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Dexpot creates virtual desktops/workspaces… with virtual eye candy
Anyone that has ever taken part in an operating system discussion (i.e. Windows vs. Mac OS X vs. Linux) must have experienced how Linux users often cite “features” Linux has that Windows doesn’t. Multiple virtual desktops/workspaces is one of these features; Compiz (an “eye candy” tool for Linux) is another [...]
How To: Remove backgrounds/extract objects from pictures
Do you need a single object from a picture, say, a beach ball or a dog? With GIMP (a freeware, powerful image editor) and a little patience, you can extract the object from the picture. Tell me, which of the following images is the original?
(It is the second one, [...]
Read More »Free Cyberlink DVD Suite 7 Centra!
Update: It looks like it’s ended already, sorry people.
CyberLink DVD Suite 7 Centra is a terrific heavyweight multimedia editing/creating software suite:
The “CyberLink DVD Suite 7 Centra” is a lavishly-equipped multimedia all-rounder. Equipped with modern techniques, you can enjoy your movies and DVDs in amazing quality. The “CyberLink DVD
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Free Ashampoo Snap v3!
With Ashampoo Snap, you can record your screen–useful for doing tutorials–and annotate screenshots. Now you can get it for free!
Says Ashampoo:
To read more, see the product page.
Impressive, isn’t it? To get it, just go to this promotion page:
Now enter a valid (read: Mailinator-like site) email address [...]
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The results are in: dotTechies love CCleaner
After an exhaustive three weeks of voting, dotTechies have decided: CCleaner, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera are our three favorite pieces of software.
That is a screenshot of all the pieces of software with more than one vote.
View the table here.
CCleaner
CCleaner, called “a veteran in the field of [...]
Read More »Ask dotTechies: What is your favorite freeware software?
In the huge world of software, there is a huge difference between paid-for software and freeware software. However, in each realm there are massive, headache-inducing numbers of choices and qualities. Free software is probably the second most popular thing to review on dotTech–there are 135 articles on them as of [...]
Read More »[Review] Cleanse Uninstaller Pro 6.5
Giveaway of the day for May 28, 2010 is:
Cleanse Uninstaller Pro 6.5
Version Reviewed:
6.5
Software description as per GOTD:
Cleanse Uninstaller Pro is the advanced uninstaller that finds and removes even the most stubborn software. Uninstall faster, easier and more completely than you do with other programs. No
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Free jv16 PowerTools 2009 v1.9.1.606!
Update: This offer seems to have ended. However, the freebie of jv16 PowerTools 2009 v1.9.0.590 is still available from ComputerBild.de – see http://dottech.org/freebies/12754 for more details.
You already know about Tuneup Utilities, WinUtilities, Glary Utilities, WinOptimizer, and Advanced SystemCare. But do you know about jv16 PowerTools? You should, because jv16 [...]
Read More »U.S. cities compete for gigabit (1024 Mbps) Internet from Google
What are over 200 Facebook groups and cities across the United States talking about? If you said gigabit Internet from Google, you’re right. Until March 26th, Google is asking cities to send forms telling them things about their community.
Chances are, Google owns your life. They have your mail, your [...]
Read More »Virtual Machines, Part Three: Window integration and other operating systems
Now that you’ve gotten either Windows or Ubuntu – or both – installed in VirtualBox and Shared Folders installed it’s time to go further. This article – the third in the series on virtual machines – is a shorter article detailing the easy task of window integration and suggestions of [...]
Read More »Reminder: Windows 7 RC automatically shuts down every two hours starting March 1st
Back in May Microsoft made the release candidate (RC) of Windows 7 available for free download to everyone. (Undoubtedly many people downloaded it and some may even be still using it.) To ensure Microsoft would not lose revenue by people using Windows 7 RC – instead of purchasing it after [...]
Check email address validity with Email Address Checker
Have you ever wondered if an email is valid? Perhaps you want to see if the support email on a software developer’s website is real. Now, there’s a tool for that.
Discover Email Address Checker, a webapp from Rolosoft:
Just enter an email address into the box and click “Check!”. [...]
Read More »[Review] Samsung Impression (SGH-A877)
OVERVIEW
Debuted at the 2009 CTIA, the Samsung SGH-A877 (aka Samsung Impression) is a much talked about handset. It sports a full QWERTY keyboard with a gorgeous 3.2 inch touchscreen. The 3 megapixel camera can can take panoramas (at a tiny 416 vertical pixels) and comes with 200MB of built [...]
Read More »dotTech has over 1000 members
Recently, dotTech celebrated its 1 year birthday. Now, dotTech is celebrating its first 1000 members! This just a year and two months after its founding means we have an average of two and a bit new members a day.
