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I do not like the win7 defragger - It is very slow. I found a 3rd party program called "Auslogics Disk Defragger". I like it as it seems to do the job and is quick about it. Malwarebytes sees it as Malware and has quarantined it. Does anyone have any info about this software? Thanks.

Hi guys, I've been using veeam agent for windows to backup and restore my laptop system and not very happy and looking for alternatives. From macrium to acronis or aomei backuper what would you recommend that works when a restore is necessary? Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Is there any good alternatives for Skype? Skype is really good and Link Removed, but it's always good to have an option. I tried Google hangouts and they are nowhere near as good. I am not aware of any other offering something that can challenge Skype. If anyone can give a suggestion, I could...

I haven't used Adobe Reader on my home PC in years! I've been using Foxit Reader since then. It was a perfect replacement for Adobe. However, over the past few iterations it's become bloated and performance wasn't as snappy as it once was. I use PDFs on a regular basis. I scan all my hard...

Microsoft recently informed users of OneDrive that the 15GB free storage is to be reduced to 5GB unless you opted out. The chance to opt out and retain the full 15GB was earlier this year but now has closed: Link Removed Subscribers to Office 365 will also see their unlimited storage reduced...

I hope I don't come across as horibly spammy on my third post here but I would like to share some info on a project that I've been working on. I know when it comes to free monitoring solutions we're all basically stuck with Nagios or some sort of Linux based product that is typically ugly and...

Microsoft's Onedrive Team have blogged that storage plans are to be changed: Link Removed So storage for normal users will drop to 5GB which if you already have data stored online you'll need to back it up. There are several free alternatives to be found around the Internet and if your...

Hello I am trying to find the least costly, most private way of receiving TV, PC, and phone. I cuerrently have a Comcast gateway for my digital phone, my own router which works with the Comcast gateway for internet and Comcast cable for TV. I could get another phone company and just use a modem...

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I've been using my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 as my primary device in recent months as opposed to my desktop As I am trying to embrace the mobile age and one of the things that I'm a little bit disappointed in is that a lot of its office apps are not too good with a lot of catches like subscriptions...

I have a windows 7 computer with a stylus pen and I often use the pen like I would use a piece of scratch paper (sometimes with someone looking on). I've been using "paint.exe" - a program created around the time of the dinosaurs, but it still works. As simple as this program is, it still has 3...

Does anyone know why Microsoft canceled support/discontinued Microsoft Expression Web and why Windows Live Essentials, especially Windows Live Writer hasn't been updated in years? Both are great products but Windows Live Writer is my heartbeat but I stopped using it as i realized that Wordpress'...

Don't trust TrueCrypt anymore. Take a look at a few of the options available to you. Link Removed

Hello, I have owned an alienware x51 gamin desktop for the past year and a half and I'm considering restoring it to factory default to enhance the performance and fix some issues. Over the years I have been actively installing many 3rd party utilities and apps that have changed system files and...

Well the clock is ticking XP folks, less then a month for now XP will be unsupported and you will have to choose what to do. If you want to keep your old hardware thats fine, as these alternatives are good if you dont like the fancy new Windows 8 or 8.1. Just keep in mind no OS will ever fully...

Has anyone found an alternative to the default photo viewer in windows 8.1? Or alternatively, how to change the way it sorts my folders. At the moment, all my old folders are showing first and my new folders are showing last which is a pain. Schwizer

Hi all. I am not originally a windows user, mainly use fedora 20 but on 2 of my laptops there are windows 8 and windows 7 installed. Originally I wanted to have access via ssh to them from my fedora machine. But keep getting disconnected than I tried connecting one windows 7 machine to one...

I have been using Google Calendar and wanted a change so am looking for some free calendar software. i am having a few problems finding any so are there any out there and if so what are the best ones to use?

Hi Everybody, I am in search of best solution for transferring mails from outlook (mac) to outlook (windows). There are a lot of mails that i need to transfer. I have looked into many forums for the solutions but most are for making IMAP account and all. I don't have such a good technical hand...

Are you using Microsfot Office? If not, which freeware are you using to replace MS Office?