About Ashraf
Happily married to the most beautiful woman ever, Ashraf is the founder of dotTech. Ashraf spends insane hours on dotTech (usually writing articles but sometimes doing absolutely nothing except staring). Yes he is weird, but he is also very friendly.
Originally posted: April 24, 2010 Cleaning out your browsing history is very easy nowadays, with all major browsers having an option to delete surfing history, cookies, cache, etc. However, simply using your browser’s built-...
Here on dotTech we have a forum where users can share information regarding programs, websites, freebies, etc. However, many posts on the forums go unnoticed, regardless of how good the freebie/program/website/etc. may be. Therefo...
Many people have asked me “Ashraf, how do you make the link say what you want when you post those comments?”. It is a question that has been asked of me over and over. Therefore, I have decided to write up this simple ...
Some of us have dedicated buttons on on laptops/speakers that allow us to control the volume of out computer; some of us don’t. However, would it not be convenient if you did not have to use those buttons at all; rather you ...
So I was doing some searching on Google. Typically when I run a Google search, I get results displayed like so: Aside from the lack of ads (yes, I block ads now) there is nothing special about the search results page: It is the st...
Sometimes when using Windows I think about the awesome eye candy of Linux and cry (ok… I don’t really cry). You know, Windows has some nice effects and all but at times its so… boring. So keeping with that line-o...
With more and more software being designed to be “portable” so they can run off USB/flash drives, more and more users are jam-packing their USB/flash drives with programs to take with them on the go. However, with new ...
Ask yourself these five questions: Do I want to be able to easily convert a video file to literally any video format? Do I want to be able to easily convert an audio file to literally any audio format? Do I want to be able to easi...
We all know TrueCrypt is the king of encryption software. Undoubtedly, it is one of the most feature filled and secure encryption software out there; best of all, it is open source. The only one problem with TrueCrypt is you need ...
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...
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Tidy Start Menu Pro Version reviewed: v3.4 Supported OS: Windows 98 and higher Price: $19.95 (USD) Software description as per the developer: As time goes by, the list of the programs in...
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Folder Marker Home Version reviewed: v3.1.0.0 Software description as per the developer: Folder Marker Home lets you mark your folders with color-coded and image-coded icons with one mou...
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Pixo by Bendigo Design Version reviewed: v3.5.6 Software description as per the developer: Pixo was designed to act as an “Interface” between plugins and the user. Rather than traditiona...
Anyone that has copied and pasted anything in the past knows how annoying it can be when one wants just the text and not all the formatting and images that come with it. Yes, being able to copy + paste rich text is a handy feature...
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: VueMinder Calendar Pro Version reviewed: v8.0.1 Software description as per the developer: Take control of your schedule and get reminded wherever and however you want. Instantly access ...