tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27436518661134482382012-02-16T10:51:37.878-08:00Check out useful and time-tested freeware that I have been using for a while without a hitch!David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-90486417883217297802011-05-14T19:40:00.000-07:002011-05-14T19:40:21.443-07:00

I've finally found a FREE PDF editor that can easily delete pages, rotate pages, split and even password-protect PDF files! Edit PDF files easily now with PDFTK Builder here!

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-48089418793765511532011-04-16T19:34:00.000-07:002011-04-16T19:34:07.761-07:00

Looking for a FREE and user-friendly program to burn movies on DVDs? Look no further as I've found an open-source burner that works like a breeze and supports all the common video formats! Burn DVDs easily now with DVD Flick here!

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-25388867506795698642010-03-08T09:44:00.000-08:002010-03-08T09:52:26.320-08:00

I have been searching for a long while for a free video editing tool which will allow me to remove unwanted parts of a video without re-encoding... It was only recently that I stumbled upon Free Video Dub which does exactly this in a simple way!Trim your video clips easily now with Free Video Dub here!

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I just went to redeem a new digital photo frame from a credit card promotion:)The next natural step will be to transfer photos into it. One small problem: there's only a 2GB internal memory but I have more than 16,000 photos (10GB) stored in over 800 folders!I googled for a fast image resizer that can easily convert photos to various resolutions stored in different folders and I found the dream

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-85863134703310918452009-08-22T02:26:00.000-07:002009-08-22T02:32:18.072-07:00

With cheaper data storage comes greater number of files, and file backup can become a real pain! I have been using Allway Sync for many years - it's reliable and does incremental synchronisation very efficiently! Backup with ease and peace of mind with Allway Sync here!

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-54728809831711016292009-08-22T02:17:00.000-07:002009-08-22T02:25:33.618-07:00

I sit in front of a computer for the whole day at work, so I'm very susceptible to RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury). Thanks to a great freeware Workrave, I'm always alerted to take short breaks no matter how engrossed I am in work - stay RSI-free with Workrave here!

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-43563974985609244772009-07-18T00:32:00.000-07:002009-07-18T00:35:19.161-07:00

It took me a long time to find a free tool just to rotate PDF documents - rotate your PDF documents now easily with a command-line tool rotatepagespdfsrv here!

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-81005786077183579992009-06-11T20:52:00.000-07:002009-06-11T20:57:03.883-07:00

Need a basic tool to merge or split PDF documents? Check out an open-source tool pdfsam here!

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-60668338638658649632009-03-02T04:54:00.000-08:002009-03-02T05:03:51.620-08:00

I recently had to help a friend remove a sticky program that has no built-in uninstaller and couldn't be removed using the Windows "Add/Remove Programs" facility.So I began searching for a free uninstaller and I found Revo Uninstaller which is not only a fantastic uninstaller (it completely removes all traces of the program) but also contains many useful tools like "Auto Start Manager" which

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-47510004203464800482009-01-30T18:07:00.000-08:002009-01-30T18:21:14.274-08:00

One of the greatest IT myths of all time is that free software is not as good as paid software, especially anti-virus software which is critical in today's virus-infested cyberworld.I have been using avast! anti-virus for many years and it has faithfully protected my computer. Moreover, it can be updated in the background automatically and very quickly, and it uses minimal CPU resources and RAM -

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-20732799470721370662009-01-19T19:09:00.000-08:002009-01-19T19:19:58.803-08:00

As I have to regularly upload video clips of sermons to Youtube, I need to find free software to convert the large quicktime .mov files captured by my trusty Panasonic DMC-TZ15 to the smaller windows .wmv files for faster uploading.My search ended with Quick Media Converter, a fast, flexible, user-friendly and free software to do conversions for all kinds of video/audio formats.Convert your video

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-91934676940556942862009-01-18T15:36:00.000-08:002009-01-18T15:42:48.253-08:00

For tip-top performance and maintenance of your hard disk, it's important to defragment it at least once every 6 months and more frequent if there are regular movement/deletion of files.I've used many defragmentation software (Windows built-in, freeware and commercial software) and found Defraggler to be the best in terms of speed and features, and of course, it's FREE! One key feature is its

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-89746188582428123132009-01-03T02:32:00.000-08:002009-01-03T02:42:23.589-08:00

Recently, I needed to recover a .MOV file that I've deleted in my SD memory card. I tried a couple of software and found Recuva to be most effective, efficient, user-friendly and most importantly, it's FREE!Recover your lost files in any kind of media now with Recuva here!

