- Hmonitor 4.2.2.2, Feeling the pulse of your machine — Last week I found a genius solution for watching and controlling my computer’s health and stability, which I would like to tell you about. Today’s hero is a small, resource-friendly, easy-to-use utility, which allows you to track all available system parameters, such as the system temperature, voltages, and cooling fans. Hmonitor does this by utilizing the motherboard’s hardware sensors, which are normally not…
- Active Desktop 1.043, No More Desktop — Do you really love that boring Windows «desktop» concept? I personally don?t. Even if I could believe there were desktops in size of a stool, I still wouldn?t believe that a handful of icons are the only things I could place on my desktop. I want some more of dynamics, I want some more of information, and I want some more of beauty, after all! If you feel yourself the same way…
- Virtual Stopwatch 3.0, Like Real, But Much Better — Many years ago, a multi-functional watch was a dream and a charming attribute of virtually any «real man». It was a relatively huge thing, which had to have a multitude of functions and displays, be elegant and reliable. In today’s computerized time, every man can have a Virtual Stopwatch, which does all the best the «real watch» has done, and a much more. I’d like to call…
- True BoxShot 1.6.3, Excellent Virtual Boxes — The so-called «box shots» (images of 3D boxes with a logo and a description) is a haut ton of software vendors. But, despite the apparent simplicity of the task, a surprisingly small number of websites can take pride for their box shots. The problem is that the «shoot the real box» way requires a great deal of post-processing of the shots (not saying that it requires a real box…
- WashAndGo 8, Cleaning Up Your Virtual Home — Today, the majority of us think of our modern computers as of «almost-self-organizing-places.» We do not care much about how «clean» our digital environment is. As long as we are protected against viruses, we think «our computer is and always be OK!» But in fact your «virtual home», just like your real home, has many places that need regular cleaning. Many bad-tempered…
- iTAB, Real Look for Your Virtual Music Collection — Remember, in the good old days, when the most advanced high-tech player was a huge boom-box, you opened a CD rack at home, and dozens of your favorite artists’ eyes stared at you from those CD cases, pictures taken during their feature concerts pleased your sight, and lyrics of your favorite songs recalled the most precious melodies in your memory? Things have worsened with the advent of digital technology. Now, if you open…
- Virtual Music Composer 3.0 PRO, A Source For Inspiration — Regardless of how «intellectual» you think your computer is, you can’t disagree that today’s software programmers have many smart ideas, useful for the most of us. In the area of music writing, conservative musicians tend to see the computer as a smart keyboard (sometimes way too smart); modern musicians tend to see it as a cutting table for samples and effects. Almost nobody tries to use the…
- Axigen v6 - a 1-2-3 approach to setting up a fully-functional mail server on Linux — For the majority of users, the task of installing a mail server on Linux is something beyond possible. Despite its active popularization, Linux still remains a system for enthusiasts where nearly every serious system-related action is carried out in the console and where deep knowledge of system commands is an absolute must. In most cases, Linux servers inevitably require an experienced system administrator for ongoing…
- Image SXM - a comprehensive tool for managing microscope images — If you are a scientist working in the medical, pharmaceutical, physical, biological, chemical or other hi-tech industries, you must know how to handle a scanning microscope. Today’s scientific equipment allows scientist to observe samples on the atomic level and even take pictures for immediate processing and printing. If you work with a variety of microscopes in different labs, you may be interested…
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