I use Agent Ransack at home and at work for searching for files, but just recently I found Ultrasearch made by the guys that created Treesize. The file search works by searching the MFT of NTFS directly instead of drilling down into the file system itself or an index. The nice thing is that not only [...]
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2009 Bearware Top 10 Freeware Programs of The Year
Provided courtsey of http://bearware.info… 1. Anti Virus/Spyware: Microsoft Security Essentials 2. File Search: Everything 3. File Synchronizer/clone: FreeFileSync 4. Internet TV: Hulu Desktop 5. Password and Form Filler: LastPass 6. Program Launcher: SlickRun 7. Uninstaller: RevoUninstaller 8. Video Player/Recorder: VLC 9. Web Browser: Google Chrome 10. Video/Audio Capture: TubeMaster++ – Soli Deo Gloria
Utility Review: Alcohol 52%
It sometimes is hard finding software that will work on Windows Vista. Case in point: finding software that will load ISO images as a drive letter. On Windows XP, I use to use CloneVirtualDrive by SlySoft. Unfortunately, this software does not work on Vista. The challenge is to find something free, reliable and of course, [...]
Robert Galle: Rude Dude of WhereIsIt
I have to say that I think I might have met one of the rudest vendors on the Internet! I was interested in a program to catalog my DVD movies. I did some searching around and found a disc cataloging program called WhereIsIt by Robert Galle. The program seemed well written, developed and supported, so [...]
Critical Analysis: Getting Gouged by Geeks
From time to time, I have thought about doing PC repair work as a side business. Recently, I saw a link from Consumerist to an undercover story on Getting Gouged by Geeks (alterative link). The whole episode is available on their web site. After watching it, I have to say that I am disappointed by [...]
Free Remote Control Via the Web!
Here’s a company doing something really slick: giving away remote control services over the Internet for FREE! Now it is free for only personal use: if you use it for commercial purposes, you need to purchase a license. Each session can be 30 minutes in duration and you are allowed to use 10 hours of [...]
Utility Review: SWI – System Information for Windows
AIDA32 use to be my dearest love for system information, until it turned into Everest Home and then it vanished from the freeware scene into payware. The Ultimate edition is $30 up front, with $20/year maintenance to get updates. They recently offered an “Engineer” edition that is $199/year. However, maybe you want something that is [...]
Review of the book “The Old New Thing”
Having been called to jury service recently, I decided to read a new book that I just got from Amazon called “The Old New Thing: Practical Development Throughout the Evolution of Windows” by Raymond Chen. Raymond Chen is one of the original software developers on the Microsoft Windows operating system. The book is an interesting [...]
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