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-8822177640309147102008-06-25T16:43:00.000-07:002008-06-25T16:57:24.616-07:00

I recently need to upgrade the operating system (OS) in my HTC TyTN II from Windows Mobile 6.0 to Windows Mobile 6.1, and had to find a safe way to backup and restore my contacts and calendar items.I searched around for PIM (Personal Information Management) tools and managed to find an excellent, OS-independent and FREE tool called PIM Backup.It worked like a breeze and I was able to smoothly

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-57250064171630939122008-06-13T23:10:00.000-07:002008-06-13T23:30:45.638-07:00

I have been using Handmark's Oxford dictionary for many years in my Treo 600. I must say that it's a great product which served me well!After getting my new HTC TyTN II, I have to look for a good dictionary for Windows Mobile. I initially wanted to buy the Windows version of the Handmark dictionary but I chanced upon WordNetCE, which is not only FREE but powerful and easy to use!Some features

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-16366412647100624082008-06-09T17:04:00.000-07:002008-06-09T17:20:42.488-07:00

I have been using Olive Tree's BibleReader many years on my Treo 600 and I'm currently using it on my new HTC TyTN II.And I am very pleased with it so far because it provides free Bibles, commentaries as well as interesting Christian eBooks like The Pilgrim's Progress. It's also very user-friendly and real easy to search for keywords/verses in the Bible.Study the Bible now on your smartphone or

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-53151708202225381622008-06-08T17:14:00.000-07:002008-06-08T17:21:01.735-07:00

If you are touring Europe and don't wanna carry language guides and flip through them furiously to search for that elusive word, then JLearnItPDA is your dream program!JLearnItPDA is a little program that translates words in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Hungarian and Latin (from any language to any language) and can work on Palm,

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-51546820063312898792008-05-03T01:33:00.000-07:002008-06-08T16:47:38.356-07:00

One effective way to speed up your computer with Windows XP is to increase the amount of RAM - but this is costly and troublesome as you have to open up the chassis.Good news: there's another easier and cheaper way - use a ReadyBoost-like software called eBoostr which allows cheaper flash memory or thumbdrives to perform file caching, which reduces time for boot-up and launching of

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-17348127638859173052008-04-04T23:10:00.000-07:002009-12-03T16:12:39.603-08:00

Nowadays, files just keep getting bigger, especially video, music, powerpoint or PDF files! It's difficult to email such files, especially for corporate email accounts with limited storage and bandwidth.The solution: a powerful file compressor! I would highly recommend 7-Zip, which I believe to be the most powerful file compressor that is FREE, even for commercial use! It can create compatible

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-65953838888963710522008-03-16T16:23:00.000-07:002008-06-08T16:47:38.356-07:00

Looking for a great download manager that:is fast, reliable and user-friendlydoes not have irritating adsintegrates with your browser (IE, Firefox, Netscape or Opera)Look no further now! Speed up your downloads now with Free Download Manager here - It's the best FREE download manager I've used so far:)

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-67460690031507385342008-01-20T17:02:00.000-08:002008-06-08T16:47:38.357-07:00

If you want to speed up your Windows XP without the need to understand technical mumbo jumbo, check out TuneXP 1.5, a proven tool to speed things up without adverse effects!I've tried many manual tweaks like editing the services.msc and running bootvis, and can thus attest that TuneXP 1.5 works just as well.There is one caveat though: take the time to read its simple documentation as not all

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-29238137410740678012008-01-06T00:21:00.000-08:002008-06-08T16:47:38.357-07:00

Need to do basic editing on your MP3 clips? Check out mpTrim which can easily:1. Trim MP3s 2. Adjust the volume of MP3s3. Fade-in/out MP3s Edit your MP3 clips now with mpTrim here!

David Woonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470932939686721633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743651866113448238.post-4313915491014720092008-01-05T02:04:00.000-08:002008-06-08T16:47:38.358-07:00

If you need a Internet family filter that is:FREEEasy to useEffectiveDoesn't need frequent updatesLook no further and protect your family effectively with Naomi here! I've been using it and it works like a charm!

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