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Earlier this month I wrote about the DiskShop file manager which was a great alternative to Windows Explorer, but unfortunately, wasn’t free. This time around, I’ve found a great file manager that is free. The freeCommander 2007.05a is a free file manager that can be used from your hard drive, a cd, or even a […]

Microsoft’s Windows Home Server is now available for testing. A release candidate for the centralized home media server application can be downloaded from Microsoft’s Connect page. If you have an extra computer, you can test it out there. Interested testers will need a Live.com account, and will have to take a survey before they get […]

Adobe has just released what is probably the last version of its GoLive series. For those unfamiliar with the application, GoLive was Adobe’s WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web authoring tool before they bought Macromedia. This release seems to be aimed at users of earlier versions of GoLive as a parting gift, […]

ooVoo is the latest addition to the world of free chat clients. One feature that should be popular with the chat crowd, is the video conference feature that lets users have video chats with up to 5 people all in one window. The application also gives users the ability to send video messages up to […]

Want something else to manage your files and folders aside from Windows Explorer? DiGitSoft’s DiskShop is a file manager that packs a lot of features. You can access your files and folders, view images, movies, look at files on your network, manipulate file attributes, zip your files, and more. You can also access […]

Tweaking Windows XP can be a frustrating process for most people. If you want to change certain system settings you’d have to go through several mouse clicks just to open the right menu. Windows In A Box was designed to eliminate all the clicking and sifting through endless menus just to find the one […]

For those who don’t have Photoshop and don’t feel like spending money for a great image editor, here’s a free alternative that might suit your needs. Paint.NET is surprisingly full of features for a free image editor. The size of the installer is only 1.3 megs.
The interface is simple and has some similarity with MS […]

Swapper is a free file sharing program designed for friends who like to swap files regularly. Although it uses P2P technology, it differs from BitTorrent in a big way, - there’s no search feature. Swapper was designed for private transfers between friends which means that all communications are password protected and encrypted. Swapper doesn’t […]