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Tip: Get a Motorola Defy, a water resistant Android handset, for $59.99 from T-Mobile USA with no contract or data plan requirement
Looking to jump on the smartphone bandwagon but don’t want to sign a two year contract with a forced monthly data plan? Today may be your lucky day. Reports are emerging T-Mobile USA is selling the Motorola Defy for $59.99 with no contract renewal or commitment:
Since there is [...]
Read More »Free BDlot DVD Clone Ultimate! [Limited time offer]
Software Description
The following is a description of BDlot DVD Clone Ultimate, as per the developer:
Backup any DVD to hard drive as ISO, DVD folder or burn to a DVD disc in several minutes with GPU accelerating technology.
Create Your Own Perfect DVD Backups of Raw Content with
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Record/capture your screen (create a video/screencast) without having to download or install a program
In the past I have written on what, in my opinion, is one of the best free video capture/screen recording tools available on the market right now: BB FlashBack Express. Since I discovered BB FlashBack Express I have been using it for all my screen capture/video creation needs. However what [...]
Read More »Free iCare Data Recovery Professional! [Limited time offer]
Update: It looks like this promotion has expired. Sorry I posted about it so late! If you still want this program, you can wait until it is promoted again (it is given out often) or read comment #9 by hal9000 and comment#18 by 3K3 explaining a trick on how to [...]
Change the look of your Windows (mainly icons but skins, bootup, etc. also) with Tuneup Styler.
In light of today’s giveaway of Folder Maker Pro, I think it is appropriate to create a post about how one can customize the look and feel of Windows to fit his needs.
There are websites, such as Deviantart.com, that display the work of very talented artists. These talented artists [...]
Read More »Get a taste of Windows Phone 7 on an iOS or Android device via an interactive online emulator
Want to know how the other 5% live? Microsoft has launched a web-based Windows Phone 7 emulator (probably written in HTML5), allowing iOS and Android device owners to see if the grass is truly greener on the other side by simply visiting http://aka.ms/wpdemo in their web browser.
The online emulator [...]
Read More »TouchFreeze: Automatically disable your laptop’s touchpad/trackpad while typing
Back when I first got my laptop, I had a helluva time getting used to trying not to touch the touchpad while typing. Eventually after lowing the sensitivity of the touchpad and spending hours typing, I learned how to minimize my typing errors resulting from accidental touchpad touch-age. However, to [...]
Read More »Free Ashampoo Photo Commander 8!
Software Description
The following is a description of Ashampoo Photo Commander 8, as per the developer:
Overview
Ashampoo Photo Commander is probably the only tool you need for organizing, editing, sharing and presenting your digital photos. In addition to this it can also be used for managing your audio
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Free Ashampoo Burning Studio 2012!
Software Description
The following is a description of Ashampoo Burning Studio 2012 as per the developer:
Overview of Features and Functions
- Burn data on CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray Discs
- Update previously burned discs
- Backup important data on one or more CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray Discs
- Rip audio titles of
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Watermark your images quickly and easily with PhotoWham!
To be honest freeware watermark program are hard to come by. There are some, but most of them suck (excuse my French). Good ones are rare. PhotoWham! is one of these rare good ones:
Yes it is true in terms of adding watermarks PhotoWham! is not very feature filled – [...]
Read More »Get eBook “Turbo Windows – The Ultimate PC Speed Up Guide” from Auslogics for free
Here’s an interesting freebie to round off the weekend. Auslogics, the Australian software developer house famously known for their Auslogics Disk Defrag, has published an eBook aimed at helping users “speed up” their computers; and to get people to read it, and thank them for their support, Auslogics is giving [...]
Read More »Customize Firefox’s about:blank page
Every time I open a new tab in Firefox, I’m greeted with about:blank. As far as creative names go, the name of this page is not very creative because it is just that – blank:
For most of us this isn’t a big deal because we don’t really spend much [...]
Read More »[Windows] Block access to USB devices (external hard drives, flash drives, printers, scanners, etc.) with USB Manager
Maybe we don’t want anyone saving our data to an external hard drive and walking away; or we want prevent others from accidentally loading malware through a flash drive; or we don’t want anyone wasting our paper and ink/toner. Whatever the case may be, there are times when we would [...]
[Windows] Color code your folders or modify their icon with Folderico
![[Windows] Color code your folders or modify their icon with Folderico](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2010/04/2010-04-25_185721-290x160.png)
The human eye has a tendency to better notice things if they stand out from their environment. For example, from your closet full of black shoes, you are more likely to notice a white shoe than a particular black shoe. So, then, I suppose the question is wouldn’t the same [...]
Read More »Seamlessly run Android apps on Windows PCs with BlueStacks App Player
Ever wanted to run Android apps on your PC? If so, BlueStacks might be up your alley. BlueStacks App Player is a nifty tool for Windows that allows users to seamlessly run Android apps on their PCs. Yeah, you read that properly: Seamlessly run Android apps on PCs.
BlueStacks [...]
Read More »Google Chrome now integrating ads into the browser, digital riot about to ensue
Don’t like ads? Not very many people do. Use an ad blocker? Cool, me too. There is one ad that I bet your ad blocker will not block (yet); and that is an ad that Google has (apparently) integrated into Google Chrome:
As you can see above, Google is displaying [...]
Read More »Customize your “Send To” right click context menu with Send To Toys
One of the few things I like about the Windows right click context menu is the “Send To” sub menu. Via this sub menu one can easily send files and folders to desired locations (folders, drives, etc.) or desired programs with a simple click. However what I don’t like is [...]
