We published many articles that we’re very proud of this year, and we’ve updated some older ones that we like a lot. In retrospect, our best articles seem to predominantly be about answering the question: what is the best free tool to do something (e.g. best ZIP program, best Data Recovery, best Disk Imaging, best →
Readefine may be the best desktop-based Google Reader client
Let’s face it: Google Reader is the world’s foremost RSS aggregator. If you do use it, you may have seen a number of desktop clients and browser extensions that tweak it’s layout, attempt to beautify it, and make it more accessible via a newspaper style interface. That, in a nutshell, is what this free Adobe →
10 Must Have Free Android Apps (part 3)
This is the third installment of our “Must Have Free Android Apps” series, in which we list some of the best FREE Android apps that everyone should know about. While we previously listed staples which most users will need (e.g. an excellent media player, to-do app, file manager, offline reader, contact manager, etc.) – the →
The best free disk imaging program: a comparative analysis (updated)
What is the best way to safeguard your computer and undo a system disaster? Most would agree that is done best by making a so called ‘disk image’, where your entire system partition is backed up and cloned, and the image saved on a different physical hard drive. Disk images are also an excellent way →
Explore the human body for free with ‘The BioDigital Human’
Are you a student or a fan of biology and the human body? The BioDigital Human is a great free resource that can provide education and fun by giving you a new way to look at and learn about the human body in general and even specific systems. The BioDigital Human. Sounds like a modern →
Identify unknown phone numbers with Truecaller for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone
I remember a time, not so long ago, when the only way to know who was calling on the phone was to pick it up. These days, a phone call will display the name, number, and (often) the picture of whoever is calling your mobile phone if they are in your contacts list. For those →
Nova Launcher just might be the best free launcher for Android
One of the things I liked the most about Android when I switched from iOS was the fact that you could run a third party launcher that can thoroughly customize your phone’s interface, and change the way your interact with the device. We tried many free Android launchers, and can happily report: Nova Launcher, a →
Get tons of awesome games FREE, with Jogobox for Windows
Do you love games and like an easier way to find and play new ones? Jogobox could be the answer for you, as it offers free games of both the browser and installable variety, as well as constantly offering new content, all at no cost! Jogobox is a new way to play and store your →
The best Freewaregenius articles of October 2012 (if you’ve missed them)
Most of our readers do not visit this site every day, and are likely to have missed some excellent articles; which is a shame, because while some of the posts we publish are written in the span of a day, others take weeks, even months to put together, and are very much worth checking out. →
Publish and share ANYTHING, blog-post style, with Tackk.com
Remember post cards? One side with a pretty or amusing picture and the other side to write whatever you want to whomever you want, they were a great way to say ‘wish you were here’ or ‘thinking of you’ and other such things. Remember bulletin boards? A big expanse of cork that would let you →
How to download videos from Hulu: a step by step guide (updated)
Here’s a step by step guide to downloading videos from Hulu using free software Freemake Video Downloader. This post updated Oct 23rd 2012. Note that while other tools were mentioned in previous versions of this article (e.g. Streamtransport), Hulu had changed their encryption since, and at the time of writing this article Freemake Video Downloader →
How to install freeware cleanly – a catalog of the most dubious crapware installation methods
The internet has brought about an explosion of free software that seems to just keep going strong. A lot of people wonder why so many people create and put out high quality software out there for free, and I am convinced that most of it is because people will put more of their heart and →
