Hamster Free Ebook Converter: converts ebooks across a wide range of formats
Ebooks are here to stay. Since I bought my Kindle I have not bought a single, non-electronic book. But there is a dizzying range of ebook formats out there, and a definite need for a simple tool that can convert across these. Enter Hamster Free Ebook Converter, a small, free tool that can take a [...]
Pokki: put Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, and other web services right in your Windows taskbar
You do not need a crystal ball to foresee that Facebook, Twitter, your friends, your contacts, your email, your news sources, all of these (and others) are going to become permanent fixtures on your PC’s desktop (and your tablet, and your smartphone, etc.) But why wait? Pokki is free Windows software that can do this [...]
DriverPack Solution: install and update drivers in one click
If you’ve every had to reinstall Windows on a computer, you know what a hassle it can be to find and update all of your PC’s drivers. And while Windows might install some generic drivers that may work with some of the devices on your machines, you will invariably need to check your drivers and [...]
FastPreview: get all sorts of info about your image files, right in Windows explorer
Most image files today contain a large amount of information, from tagging and geo info to EXIF data stored by digital cameras at the moment that the pictures were taken, to run of the mill color and resolution and date taken info, etc. But this information is not very accessible from within the normal Windows [...]
24Symbols: delivers ad-supported ebooks on PCs and smartphone
Most people consume ad-supported TV and Radio, so why not ad-supported ebooks? That’s the basic model behind 24Symbols, a service which seeks to deliver all sorts of ebooks to PCs and smartphones. In a word, to be for ebooks what Spotify is for music. As of this writing the service is up and running. You [...]
Instantbird: one-stop-shop instant messaging client
With the proliferation of instant messaging protocols and social media networks, wouldn’t it be great if you could communicate with all of your friends and associates from a single desktop client? This is exactly what Instantbird can do. And while it is one of a string of similar all-in-one free communication software (e.g Pidgin, Digsby, [...]
SKTimeStamp: add a timestamp tab to file/properties
If you’ve ever found the need to manage your files’ time stamps then you will probably like this free Windows Explorer extension: SKTimeStamp adds a tab in file/properties that displays the file’s timestamps (date created, last modified, and last accessed) and lets you edit them on the spot. This software also works for batch file [...]
