258 for the latest review on EASEUS Partition Master Professional Edition.[...]
Read More »Ask dotTechies: What security software (anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, etc.) do you protect your computer with?
As I am sure most dotTechies already noticed, I have started a new Ask dotTechies series in which I pose weekly questions to dotTechies. These polls are just “for fun” and informative purposes so everyone can get to know the dotTech family better. I also hope to facilitate discussion on [...]
Read More »The results are in: Gmail is the e-mail service of choice for over 50% of dotTechies
In the most recent Ask dotTechies article, I inquired what is the most popular e-mail service used by dotTechies. Well now the polls have closed and the results are in – Gmail wins by a large margin:
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Sifting through the comments, one of the main reasons why Gmail [...]
Read More »[Review] Paragon Total Defrag 2010
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article::
Paragon Total Defrag 2010
Version reviewed:
v2010 Build 8713 (05.08.09)
System Requirements:
Windows 7 (x32) / Vista (x32) / 2000 Professional / XP Home Edition / XP Professional; 300 MHz or higher; RAM 128 MB; (256 MB or greater recommended); Disk space: 20 Mb; Internet
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Free Fast Video Converter Pro!
If you have not figured it out yet, my favorite video converter is FormatFactory because it is freeware, supports many input/output format, works fast, and produces great quality videos (FormatFactory can also convert audio, images, and do other cool things). So when I got an e-mail informing me of a [...]
Read More »[Review] Wondershare Video to DVD Converter
{rw_text}Giveaway of the day for November 18, 2009 is:
Wondershare Video to DVD Converter
Version reviewed:
v1.0.0.11
System Requirements:
Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7; Processor: >1 GHz Intel or AMD CPU; Free hard disk space: 30 MB; RAM: 512 MB
Software description as per GOTD:
Wondershare Video to DVD Converter is an
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Firefox add-on: Know who is watching when you visit a website (and optionally block them) with Ghostery
If you did not know this already, let me tell you now: The Internet is not a private place. It was never designed to be a private place. The architecture, the core and the pillars, of the Internet was built in a very transparent manner. If you desire privacy, the [...]
Read More »Microsoft issues an apology for stealing open source code and will release the source code for Windows USB/DVD Download Tool
From the time it was announced to when it was discovered that Microsoft used open source code in WUDT without following proper license guidelines, we, we being mostly Samuel with a little of Ashraf sweeping in to take credit like a punk, have covered Microsoft’s new Windows USB/DVD Download Tool [...]
Read More »[Review] Site Content Analyzer 3
Hey all,
I just wanted to let everyone know Site Content Analyzer 3 is a software aimed at a very small niche of web developers, webmasters, and/or web marketers. Even among that group, Site Content Analyzer 3 is only good for those that know and understand SEO (Search [...]
Read More »If you asked, you got: a-squared Anti-Malware Pro 1 year licenses have been sent out
I have just now finished e-mail the a-squared Anti-Malware Pro 1 year licenses (it took me a really, really, really long time to send out all the email =X). Since I had so many licenses, everyone that asked in the comments of the “Missed out on the 1 year free [...]
Read More »[Review] Aimersoft HD Video Converter
{rw_text}Giveaway of the day for November 15, 2009 is:
Aimersoft HD Video Converter
Version reviewed:
v2.2.0.41
System Requirements:
Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7; Processor: >750MHz Intel or AMD CPU; Free HD space: 100 MB or more; RAM 256 MB or above
Software description as per GOTD:
Do you want to enjoy high
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[Review] Save Tube Video
{rw_text}Giveaway of the day for November 14, 2009 is:
Save Tube Video
Version reviewed:
v1.0
System Requirements:
Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Software description as per GOTD:
Save Tube Video allows to download any online video right from the browser in few easy steps.
You just download an .exe file and[...]
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