Tag: free software
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Friday Finds – LOTR and Star Wars
Hey, it’s been a while.  Vacations, children, car shopping, attending Sabres games in the press box, all take a toll on my time.  Onto the posts! The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim First Impressions – Oh yeah, this has a lot to do with the lack of regular content too. Skyrim Stories – The Shakiest Swordarm…
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Essential Software
I just got a new laptop (this Toshiba, if you are curious) and as such, have a blank slate for new software to install. In case it’s helpful, here’s what I put on any new PC: System Tools: Daemon Tools – No, not for pirated software. I have, over the years, lost or damaged a…
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Favorite Windows Software/Utilities
As you can probably tell, when I’m not watching hockey and football or playing with my kids, I like to tinker with my computer. I have come across several utilities recently (thanks mainly to Lifehacker and other geeks) and I thought I’d share them with you. where watch the sound of music film TeraCopy –…
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Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex
Lifehacker has 5+ tweaks for the latest Ubuntu linux release (Intrepid Ibex), which I have downloaded and will be making use of myself. If you’ve always wanted to try Ubuntu, but didn’t want to format one of your PCs or try and shrink your existing drive partitions, try Wubi. Wubi allows you to install Ubuntu…
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Free MS Software…Cost: Your Soul
It all stems from Microsoft’s Windows Feedback Program. To be honest, I am in for this as I wanted a legal copy of Vista. All MS will find out from the PC they track is that my wife loves Diablo II.