Read More »[Windows] ServiceSuite: A portable soft that allows users to easily manage Windows services via drag and drop
Ever open Windows’ native services manager and wish there was some way to easily modify the startup type of multiple services at a time? Well you know what they say — be careful what you wish for because you may just get it. (Do “they” really still say or am [...]
Read More »New Samsung ad mocks iPhone fans, earns points for being funny
The battle between Samsung and Apple has been raging for months (years?), most recently in courts of law. It appears all legal lawyer talk has not dumbed down Samsung’s marketing humor; a new ad – shown in the video found above – mocks iPhone fans in a humorous manner.
The [...]
Read More »10 freeware programs essential for my computing life
Although many of us may experiment with new programs regularly, all of us have a core set of programs that we need to have installed on our computers at all times; …otherwise armageddon proceeds. In this article I am going to share with you 10 freeware programs – out of [...]
Read More »Free WinX Blu-ray Decrypter!
Software Description
The following is the description of WinX Blu-ray Decrypter as per the developer:
WinX Blu-ray Decrypter is a professional Blu-ray decrypting and copy tool for users to decrypt and backup Blu-ray to M2TS video file or Blu-ray folder (compatible with Win7 Media Player). It is able to
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Free WinX DVD Ripper Platinum (Thanksgiving Edition)!
Software Description
The following is the description of WinX DVD Ripper Platinum as per the developer:
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is a Windows-based DVD ripper software capable of ripping both DVD disc and DVD ISO image to mainstream videos, such as rip DVD to AVI, DVD to MP4, H.264,
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Paragon throws their hat into the “free image backup software” category with Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition
I have discussed many image backup software on dotTech before, including but not limited to Macrium Reflect Free, EASEUS Todo Backup, DiscWizard, and Acronis True Image WD Edition. At the same time, I have reviewed many Paragon software before. We all know Paragon makes quality software. So Paragon + free [...]
Read More »Virtualize your computer (make a virtual copy of it) with Paragon Go Virtual
Virtualization is one the hottest topics in computing circles nowadays because it helps open new doors not available previously; it takes computing to a whole new level. But, what exactly is virtualization? Well here on dotTech we have discussed virtualization in the past, such as my article on Disk2vhd or [...]
Read More »[Android] Free Documents To Go Full Version! [24-hours only]
Well, well, well. What do we have here? Is that Documents To Go Full Version (regularly $14.99) on Amazon Appstore as the free app of today? My, yes, it is indeed. Looks like Amazon wasn’t content with giving away OfficeSuite Pro 5 and Quickofffice Pro. For the next 24-hours (November [...]
Read More »SimplyNoise: A dead simple white noise (and pink noise and brown noise) generator
White noise is a soothing sound that is created by mixing together multiple different audio frequencies. (It is hard to describe what white noise is — it is something you need to hear, not read about.) Because of its soothing nature, white noise is often used to help aid sleep, [...]
TeamViewer’s new v7 brings new features, performance improvements
Are you a TeamViewer fan? Me and you both, brotha’ (or sista’). If you are a TeamViewer user, you will be glad to hear TeamViewer has announced TeamViewer 7 [for Windows -- Mac and Linux versions are expected in 2012] which brings with it new features and all-around performance improvements.[...]
Organize your desktop with Fences
Have you ever taken a look at your desktop and wondered if it could look any worse?
Lets just say I am familiar with the issue. (OK, the above picture is faked, but still… it doesn’t reach my minimum standards!) So to tackle the problem of a messy desktop, I [...]
Read More »Get 512 GB of cloud storage for free from BeeCloud
Earlier this week I posted about an offer of free 10 GB cloud storage. In the past dotTech has discussed many cloud storage/backup options, including but not limited to Dropbox, SkyDrive, and Mozy. Presumably by now you have selected one service and have stuck to it. (I am a Dropbox [...]
Read More »[Windows] Cleanup the right-click context menu for files/folders in Windows Explorer with ShellMenuView
An annoying habit of programmers is to make their programs place an entry in the right-click context menu for files/folders in Windows Explorer. If you have a lot of programs installed, this leads to a cluttered right-click menu that is not only annoying to use but also slow to load. [...]
Don’t have enough screen space? Extend your screen with GiMeSpace.
To assist in multitasking, some people some multiple monitors; others use virtual desktops. If you don’t like any of the previously mentioned solutions (or maybe you like it but are unable to utilize them, i.e. you don’t have extra monitors), GiMeSpace provides users with an alternative on how to go [...]
Read More »*Updated* Get $25 worth of magazine subscriptions for free from Zinio (you pick which mags, no credit card required)
For many nowadays physical printed magazines are a foreign concept. We prefer to get our fix via the web as opposed to printed media. Traditional magazine companies, obviously, suffer because of this change in consumer tastes. To make up for lost revenue, many popular magazines have gone online. To foster [...]
Verizon Wireless bugs customer devices, tracks location, web activity, and app usage
What has an antenna, fits in your pocket, costs money monthly to use, and violates your privacy? A smartphone from Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless has announced plans to start tracking their customers’ smartphone data for “certain business and marketing reports and making mobile ads you see more relevant.” Exactly what [...]
[Windows] Troubleshoot programs that hang – but not crash – with WhatIsHang
We know we can use WinCrashView to analyze crashed programs and BlueScreenView to diagnose Windows’ blue screen of death. How about programs that hang but not crash? Is there a tool to help troubleshoot hung apps? Yes, there is; and it is called WhatIsHang.
WhatIsHang is a tool – by [...]
Read More »Conduct extremely fast searches of your files with “Everything”.
Windows comes in with a built in search feature, in both XP and Vista. The search feature in Vista is, by all standards, far supperior to the one in XP; however you can always download Windows Search and get the same search tool available to Vista users on your XP [...]