Originally series, once the exclusive property of the TV networks are now popping up everywhere, including on-demand services such as Hulu Plus and Netflix. Continue reading
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Where Can You Find Original Series? EVERYWHERE!
Sunday, May 12th, 2013For Word Nerds Everywhere… OVERDRIVE!
Sunday, April 21st, 2013The Overdrive Media Console allows you to download E-books and audiobooks from your local library to read or listen to on your computer or your personal devices. It is free to download and easy to use. Continue reading
Restore Windows Paint
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013Robert from Raymond Maine writes: How do I get my Windows Paint program back? I tried to repair it from the program files, but it says it has a damaged file and won’t install. I am running XP Pro and IE. Answer: You can reinstall Paint or other Windows built-in programs you are missing fairly easily in Windows XP. Start by clicking… Continue reading
Five Free 5-Star Apps Worth Downloading
Sunday, March 17th, 2013Apps aren’t hard to find (unless you’re looking in the Windows App store,) but good apps aren’t so easy. A lot of free apps aren’t even worth the time it takes to install on your phone or mobile device. So here’s a quick round-up of our favorite apps from the past few months: Continue reading
Iolo System Checker – Check Your Computer For Free!
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013Is there something wrong with your computer?
Does it seem slower than it used to be?
Are you worried about security holes?
Do you wonder if you have too much clutter on your hard drive?
Is your registry as fast as it should be?
Do unnecessary start-up programs slow your computer down?
Do you have performance robbing memory leaks?
Is your Internet as fast
WS App Review: Sports Tracker
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013There are many exercise tracking applications on the market. However, most are not really up-to-the-mark. The Sports Tracker application is an exception. This application is remarkably well designed and has very few short comings for tracking distance based exercises. It also has a special add-on that enables you to track your heart rate. Continue reading
LibreOffice 4.0 Released – Free Office Suite
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013LibreOffice has released version 4.0 of their popular free office suite with some exciting improvements. Is it worth a download? Is it as good as Microsoft Office 2013? I’ll give you just the facts below. LibreOffice is a Open Source project spun off of the popular Open Office suite. The suite of application includes… Continue reading
WS App Review: Scanner Radio
Saturday, February 16th, 2013Listening to police and fire scanners can be interesting and sometimes a little scary. You could spend around $100 to buy a scanner and listen to calls in your area, or you could download Scanner Radio for free and listen to calls on over 3600 police and fire scanners in the United States and Australia on your phone or tablet. Continue reading
Microsoft Messenger Going Away, Welcome Skype
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013Scott from Souza writes: Yesterday Microsoft Messenger sent me an email telling me I had to “update to Skype” or lose my account. I assume, therefore, that I will also lose my Hotmail account and everything in it. I’m concerned that Skype is a social networking service (none of which I trust for security reasons). I have not been able to find answers to these concerns by searching online, and I was wondering what you and your readers know about all of this. Thanks much. Answer: Microsoft… Continue reading
AutoRip: Buy A CD, Get A Free Digital Copy From Amazon
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013When you buy an album as Amazon, they will now give you a free digital copy. The company is even offering free digital copies of music purchased 15 years ago. It’s called AutoRip and here’s how it works… Continue reading
Nitro Reader – Best Free PDF Software
Wednesday, December 26th, 2012PDF is a document format used on the web and by companies to transit product guides, manuals, brochures and other documents in a format that can be universally read and will print exactly as the person sending it intends. The most common reader for PDF documents is Adobe Reader available here. The problem with Adobe Reader is it’s basically just a viewer. You can’t use it to edit, create or extract text or images from the files. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a free PDF viewer to do all of that? Continue reading
Gmail Backup
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012If you use Google Gmail, there is a fantastic utility which allows you to backup all of your e-mails to a folder on your computer. You may wonder, why bother, since Gmail has never deleted any e-mail before, but since Gmail is a free service, there are no guarantees that they will not change that policy in the future and limit the retention period for e-mails. Continue reading
WS App Review: SoundHound
Thursday, December 13th, 2012Have you ever caught yourself wondering what song was playing during a commercial? Do you remember a time sitting at a restaurant when your favorite, classic melody blared through the speakers, yet you just couldn’t put a name to it? For all my fellow iPhone users out there, I am happy to say that I have good news for you! SoundHound, one of the quickest music recognition apps out there, is the perfect tool for alleviating all the musical mysteries in your life. Continue reading
LibreOffice: The Ideal USB Office Suite
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012Ever wished you could carry a fully-equipped office suite with you on a USB drive? I’m not talking about notepad or some basic word processor, but rather, a portable version of the incredibly popular and open source LibreOffice. LibreOffice includes Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base and Math. These programs are 100% compatible with Microsoft Office and Corel Office document formats, and operate much like Microsoft Office 2003. Continue reading
Saving Wi-Fi Passwords On Your iPhone: Is It Possible?
Saturday, December 8th, 2012What’s the easiest way to back up your Wi-Fi passwords on your iPhone? Try one of these solutions. Continue reading
WS App Review: Viber
Saturday, December 1st, 2012Have you ever wished for an inexpensive way to stay in touch with friends and relatives across the country, or even around the world? Now you can, with the super-cool Viber app! Compatible with a variety of smartphone platforms, Viber is a simple, quick and easy method for connecting with buddies for free. Continue reading
Creating a DVD From Video Clips
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012Can’t find the correct codec for your video? Here are some tips that may help. Continue reading
Wise Auto Shutdown – Schedule Shutdown/Log Off/Reboots
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012Have you ever wanted to schedule your computer to automatically shutdown or power off at a certain time of the day? What about to restart for updates every night at 3 in the morning? Or how about set your computer to go to sleep mode at 10 PM so you can wake it back up in the morning when your ready to use it, without wasting electricity running it at full power all night? Continue reading
VLC Player DLL Missing, Where To Download?
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012A reader writes in this week about vlc player.dll missing and what vlc player is anyway? Well we’ve got the answer for him and some info about what VLC Media Player is and why you may want to download it. Continue reading
Funny Photo Maker – Fun Photos Free!
Monday, October 1st, 2012Have you ever wanted to morph someones face or photo into a really cool picture? Your grandpa on a 100 dollar bill? Garfield showing a picture your friend to John? Other funny effects and cool calendars? Funny Photo Maker is a fantastic free program by AnvSoft which let’s you… Continue reading
Easy Print Screen in Windows 7
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012Having problems taking screen shots Windows 7? Try Gadwin PrintScreen! Continue reading
How To Password Protect A Flash Drive
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012Do you want to password protect your USB flash drive? Read this article to find out how. Continue reading
MyRouter – Turn Your Wired Computer In To A WiFi Router
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012Did you just got a brand new tablet, smart phone or WiFi connected device (camera, bluray player, etc) but you only have a wired internet connection? How will you connect it? Are you somewhere that doesn’t allow you to install a permanent router? Don’t want to spend a fortune when you only need it to download apps or update software? Continue reading
ZenKEY – The Ultimate Keyboard Shortcut
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012How would you like to be able to have a keyboard key combination to open Word? Or go to a web browser with your favorite site automatically loaded? Or open your My Documents folder? How about shut down your PC? Even turn a sequence of keystrokes and actions into a single key press? Continue reading
PC Virtual Piano Keyboard
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012Ever wanted to make some music using your computer keyboard or sound effects for a video you are recording? The PC 73 Virtual Piano Keyboard is the utility you need to get! Continue reading
Off-Site and Cloud Storage
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012Off-site and cloud based storage is a great way to backup information you need to a remote place just encase of the unthinkable happens… Continue reading
