QuotePad a useful portable freeware to take notes “on the go” when in internet. April 20, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, Free Software Magazine, Free Softwarefree software downloads, Freeware, Freeware Reviews, Tech, Technology, Technology News, Technology and Software, Tecnologia, free soft, free software, free software download, freeware blog, freeware tip, freeware tips, windows.Tags: notes, backup, text, handy notepad, notepad, QuotePad, reminder, cut and paste, Quick filtering, Multilanguage interface, Timestamping, Checklist
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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.
Easily backup your datas and save some energy: two interesting freeware for XP and Vista! February 15, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, Freeware Reviews, Tech, Technology, Technology News, Technology and Software, Tecnologia, freeware blog, freeware tip, freeware tips, windows.Tags: backup, FBackup, free backup software, data backup, backup files, image backup, mirror backup, usb backup, firewire backup, network backup, Edison, PC power management, CO2 emissions, reduce CO2, save energy, computer energy efficiency, CO2 Saver, green pc, Carbon footprint
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This week, in our Freeware Page, we posted a review about two interesting freeware for Windows: FBackup and edison. FBackup is a powerful software which allows you to easily manage and plan your backups. All the menus are very intuitive and it is possible to back up files also when they are in use. Fbackup is very well structured and allows you to decide when, what, how (zip files or exact copies) and when backup your datas. On the other hand, edison is a simple freeware, developed to helpXP and Vista users to save more energy. Edison contains some simple setups which allow you to determine the best
energy “saving” configuration depending your needs. This program can not be considered “revolutionary” but certainly helps to organize our PC, in a more efficient way. To conclude, we really think that using this freeware, we could benefit of some budget savings (in theory it is even possible to calculate your saving when using the dedicated menu). Recommended!
CDBurnerXP: how to burn your CD/DVD/HD-DVD or Blu-Ray just using a freeware! June 1, 2008
Posted by galigio in Computadoras, Computers & Internet, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, Freeware Reviews, Tech, Technology, Technology News, Technology and Software, Tecnologia, freeware blog, freeware tip, freeware tips, windows.Tags: Freeware, windows, Technology, Tecnologia, backup, Technology and Software, Burner, CD burner, DVD burner, Blu-ray burner, HD-DVD Burner
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This week, in our Freeware Page, we have posted a review about CDBurnerXP which, in our opinion is the best freeware in its category and contains more effective features than some -commercial- competitors. CDBurnerXP is a powerful freeware which allows you to burn CD, DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray in a very intuitive mode and faster than using other proprietary software as, for example, Roxio CD Creator. During our tests CDBurnerXP was very stable and easy to use. Using CDBurnerXP we were able to create backup copies of our DVDs in just few minutes. Another interesting features is the possibility to burn or create ISO and to convert bin/nrg formats to a more usable ISO version. Last but not least CDBurnerXP works on Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server and Vista. Highly recommended!!!
APTonCD: the best solution to save your Debian and Ubuntu software configuration! February 29, 2008
Posted by galigio in Computadoras, Computers & Internet, Debian, Linux, Linux Live CD, Tech, Technology, Technology News, Technology and Software, Tecnologia, Ubuntu, backup, packages, repository.Tags: APTonCD, backup, Debian, packages, removable repository, restore, share packages, Ubuntu
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Today, in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have added a post about APTonCD: a useful and time efficient software solution for Debian and Ubuntu. APTonCD is very simple to install and allows you to save copies of all the packages you have installed on your Debian or on your Ubuntu. Anyway, it could be very useful to create “clones” when you want to install the same programs on different computers and you do not want to create your own portable distribution. The menus are very intuitive and well structured, moreover, the graphical interface is clean and enjoyable. Last but not least APTonCD could be worthless in case of PC crash: with just few click you can restore your full OS. Recommended!
FLAC: our favourite multiplatform (Linux, Windows, MAC OS X) Free Lossless Audio Codec! February 24, 2008
Posted by galigio in Audio, Audio formats, Computers & Internet, Flac, Free Music, Freeware, Linux, Mac OS X, Multiplatform software, Music, Tech, Technology, Technology News, Technology and Software, Tecnologia, Windows freeware, free software, freeware blog, freeware tip, freeware tips, multimedia, multiplatform freeware, musica, opensource, windows.Tags: archival, archive, archiving, Audio, backup, codec, compression, compressor, decoder, encoder, Flac, free, lossless, lossless audio, Music
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It is true! MP3 format is the most common format we normally use in our everyday applications but MP3 is a lossy compression algorithm and it is not comparable with the quality of uncompressed audio formats as Monkey’s Audio, ALAC, WMA. This week, in our Freeware page, we posted a brief review about some particular features of FLAC: a multiplatform (Linux, Windows, MAC OS X) Free Lossless Audio Codec. Nowadays, FLAC is well and constantly supported by many music player producer. We compared FLAC and MP3 formats using the “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major – Allegro” by Bach and the results were very interesting. For common listeners (as us) the audio quality was, more or less, the same but when we asked to a couple of friends (authentic music “hooligans”) to describe the difference between the two music files (FLAC and MP3) they spent more than 15 minutes of their (and our) time talking about “tones”, “pizzicato” and something else that I really do not remember at the moment! After the listening, when we compared the file extensions, we discovered that the FLAC file was five times bigger than the MP3 (25.6MB vs 5.1MB)… To conclude, we really think that FLAC represents a fantastic (and the best) lossless format for home stereo systems. On the other side, if you are not a music purist, MP3 could be the best choice for listening music on portable audio devices.
FEBE and CLEO the best solution to save (and reinstall) your Firefox settings: extensions, themes and bookmarks! February 17, 2008
Posted by galigio in Computadoras, Computers & Internet, Firefox, Firefox Extensions, Firefox add-ons, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, Freeware Reviews, Linux, OS X, Tech, Technology, Technology News, Technology and Software, Tecnologia, backup, freeware blog, freeware tip, freeware tips, windows.Tags: add-ons, backup, Bookmarks, browser settings, cookies, Firefox 2, Freeware, Linux, Mozilla Add-ons, OS X, passwords, preferences, windows
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Today, in our Freeware Page (traditionally in English) we have added an effective post (in Spanish) about FEBE and CLEO: two fantastic Firefox extensions which allow you to backup all your personal Firefox settings. FEBE is a multiplatform add-on (Linux, Windows, and OS X) easy to install and to manage. In fact, the “FEBE Options” is a complete menu where it is possible to choose: what to save, where (destination folders) and frequency of the backups. Personally, I do suggest to change the default options and not to backup your usernames, passwords and cookies using FEBE. In fact, the backup file, a .xpi, could be stolen and easily reinstalled on a third part computer. Last but not least I want to underline the key role of CLEO which allows FEBE to create the installable .xpi file with all your settings. Recommended!
