Software updates through the internet are very convenient, but with the increasing number of programs on your machine they could become quite a time consuming or distracting affair. Which is precisely why this program can be so useful: Patch My PC is a free software that can manage the updates for a range of software that most users will want to make sure they update in a single, convenient interface. These include Windows updates, Adobe software (Flash/Air/Reader), Java, iTunes and Quicktime, and a number of others. Continue reading ..
Update Windows and other essential apps from one place with Patch My PC
View your social networks, email and media in one program: AVG MultiMi Beta
As if we can’t get enough of social networking in general; i.e. having every moment of our lives commented on and “liked,” a new application has come to us promising to help reign in all those social networks and media sites into one smooth interface.
Currently in beta but promising to be free, AVG’s MultiMi is a social hub for LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and much more. “MultiMi is a cool new free desktop app that makes sharing and socializing across your email accounts and social networks a breeze. Chat, swap photos, update your status, check your inboxes and calendar… all in one safe place.” One can’t help think of Tweetdeck, but MultiMi does a little bit more… Continue reading ..
Build castles and enjoy MMO action with King Arthur’s Gold
I currently use a fairly old Acer laptop as my primary system. That being the case, I am always on the lookout for good, free games that will play well on my limited system. Enter King Arthur’s Gold. King Arthur’s Gold(KAG) is a free, multiplayer, online game created by Michal ‘MM’ Marcinkowski creator of the online 2D action classic “Soldat”. Other people, just as famous and acclaimed, have been responsible for the production aspects like audio and pixel ‘painting’, so I was excited to review this particular game from the start. With such prominent names as the developers, I was anticipating a great gaming experience and I was not disappointed. Continue reading ..
Annotate your images and screenshots and add visual elements with iPhotoDraw
Do you ever need to annotate images or screenshots (i.e. add text, text callouts, arrows, circles, or other illustrative visual elements?). Whether your screenshot taking program offers basic annotation or image editing functionality or none at all, you might find this tool quite useful. iPhotoDraw is a free, simple, and easy to use image editor designed solely for image annotation purposes. It offers basic annotation elements such as text and callout balloons, shapes, arrows and the like. Continue reading ..
How to extract text from images: a comparison of 10 free OCR tools
Printing text to paper is done every day; on some occasions however the reverse is needed – getting the original text back from a scanned image or photograph, for further editing and use. This conversion is named Optical Character Recognition or OCR for short, and it can convert scanned books and documents into editable text, to get editable text from PDFs created via scanning, or even get text from screenshots and images.
There are a variety of tools available for character recognition and some of them are free to use. This article will help you find and choose between several free OCR tools. Continue reading ..
MMO gaming meets RTS action in League of Legends
Lately I have been delving more deeply into the realm of free multiplayer games, as anyone who reads my articles can tell you. My laptop is rather under-powered and I jokingly refer to it as a cross between a laptop and a jalopy (hence the term ‘jalaptopy’) so my options for gaming, and specifically MMO gaming, are somewhat limited. League of Legends, or LoL as it’s called with pun totally intended, is a great real-time strategy game that mixes elements of RPG leveling and PvP action to create a frantic, click-fest style game that will have you biting your nails, pulling out your hair, and spraying your friends and family with champagne and beer in celebration. Metaphorically speaking, of course. LoL is also pretty loose on it’s PC system requirements (see end of this post for details requirements). Continue reading ..
Launch shortcuts in style with Aero QLaunch for Windows 7
If you’re looking for a cool, innovative launcher for apps and folders then you’ve arrived: Aero QLaunch is a simple, original launcher with huge on-screen icons and cool 3D motion effects.
This freeware program works with Windows 7 and Windows 8, and requires at least DirectX 10 to be installed on your system. Continue reading ..
