Software

WinZip, probably the most well-known utility for file compression, encryption, extraction and sharing now features a Microsoft Office 2010-style ribbon interface in their latest release. The new UI arrives in the updated WinZip 14.5 software package (available here) which also includes special…

In between the total computer newbie and the total computer geek, there’s that person who knows just enough to get by (or to be dangerous, in many cases). I’m sure you all know someone like them. They may not have the first idea how to go about releasing and renewing their IP address, but they do…

Just when I thought we had all the Windows 7 tweaking utilities covered, yet another application appears on the scene. From the creators of the popular Vista tweaker, TweakVI, comes a new application called simply “Tweak-7.” Although still in beta, the application is available for everyone to try…

Microsoft SuperPreview is a tool which was launched a few months ago at the MIX09 Developer Conference. This standalone visual debugging software makes it easier to migrate your sites from IE6 to IE7 to IE8 as well as compare how the site looks in different web browsers. The features found in this…

WinVistaClub’s Ultimate Windows Tweaker software has just been updated with 20 more tweaks for users of Windows Vista. However, it seems that Windows 7 Beta testers can use this application to do a bit of tweaking of their own, too. According to DownloadSquad, they tried UWT on their Windows 7…

At CES, I was fortunate enough to get one of the first looks at AMD’s new Fusion Media Explorer, a freeware tool which has undergone many revisions over the past year, now transformed into a stunning media-rich application just for AMD PCs. Designed to highlight the power of AMD’s platform – that…

Did you hear the news? Finally! There’s now a way to buy genuine Microsoft software without a trip to the store – you can now download software over the internet instead. The new Microsoft Store, available at www.microsoftstore.com sells everything you need from Xbox games to Office to Windows and…

Today at TechEd Barcelona, Jason Zander announced that Visual Studio Team System 2010 will feature a brand new Lab Management capability to help organizations raise the bar on software quality. Lab Management will integrate with the rest of the Visual Studio to help testers more easily test a…

Anyone who runs Windows is familiar with Task Manager, the program that shows you which applications and processes are running as well as displaying real-time statistics as to how much CPU and memory those programs are using, among other things. I knew that there were programs available (like our…

Are you tired of constantly setting breakpoints to hone in on a pesky bug? How would you like to be able to step "back in time" through your debugger? The Historical Debugger in Visual Studio Team System 2010 promises to revolutionize your debugging experience. Habib Heydarian takes us…