How to keep your Windows PC always updated: FileHippo Update Checker! January 3, 2010
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, Tech, Tecnologia, upgrade, upgrade problem, windows.Tags: download software, file hippo, filehippo, Freeware, shareware program, software updater, update manager, updated version, updater
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This week in our Freeware Page we posted a brief review about FileHippo Update Checker for Windows. This Updater is very light (just 155 Kb) and very fat. This particular checker has uses the large software database contained on FileHippo.com and in just 2-3 seconds is able to detect all the necessary updates and it also find the beta version ready to be installed. During the installation you can decide if FileHippo Update Checker has to run at each start-up or if you prefer to use it only when you prefer. Anyway, FileHippo Update Checker easily shows the results of the available updates on a html page on your browser. Recommended!
Rocketdock 1.3.0: a light but powerful dock for Windows 7, Vista and XP November 22, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, Desktop, Dock, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, graphics, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows, Windows freeware.Tags: 7, Dock, icons, RocketDock, Software, themes, Vista, wallpapers, windows, XP
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This week, in our Freeware Page, we posted a brief review about Rocketdock, a terrific “Apple style” dock for Windows. We decided to test Rocketdock on a Windows XP and the results were positive and we did not find bugs. Rocketdock is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista and the brand new Windows 7 using just 10MB of RAM. To add a new icon it is sufficient to drag and drop it into the bar and it will be automatically added. To cut off an icon you have to drag it from the dock to an empty space on the desktop and it is immediately removed. To conclude we suggest this freeware because it is really customizable and easy to add & tune to your existing desktop. Recommended!
How to easily install programs on your Windows or Ubuntu computers: allmyapps.com November 15, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, freeware tip, freeware tips, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Software, software for Linux, Software News, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: applications, free software, Install, Installations, Linux, Software, Ubuntu, windows, Windows 7
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This week, in our Linux Page (in Spanish), we have added a brief post about allmyapps.com a useful website which allow you to easily install software on Ubuntu (8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10) and Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7). After a simple registration you can choose the free software you prefere to install and in few clicks and some minutes you are ready to use your new programs. Allmyapps.com, automatically recognizes the OS you have installed on your PC. On allmyapps we found many useful softwares and every month more programs are submitted by readers and added to the website for the installation. For Windows we also positively tested another website ninite.com where we found many free softwares ready to be dowloaded and automatically installed. Easy to use and useful!
Gmail Tips! October 11, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, tools, tutorial.Tags: efficiently, email, Gmail, Gmail ninja, master, productivity, tips, tips and tricks
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This week, in our Freeware Page, we posted a brief review about Gmail Tips, a terrific pdf printable guide with tons of useful information to better manage your gmail account. You can decide to read online the document at www.gmail.com/tips or download the printable pdf version. As for martial arts the tips you receive are related to your skills and are progressively more difficult. At the “white belt” level, I am sure, you will find some feature you have been using for years but when you become a “black belt” or a “Gmail master” you are able to deeply enjoy all the Gmail’s most useful “secret” features. For example you learn how to remotely sign out your Gmail account when you forget it open at the office or in an internet cafe’. Moreover, properly using the Gmail filters, you will able to send automatic responses reducing the time wasted in routine replies. We are sure that everyone will find other useful tips depending on what he/she is looking for. Useful!
How to free some hard disk space and substitute Acrobat Reader without giving up any features August 30, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, hardware, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, CCleaner, clean HD, compress, foxit, Foxit Reader, hard disk, HD, pdf, pdf reader, substitute Acrobat
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This week, in our Freeware Page, we posted some thoughts on pdf readers. Some days ago I had some problems with my office Windows XP PC because the hard disk space was ending. As usual, I cleaned up the disk using CCleaner and I earned ca. 200MB of space and proceed to compress the hard disk. Unfortunately, this strategy did not solve my problems so I decided to have a deep look into the numbers of Kb each program occupied on the HD and I was surprised in noticing that Acrobat Reader needs more than 200MB of HD space to work. Then I focus my attention on Foxit Reader and I discovered that it occupied more or less 7MB of HD space. Obviously I disinstall Acrobat Reader and earned ca. 190MB of hard disk. Today, I am not able to affirm that I solved all my problems with my PC but I am confident that, with an intelligent use of CCleaner, I will able to go ahead for another couple of months without contacting the administrator for a new HD and stop my work for (sic) at least a couple of days. Something to think about….
