Article Archive for December 2008
A reader sent an email to ask about a list of “ten must-have” free programs that I would recommend that everyone immediately download and install on their computers, and this is one I have come up with. These 10 are to be the first installment (part 1), with additional “must have” freeware program lists to be amended to this one. Check this list out, download and install – these programs are solid gold.
WindowsPager is a free program that adds four virtual desktops/workspaces to your desktop. It integrates the new workspaces as icons in your taskbar and allows for managing your open windows through the right click context menu. WindowsPager is a portable app with very light resource consumption.
“I made this. You play this. We are enemies” is a free flash platform game where the objective is to navigate a ball across different maze-like levels. It is the sequel to a previously mentioned game called “Game, game, game and again game“. Like it’s predecessor, “I made this” is not just a game but an artistic vehicle, an exercise in creative expression that uses the gaming format as its medium.
this posting will outline a number of options for converting a PowerPoint presentation to DVD using all free software. There is not a single free application that will accomplish this; however there are three “routes” illustrated below that you could take to achieve PowerPoint to DVD conversion using all free apps. Here’s a quick summary:
Open++ is a free program that allows you to install functions in the Windows’ context menu extension. You can choose from a number of built-in functions or otherwise use any command line executable to add custom commands that can work on folders, specific file type(s) or both.
Freezer is a free, portable program that can download mp3s from some song sharing sites that such as Imeem, Deezer or jiwa.fm that use anti-leeching protection to prevent song downloading.
Easeus Partition Manager Home Edition is a free disk partitioning utility that offers a powerful range of functions such as resizing drive partitions, formatting partitions, copying partitions/drives, creating new partitions, deleting partitions, hiding partitions, changing drive letters, setting active partitions, and a handful other functions.
Tork is a free online action/adventure flash game that employs a unique gameplay concept: deciphering a symbol-based language. Specifically, this would be the language used by the alien inhabitants of a strange planet that your spaceship just crash-landed into.
In this posting I am going to highlight five FREE excellent Internet Explorer extensions that you never knew existed: (1) RCGoogle, (2) IECopySelectedLinks, (3) Find as you type, (4) Favorites Search, and (5) Web Archives Viewer.
Shock Bookmark is a free program that provides access to your favorite folders, files, internet bookmarks, and program shortcuts straight from the Windows explorer right click context menu. It also enables quick right-click copy and/or move operations to your bookmarked locations.
IESessions is a free Internet Explorer extension that enables the quick saving of your IE internet sessions (URLs from all tabs and windows that are open). Sessions can be saved locally, exported to a file for use on other computers or otherwise uploaded to the Amazon S3 storage service.
JavaRa is a free, portable program that quickly updates the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on your computer to the latest available version. It can optionally remove all older versions that may exist on your machine, as well as a host of related temporary files that may be taking up space on your hard drive.
