Five of the absolute best free image compression tools
Have you ever wanted to reduce the size of an image file without losing any of the sharpness, clarity or detail? There are a...
The best freeware virtual PDF printer: a comparison
PDF Virtual printers are a convenient way of creating PDF files. These programs can save any kind of printable document as a PDF file;...
The best free disk imaging program: a comparative analysis (updated)
What is the best way to safeguard your computer and undo a system disaster? Most would agree that is done best by making a ...
FREE OCR software: a survey of desktop and online tools
Printing text to paper is done every day; on some occasions however the reverse is needed – getting the original text back from a...
The best free data recovery tool: 14 undelete tools compared
We’ve all deleted files and folders by mistake, or formatted a drive, and subsequently realized that we wanted or needed some or all of...
SlideRocket vs. Rvl.io – two Powerpoint alternatives compared
Do you need a platform to create and view slide-based presentations for business, art or pure entertainment? If so, you’re going to love this...
The best free antivirus: a comparison
This posting will discuss which of the following three programs deserves the title of "best freeware antivirus program": Avira Antivir, Avast, or AVG.
My conclusion:...
The best freeware file manager: a comparative analysis
File management in Windows (browsing, viewing, copying, deleting files etc) is an area where Windows Explorer is not sufficient for many people.
Explorer lacks several...
How to convert PDF to Word DOC for free: a comparison
If you are wondering whether you can do good PDF to Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF) conversion for free, the answer is: Absolutely. This...
The best FREE ‘send large files’ services: 16 file hosting options compared
Services that can help you send large files are everywhere, it seems, but for some reason I find that I always blank out on...
The Best Free Compression / ZIP program: a comparison
A Zip/compression program is an essential fixture on any computer. There are so many excellent free compression apps that I am always astounded when...
How to legally sign electronic documents online: DigiSigner and SignNow compared
For one or two jobs and an occasional personal instance, I have had to sign documents electronically. There are a few ways to do...
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The Best Free Antivirus for Windows – January 2016
I have been looking into the question of which free antivirus is the best for almost 10 years now, and the only way to...
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Get cloud access to anything on your PC, with TackaCloud’s ‘Personal Cloud’
Although Dropbox and other cloud services have gotten us used to accessing our files anywhere from the cloud, somehow there is always that important...
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