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Read and manage your RSS feeds with Live Reader [Windows 8]

Locutus August 29, 2012 1

Avid readers of the internet all know about RSS, the free and awesome way to read the latest posts from all of your favorite sites. However, if you’re a fan of the new Windows 8 style interface, there’s not many choices for RSS readers. Live Reader is one of them.[...]

Write and preview markdown with MdCharm [Windows]

Locutus August 28, 2012 7

Are you a famous Wiki editor by night? If you are, you probably know some form of markdown. That’s the syntax formatting that allows you to form series of asterisks and pound signs into real HTML and XHTML. MdCharm is a free markdown editor that allows for instant previews of [...]

Manage and install software with AllMyApps, an appstore for Windows [Windows]

Locutus August 28, 2012 12

If you’re not planning on upgrading to Windows 8, you’ll miss out on what’s probably my #1 feature: the Windows Store. Luckily, there are alternatives. AllMyApps is a free and great appstore for older versions of Windows.

AllMyApps is a great appstore. It’s designed as a Metro app for the [...]

Solve jigsaw puzzles on your PC with PuzzleTouch [Windows 8]

Locutus August 28, 2012 0

Are you a fan of puzzles? If you are, you may find PuzzleTouch a fun game to download. It’s a free jigsaw puzzle app that has dozens of built-in photos, plus the ability to create puzzles from your own photos.

PuzzleTouch is a fun little app. Do beware that the [...]

Skip Metro Suite allows you to skip Start screen and disable hotposts on Windows 8

Ashraf August 27, 2012 3

By now you know how to bypass the Start screen and go straight to the desktop. If you want an easier way to skip the Windows 8 Start screen to go straight to desktop upon boot, and the ability to disable Windows 8 hotspots, then Skip Metro Suite is just [...]

Synchronize your to-dos between phones and computers with Wunderlist [Windows]

Locutus August 27, 2012 1

Are you looking for a cross-platform tool to lighten that load of scheduling and planning daily tasks? Wunderlist is one such tool, and covers every use you could possibly think of.

While it’s not required, Wunderlist recommends a Wunderlist account. After setting it up, you can sync all of your [...]

Launch programs and search the internet with Pipy [Windows]

Locutus August 27, 2012 0

Everyone has their favorite way to launch apps and search the web. For some, Windows’ start menu is their sole app launcher and their browser’s search box is the only way they search the web. Pipy is a free app that seeks to change that: if you just want to [...]

Bring the classic mine-sweeping game back with Microsoft Minesweeper [Windows 8]

Locutus August 27, 2012 0

Are you a fan of the classic game Minesweeper included in practically every version of Windows ever released? You might be dismayed to know that Microsoft has opted to not include any of their games with Windows 8, instead requiring you to download them from the Windows Store. With their [...]

Check your grammar and spelling with Ginger [Windows]

Locutus August 26, 2012 12

Are you looking for a tool to help you with your grammers and spelings? Ginger is a free tool that may be able to help. It lets you get both grammar and spelling corrections in all three major browsers, and Microsoft Office.

Ginger lets you get grammar and spelling [...]

Batch process your photos with ImgTransformer [Windows]

Locutus August 26, 2012 8

There are dozens of image manipulation programs out there, and many of them seem designed to complicate things as much as possible. Not so with ImgTransformer: this app is quite simple. You select your photos, select your transformations, and are done.

The image selector is quite easy to use. Using [...]

Play a fun game of Tic-Tac-Toe with Simple Tic Tac Toe [Windows 8]

Locutus August 26, 2012 0

Some games are destined to fall away and never be played again. Others are timeless, and will exist as long as humans do. Tic Tac Toe is one of those simple, fun games, and with Simple Tic Tac Toe, you can play a fun game in just seconds on any [...]

Unscramble the dots with the free game Unscramble [Windows 8]

Locutus August 25, 2012 0

Much like games on other platforms, Windows 8-native games are beginning to evolve into small little ways to pass time while you’re on your device. Untangle is one of those, and it’s one of the better ones. How quickly can you untangle the dots?

Untangle is an incredibly simple concept. [...]

Make your own personal cloud on your computer with Syncbox [Windows]

Locutus August 25, 2012 12

If I were to ask you what exactly “The Cloud” was, what would you say? Most people would sit and stare blankly, but most dotTechies wouldn’t. Would you expound upon the benefits of a thousand identical computers all containing redundant copies of your data scattered safely throughout the globe, or [...]

Automatically hide your mouse cursor with AutoHideMouseCursor [Windows]

Locutus August 25, 2012 1

Is your mouse cursor bothering you? On many operating systems, your mouse cursor will automatically hide itself after it’s been untouched for a few seconds. This is especially great for people who watch a lot of videos on their computer, but for some reason Windows doesn’t have the option to [...]

SnapTime is a simple, easy-to-use timer program [Windows]

Locutus August 24, 2012 3

There are few programs more simple than SnapTimer. Its very idea is to be usable in a snap: it can accomplish anything with just three or four taps. Along with its extremely simple idea, it’s also surprisingly customizable. If you’re looking for a no-frills timer app, SnapTimer is definitely worth [...]

