Those little black books that stored all our important numbers and contact details are obsolete now. Mobile call lists usurped their position a decade ago. However, there were times when we rued the good old days and our little black book especially when our fickle cell phones decided to die on us unexpectedly. Things have […]
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Up in the Cloud: Find the Perfect Cloud Service Partner for Your Business
If you want to grow your business faster and reduce costs, cloud computing is for you. Cloud computing can improve accessibility, flexibility and streamline processes, so you can get more done with fewer resources. Searching for the right cloud service partner can be a wild goose chase sometimes. With a number of players in the domain […]
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Which Is The Most Secure Browser? – Infographic
“With every website you visit, you’re vulnerable to hackers out to steal your personal information. In the last year, the top 5 most popular web browsers had, on average, 186 vulnerabilities. According to a 2013 Kaspersky Security study, 93.01 percent of online attacks came from malicious URLs, and US users had an online infection risk […]
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Firefox Hello Let’s You Video Chat Straight From Your Browser
Communication technology has taken giant strides in the past few years with new developments in Internet space. Every new development pushes the envelope further as far as connecting users is concerned. Until recently Skype continued to dominate the VOIP arena, providing users the ability to connect via voice or video call over internet. Hangouts from […]
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Review: iolo’s System Mechanic 14
Recently, iolo technologies released the newest version of its award winning PC tune-up software: the System Mechanic 14. iolo technologies has long been a market leader in the PC tune-up segment. According to research data published by NPD, its System Mechanic software is the highest selling product of its kind in the US, with a […]
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Windows 8 Disappointed; So Where is Microsoft Headed?
If you had a chance to analyze the Net Applications’ May 2013 release of NetMarketShare monthly operating system statistics it would be clearly obvious to you (as it is the whole world) that sales of PC’s are continuing to dive. Yes, not just fall but dive! One factor that might be further accelerating this downfall is the […]
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3 Funny Uses for Your Cloud
The advent of cloud computing technology has certainly brought more than a slight hint of flair, practicality, and increased convenience to the management of business operations as well as individuals’ lives. After all, since when could you travel from one continent to another and not even have to bring along any of your office paperwork, […]
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Best Note-Taking Apps
As an avid fan of applications of all kinds, I read a lot of best-of lists around the web. But when these lists include apps for note taking, they always seem to miss several of those that I have found to be some of the very best. Here is a collection of 10 note-taking apps […]
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How to Control Your Home Computer From Anywhere but Home
It is possible for you to be able to connect to your home computer from a different location, and work with your files, photos and software. With Virtual Network Computing (VNC), you can connect to your home computer’s desktop from any computer with Internet access. The VNC technology uses remote capabilities to control another computer […]
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Does TuneUp Utilities 2012 Improve PC Performance?
Every move you take on your computer adds to its workload. Downloading, uninstalling, browsing, moving, deleting. All these activities leave a trail of worthless data getting in the way of computing processes. Optimization applications can help erase the trails while keeping your machine clean, lean and mean. However, optimization apps can be dangerous for the […]
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7 Useful Remote Desktop Tools
For anyone who doesn’t want to be tied down to their desktop computer, remote desktop tools offer freedom at an affordable price. This is an invaluable service to any system support professional. Instead of driving into the office in the dead of night to fix a problem, you can simply use the remote-control function to […]
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Access Gmail with Offline Google Mail
With Wi-Fi available in more places, many of us take the Internet for granted feeling always connected. But there are times when the Internet isn’t available whether it’s Mother Nature intervening, a wireless company’s outage or traveling in an airplane that requires turning off the network. Once upon a time, we didn’t always connect to […]
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Backup Your Data Locally and Cloudly
With the cloud growing in use and affordable pricing, it turns into a valid option for individuals and small businesses. However, many people worry that data saved online could won’t be secure or accessible when the network goes down. Local Network Drive Another option is backing up to a local external hard drive. (These are […]
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Bare Bones Guide to Keeping Your PC Clean
You know that the more software you install on your computer, the more bogged down it gets. This guide gives you the essentials. Your computer cleaning routine doesn’t need to be complicated. Just remember to run and update these types apps on a regular basis, if it’s not already automatic. All of these applications are […]
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8 Great RSS Feed Readers For The iPad (Absolutely Free!)
