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Software That I Won't Try Again! 2008-07-04 14:31:00 I was trying today to test another freeware program for you. It's called UndeleteMyFiles, a data recovery tool. Well, the test went as bad as it could go! I tried to launch the program three times, and each time the result was my computer suddenly restarting! This is weird, I've never seen such behavior from my computer when launching a program! Definitely I won't give it another try!Want another Read more:Software
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I Just Signed Up for Pay Per Post! 2008-07-04 14:12:00 Hello, folks! I recently discovered PayPerPost, an opportunity for me as a blogger to earn some cash while writing about stuff that I find interesting. You all know that I'm not writing about stuff that I don't test honestly, so that's what I intend to do with the PayPerPost membership too. I found PayPerPost accidentaly, while browsing through some of the blogs that I read. I don't remember the e Read more:Signed
SUMo v1.4 - Keep Your Software Updated For Free 2008-07-04 12:51:00 I always try to keep everything in my computer up to date: drivers and software. I recently reviewed a driver updating freeware, now it's time for a program that keeps your software up to date. This freeware is called SUMo (Software
Update Monitor) and they say it can track your software updates easily. Let's see how it works.The setup package is only 1.1 MB, so you're in for a quick download. The
MemTest - Test Your RAM Modules For Free 2008-07-01 15:35:00 The latest operating systems require more and more RAM (Random Access Memory). Although the prices for the memory modules have decreased significantly over the past few years they are a "must spend some cash" stuff for any computer user. This freeware, MemTest offers you the possibility to check how your memory modules behave under stress. Let's see how it works.After you download a .zip archive w Read more:Modules
New Record For This Blog! 2008-07-01 05:22:00 Yesterday, the 30th of June, I was happy to see a new highpoint in this blog's history. 609 unique visitors! Thanks to each of you and I hope that you'll come back to check out the freeware that I am going to test from now on.Check out the related posts!Subscribe to the full RSS feed to get the latest articles fast and easy!Check the site for the latest articles: Best Freeware Blog
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AusLogics Disk Defrag - Fast and Free Disk Defragmenter 2008-06-30 09:07:00 My own four hard disks are always writing a lot of information, especially when I do video editing. Defrag
menting the hard disks is a must! Windows XP has a Disk Defragmenter, but I always found it to be too slow. I stumbled upon a free defragmenter called AusLogics Disk Defrag, let's see if it's any better.The download and installation will go very fast: the setup package is only 1.3 MB and the i
Giga Tribe - Share FIles With Your Friends For Free 2008-06-28 15:59:00 Lately I've been searching for a fast and easy way to share files with my friends. E-mail is out of the question for larger files, file sharing websites are not very secure, but it seems I found the right software for the purpose. It's called Giga Tribe
v2.45, and it has a free version. Let's test it.First of all you have to install the program. The setup package is lightweight, only 1.6 MB. The i Read more:Share
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CrystalDiskInfo - All You Want To Know About Your HDD 2008-06-28 10:02:00 Hard disk drives are very important in a computer system, but unfortunately they are the ones that can fail and leave you with a heartache. Having a program that can show you the health of your hard disks is very useful. If you see that it's going down, back up the data and go buy a new one! CrystalDiskInfo is a freeware program that allows you to check the status of your HDDs. Let's give it a spi
CleanAfterMe - Remove Windows Clutter for Free 2008-06-28 08:42:00 You all know that the Windows
Operating system leaves a lot of temporary files on your hard disks, and that can slow your system down a lot. CleanAfterMe is a small freeware program that promises to take care of all those files. Let's see how it works.The download and installation process will take about... 5 seconds I reckon. The program doesn't need to be installed, it's just an executable. And
Pocket Wikipedia 1.0 - Offline Wiki 2008-06-27 11:44:00 Perhaps the most interesting feature of this freeware, PocketWiki
pedia.htm">Wikipedia
1.0, is that it works on Windows PCs, on Pocket PC systems and even under a Linux operating system. I've tested it on my Windows XP system, let's see how it works.First of all brace yourselves for a long download: the .zip package of the program is 175 MB, so if you have a slow internet connection, you could easily grow a bear Read more:Offline
