Category: Windows Vista

  • Nice defrag accelerates app loading

    Nice defrag accelerates app loading

    There a re zillions of disk defragmenters for Windows. Most are free and nearly all of them do unknown actions with no perceptible effect. UltimateDefrag is not the ordinary defragmenter for (at least) two reasons: It is beatifully presented as you can see below. It groups the most used files in the fastest access location…

  • Software galore

    We never can get enough of them, but our computers are sometimes overflowing. Software applications are everywhere, but how to choose the right one for the task at hand? I built a real collection of pages where you will be able to find nearly all you can dream for nearly all computers: Five important security…

  • Get pixellated DOS games on your new PC

    Get pixellated DOS games on your new PC

    If you have an old collection of PC MS-DOS games that has been sleeping at the bottom of a drawer, you may have two approaches: A/ you prefer to forget the old pixels and buy new games, B/ you were so found of those that you want to play even on your newest PC. However,…

  • Backup while you save

    Backup while you save

    It is always a bit difficult to actually think about doing backups. Either you spend too much time thinking about it or you forget about it. For Windows, I found a nice free utility program: FileHamster from MOGware. This small utility will allow you to automatically backup every single file you save or modify. FileHamster…

  • All about DVD ripping

    Turn Your PC into a DVD Ripping Monster

  • Your nVidia card will get free games

    If you have a nVidia graphics card on your PC, you can get a free download of recent games from Steam / Valve. For a limited time, if you qualify (you only need your PC to hold a nVidia graphics card), you can donwload a free copy of the following games from Steam just by…

  • MS-Office 2007: I want to read my files elsewhere

    The bane (correction: “one of the banes”) of the new opus of the Microsoft Office saga (MS-Office 2007) is that the Redmond developpers once again changed the file formats. I’m sure that this is for the best. But if you went the MS-Office 2007 path and not your colleagues or friends, they no longer can…

  • FontEXPRO to see your Windows fonts

    FontEXPRO to see your Windows fonts

    Here is a software tool that will allow you to explore the fonts installed on your Windows computer: FontEXPRO.

  • AVG free AntiVirus up to v8

    The very good anti-virus software got a little better with version 8. But the free version (which made it so popular) is not yet available. For now, you’ll have to stick to the excellent v7.5.