Author Archives: Ashraf

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.

[Review] Paragon Drive Backup Professional

{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Paragon Drive Backup Professional Version reviewed: v10.0 Build 9105 (18.11.09), Professional Edition Supported OS: Windows 2000 Professional SP4/XP Home/XP Professional/Vista/Win7 Price...

Windows 8 to be released in 2011?

How long has Windows 7 been out, 6-8 months? Apparently Microsoft already has plans for Windows 8. A leaked document by former Microsoft employee Chris Green reveals that Windows 8 may be released in 2011: (Windows 8 probably won&...

[Review] Aston Menu

{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Aston Menu Also known as Aston2 Menu Version reviewed: v2.00 Supported OS: Windows XP/Vista/Win7 Price: $19.95 (USD) for a “personal” single license or $24.95 (USD) for a ...

Free Paragon Drive Backup 9.5 Professional!

Paragon Drive Backup Professional is a commercial backup (image and file) software. These are the main features of Paragon Drive Backup 10 Professional per the developer: For a limited time (from Friday, 9:00AM on 30th of April  t...

[Review] Simpo Word to PDF

{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Simpo Word to PDF Version reviewed: v2.0.0.5 Supported OS: Windows XP/Vista/Win7 (32-bit) Microsoft Word needs to be installed Price: $24.95 (USD) but you can get it for free for a limit...

[Review] Sothink Video Converter

{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Sothink Video Converter Version reviewed: v2.0 Build 90112 Supported OS: Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 Does not officially support Windows 7 but it seems to work just fine on ...

Free 1 year of Dr. Web Anti-virus for Windows!

Dr. Web Anti-virus for Windows is an security software. These are the features as per the developer: I have never used Dr. Web Anti-virus for Windows, so I don’t know how good or bad it is. However, for those that want it yo...

[Review] Wondershare SafeLock

{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Wondershare SafeLock Version reviewed: v1.0.0 Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7 Price: $29.95 (USD) but you can get it for free for a limited time at Giveawayoftheday.com! Softwar...

New v2 of CapsLock Warning brings new features

Back in February I introduced CapsLock Warning, a program written by our very own Rob. Since February Rob has made improvements to CapsLock Warning, based off feedback he has received and new ideas he has conjured on his own. This...

Ask dotTechies: What is your pet peeve?

A “pet peeve” is an action/habit/thing that really annoys the heck out of you. In other words, a pet peeve is something that you really hate. I am curious as to what annoys dotTechies – what is your pet peeve? Si...

[Review] Watermark Software

{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Watermark Software by AoaoPhoto Digital Studio Note: This software is also known as Aoao Watermark Version reviewed: v3.6 Supported OS: Windows 95 or higher Price: $24.90 (USD) but you c...