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Articles and Tutorials Showcasing Freeware Tools and Applications
Weekend Fun: Tiggit–The Free Open Source Game Launcher
If you’re a fan of Steam and free games, I think you’ll love Tiggit. While the game titles aren’t as great as those offered by Valve, all of the games are free to play and redistribute. And most PC’s shouldn’t need a new video card to play them.
MPC-HC is a Light HD Video Player for Windows
When you need to play HD video without any lag or buffering, MPC-HC is the software to turn to. It’s free, and can play almost as many video formats as the popular VLC player.
Timed Shutdown Powers Off Your PC when Scheduled
Shutting down your PC at a certain time is sometimes a necessity. This is what this groovy little utility called Timed Shutdown does, without any hassles.
Android: Norton Mobile Security Review
Boasting over a million downloads, the free Norton Mobile Security App for Android phones appears to be a fantastic deal. But is that the case? Let’s take a deeper look.
Burn Note Allows Users to Create Self Destructing Notes Online
Need to send mission instructions to your top spy in the field? I got the tool!
ShareMouse vs. Synergy: A User-Friendly Alternative
When the support team at ShareMouse first emailed me asking me to check out their keyboard/mouse sharing application, I was skeptical. I am a longtime user of Synergy and to date have found no compelling reason to switch to another program. I felt like there was nothing “broken” in Synergy that needed to be fixed by a competitor. So, when I gave ShareMouse a try, I was pleasantly surprised: I liked it.
TeamViewer: Easily Remote Control any PC or Mac
TeamViewer is a superb cross-platform freeware tool for remote controlling and/or transference another computer.
Digsby Goes Open-Source – Is There an Upside?
Digsby, a popular multi-chat messenger client has announced it will be going open-source. Here’s the details.
Networx is a Free Taskbar Bandwidth Monitoring Utility
Networx is a great piece of freeware that can help you monitor and control your bandwidth usage. Here’s a full rundown and screenshot tour of the utility.
How to Add Spell Check to Notepad++
If you’ve installed Notepad++ with default settings, you likely already have the Spell Check plugin installed. Here’s how to enable it.
Review: Awesome New Tab Page Google Chrome
Did you know that you can replace the new tab page in Google Chrome via an extension? If you’re looking for something different in your browser here is a good place to start.
How To Automate SyncToy Jobs in Windows 7
An easy way to synchronize folders and files is to use Microsoft’s free SyncToy utility. However, there isn’t a built in method for scheduling it. You need to run it manually. Here’s how to use Window Task Scheduler to set up the job(s) to run automatically.
SumatraPDF is a Light, Free and Portable PDF Reader
A free PDF reader is a lot like a free sample of perfume at Macy’s. Some of them stink, some of them smell good and either way there are plenty of them. SumatraPDF is one that smells good. It integrates nicely with Windows, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.