As evidenced by dotTech’s review on best free video and audio converters for Windows, there are plenty of excellent free audio/video converters out there. However, some people may not be satisfied with a freeware converter. ...
Who knows the difference between burning DVDs and authoring DVDs? Burning DVDs consists of two things; you can either burn a data DVD (i.e. you put files, movies, music, etc. onto a DVD and it is only viewable on your computer ...
For lack of a better phrase, bulk resizing images can be a real pain in the ass. It doesn’t truly matter what photo editing software you use, they all pretty much require you to resize each image manually. If you only have ten or ...
Every second Tuesday of every month Microsoft issues a bunch of patches for its products, including Windows. This is known as Patch Tuesday. For this this recent Patch Tuesday Microsoft issued a Windows Update for Windows 7, secur...
Security is always a hot issue in the world of technology, but sometimes you don’t have the luxury of being totally safe. For example, when it comes to mobile USB storage, like a USB flash drive, it can be difficult to discern how...
dotTech has reviewed so many DVD copies and/or rippers in the recent past, I’d be surprised if every dotTechie has not yet found their favorite one. If, however, you are one of those people that are still looking, BlazeVideo...
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When it comes to protecting your computer, there is traditional protection in the form of anti-virus, firewall, etc. Then there is unorthodox protection vis-a-vis wiping all changes made to computer upon reboot; you know, similar ...
While playing games on a PC, especially MMOs, it’s necessary to talk to teammates and fellow players through VoIP software, or Voice over IP. There are several VoIP alternatives out there, some of which take up valuable system res...
Not everyone is content to stick with the big five web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari). That’s why browsers like Arora exist. Arora is a webkit-based web browser designed to be simple and fas...
In addition to using multiple displays on my main desktop configuration, I also end up using multiple computers simultaneously at times. I know I’m not alone, and a lot of dotTechies out there do the same. The process would be muc...
What do DOCs, RTFs, and ODTs all have in common? They are all some sort of word processing file format and it is very easy to create and modify them all. The purpose behind those file types is to serve word processing needs and wo...
Windows XP debuted on October 25, 2001, roughly 11.5 years ago. Since then, XP has gained a large following with a good number of people continuing to use the decade-old operating system. In fact, some estimates suggest as much as...
Mobile devices have an integrated ambient light sensor that allows the device to dim and brighten the screen depending on the environment. Most computer monitors do not include such a feature, and it can leave you staring at an ex...
