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“Software” collection

Discover essential software reviews and tutorials designed to enhance your productivity and digital security. Learn how to navigate complex operating systems, optimize professional tools, and protect your information with our expert software evaluations.

  • September 20, 2006

    Fun with OpenSource

    Some interesting opensource items that I have been playing with: JitterBit Integration Server - pretty nice stand alone integration server with various types of hooks activeCollab - a flat out opensource "attack" at BaseCamp SugarCRM - an extremely solid implementation of a CRM solution (although I'm slammed with a upgrade error due to my hosting provider having an old version…

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  • April 11, 2006

    Anti-Spyware Tools (recommended)

    There are two anti-spyware tools that are free that I recommend all Windows users install: Spybot Search & Destroy SpywareBlaster Both of these tools are free, however, you need to be diligent in terms of updating their "definitions" regularly (part of the price of using "freeware" tools). I usually go to one of my favorite Windows program sites called MajorGeeks…

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  • November 9, 2005

    The blame game

    Macs rule! Simple, elegant and the stuff just works. Prime example: new digital camera. After our old digital camera died and we purchased a new one, we, of course, wanted to see how well it worked. The test: take a picture and get it off the camera and on to a computer. For the Mac: a matter of minutes with…

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  • November 4, 2005

    Printing Fixed

    ...how something that has been documented for many years can continue to crop up...

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