Thanks to everyone that has helped build this great community![...]
Read More »Free Google Wave invites and the Google Wave Open Thread
For those of you active in the forums, you probably know that multiple times various different dotTechies have offered to give other dotTechies Google Wave invites for free. To keep this a little bit more organized, we have now created a single open thread for all people to exchange Google [...]
Read More »New, redesigned Google.com – check it out yourself
Google redesigned their search page for just a limited few. Want to get it for yourself? Read more to find out.
Office 2010, latest version of Microsoft Office, enters public Beta – get it for free
Do you use Microsoft Office? There’s a good chance you do. There’s also a pretty good chance you have heard about the new and upcoming Microsoft Office 2010. However, you probably didn’t know about the public beta Microsoft is running for Office 2010; anyone and everyone can use Microsoft Office [...]
Read More »Ninite: Install multiple programs in seconds with one click
Setting up a new computer is sometimes fun. But installing tons of applications takes a while, so sometimes you set that aside and forget to install them, just to find you’ve got to read a PDF but you don’t have a PDF reader. Or maybe you need to see a [...]
Read More »Back up your Firefox profile with FEBE
We all know Firefox is the great web browser of all times. One of the key pillars of Firefox is the idea of “profiles”. You see you may not know it, but when you run Firefox for the first time, Firefox creates a “default” profile for you. Now the advanced [...]
Read More »[Review] Jet Screenshot
JetScreenshot is a screenshot software by the makers of Folder Marker.
Version Reviewed:
2.0.0.0
Software description as per JetScreenshot.com:
Jet Screenshot is a freeware utility enabling you to share screenshot via the internet in seconds. It allows you to take a screen snap, edit it and send it to the
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[Review] Folder Marker Home
Please visit http://dottech.org/commercial-software-reviews/15968 for the latest review on Folder Marker.[...]
Read More »[Review] Youtube Downloader
Hi. I like cheese. I also like to write reviews. Enjoy this one!
Read More »I know I need to make more reviews. But Bubby did such a good job.
I know I need to make more reviews. But seriously, I don’t:
A. Have a second hard drive to waste.
B. Outlook to test a mass email printer.
or C. Blank DVDs to waste.
Well, anyway, BuBBy has made a brilliant comment on today’s GOTD that is basically a review. [...]
Read More »[Review] Tree Menu 2.9
Giveaway of the Day for June 2nd, 2009 is:
Tree Menu
Version Reviewed:
v2.9
Software description as per GOTD:
Sothink Tree Menu is the most powerful and easy-to-use JavaScript tree menu builder in the world. It is a family member of Sothink DHTML menu products. Both of them use the
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[Review] Extra Download Converter (or lack thereof)
Giveaway of the day for June 1st, 2009 is:
Extra Youtube Download Converter
Version reviewed:
6.48
Software description as per GOTD:
YouTube is currently the most popular Web’s video-sharing mode. If you want to download any YouTube video, Extra Youtube Downloader + Converter can easily get them and convert to
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[Review] Exam Reactor
OK, people, I still haven’t finished learning to use the plugins. I’m going to make a test review tomorrow or today with just me testing the plugins.
NOTE: I cannot review this software so early in the morning!
Giveaway of the day for May 31, 2009 is:
Exam Reactor
Version [...]
Read More »Review: Photo-Image Resizer
Giveaway of the day for May 29th is:
Photo-Image Resizer
Version Reviewed:
2.5
Software description as per GOTD:
Resize digital pictures and apply special effects easily and automatically. EvJO Photo-Image Resizer makes resizing multiple images as easy as downsampling a single one. Just select one or more pictures, drag and
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Free SnagIt 7.2.5 (Old version)
Note: Ashraf already posted about his favorite screenshot program here. I am just informing you about this great offer!
TechSmith is offering an old version- 7.2.5- of their screenshot software, SnagIt, for free.
SnagIt is, according to CNET:
The good: New Web Capture feature takes shots of entire Web pages;
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What Operating System do you run?
In today’s poll, we ask a question fundamental to our society. That question is,
Read More »NetDrive: Unique way to access/manage FTP or WebDAVs
NetDrive is a small program developed by Solution Box, Inc. It allows you to mount an FTP or WebDav server as a networked drive. For instance, when you upload files to a web site (if you have one) then you can just open up the My Computer window and open [...]
Read More »Google Caffeine: Google has an under-the-hood makeover (again)
What looks like Google Web Search, is owned by Google, but isn’t Google Web Search? Google Caffeine web search!
Google is constantly improving their formulas for better searches. What Google Caffeine does is let the public try out these, well, different search results.
For the last several months, a
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