Freeware, Shareware & Abandonware

Don't you hate manually moving and resizing the windows on your desktop to the desired positions and sizes you prefer? There is a free and simple solution to this petty, but antagonizing problem....

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...

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...

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....

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...

There often comes a time when a downloaded program is no longer needed, its trial period expires, it becomes obsolete or it takes up space. Registry Clean is a piece of software developed by...

If you’ve read some of my other articles, you know I can be rather obsessive about backing up my data. My wife thinks I need therapy. I probably do. Windows Live Sync is a FREE utility that can...

Microsoft Silverlight is an application that allows for interactive and multimedia experiences on a website. An example of a place on a website that makes use of this technology is the "Watch...

Secure shell, or SSH, is available on Linux and UNIX systems and provides a secure communication channel, using public and private keys, for connecting to remote systems. To use a secure shell on...

Windows Media Player (WMP) is a digital media player that plays audio, video, animation, movies and other multimedia files. WMP comes loaded with most Microsoft Windows-installed desktops and...

Windows Live Messenger (WLM)--which was earlier called MSN Messenger, along with Yahoo! Messenger and AOL Messenger--is the pioneering social media applications of previous Internet eras. Windows...

Windows Media Player is the default media player that comes as a standard feature on every Windows OS-supporting computer. With Windows Media Player, one has the ability to listen to music and...

When you install programs on your PC, unnecessary extras are also often installed along with the program. These extras bog down the computer, and, in fact, do more harm than good. Acrotray.exe, a...

Did you just start using Windows Live Mail? Need help with getting return receipts from people? Return read receipts are send to you when a recipient has received your email. This is great for...

Windows Media Player is the default media player that comes standard in all Windows OS computers. With Windows Media Player, one is able to play music and movies. However, Windows Media Player is...

The program eMule is a P2P application. This means that it allows the user to connect directly with other users in order to exchange files, like videos and movies, between them. A "firewall" is...

If you have Mac OS X running computer and Windows Mobile device and need to sync all data between these devices, this tutorial will surely help you! I've switched to a Mac some time ago and the...

WMV stands for Windows Media Video. These standard Windows movie files utilize Windows Media compression, which makes them smaller in size than video types such as AVI. Creating WMV files is...

iTunes for Windows XP is a specific version of the free digital media player offered through Apple. iTunes plays and organizes digital music and video files. iTunes is also an interface to...

Windows Media Player comes with the Windows operating system. The latest release is Windows Media Player 11, which is compatible with Windows XP/Vista. It allows you to play video and audio files,...

Microsoft provides Windows Defender software for all Windows users with a valid copy of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later, Windows XP SP 2 or later, and Windows Vista. Windows Defender...

If your computer and mobile device both run Windows OS you’ve probably never faced any synchronization problems, because you have Activesync. But what about Mac users, who have Windows Mobile...

FrostWire is a peer-to-peer (P2P) data and file sharing program. Individuals may use FrostWire to share personal files, images and music files with other users of the software. Unlike many of its...

Over time, your computer becomes slow from all the duplicate files, junk files, and incorrectly linked registry entries. Vista manager for Microsoft windows allows you to fixe all those problems,...

The Windows XP Tutorial download is a helpful learning tool for new users of Windows XP as well as for those who are already familiar with that type of operating system. Beginners get introduced...

Internet Explorer is a web browser program created and developed by the Microsoft Corporation. Internet Explorer is included on every installation of the Windows operating system. Occasionally,...

EasyBCD is a way to tweak the Windows Vista bootloader. The main purpose of EasyBCD is change the Windows Vista bootloader for a multi-boot environment. Adding your Windows XP partition can be a...

Why do you want LCARS for Windows XP? Because if you love Star Trek you should make Windows XP look like LCARS. LCARS stands for Library Computer Access and Retrieval System, it is the computer...

Windows Vista is currently the operating system on most computers you buy and the windows firewall isn't very good so it is in your best interest to change it. If you are looking for a Free...

Microsoft keeps updating its popular MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger program with new features, menus and ease-of-use functionalities. The Redmond-headquartered company recommends...

Having many Instant Messenger freeware or programs such as AOL Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger installed on your computer might make it quite difficult for you to manage or...

Trend Micro RUBotted is a small downloadable program that monitors your system for any malicious or suspicious activity. For instance, it can spot mass mailings often sent from bot-infected...

Windows comes with about 100 different fonts to choose from, however software exists to create additional fonts that can be used by any Microsoft Office product. Luckily you do not need to learn...

Removing application programs that you no longer use from your computer will free up hard drive space and make less clutter. “Uninstalling” a program is easy, and is explained here, but sometimes...

Windows XP doesn't have DOS; it has a command prompt, which is a simulation of DOS. Some DOS games just aren't going to run on Windows XP, so don't be disappointed. Here are some steps to get old...

Windows Live Messenger has become the most popular IM client in the world. The ease of use coupled with the popularity of Windows, its native environment, makes it an ideal choice for instant...

When launching Webaroo, if your computer is protected by firewall protection (either McAfee Firewall Protection or Windows firewall protection), then this article will show you how you can make...