utility

You’ve got to love a piece of software with a name like “PC Decrapifier.” The software was originally created years ago to help you clean up a brand-new PC. It does this by removing all the trial versions, begware, and other junk apps that come pre-installed on new systems. Recently, a new version…

You may recall an earlier post on the DisplayFusion software, which is software that allows for multi-monitor desktop wallpaper (see here for details). If you had been using the DisplayFusion program, you may want to check out the new version, DisplayFusion 2. This utility, which offers cool…

Slide.Show is an open source Silverlight 1.0 control for publishing highly-customizable photo slideshows on the web. Created by Vertigo, the application lets you build rich, interactive web slideshows with minimal setup and configuration required. You can add your own transitions and customize…

3D Pipes or starfields not your thing? Although not really necessary anymore (burn-in disappeared when the CRTs did), screensavers can still be fun, especially when you can make your own! At the website InstaSaver, you can can create your own screensaver in just a few steps. To begin, you title your…

Love flickr? Not only can you upload to flickr using Windows Live Photo Gallery, you can also add flickr to the right-click "Send to" menu in Windows. From Adamant Solutions comes an app called "Send to flickr," which lets you easily upload photos to flickr from Windows Explorer.…

IE Surfgear is freeware program that can help you read poorly designed web pages by fixing font and color problems. The software adds three buttons to the Internet Explorer toolbar, each of which addresses one of the following problems: tiny, un-resizable fonts, poor text colors, or poor background…