SIW - System Information for Windows Updated! 2008-06-27 10:45:00 I told you a couple of moths ago about a wonderful piece of freeware called SIW (System
Information for Windows
). The author of this free software has recently updated it. The new version has a new hardware module, enhanced sensors database, updated devices database, plus some minor improvements and bugfixes.You can download it from here, it's free!Want another software from the same category? Che Read more:System Information
Freeware Mission - Best Free Instant Messenger 2008-07-25 08:16:00 Here we are, episode 9 of the FreewareMission
! Today I'm going to pick a free Instant Messenger
for my computer. Well, most of them are free, but Yahoo Messenger for instance is pretty annoying because of all the ads and self-promotion it displays. After testing several free Instant Messenger
programs I've narrowed down the choice to two programs: Pidgin and Digsby.Pidgin 2.4.3If you're looking f
Freeware Mission - Best Free CD/DVD Burner 2008-07-24 09:21:00 The FreewareMission
continues! My goal is to have only freeware in my computer, except the Windows XP operating system. Now, after having installed the best free web browser, best free BitTorrent client, best free antivirus, best free zip utility, best free movie collection manager, best free office suite, I'm trying to find the best free CD/DVD burner, to replace Nero. Curious to find out which Read more:Burner
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Freeware Mission - Best Free Movie Collection Manager 2008-07-23 11:00:00 Welcome to the eighth episode of the FreewareMission
! Here is another problem I had after my Windows XP crashed: i have a movie collection, about 2500 films, and all the information about the DVDs that I own was managed through a commercial program called Movie Collector. Now I have to find a freeware program that can replace it and maybe even manage to import my collection data from the other pr
Freeware Mission - Best Free Office Suite 2008-07-22 16:01:00 Freeware Mission
, episode 6. The toughest and the easiest at the same time. I have to replace Microsoft Office with a freeware program and there are not many to choose from. In fact, there are only two candidates: Open Office.org and IBM Lotus Symphony. And the winner is...I was using the Microsoft Office products a lot, because I do a lot of writing and presentations, so finding a freeware progra Read more:Freeware
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uTorrent 1.8 Release Candidate 5 available! 2008-07-21 19:48:00 uTorrent, the best free BitTorrent Client, is getting closer to the release of the new 1.8 version. The fifth release candidate is available
, you can download it from here. You can find a list of the new features and fixes here.Want another software from the same category? Check out the related posts!Subscribe to the full RSS feed to get the latest articles fast and easy!If you have any trouble wi Read more:uTorrent
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Freeware Mission - Best Free Zip Utility 2008-07-21 14:40:00 My attempt to run my PC only on freeware programs, The FreewareMission
, continues! Because many of the freeware programs that I download come in archives, zip, rar, you name it, I had to get a free compression/zip utility. I was using WinRar before, let's see which freeware alternative I chose.I tested J-Zip, 7 Zip and TUGZip. I was trying to unpack an archive, a multiple rar archive. J-Zip could Read more:Utility
Glasses In The News 2008-07-21 14:19:00 ZenniOptical.com is a website that provides online prescription eyeglasses for as low as eight dollars. And they have some shiny nice elegant models too. Another nice thing is that along with the glasses you get everything you need to take care of them, including a quality case and a microfiber lens cleaning cloth. Their services were recently tested by FoxNews, you can see what they discovered he Read more:Glasses
Freeware Mission - Best Free Antivirus 2008-07-20 11:05:00 And the FreewareMission
goes on! I remind you that I'm trying to install only freeware programs in my PC, except the Windows XP operating system. Today I'm going to tell you which free antivirus program I chose. Until now I was using Bit Defender, a commercial solution. Will I find a freeware alternative?I've tested three free antivirus solutions: AVG, Antivir and Avast!. After some quick conside
Freeware Mission - Best Free BitTorrent Client 2008-07-19 11:57:00 The FreewareMission
continues! I'm going to outfit my system with only freeware programs, except Windows XP. Yesterday I chose my Web Browser, now I'm going to pick the BitTorrent Client
for me. Anybody wanna guess?Well, the choice is quite simple: i think that the best free BitTorrent Client is uTorrent, no doubt about that: it rarely crashes, it's small and uses only a small amount of system re
