Sometimes you need to distribute an electronic document but want to preserve its contents in a form that cannot be edited by others, such as a user manual, a presentation, a brochure, a pamphlet or even an electronic scrapbook. The industry standard for this purpose is the PDF file which is the format generated by Adobe’s Acrobat software package. But not everyone needs the vast suite of features offered by a package costing hundreds of dollars. The free solution is PrimoPDF, which gives you the most commonly used features needed by those who generate PDF files, including a host of options for protecting your document.
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PrimoPDF Makes PDF Authoring Super Easy
Posted on October 7, 2008 and filed under Office Software, PDF Makers, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Paint.NET Image Editor Lets You Ditch PhotoShop
Posted on October 1, 2008 and filed under Image Editors, Photo Management, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Adobe’s powerful image editing software, Photoshop, has become the industry standard. It’s wide ranging suite of features and plugin library makes it a very popular tool used in every profession where image manipulation is required. The downside is the cost is in the hundreds of dollars and most of those fancy features will never be needed by most users. Enter Paint (dot) NET. Paint (dot) NET is perhaps the best no-cost software that allows you to perform all the common functions you’d normally need to accomplish using Photoshop.
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DVDFab Decrypter HD Backup Utility Preserves Your DVD Library
Posted on October 1, 2008 and filed under DVD Software, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
If you have children in the house, then you’ve had your share of damaged, broken or missing DVD discs. You have two options; 1) buy a new copy of the movie or, 2) backup the DVD on your PC, store the original in your closet, and then burn a copy for your young ones to enjoy. If you prefer option 2, this great little utility from DVDFab is exactly the tool for the job.
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CoolIris Makes Image Searching on the Web Magical
Posted on September 30, 2008 and filed under Mac Only, Search, Web Browsers, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Every once in a while, a piece of software comes along that establishes a new watermark on how things should be done and what others will soon be copying. You are about to read about one such program. Seaching for images on the web is pretty clunky and time consuming. But once you install Cooliris, a browser add-on, your image searches will become magical.
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CCLeaner automatically makes your PC run better
Posted on September 28, 2008 and filed under Optimization Tools, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Many utilities have come through our labs, each claiming to clean and optimize the PC, fix registry problems and a host of other claims. But none provide the satisfying results of CCleaner, a freeware utility that removes unwanted temp files, detects and fixes registry problems, removes unwanted cookies and similar Internet tracing files, and helps remove software that may difficult to remove using the Control Panels Add/Remove applet. CCleaner even gives you full control over what kinds cleaning activity you want performed.
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