RSS Feeds are an important part of website interaction. Subscribing to a page will let you get updates, see new information, keep up with current events or just see something funny when it is posted on a blog. Whatever it is you are looking for, these eight applications can give you a useful way to […]
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Nitro PDF Professional Version 6: Not Yet an Acrobat-Killer
This is a review of Nitro PDF Professional, version 6 — from Nitro PDF, Inc. The software is intended to enable the user to create .pdf files, convert other formats to .pdf, edit those files, secure them, combine multiple documents into a single .pdf file, enable form-fill options, and more according to the company’s website. […]
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Google Earth Now Features Rome Reborn 2.0
How did people live thousands of years ago? The University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities asked this exact same question. As a result, they decided to digitally rebuild the revolutionary city of Rome during the peak of its development (around A.D. 320 – the time of Constantine The Great). They figured this would be the best way to try and understand how humans lived so long ago.
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Windows 7 Features and Performance
There’s much anticipation for Microsoft’s next operating system release, Windows 7. Enthusiasts are still speculating on the official launch date, and as of writing, there is no official word from Microsoft. Below is a list of new features that enthusiasts can look forward to enjoying, most of which are confirmed in the current pre-release version that is nearly at a “feature-complete” state.
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Google Chrome Extension Support
Alternate browsers are becoming increasingly popular, even though Internet Explorer still has a stronghold when it comes to market share. Some of the most popular alternate web browsers available include Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Google’s new Chrome web browser.
Still in beta, Google’s “Chrome” has attracted less than 2% of the Internet browser market at its peak, but Google engineers are working to enhance the software to make it more appealing and useful to its users. One very popular idea for improving Chrome is the addition of an extension system, which will enable third-party developers to produce plugins for any number of add-on features, ranging from browser enhancements to RSS readers, calendar/reminder extensions, etc.Chrome users can then install the plugins to complete tasks that Google did not integrate into the web browser.
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CyberLink PowerCinema 6 Total Media Entertainment Center Review
CyberLink PowerCinema 6 helps turn a regular PC into a HDTV and a multimedia entertainment center. Released on November 13, 2008, Powercinema 6 includes features for watching television, viewing photographs, enjoying music and DVF movies, and even listening to the radio. With simple channel management and support for HDTV, PowerCinema 6 gives users the versatility of being able to view high-definition television straight from their computers.
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Google Talk Updated with Voice and Video
Google is always working to release new and effective Internet solutions. Continuing in this tradition, Google’s Talk messenger application has recently been updated with video and voice capabilities. The new release is not meant to be a contender to Skype, as it does not possess the ability to connect to the standard phone network or voice mail support.
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AutoImager Batch Image Converter and Editor Review
AutoImager can be purchased at a massive 75% discount for one week, exclusively from Gadget Advisor! The software normally sells for $60, but can be purchased for only $15 exclusively here.
AutoImager is a full-featured batch image editing and converter software for 140+ formats (JPG, JPEG2000, PDF, etc). Complete command-line operation and an entire arsenal of editing features (batch resize, flip, rotate, crop, trim, and much more).
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34 Recommended Software Downloads
Below we have included a list of applications that we have tested extensively and found to be of the highest quality. This collection is certainly not meant to serve as a comprehensive listing of the best software, but it focuses on a few of the applications we believe to be very high quality in their corresponding categories. Much like the list of recommended Firefox extensions, this collection is a live list, that will be adjusted over time.
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Automatic Google Cache Checker Firefox Extension
Many of you here are either involved with the marketing of a web site for another company or operate a web site or blog of your own. For either case, being able to immediately see if a page is cached by Google would be invaluable. That’s exactly what the Google Cache Checker extension for Firefox offers.
Gadget Advisor is proud to offer the free Google Cache Checker extension for Firefox.
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Free Firefox Web Directory Form Filler Extension
As we have previously noted in the best Firefox extensions article, we are now providing free access to the powerful web directory form filler extension for Firefox. It is being made available free here exclusively (the extension sells normally for $150).
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Recommended Firefox Extensions
We have compiled a list of what we consider to be the best extensions for Firefox. When evaluating extensions for recommendation, not only do we consder the functionality and features of the extension, but we also test to ensure it works well with all the other extensions we recommend.
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OpenOffice.org 3.0 Released
OpenOffice.org has now concluded months of beta testing and officially released the 3.0 version of the office suite. It is immediately available for download from the official site. Downloads are available for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X.
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AI RoboForm Web Form Filling Software Review
There are a number of options for web form filling, especially if you use Firefox since there are a few different free extensions available. However, RoboForm excels in features in ease of use above all other options we have evaluated.
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Opera 9.6 Web Browser Released
Opera has today released the 9.6 version of the desktop web browser software. The web browser is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac based computers, with 38 localized versions.
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RealNetworks Ordered to Stop Selling RealDVD
RealNetworks recently released the RealDVD software that provides DVD copying functionality for customers. With it, DVD owners can make a single copy of a video for hard drive storage. RealNetworks claims the software offers the required encryption security to protect DVDs copied with it from being illegally shared online.