The most frequent hardware failure on any computer is its hard drive, which incidentally stores all of your files. Unfortunately, many hard drive failures risk the permanent deletion of all of your precious data. Take today, Wor...
Firefox 4. It’s finally here. If you’ve been wanting to see more from your browser, you’ve got no more time to waste, because Mozilla has been working non-stop for the last year for today. What’s new in F...
It’s finally here: Internet Explorer 9. Internet Explorer 9 is meant to revitalize Internet Explorer and maybe even turn some techies into IE users. Its web standards supports are exponentially better than previous versions,...
UPDATE: As it turns out, this is actually a magazine freebie, and as such, the link has been taken down. We have a strict no-magazine policy here at dotTech. Thanks Joanna for the notification! Software Description The following ...
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...
Please note that until Game Booster v2.3 is released you will need to re-enter the registration code after exiting Game Booster. v2.3 should be released this week. Software Description Game Booster Premium is developed by IObit. ...
Software Description Need to recover a deleted file? What about a deleted partition? Try EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard. Says CHENGDU YIWO Tech Development Co., Ltd, the developers of EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard: Advanced and Best d...
Update: This promotion is now over. Sorry to those that missed it! To avoid missing promotions in the future, consider subscribing to dotTech: RSS Feed | E-mail | Twitter | Facebook. Software Description EASEUS Partition Master is...
Update: You may want to stay away from Uniblue and SUMPC2011! There have been multiple accounts of bad things happening to users and computers that have SUMPC on them. Software Description The following is a description of SpeedUp...
Most people here know that updating software means having less bugs and having more security. Unfortunately, most software titles have their own custom-built updaters that are easily ignored and only show up once you open a progr...
Update: This promotion is now over. Sorry to those that missed it! To avoid missing promotions in the future, consider subscribing to dotTech: RSS Feed | E-mail | Twitter | Facebook. Software Description jv16 PowerTools 2010 is a ...
Update: This promotion is now over. Sorry to those that missed it! To avoid missing promotions in the future, consider subscribing to dotTech: RSS Feed | E-mail | Twitter | Facebook. Software Description The following is a descrip...
One of the cool things about Gmail is that it has so many Labs projects. You can text people, you can insert images, you can easily translate emails, you can optimize Gmail for the wide-screen, and much much more! 1. SMS in Chat &...
{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 ...
Mirror, mirror on the wall: What is the best file sharing/backup service of them all? Dropbox. All free Dropbox accounts come with 2 GB of storage space. Last November I posted about how to increase that 2 GB of storage space by 5...
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: Process Lasso Pro Version reviewed: 4.00.29 Software description as per the developer: Process Lasso is a unique new technology that will improve your PC’s responsiveness and stabi...
Update2: This promotion is now over. Sorry to those that missed it! To avoid missing freebies in the future, consider subscribing to dotTech: RSS Feed | E-mail | Twitter | Facebook. Update: Apparently a few hours after I posted th...
Aside from the iPhone 4 itself, talk about the “Verizon iPhone 4” has probably been one of the most rumored rumors about a smartphone in the history of smartphones. Today, however, the story has been set straight. No l...
Software Description The following is a description of Crave World Clock, as per the developer: See current time for major cities and time zones around the world on your desktop. A must-have world clock software for people who nee...
Sometimes we install programs that require no other programs to be running. Other times we are doing something resource intensive and would like there to be no other program running in the background. For whatever reason, there ar...
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: InPaint Version reviewed: v3.0 Supported OS: Windows 2000 and higher Price: $39.99 (USD) for a personal license, and $99.99 (USD) for a business license Software description as per the d...
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: WinUtilities Professional Edition Version reviewed: v9.96 System Requirements: Windows 7/Vista/XP/2003 Server/2000/NT/98 Price: $49.99 (USD) The developer has been running a 40% off sale...
Most everyone has heard about the Wikileaks, erm, leak drama regarding United States diplomatic cables. Since the leak, the US government has started an investigation to try to bring Wikileaks “to justice”. I put ̶...
Software Description The following is a description of McAfree VirusScan Plus, as per the developer: Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, adware, even rootkits—insidious programs designed to tampe...
If your friend has a Mac, then you’ve most likely heard bragging about how switching windows with Exposé is the best thing since sliced Safari. Switcher is a really cool free Windows app that takes that feature and implement...
{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article: iCare Data Recovery Software Version reviewed: v4.1 Software description as per the developer: Working with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 professional and Windows Server 2008, 2003, 2000 al...
dotTech has multiple different ways it can be subscribed through: RSS Feed | E-mail | Twitter | Facebook. Typically these four options cover the subscription needs of most dotTechies. However, recently I have been told by some peo...
You became overjoyed by reading about the solution to your Windows Media Player woes. So you had a few clicks and ended up with a mess of codecs on your hands. Now Windows Media Player or [insert player name here] will no longer p...
[The following article has been written by Jason. Some dotTechies may know him as Jyo. Be sure to thank him in the comments below for the write-up and tip!] Ever been in that situation where you just spent countless hours (legally...
Software Description The following is a description of Wondershare Video Converter Platinum as per the developer: Wondershare Video Converter Platinum can directly convert videos, including from HD and AVCHD videos, to popular vid...
Software Description The following is a description of MAGIX PC Check & Tuning 2010, as per the developer: PC Check The PC Check analyzes weaknesses and problems in the system and lists them. Short problem descriptions may be ...