Freeware, Shareware & Abandonware

This article will show you how to open all those pesky files that are of the .rar file type. .rar files are a condensed version of a bigger file or collection of smaller files, similar to a .zip file.

Have you ever wished for a calculator on your computer that could do more than just the basic four functions? How about the ability to type an equation and have it solved before your eyes? If you...

Photography is a hobby for many people, whether it is casual or they hope to turn it into a career. With the advent of the digital camera, photographers now have the ability to easily enhance and...

This article will explain how anyone can use their iPhone or iPod Touch to get free translations of the whole Quran in more than 30 different languages

Whether you want to improve your English or simply like to watch English movies, there are numerous ways to download them online. This can be done legally, and some websites even offer downloads...

Eclipse is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Java development. However it can be so much more through the use of plugins. Plugins can enable Eclipse to be used for programming in...

The 140 character restriction of Twitter makes link shortening a must. If you use TweetDeck you know it conveniently shortens links for you. But did you know you can select a link shortener of...

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) marked the beginnings of a new era of gaming with classics like Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda, Kirby, Metroid, and countless others. Many of...

Mdf is a file format used by the program Alcohol 120%. It's a virtual copy of a CD or DVD. In order to get access to the files inside the mdf, you will need a program that can extract these files...

Mac Video Converter can convert any video format to Mac video&audio formats like: MP4, MOV, 3GP, H.264/AVC, AVI, MPEG, WMV, MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, M4A, AAC, AC3.

Do you get tired of annoying buzzwords and jargon? After awhile the jargon starts to infect your own documents and e-mails. There is a solution to unnecessary buzzwords: a free application called...

You can create a web site for free. Publish your website and go online worldwide immediately! You can create personal sites and blogs or establish web presences for businesses, classrooms,...

BitTorrent clients are programs that allow users to open files with a .torrent extension. Users can share specific data files with other remote users running the same .torrent file. Torrents are...

Be very cautious when surfing the Internet. There are all manners of viruses and bugs waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting user. Spyware first rose to infamy in 2001 with the discovery of some...

An mdf is a virtual CD file. This means that it simulates a real CD. It is a virtual copy of a CD that you can use on your computer without the actual hard copy of the disk. In order to open and...

Make computer games on your PC for free. There are actually a lot of free game creators out there, but many come with restrictions on what you can do with what you make with them, such as...

Computer passwords are the first line of defense against hackers, viruses, worms. Having strong passwords, keeping them safe, and changing them regularly is the key. I'll explain how to set up...

When you get music video files from Web sites on the Internet, they could be in a wide range of video formats such as WMV or AVI. The problem comes when you want to play this music video on your...

Files created by DAT recorders, or ".dat" files, are often used to store video information, but the files can not be easily shared or viewed by other users. Converting ".dat" files into ".avi"...

Ccleaner is free software that is used to clean all the access junk that your computer accumulates over time. When you browse the internet, your browser will save things in temp folders. Over...

One simple way to monitor your home from your cellphone is to use your webcam as a security camera and then broadcast it over the Internet to a secure site. You can then access that website with...

Windows XP is often said to be superior to Windows Vista, but the operating system isn't available for purchase anymore because Microsoft has replaced it with Vista, and then again with Windows 7....

After you install a program on your computer from a CD, you don't always keep the box. If a situation comes up where you need the product key for that CD, and you don't have access to it, then...

JAR is an archive file format. This format can be used to store many other much larger files inside of it, including games and programs. If you have a game or a program that you want to load onto...

The following set of instructions is a guide that will help you to be able to burn certain media to discs using a free program on a Mac running OS X. The program is simply named “Burn” and it will...

The latest Snapshot software version 3.0 is a freeware used to take screenshot of your computer. A screenshot is very useful for reporting errors in your computer or for teaching how-to steps...

If you have an ISO disk image that you have downloaded from somewhere like Microsoft Developer Network Subscriber downloads, you will need to mount that image to install the programs. Here is a...

The phrase "Time Clock Time" can be used to refer to a decimal version of telling what time it is. For example, 12:15 is a quarter past 12, so in "time clock time" it would be 12.25. This decimal...

CDA is the file format used on music CDs that you buy from the store. When you burn a CD from MP3 files, they end up as CDA on your CD-R. Since CDA is only useful on the disc itself, converting a...

Caret browsing is a remarkable feature in Firefox that will actually help you help you to select by using your keyboard instead of your mouse. It is very important feature that helps become less...

If you wonder how to download movies from the internet to your pc, this post may be able to help you with this. Do you know what is FLV file? This is a general online video file which user can...

Although sometimes MP3 players may come with a few sample songs, in order to get more on them you'll have to buy them online and then download them onto the MP3 player through a USB cord. This...

The process of putting files such as a video onto a blank CD is called "burning." Transferring videos to a blank CD can be a great way to back up important videos if you're afraid of losing them...

The TrueType font format was developed by Apple Computer in the late 1980s and licensed to Microsoft in early 1990s. TrueType fonts are widely used on both the Mac and Windows operating systems. ...

Although you can buy a music album from the store in CD form, it's just as easy to get entire albums from the Internet. You can then burn this music to a blank CD if you want, making it almost as...

Flash is a software platform used for everything from games to videos. It plugs into your Web browser so that when you visit websites that have Flash applications, the browser will know how to...

Did you know the windows xp had their own little secrets that you can actually find out and use everyday? In this article I will fill you in on some of windows xp secrets. These secrets should...

There is so much information on the internet it's hard for some people to distinguish what website to use , what one's are trusted. In this article I'm going to give my personal opinion on some of...

For Sales and Marketing Professionals and busy executives contact management is an important part of everyday tasks. Many business professionals prefer to search the email messages for the most...

ISO, short for International Organization for Standardization, is a very common file type used to store and transport data and media. If you burn CDs, then you have likely seen an option to burn...

Is your computer’s hard drive getting too full with stuff? Do you want to email multiple files to your friends but they’re too big, or it takes too long? Have you ever wondered what that strange...

Are you planning a long trip and want to take some movies along to play on your laptop, but don't want to bring a bunch of DVDs with you? Or perhaps you just want to make backup copies of your...

You are already familiar with Adobe Acrobat Reader from using it so frequently on the web and that it is free to download. Adobe Acrobat also offers a number of plug-ins available for a free download.

The Yahoo user ID gives access to reading email, and signing into Yahoo Messenger. However, sometimes you may misplace or forget your password. Although this can be frustrating, it is certainly...

MIDI is an audio format that is used in ringtones and for digitizing musical instruments. If you accidentally delete a MIDI music file, you do have some options for getting it back. The best...

A widget is a box with dynamic content (such as another web page, the weather, the time, photo gallery, etc.) that can be added to your web page. Widgets can be made from scratch with code or with...

TUB is a graphics file type. The format is a multi-celled picture. Since this format isn't widely used by many programs, you'll have to convert it in order to use it with other programs or to...

Copying a video clip is a good way to transfer the clip to another computer so you can show a friend the same video you like. One easy way to accomplish this is with CD software. The process of...

PDFs allow us to share more more information with each other than ever before. However, they can come with thick black borders that make it more difficult to access that information. By learning...

Introduced in 2006, Apple's MacBook line of laptops has become one of the most popular computers in the company's history. In addition to its top-tier hardware, Apple also develops software for...