Google recently introduced Google Public DNS service. Last week, I wrote about what Google Public DNS actually means to you. If you are not aware of what it is I recommend reading that post before reading this further. With a couple of different options with DNS Servers now between your ISP’s default DNS server, the […]

Which DNS Service Should You Use?
on November 18, 2012 in Google, Google Public DNS, Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Freeware

Excellent Free Virtual Machine Software – VirtualBox
on November 18, 2012 in Apple iMac, Gadgets, Linux, Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Freeware
If you are looking for a free virtual machine software to run Windows inside Mac OS X Windows inside Linux Linux inside Windows, etc. you have to checkout VirtualBox. I have been a long time Windows and Linux user for a long time and following our love for our iPhones, we just bought our first […]

Windows Live Essentials 2011 Download
on November 18, 2012 in Tech for Life, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Freeware
Microsoft does a few things right. One of them is the Windows Live Essentials free software package. Windows Live Essentials is a bundle of free software and contains a nice array of quality software for Windows. Did I say it’s free? I download this package just for Windows Live Writer – a free blogging tool […]

WriteMonkey is a Free & Powerful Writing Tool
on November 18, 2012 in Getting Things Done, Productivity, Tech for Life, Windows, Windows Freeware
If you do any amount of writing, you are probably used to software like Word, etc. The downside with the modern tools are that they are ripe for distraction with all the bells and whistles. Every version adds more features and more options to deal with. Distraction free writing software are popular with professional writers. […]

Miranda IM Client Gets Facebook Chat
on November 18, 2012 in Facebook, Social Networking, Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Freeware
Miranda IM is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows. This venerable instant messaging client has recently added support for Facebook Chat making it even more attractive. Miranda IM supports a wide variety of protocols such as AOL Instant Messenger Gadu-Gadu IAX ICQ Internet Relay Chat Jabber MSN Netsend Tlen Yahoo and more.. Miranda IM […]
Texter – A Must Have Productivity Tool
on November 20, 2011 in Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Freeware
I have known about this little utility called Texter for a very long time through Lifehacker. But, until today I never gave it a shot. I was tired of typing repetitive things throughout the day, day in and day out every week. Be it, my site urls or email signatures, some keywords, phone number, address, […]

Get Advanced SystemCare Pro 3 for FREE – 1 week only
on November 20, 2011 in Tech Deals, Tech for Life, Windows, Windows Freeware
IOBit is giving away free licenses for their premier product – Advanced SystemCare Pro 3 this week. IOBit is celebrating their 5th birth anniversary of Advanced SystemCare. Advanced SystemCare PRO is a nice cleaner plus it also comes bundled with tools like disk defrag, basic malware scanning, finding duplicate files, editing context menus, uninstalling programs, […]

Safari 5 New Features
on August 4, 2011 in Tech for Life, Web Apps, Windows, Windows Freeware
Yesterday was the big day when Apple Santa Steve Jobs announced the 4th generation of their beloved iPhone model dubbed as iPhone 4. At the end of the day, they had also silently unveiled the next version of their flagship browser – Safari 5. Safari was recently showing off its HTML5 capability in the Apple […]

Handbrake 0.9.5 Released with Blu-ray Support
on August 2, 2011 in Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Freeware
We just looked at a free Blu-ray ripping software yesterday. I then professed my love for Handbrake for all my ripping and video conversion needs. I was looking for an alternative only to rip Blu-ray DVDs. Lo and behold, Handbrake has released an update with version 0.9.5 with support for Blu-ray DVD structure. You can […]
How to Mute Ads on Spotify? [Windows]
on August 2, 2011 in Tips & Tricks, Web Apps, Windows, Windows Freeware
If you are in the US, chances are you probably already scored a free Spotify invite by now. I am thoroughly enjoying Spotify in my desktops and have gotten a bunch of playlists setup to listen to at work and home. I still haven’t upgraded to a premium plan yet since the ad-supported free plan […]
Get Around Blocked Websites with CyberGhost
on July 27, 2011 in Web Apps, Windows, Windows Freeware
One of the most popular posts here, for some reason, is how to get around blocked websites. I guess a lot of schools, colleges and workplaces block websites that people really want to get to. Whatever the reason maybe for the administrators to lock down their systems, they have to understand that it doesn’t stop […]

Stream Movies, Music From Desktop to iPhone, iPad, Android with Plex
on April 13, 2011 in Apple, Featured, Household, Mac Freeware, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Freeware
I have used a couple of media servers to stream my movies and music collection from my desktop to our Sony Playstation 3 and watch it in our big screen TV. TVersity and PS3 Media Server have worked well for their purpose. I have also dabbled with XMBC a little. However, with our 2 week […]

Download Firefox 4.0 Now – Update Coming Tomorrow
on March 21, 2011 in Firefox, Windows, Windows Freeware
Mozilla has announced that their next big release – Firefox 4 is coming tomorrow. However, if you would like to grab the final Firefox 4.0 public version now you do so now. Download Firefox 4.0 If that server is overloaded, you can also try to download it from here.

Tip: Save Any File on the Web Directly on Dropbox
on January 31, 2011 in Dropbox, Tips & Tricks, Web Apps, Windows, Windows Freeware
I absolutely love Dropbox hacks and here is another trick you may not know. If you are on a public computer and you want to upload a file you found on the Internet straight to your Dropbox account, you can do so. How? Just right clock on the file you want to save in Dropbox […]

WinX Blu-ray DVD iPhone Ripper Free Until Jan 10
on January 3, 2011 in Tech Deals, Tech for Life, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Freeware
Digiarty is known for their DVD ripping software. Winx Blu-ray DVD iPhone ripper is their popular 1-click solution to ripping Blu-ray DVDs to a mobile device format. This is the easiest way to convert your Blu-ray collection to format you can watch on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Digiarty is giving away their Winx […]
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