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Some of the best apps are the simplest, and they don’t come much simpler than Ninite, which lets you install all the essential free downloads you’ll need for your new/upgraded …
Ninite: simple, brilliant installer for the best free Windows software Read MoreGoogle may have their sticky fingers in just about every online pie, but there’s one area where their influence has resolutely failed to have any impact: social networking. They may …
Google Buzz: like Facebook and Twitter mashed up in GMail Read MoreApple has announced Aperture 3, the latest version of its photo management software, with the update including no less than 200 new features including Faces, Places and Brushes. Apple claims …
Apple releases Aperture 3 with faces and places tagging Read MoreIt wasn’t long ago that fancy twin monitor sets ups were the sole preserve of hotshot traders, high-flying graphics pros and, err, security guards, but recent price crashes have seen …
Manage multiple monitors with UltraMon Windows utility: review Read MoreWith a set of results sure set to send Apple fanboys howling at the Moon in disbelief, a recent study claims that Macs are far more insecure than Windows PCs, …
Apple’s Mac OS X: “less secure than Windows” Read MoreWe’re typing this using CreaWriter, a free Windows text editor designed to “increase your productivity and creativity” by decluttering your screen and covering up your endless flashing widgets, Twitter feeds …
CreaWriter and OmniWriter serve up calming, soothing writing environments Read MoreEasily them the most popular BitTorrent client on the Windows platform, uTorrent has moved to consolidate their lead with a souped-up new 2.0 release slipping effortlessly out of beta.
uTorrent 2.0 for Windows released – BitTorrent explained Read MoreWe’ve been using various versions of ACDSee dating back to the year dot, and our loyalty has been rewarded by a fast, stable program which has done a grand job …
ACDSee Pro 3 photo management software review Read MoreGoogle have just sent a new stable release of Google Chrome for Windows out into the wild, and the update includes two features that we’ve been waiting for some time …
Google Chrome browser gets extensions and bookmark sync. Huzzah! Read MoreIt’s taken a while to get drrssed, but the latest 3.6 version of Firefox has finally rocked into town. Promising nippier performance, natty one-click themes, safer add-ons and plug-ins, improved …
Firefox hits v3.6, throws up funky one click themes, speedier browsing Read MoreFor the millions of ex-Palm OS users, getting data off their old PDAs and Treos and on to their shiny new iPhone, Blackberry, Palm Pre smartphones – or cast off …
Transfer PalmOS data to Google Calendar with Dba2Csv and Palm2Google Read MoreIf your wallet won’t stretch to the outlandish sums demanded for top-line image editors like Photoshop, or your editing needs are more basic, it might be worth taking a peek …
StylePix free image editor for Windows – small’n’sweet Read MoreHere’s a neat tool for Windows users who’d like to experiment with the Ubuntu operating system without having to faff about with dual booting systems or risk trashing your current …
Run Ubuntu on your Windows desktop Read MoreBoosted by an expensive advertising campaign which included full size billboard posters (the London tube’s plastered with ’em), newspaper, magazine and TV adverts, Google’s Chrome browser has overtaken Apple’s Safari …
Google’s Chrome browser overtakes Apple’s Safari Read MoreMicrosoft has lost its legal appeal with a small Canadian company called i4i, which will result in the sales of its popular software programs Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Office …
Microsoft loses patent appeal, Office and Word 2007 sales to end in January Read More