Published on November 7th, 2008 by admin. Filed under Free Software, Utility | 1 Comment
Microsoft’s free PowerPoint Viewer allows you to read the .PPT and .PPS files that your friends and coworkers send you.
Description: A free and downloadable software utility from Microsoft. Shocking isn’t it? They actually have quite a few including Autoruns.
Compatibility – OS: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, 98 SE, ME, Server 2003, XP
Compatibility – Program: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, 2002, 2000, 97
Necessary Info: Since not everyone needs to create PowerPoint Files, Microsoft has graciously (lol) allowed us to view them for free. This is a no-frills utility. All it does is allow you to view files. You can’t create them, modify them or even resave them in this program. But it does what it says which is why I give it 4 thumbs.
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Conclusion: It is a free way to view PowerPoint files. Nothing more, nothing less.
Microsoft’s PowerPoint Viewer: Download free software HERE.
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The Free Downloadable Software Fan
Published on November 5th, 2008 by admin. Filed under Blogging Tool, Free Software, Speed Up, Utility, security | No Comments
TrueCrypt is a free encryption software for Windows. And even if they charged for it, I’d recommend it.
Description: Encrypt sensitive data quickly and securely.
Compatibility: Windows 2000, XP & Vista, OS X 10.4 & 10.5, Linux – Check Here.
Free Encryption Software
Necessary Info: TrueCrypt is an free open source encryption program that has versions for Windows, OS X and Linux. There is almost no limit to the size of the programs that you can encrypt. Trust me, I had a 4 gigabyte encryption file. =)
From their own website “TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted volume (data storage device). On-the-fly encryption means that data are automatically encrypted or decrypted right before they are loaded or saved, without any user intervention. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys. Entire file system is encrypted (e.g., file names, folder names, contents of every file, free space, meta data, etc).”
There is a ton of documentation so I’m not going to cover it all here but do check out their documentation page.
LifeHacker has a great post on how to use truecrypt.
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Conclusion: TrueCrypt is good free encryption software for windows. Trust me, I use it myself! Don’t forget to use a strong password!
TrueCrypt: Download free software HERE.
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Published on November 3rd, 2008 by admin. Filed under Computer Repair, Free Software, Registry, Tech Support Software, Windows Repair Software | 4 Comments
System Restore Point is a small utility to create a system restore point in Windows so that if there is a problem, you can restore your computer to when the restore point was made.
Description: An easy way to create system restore points.
Compatibility: Windows XP.
Necessary Info: When you’re repairing a PC, (especially if it belongs to someone else) it is always a good idea to have a recent system restore point. This so you can revert to it later if there becomes a problem. It does this by taking a snapshot of the computer’s registry. so you can easily revert back to it by booting into safe mode and following the prompts. It doesn’t have the ability to fix anything so please understand that. It just allows you to return to a point when everything worked. And for this program, that is enough.
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Conclusion: If you are a computer repair professional or just like tinkering with computers, get it. This program will help you have a better outcome if things go wrong.
Download free software: System Restore Point HERE.
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