Here you will find tips, tricks, and guides on various different topics, but mainly focused on computers.
During my first days on the computer I only used Windows and the software that came with Windows. After a few months I discovered the endless possibilities third party software can open up, so I started installing third party sof...
One of the big things about Windows 7 is how well it runs on netbooks. The only problem with installing Windows 7 on netbooks is many netbooks don’t have CD/DVD drives. Microsoft has really been thinking hard how not to scre...
I am sure you have all heard of Easy Macro Recorder, a commercial macro recording software. Now I am going to tell you about a freeware macro recording software which is more simple than Easy Macro Recorder (doesn’t have any...
Recall Stickies, one of dotTech’s most favorite sticky note programs. Back when I reviewed Stickies it was v6.7a. Since then the developer of Stickies has been hard at work and has released v7.0a. v7.0a brings new wonders to...
Hello there and welcome here. My name is Peter and I live in Denmark. This is, of course, my first post on dotTech. I learned of Ashraf via Giveaway of the Day and have followed his blog, dotTech.org, for a long time. I work with ...
Tubemaster++ is an open source, freeware, easy-to-use, streaming media downloader (FLV, MP4, MOV, and MP3). Similar to URL Snooper and WebVideoCap, TubeMaster++ works by monitoring network traffic via different types of protocols ...
Today a dotTechie posted an interesting comment: Ashraf, as I read your review, something tickled a few neurons regarding your usage of WinPatrol as an alternative. I did a little research, and low and behold, in your “Prevention,...
I remember long ago, in my Linux phase, I used to mess up my Windows partition about twice a day (don’t ask me how… it just happened). Back then, I discovered Testdisk and used it to recover/boot my Windows partition w...
Clipboard management is one of the most oversaturated software categories out there; it seems everyone and their uncle has created a clipboard manager. Heck, off the top of my head I can think of 3 different clipboard managers and...
Virtualization, or virtual machines, are very cool. For those that don’t know what I mean, here is a quick run down: Virtualization technology allows a user to “run an OS in an OS”; in other words, for example, y...
Most of us know, or have heard about, Unlocker. On the other hand relative few of us have heard of LockHunter. Yet, both are excellent “file unlockers”. So, which one is better to have, and why it is better? Lets find ...
Yesterday I posted about how 10,000+ Hotmail accounts were caught in a wide-spread phishing scam. Today, according to the BBC, “20,000 more names and passwords that have been posted online.” However, this time the e-ma...
Apparently an “anonymous user” posted the login credentials (username and password) of over 10,000 Hotmail accounts on PasteBin.com. Hotmail accounts include @hotmail.com, @msn.com, and @live.com e-mails. Microsoft, wh...
We have all used DVDs before so we are all familiar with the “DVD menu” that appears at the beginning of every DVD and allows the user to navigate to specific parts of the DVD, change settings, or just play the DVD fro...
We all know Firefox is the great web browser of all times. One of the key pillars of Firefox is the idea of “profiles”. You see you may not know it, but when you run Firefox for the first time, Firefox creates a “...