- Cutter 1.42. Let Your Computer Compute — Back in the sixties, there were many scientists and journalists (both pessimistic and optimistic ones) supposing computers in near future would do artistic work. They still don’t, so, in today’s world there is a widespread pragmatic sight: computer certainly can’t do the art, but a human artist with a computer can sometimes do outstanding things, primarily because a computer would automate all the repetitive and…
- OscilloMeter 5.57. Computer As Tool — Many years have passed since computers were invented as tools for scientific research and engineering tasks. The lucky invention has been widely accepted; it has changed our world and the course of progress completely. Now computers play the role of rather an «everyday tech», «personal communicator» or «stationery» than a serious engineering tool. Sometimes, we don’t even remember that…
- Double Solitaire, Another Dimension of the Old Game — The computerization of good old board games (like cards) sometimes brings awesome results. I am talking about cases where the author of a «virtual equivalent of a real game» can find and embody some new features, because of which the game remains almost the same, but its playability receives a completely new dimension. The good example is Double Solitaire, which harmonically combines the logical challenge of the classic…
- FLV Downloader 1.01, See It On Your Own Computer — Suddenly, flash video became the heart of modern Internet. Rare blogs or commercial sites can live without those rectangle with «play» and «pause» buttons. YouTube and sites like it are incredibly popular, the thing nobody could imagine two years ago. The only problem with a Flash video in the Internet is the Internet itself: that means, if you want to see again the movie you saw last week, you should have the page…
- Evidence Killer 2005, Own Your Own Computer — As a computer user, you have certain assets that you normally want control in full. The assets include not only your data (although it is your main asset), but also the resources like disk space, CPU time, and so on; your time is also a valuable resource, and it can be «stolen» by unwanted messages and poor computer performance. So, if you need a full suite for controlling not only the safety of your data…
- Antispam Scanner, Get Rid of It Before It Gets to Your Computer — Getting rid of SPAM messages by hand often becomes a job of its own, which takes an essential amount of our productive time. Using the automatic SPAM removal tools, on the other hand, kills a great deal of valid e-mail messages, which hurts the business not less than the waste of time. Where’s the golden mean between quickly getting rid of unsolicited e-mail and keeping valid messages? Antispam Scanner might be just what…
- Magic Lens Max - a whole new perspective on your computer display — Regardless of how advanced today’s computer monitors are, what we see on our screens largely depends on the quality of the images we use and the discernibility of the smallest details. Unfortunately, this often becomes the biggest problem, especially when you need to find something in the darkest and most distant corner of the image. Generally, you can solve this problem by using specialized photo editing software, such…
- AdvancedRemoteInfo - a deep look into every computer on your network — If you are a system administrator or just a tech-savvy person that you friends or colleagues approach with computer problems, you may occasionally need to take situation under personal control instead of spending hours pointing them in the right direction. There are a number of ways to remotely control other computers, but one tool stands out from the crowd by offering a comprehensive feature pack wrapped into a clean and…
- WinSpeedUp: Precise Tune-Up of Your Computer System — Noticed your computer running slower than it did when it was just out of the box? Don’t think it’s because the hardware is getting old — most likely, the deceleration is caused by a typical misalignment of the operating system. So, why rush to buy a new computer when you can just tune up your system — say, with WinSpeedUp? This speedy, lightweight utility can access essential system…
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