TrueCrypt is a popular solution for those who want to encrypt Windows files and folders. Why encrypt Windows files? Privacy is a major factor at home and at the workplace. In addition, as more and more people use portable computers, the risk of losing valuable data increases. The thought of photos, financial information or other [...]

Running some type of network scanning software for the home is essential. As more and more devices are added to our local networks, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep track of the various routers, access points, gaming consoles, printers and other networked devices. The Wireless Network Watcher takes care of that by quickly scanning your [...]

Everyone wants a faster running computer. Recently, I came across a program called defraggler that can help to speed up a computer. Defraggler is a program from Piriform that is used to speed up your computer by defragging files. It supports both the FAT32 and NTFS file systems. Although Windows comes with its own defrag [...]

An OCR software download can help save you time when editing PDFs. Trying to edit PDFs can be a frustrating chore–especially when you realize you need expensive software such as Adobe Professional or commercial OCR software to do so. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software looks at a PDF or scanned document and is able to [...]

With so many Instant Messaging Programs to choose from, which one is right for you? We will give a brief description of each, noting their strengths and weaknesses and you can decided which Instant Messenger best suits your needs.  IM programs have been around for years, made popular first by American Online’s AIM.  Yahoo and [...]

You can batch convert photos with a great little program called Photo Magician. The program has several great features that allows you to re-size images through present sizes or percentages. You can even create your own presets. Batch processing images is important. Digital cameras can hold hundreds of photos, all of  which have very high [...]