Update: This article has been pulled by Ashraf because of reports that the software in question may be malicious. For those curious, it got 2/43 detections on VirusTotal. Sorry everyone! Update2: At the request of some people, I h...
EASEUS Partition Master Professional is a dotTech favorite; it has been featured many times on dotTech – either as part of a review or giveaway – and is loved by all dotTechies. Now, dotTechies can EASEUS Partition Mas...
Are you a T-Mobile USA customer? You may be able to make unlimited calls over WiFi… for free. Starting 5/13/11 (i.e. last Friday) T-Mobile launched a new feature allowing select customers to make calls over WiFi for absolute...
You have a final project due on interracial marriages; you need to do some research so you go to Google.com and type in “interracial marriages”. You find a link that you think may be relevant to your research and you c...
Everyone knows dotTech’s favorite audio and video converter is FormatFactory. However a week or so ago Jeff, a dotTechie, brought iWisoft Video Converter to my attention, a freeware video and audio converter, as a possible s...
I got an interesting e-mail from a dotTechie today (Emrys). The e-mail was a forward of an e-mail Emrys received from Microsoft encouraging Emrys to “throw a house party” and receive free Windows 7 in return. After I f...
The most valuable advertising is targeted advertising. Targeted advertising is more valuable than non-targeted advertising because targeted ads are more relevant to the audience they are being shown to; targeted ads are more likel...
Laplink PC Lock is an encryption software: PC Lock secures your privacy with powerful and sophisticated encryption that automatically protects personal and sensitive data, keeping you safe from hackers and thieves. If files on you...
PretonSaver Home is a tool that allows users to save ink and paper when printing: PretonSaver Home is a revolutionary software for home printing that helps you save money without compromising on quality. It works with everything! ...
Windows allows us to easily share files and folders with other people on our network; but some of us may want to know when someone else is accessing our shared files and folders. I am going to show everyone 4 different methods to ...
Introduced in December 2009 and achieved world domination by 2010, Angry Birds is an immensely popular mobile game that has take the world by storm. Although Rovio (the developer of Angry Birds) has iOS and Android to thank for An...
We all like freeware programs. What none of us like, however, are the third-party offers (such as toolbars) that come with many freeware programs. While I am not bashing on freeware developers for including third-party offers in t...
(Sorry in advance for my bad English.) I looked for a software warning of any attempt to add something at the Windows startup. I first fall (without hurting me) on “Startup Guard“, but after a while I must note that i...
I must say I love my Android phone. (This is the point where you BlackBerry, iPhone, Nokia, and Microsoft fans cringe with hatred). However, as good as the Android platform is, it isn’t without its fair share of bugs. Typica...
As the battle over AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile rages on, Sprint has launched a campaign to entice customers to make the switch to Sprint. (I am sure Sprint is, in particular, eyeballing unhappy T-Mobile customers.) Im...
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is an excellent DVD ripper that can rip most, if not all, DVDs to to various different output formats: WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is an ultimate DVD ripper software capable of ripping the content of DVDs to ...
Sharepoint Designer 2007 This is one of the best web design software packages available for free. Period. And SHAREPOINT DESIGNER 2007 IS NOW FREE! (Free for everyone.) Office SharePoint Designer 2007 provides the powerful tools y...
Ashampoo is a popular name here on dotTech. Not only does Ashampoo make quality products, but Ashampoo often promotes their software via freebies and giveaways (think Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010, Ashampoo Photo Commander 6, Asham...
EASEUS Todo Backup has been reviewed by Ashraf already. Recently EASEUS released EASEUS Todo Backup Professional. Here are all the things EASEUS Todo Backup Professional can do according to the developer: Disk and Partition Image ...
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-...
Do you use more than one power plan? I normally use Power Saver, knowing that the computer will switch off the monitor, then the hard disk, then go to sleep and eventually go into hibernation if I get called away or distracted. H...
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 ...
What’s that program you have running that’s accessing the internet? You don’t know? Find out using a simple command prompt command. It’s important to know what your programs are doing at any one time. You s...
Need to quickly view your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch while it’s in another room? Luckily there’s an app for that. Meet Veency, developed by the same guy who brought us Cydia. Initial Setup Veency is not a very compli...
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 ...
Software Description jv16 PowerTools 2011 is a great freebie. Here’s what Macecraft, the makers of jv16 PowerTools, has to say about their flagship product: Key Features Cleans and fixes your computer Uninstalls software an...
Software Description If you’ve got DVDs, you surely know that it’s important to back them up–in case they get scratched, lost, or even obsoleted. Says Digiarty about their WinX DVD Copy Pro: WinX DVD Copy Pro is ...
Software Description Managing partitions is a specialty job that requires special software. Says developer Aomei Technology about thier Partition Assistant Professional: Partition Assistant Professional Edition allows you to manag...
Keeping passwords, bookmarks, and other things synced across the internet is a pain. There are third-party services like LastPass and Xmarks, but none of them sync all of your data, leaving you with shreds of data across each devi...