Category Archives: Software

So you’re getting ready to (or just did) reinstall windows. Here are some tools you should know about. First, if you can help it, before you reinstall make sure you back up your drivers. I’ve used Driver Magician (~$30, useable … Continue reading →

Windows only: Freeware application Tooler lets you create lots of useful shortcuts to perform tasks like shutting off your monitor, running your screensaver, and ejecting your optical drive. We’ve talked about how to create shutdown shortcuts, but Tooler makes doing … Continue reading →

This is a great program to run regularly. Windows only: Software download web site File Hippo has released a handy piece of software called Update Checker, which scans your computer’s installed apps and then reports which ones could use an … Continue reading →

Windows only: Open source application Ditto is a clipboard manager that lets you save, manage, and retrieve all of the countless clipboard grabs you make in the course of your day. Ditto lets you bring up it’s Quick Paste tool … Continue reading →

You just got a new PC with Windows Vista pre-installed, and you want to dual-boot Windows XP for old programs – or just nostalgia’s sake. You already know how to dual-boot Windows Vista on your XP machine, but you can … Continue reading →

I like the way osalt lists open source alternatives along with their commercial counterpart, very handy…. Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software: Find alternatives for Visio -> Dia, OpenOffice Draw or Kivio Or for iTunes -> Amarok … Continue reading →