November 30, 2010
What are you thankful for? It’s such a cliché statement, especially given that we’re barely past the brief period of time where we’re all allowed to indulge ourselves in vast quantities of food—leftover or otherwise.
Of course, the Thanksgivin…
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November 2, 2010
Digg versus Reddit; Reddit versus Digg. Much could be written about the unfolding war for your attention that’s taking place on the battlegrounds of news aggregates come and gone. That was pretty poetic, wasn’t it? Look, here’s the raw deal: Whet…
Tags: Addon, aggregate, app, browser, chrome, digg, extension, Features, firefox, free, freeware, Internet, list, News Worthy, reddit, roundup, social, Web Exclusive
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October 27, 2010
Today’s premium Wi-Fi routers push the boundaries of design, features, and range
You’ve been getting by with the cheapie router you bought two years ago, so why should you upgrade now? In a word: Performance. And features. Oh, sorry. That’s two wor…
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October 27, 2010
Are you a PC user? Good; you are likely annoyed. Because, let’s face it, there are some parts of the “master of your domain” experience that are downright annoying to do. Novice users have it easy—to them, a computer is merely a portable word p…
Tags: annoyance, apps, automate, Features, file, list, malware, manage, predict, roundup, share, spyware, type, update, Web Exclusive
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October 6, 2010
There are few tools more useful for the common desktop or laptop system than apps that automate some kind of system or user process that’s otherwise too tedious to do yourself. I mean, isn’t that the entire point of a computer, anyway—to take car…
Tags: application, apps, automate, Features, files, freeware, open-source, roundup, system, utilities, Web Exclusive
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September 1, 2010
Just how popular are add-ons to Mozilla Firefox’s Web browser? A usage survey taken by Mozilla as of one year ago revealed that one-third of all Firefox users—at least—use add-ons in some capacity. That’s a pretty big deal, but not quite as e…
Tags: add-on, best, browser, extension, Features, firefox, Home, Internet, list, Mozilla, roundup, TOP, Web Exclusive
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August 29, 2010
This week’s Freeware Files come courtesy of podcast aficionado (and mother of the epic dream date winner from podcast #36) R. Ellen Ferare. Or, rather, you can thank her for the idea. We got to talking this past weekend and she noted that she’…
Tags: apps, Desktop, Features, files, filter, find, freeware, Hard Drive, Location, open-source, roundup, search, Storage, Web Exclusive, windows
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August 13, 2010
It takes a special kind of finesse to manipulate the various files scattered across your system like Minority Report’s John Anderton. Was there only a piece of freeware that allowed one to transform one’s monitor into a touchscreen for such a purp…
Tags: apps, automatic, copy, delete, erase, explorer, Features, file, freeware, list, management, open-source, resize, roundup, secure, Web Exclusive, windows
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