ImageMagick is a basic image editor and converter that is easy to use [Windows]

Locutus August 24, 2012 9

There are dozens if not hundreds of free image editing programs for Windows, and all but a few are created by and for their developers for one of a few specific tasks. They wind up weird and one-off, and are generally useless to the outside world. ImageMagick is different.

ImageMagick [...]

Never Late is a timer, alarm, and clock all rolled up into a beautiful Windows 8 interface [Windows 8]

Locutus August 24, 2012 1

If you took a look at SnapTimer and became instantly interested, but felt that it’d be nicer as a Windows 8 app, look no further than Never Late. Much more of a complete program than SnapTimer, Never Late is a clock/alarm/timer combo app that wins the battles of looks.

Never [...]

Windows software of the day [August 23, 2012]

Locutus August 23, 2012 8

Today’s Software

Keyboard Shortcuts Manager: create custom keyboard shortcuts
BrowsingHistoryView: view your browsing history from a multitude of browsers
Fruit Ninja: the classic fruit cutting game now on your Windows 8 computer

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Windows software of the day [August 22, 2012]

Locutus August 22, 2012 3

Today’s Software

USB Disks Access Manager: manage USB drive read and write privileges
Universe Sandbox: play master of the universe from your laptop computer
Reversi Twist: a twist on the classic strategy game

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Windows software of the day [August 21, 2012]

Locutus August 21, 2012 2

Today’s Software

Speed Reader Enhanced: learn to read as fast as lightning
MURLS: generate dozens of short URLs
Reddimage: an awwwww worthy ~~Metro~~ not-Metro Reddit image browser

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Two programs for getting the Start Menu back in Windows 8 (they work on Win7, Vista, and XP, too)

Ashraf August 20, 2012 8

So you are in Windows 8 and can’t get over the lack of a traditional Start Menu. You just want your damn menu back and you don’t care what you have to do to get it. There is a simple “Start Menu” you could add to your Windows 8 installation [...]

Windows software of the day [August 20, 2012]

Locutus August 20, 2012 4

Today’s Software

NCollector Studio: download images or entire websites from the Internet
Desktop Movie: set a video file as your desktop background
MetroTwit: a beautiful ~~Metro~~ not-Metro Twitter client

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Windows software of the day [August 19, 2012]

Locutus August 19, 2012 0

Today’s Software

DiskSavvy: analyze disk usage with nice charts
DiskCheckup: be warned! Check the SMART data on your hard drives to check for possible failures
Kindle: read your ebooks from the comfort of your Windows 8 computer or tablet

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Windows software of the day [August 18, 2012]

Locutus August 18, 2012 3

Today’s Software

JDiskReport: generate beautiful disk usage reports
SnippingTool++: like Windows’ Snipping Tool, but better
NBCNews: get all of the latest news and headlines on your start screen

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Windows software of the day [August 17, 2012]

Locutus August 17, 2012 10

Today’s Software

WeatherBug: a beautiful ~~Metro~~ Windows 8-style weather app
Qsel: A nice-looking program launcher
Clover: get amazing, Chrome-like tabs in Windows Explorer

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Windows software of the day [August 16, 2012]

Locutus August 16, 2012 6

Today’s Software

Wikipedia: a beautiful, official Wikipedia app
XnConvert: a batch image processor
CherryPlayer: play and stream music and videos

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Windows software of the day [August 15, 2012]

Locutus August 15, 2012 14

Today’s Software

ChrisPC Free Video Converter: convert video and audio files
Kiwi Monitor: monitor your ~~kiwis~~ system
BrowserBackup Pro: back up your browser profile

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Windows software of the day [August 14, 2012]

Locutus August 14, 2012 9

Today’s Software

ClipSync: sync your clipboard to and from your Android device
Image Resize Guide Lite: resize images
PNG Gauntlet: crush PNGs to the smallest size possible

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Windows software of the day [August 13, 2012]

Locutus August 13, 2012 9

Today’s Software

TabExplorer: add tabs to Windows Explorer
LojiklSweep: back up pretty much anything
Instagram Downloader: download photos from any public Instagram account

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Windows software of the day [August 12, 2012]

Locutus August 12, 2012 7

Today’s Software

PhotoDemon: a high speed, open-source image processor
SlowView: an archaic but useful image viewer
FastStone Image Viewer: an eerily similar image viewer

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Windows software of the day [August 11, 2012]

Locutus August 11, 2012 11

Today’s Software

YAPM: a more powerful Windows Task Manager with built-in network monitoring
MRU-Blaster: destroy most recently used lists
ACDSee Free: the new Free version of ACDSee, a photo viewer

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Windows software of the day [August 10, 2012]

Locutus August 10, 2012 3

Today’s Software

HibernateOnPowerFail: make your computer hibernate upon power failure
Picturethrill: automatically download and set wallpapers from Bing, NASA, and more
Photoscape: yet another free photo editing program

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