Freeware Mission - Best Free Web Browser 2008-07-18 16:34:00 If you read yesterday's post you know that my system has crashed and I had to reinstall Windows XP. The "FreewareMission
" means that I'll try to install only free software on my computer. First of all I need a web browser. Which one should I choose?Well, the choice is quite simple. I've been using Firefox for years now, and it's been a good reliable program for me. I won't change it, so the free
Computer crash - run for your lives! 2008-07-18 15:14:00 Well, my computer crash
ed tonight, leaving me cursing and smoking heavily. My desktop, with dozens of shortcuts and useful stuff now looks like hell!Obviously now I have to reinstall all the software that I had before the crash, and only thinking about that drives me a little mad. But I thought of something that could make the whole thing worthwhile: I'll try to install only free software, freewar Read more:Computer
PC Wizard 2008 - Free System Information and Benchmarking Tool 2008-07-17 09:40:00 I confess: I'm a maniac when it comes to getting information about the various components in my PC. And I like to test those components a lot too. Recently I came across a nice freeware program called PC Wizard
2008, which offers a lot of goodies with a neat interface. Let's check it out. You can get the program downloaded and installed in only a couple of minutes. And after that, all the Read more:System
SIW - New Version Available! 2008-07-16 06:07:00 One of the best freeware programs around, SIW (System Information for WIndows) is getting even better. A new version was released, here's the goodies list: Added Firefox 3 support. Added Hyper-V support. Fixed the "Secrets" module. Fixed the "Neighborhood Scan" module. Updated device database. Minor improvements. Bugfixes. You can download it from
Best Free AntiSpyware 2008-08-10 05:00:00 The Freeware Mission continues even during the Olympic Games! I'm running for my own gold medal, trying to run my PC with only freeware programs installed. Today I'm going to pick a free AntiSpyware program. I'm not looking for resident real time protection, but for a freeware program that would be able to find and remove any spyware, malware, adware threats.
The free antivirus program that I'm
Best Free File Sharing Program 2008-08-09 06:22:00 Howdy folks, welcome to the Freeware Mission again. Now, when I talk about a file sharing program I don't mean Direct Connect or BitTorrent, stuff that allows you to browse through files and folders from users all over the world. I need a freeware program that would allow me to share files with my friends, with the people I choose to share files with. Everything clear?
The best option I found i Read more:Sharing
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Best Free Memory Optimizer 2008-08-08 06:08:00 RAM day continues on the Freeware Mission. Earlier today I chose the best freeware memory testing programs, now it's time to pick the best free memory optimizer. There are a lot of such freeware programs available but there is only one that I decided to use.And that program is SweepRAM. I reviewed it a few months ago and I'm still using it now, because it's good, it's very good.I chose it because Read more:Memory
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Best Free Memory Testing Program 2008-08-08 04:12:00 Good day folks, it's RAM day on the Freeware Mission! First I'm going to pick a freeware program to test the reliability of my memory modules and later today you'll find out which is the freeware I chose to optimize my RAM. Let's see what I chose for testing now.I think there are two options available: MemTest and Memtest86+. The difference is that MemTest test your memory right into Windows and M Read more:Program
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Best Free Screen Session Recorder 2008-08-07 15:04:00 Welcome to the Freeware Mission again, only a few episodes away from having a list of essential freeware for a freeware only PC. Many of my friends ask me for computer advice and explaining all the steps over the telephone or IM is always annoying. I decided to make screen recordings for them, and I need a freeware program for that.I've tested a few free screen session recorders and the final choi Read more:Recorder
Searching For Web Hosting Services 2008-08-07 14:45:00 I was telling you a few days ago about my dream of moving this blog to a nice .com domain and of getting the web hosting services for it. I still don't have enough money to pay for the web hosting services, but I'm looking for the right offer, just to be prepared.I found an interesting web hosting company today, I'm really considering their offer. Maybe you could tell me your opinion.The Standard Read more:Hosting
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