Pokerth: a good way to spend some hours of relax August 16, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, game, games, GNU/Linux, Linux, Technology, Technology and Software.Tags: free games, free time, fun, game, games, Poker, Poker Texas Holdem, Pokerth.net, vacation
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It is vacation time and this week, in our Linux Page (in Spanish), we have posted some brief suggestion about playing Poker Texas Holdem just for fun with Pokerth. This version, optimized for Linux, has a nice graphics (e.g. you can select between different table) colors and is very intuitive to play. If you prefer, you can also play with other remote players clicking on the option you find in the below left menu. We played some good (bur not lucky) test games and the overall results were really positive. Unfortunately, tonight the pokerth.net server seems to be down… we hope tomorrow we will be lucky! Interesting.
Ultamatix: the most powerful software to install new programs, themes and games on Ubuntu July 26, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia.Tags: Automatix, Debian, free software, Software, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04, Ultamatix, Ultimate
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This week, in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have added a post about Ultamatix which has been developed to be a valid substitute for Automatix. Ultamatix can be downloaded (in a practical .deb package) from its website and, with just few clicks, installed on your Ubuntu (now, also the jaunty 9.04 is fully supported). Ultamatix is very useful especially for the Linux beginners who have the possibility to add many programs, themes and icons in just with few clicks. We executed some different tests on Ubuntu 9.04 and the results were positive. Moreover, you can decide to uninstall the software directly from the Ultamatix menu at any time. This project is in continuous development and every new version contains new surprises. Anyway, even if we are not expert gamers but we were really satisfied from some titles we tested. Recommended!
How to create free different local telephone numbers linked to your Skype identity: Ring2Skype July 5, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computadoras, Computers & Internet, free calls, free software, Freeware, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Skype, Software, software for Linux, Software News, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, Ubuntu 9.04, windows.Tags: call to skype, free international phone, free phone number that rings on your skype, free skype, People call you from a phone or mobile and you pick up the call in Skype, ring2skype, Skype, Skypein
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This week, in our Linux Page (in Spanish), we posted a brief post about Ring2Skype. Ring2Skype is a new free service which allows you to create local telephone numbers linked to your Skype user-id. After filling in few datas you get a telephone number in 31 different countries. In your email you will find a welcome letter with a summary of all the data of your new Ring2Skype account, your new telephone number and an extension to share with your local contacts. In this way, a person located in a different country could call you spending just for a local call. On the other hand it is possible to create more local telephone numbers so all your contacts in different countries could be in contact with you as if you are living in their same city. Recommended if it will remain free also in the future!
Something to know before the release of Firefox 3.5: how to disable the geo-locating feature. June 28, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, multiplatform freeware, OS News, OS X, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04, windows.Tags: anonymity, feature, Firefox 3.5, geo-locating, geo-location, how to, ip, network security, OS X, system administration, tip, tips, Ubuntu, Win, windows
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This week in our Freeware Page we we have written a quick post about disabling geo-locating feature in the upcoming Firefox 3.5. I have always been an enthusiastic supporter of Firefox because I think it is so flexible that I can find any add-on I need for any purpose. I am also sure that the new Firefox 3.5 will be the perfect tool for my everyday navigation but there is something I am a little bit annoyed. In fact, the Firefox 3.5 will contain a default feature (which can be triggered remotely by a website you are visiting) declaring your geo-location everytime you connect to a site. This feature (previously known as project Geode by Mozilla Labs) could be useful for people involved in social networking but it is a potential wasting time feature for all the others. In fact, you have to declare if you want to automatically display your geo-location each time a website triggers this feature. For this reason, if you are not a social network addict, my personal advice is to disable this geo-locating feature as soon as you install (or update to) Firefox 3.5… (it continues in the Freeware Page).
QuotePad a useful portable freeware to take notes “on the go” when in internet. April 20, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free soft, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Free Softwarefree software downloads, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: backup, Checklist, cut and paste, handy notepad, Multilanguage interface, notepad, notes, Quick filtering, QuotePad, reminder, text, Timestamping
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This week, in our Freeware Page , we have added a short review about QuotePad which is a very interesting notepad that can be used to better organizing your online day by day work especially when in internet. In particular this light freeware allows you also to copy and paste large amounts of texts from web-pages and automatically recording the web-address. After coping the text you have only to go into your QuotePad and paste it using Ctr-Shift-Q. QuotePad directly memorizes the time of your “cut and paste” and allows you to write the most appropriate title for each of your notes. Moreover, clicking on “stay on top” (on the right in the upper bar) you can also stitch your notes above the browser you are using. Recommended.
