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WinX DVD Author is now freeware
Two years ago dotTech reviewed WinX DVD Author and last year we ran an exclusive promotion giving away WinX DVD Author v5.5 for free. Now, similar to what they did with WinX DVD Ripper, Digiarty Software has made WinX DVD Author a freeware program. Click up the link below to [...]
How To: Jailbreak your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (and get lots of cool stuff)
Apple makes cool toys. However, Apple has not-so-cool restrictions on these toys. Apple likes to build a “walled garden” around its gadgets: You can’t buy or download apps they don’t approve of, and don’t even think about setting custom ringtones. Don’t like that icon? That’s too bad, as Apple won’t [...]
dotTech Picks: The best of the best software/apps/services of 2010
2010 is coming to an end; dotTech has reviewed and featured dozens upon dozens of programs/apps/services in the past twelve months. It is now time to recap the best ones.
The following list – in no particular order – contains shareware and freeware programs for Windows, websites/services, and apps 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 »Apple may face legal inquiry on Flash snub
Those of you who follow Apple news may know that with the release of iPhone OS 4.0, Apple added a clause in their terms and conditions that all software written for iPhone OS must written “directly in C, C++, or Objective-C” and developers can no longer “call any private APIs”. [...]
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 [...]
HP ships a power cable in a plastic wrapped box on a wooden pellet with another box inside…? Go get ‘em Al Gore!
I am a regular to many forums on the internet. One of the forums happens to be NotebookReview.com (excellent website if you need help on buying a notebook by the way… I learned so much from them). I just saw a post there on how one of NBR’s members ordered [...]
Read More »Bing.com to double cashback starting August 10, 2009 for a limited time – if you need to buy online, buy now!
***This is for USA residents only. Sorry rest of the world!***
By a raise of hands how many dotTechies know of Microsoft sponsored Bing.com Cashback (formerly known as Live.com Cashback)? I learned of this cashback program last year (figured most people know about it so no use creating an article [...]
Read More »My first eBay fraud
I recently sold my first ever item on eBay. With new territory comes new wonders… including scams!
Within hours of my putting up my auction, someone, who created the account on that same day, buy its out. After buying it out he messages me via eBay asking me if “shipping [...]
Read More »Google.com makes its search box larger
Old search box:
New search box:
Huzzah! Personally the new larger search box feels odd to me. What do you guys think?
[via Official Google Blog][...]
Read More »What Operating System do you run?
In today’s poll, we ask a question fundamental to our society. That question is,
Read More »Bahahaha Pakistan beat Australia.
Ya that’s what I thought. Pakistanis beat the Aussies by 4 wickets. Eat it. And like it.
:)
P.S. Aussies is not a derogatory term is it? I hope not. I ask this because while most people don’t realize, technically speaking “Paki” is a derogatory term that was invented by [...]
Read More »How many different ways can we access Google.com? Lets find out.
Okay so I am a little bored, I don’t want to do my homework, and I need to come up with another Tips ‘n Tricks article before I loose my mojo. So I am thinking and I figure, why we gotta be so serious all the time? From there the [...]
Read More »Ahhhh hate mail.
I confess: the title of this post is misleading. This post is not about hate mail; rather it is about an appreciatory email. The email gave me a little chuckle so I thought I should post it. This is the email:
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From: XXX (XXXX@XXXX.XXX)
To: Ashraf (admin@dottech.org)
Subject: LISTEN [...]
Read More »President Obama’s $3 trillion+ budget for 2010: $1.75 trillion deficit!
Even though the name of this website is PoliticallyMotivated.net, I usually try to avoid making posts about topics that concern politics because the intent of this blog is not to be about politics (I just thought I was being clever when I created the name). However, I could not [...]
Read More »Ashraf’s pick of top ten giveaways.
Stepstone or milestone? Is there a difference? Who cares! dotTech.org has officially published 100 reviews on GiveawayoftheDay.com giveaways:
Yes I know the article count says 103, but I have a couple of articles in that category that are unrelated to reviews; …and I forgot to publish this list yesterday, haha.[...]
Read More »Whoa, two giveaways today? *Both Work!*
Whoa, are there two giveaways today? Folder Maker Pro 3.0.1 and Audio Editor?
They both work – I just installed both! My bet is that the reason for this is because Folder Marker Pro 3.0.1 is an update for 2/19/09′s giveaway of Folder Marker Pro 2.1.[...]
Read More »Kaspersky confirms there was a vulnerability but denies hack. Meanwhile unu strikes again: BitDefender’s website is hacked.
Update: Originally I reported that Kaspersky confirmed the hack by unu. That was a semantical mistake on my part. Kaspersky actually confirmed the vulnerability but denied a successful hack.
Update2: According to a statement by BitDefender, the BitDefender website hacked by unu is actually a website that belongs to [...]
Read More »Kaspersky (website) hacked…=O
It seems someone was able to hack Kaspersky’s database via their website using a “simple SQL injection”. As far as I know, the database was not their virus/spyware signature database, but rather their corporate database (which is connected to their website) that contains information on their products, customers, bugs, activation [...]
Read More »Say what? Man spared death penalty because he is identical to his twin.
Okay, this is the first time I have ever heard of something like this. The story goes that in 2003 a man was arrested for drug trafficking in Malaysia. Soon after officers arrested him, his twin arrived and the twin was arrested also. However, no one was/is able to tell [...]
Read More »The Funniest Complaint Letter Ever: “Look at this Richard [Branson]“
A friend of mine linked this to me; from the title it sounded like a waste of my time. But now I am a firm believer. This letter has got to be the funniest complaint letter I have ever read (not that I read complaint letters on a regular basis).[...]
Feed the hungry + improve your vocabulary at the same time (for free)
So how many of us here know about FreeRice.com? I was introduced to this website by a friend last year and have recently rediscovered it.
I know, I know. With a name like “FreeRice” it is either a p*rn website or a phishing scam. Ya, well it is neither. In [...]
Read More »How to: Remove or ‘uninstall’ Windows 7 (or any other installed OS)
NOTE: This article is mainly focused on how to remove Windows 7. However, the methods here still apply even if you are trying to remove a different OS such as Vista or XP.
At this point, there are bound to be many people who the Windows 7 fetish has worn [...]
Read More »Adeona: Track and recover your stolen laptop for free.
Whenever I bring my laptop to college, I rarely let it out of my sight. I can’t risk it getting stolen – my life is literally on the thing. I am sure many people are the same way. We all worry about ‘what if my laptop gets stolen’. Not only [...]
Read More »Windows 7 Beta general public *download* availability date extended to 2/10/09; product keys still available after 2/10/09
First Microsoft planned on capping the availability of Windows 7 Beta at 2.5 million downloads/registrations. Then after a ‘out server is getting owned come back tomorrow please’ fiasco, which caused quite a stir over the internet, Microsoft recanted their cap on Windows 7 Beta and allowed unlimited downloads/registrations to the [...]
Read More »SUPERAntiSpyware Pro + Lifetime updates for $20.
Earlier I posted about Lavasoft Ad-Aware AE; I talked about how the program has been improved by Lavasoft quite a bit since the last edition. However, some people dislike Ad-Aware claiming that it has poor detection rates, a small signature base, etc. Now I am not confirming nor denying these [...]
Read More »Lavasoft Ad-Aware Free is vastly improved and with extra features in the new Anniversary Edition.
Most of us have heard of Lavasoft Ad-Aware. It is a popular malware protection software that has a free version to it. Recently, the new Anniversary Edition was released; Lavasoft improved the software and also added in a couple of extra features in the Free version that were not there [...]
Read More »Very cheap external hard drives at Office Depot – YMMV!
I was surfing NotebookReview.com, another forum I frequent, and I came across a post that mentioned that there are many external hard drives at Office Depot that are available for rock bottom prices:
| ITEM # | Model | Capacity | Price |
| 111325 | Simpletech external | 500GB | $37.93 |
| 605975 | WD My Book | 500GB | $32.93 |
| 420340 |