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PackIt (zip)

PackIt can find files that have different file names, like 'song.mp3' and 'Copy of song.mp3'. It is also very useful for finding and cleaning up identical downloads, especially on a multi-user computer. Redeem your lost hard disk space now. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Hard-disk Space, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-07-21

HDGraph (msi)

HDGraph is a free tool for Windows able to draw multi-level pie charts of disk space. HDG displays graphically the hard disk space usage. It shows all your directories and subdirectories on a single graph, allowing seeing the largest ones at a glance. This version is the first release on...

Tags: Hard Drive, Hard-disk Space, JYL, HDGraph

Software downloads 2008-02-13

Additional Resources

Google gains share again, should Microsoft give up?

Google has been gaining market share consistently since they day they opened up shop, and it doesn't appear it will be slowing down any time soon -- in July they were up to 62%. Yahoo and Microsoft have been trying their hardest, spending hundreds of millions of dollars each...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operating Systems, Software, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Apple puts on back-to-school full court press

Apple has always been a big player in the education market and this year it appears to be grabbing more share by selling Macs with iPod discounts among other moves. Let's connect a few dots: AppleInsider reports that RBC analyst Mike Abramsky is projecting...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Desktops, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-21

iTunes Unlimited: music subscription rumor returns

We've heard the rumors of an iTunes subscription service before, but they've never materialized. It doesn't hurt that Steve Jobs has long been a vociferous opponent of rental music paying one monthly fee for unlimited music downloads. When asked about it he recites his familiar mantra that "people want to...

Tags: Apple iTunes, Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid

In my last article I described what it feels like to have your house struck by lightning. Luckily there were no injuries or structural damage thanks for your kind words in the comments, but our gadgets and other electronics inside the house weren't so lucky. This is their tale. ...

Tags: Game, Phone, Router, TiVo Inc., Grid, Cable, Cable Guy, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-08-20

A Wii Legal Action: Publicity For Simplicity

Finally, a fight over remote controls that rely on hand motion, more than buttons. Oh, Nintendo's Wii has about a half-dozen buttons, plus a four-cornered "plus sign" for directional instructions. Well, Hillcrest Labs of Rockville, MD, can top (actually, undercut) that. It markets...

Tags: Cable Television, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, Hillcrest Labs, Cable, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Opera patches 7 vulnerabilities but keeps one a secret

Opera Software has shipped a new version of its flagship Web browser with fixes for at least seven documented security problems but details on one vulnerability -- a cross-site scripting issue reported by Chris Weber-- is being kept under wraps. Opera warned that one of the seven...

Tags: Opera Software, Vulnerability, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-20

ModelSheet: good in theory, needs more work

Modelsheet is pitched as a product that is supposed to make the development of complex models much easier than the default 'Excel way.' In theory it removes a number of the steps necessary to ensure data accuracy and template integrity. However, there are usability issues that need urgent attention. ...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Theory, Spreadsheet, ModelSheet, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Web Browsers, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Novell-Microsoft interop pact may look sweeter to IT shops these days

Novell took a lot of heat from open source backers for executing an interoperability pact with Microsoft in late 2006 but the partnership -- strengthened with a new $100 million investment from Microsoft today -- is probably looking sweeter to mixed IT shops these days. Why? Because of recent...

Tags: Novell Inc., Interoperability, Information Technology, Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Virtualization, OpenOffice, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Storage, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Intel's roadmap comes into focus: Can rivals respond?

Intel's developer forum in San Francisco has more than its share of chest thumping and as the roadmap comes into focus you really wonder how competitors will respond. To be sure, Intel won't have a cakewalk, but it's making a lot of waves, creating new markets (Netbooks...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-20

The layered approach ... my wish for a future OS

Yesterday, in passing, I mentioned that I'd like to see Windows evolve into an operating system where the OS, installed applications and user data were each contained in separate layers. I didn't go into any detail on this because, a) I thought I'd already covered it, and b) I didn't...

Tags: Operating System, Layer, User Data, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows 95, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-20

eBay has Amazon envy: Cuts fees to get more fixed pricing

Can eBay still be eBay as it moves toward a fixed pricing model? Possibly, but it's going to be really difficult to change its auctioneer image. On Wednesday, eBay announced new fee changes (Techmeme, eBay blog). It is lowering its listing fees for sellers that use the...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, eBay Inc., Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-20

SpamZa - opt in spamming service fighting to remain online

A recently launched unethical spam list building service called SpamZa, is fighting to remain online after providing highly successful (87 spam emails in 8 minutes) into fulfilling its objective, namely, to sign up any email submitted to hundreds of newsletters anonymously. What is SpamZa anyway? SpamZa is...

Tags: Newsletter, Spam, Spamming, SpamZa, E-mail, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-20

How do I... Scan a hard drive for sensitive data with Spider?

There are many reasons why you would want to do a thorough scan on a PC for specific data. However, large capacity hard drives can be difficult to scan without the right tool. One of the better tools for scanning hard drives is Spider from Cornell University. Jack Wallen shows...

Tags: Hard Drive, Tool, Jack Wallen, Productivity

Download resources 2008-08-20

Live from IDF: Entertainment, WiMax and a sense of security.

When you're talking tech, it never hurts to have a convertible BMW on stage with you. The afternoon keynote speeches at the Intel Developer Forum covered a lot of ground and some eye candy to keep us focused on what a couple of hours of geek speak can morph into,...

Tags: Security, Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Computer, Intel Corp., WiMAX, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Another way to ditch your gadgets the green way and earn some money in the process

For about a year now, a Web site that started life as Second Rotation has been buying back electronic gadgets including cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, laptops, GPS devices, gaming consoles, camcorders, satellite radios and portable hard drives. No matter how old. During that time, the...

Tags: Site, Gazelle, TechForward, GPS, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Satellite Radio, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Windows 7 wishes

Windows 7 wishesOn layers.Per Ed's post, IE 8 continues to be integrated and integral to the OS. It is likely that many other user space apps that MS creates, will at least be partially embedded, if not completely.End user applications have no business being part of the OS itself,...

Tags: Operating systems, 64-bit, Luna, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 Wishes, operating system, Aero, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

HP ultraportables get new Intel chips, 80GB SSD

HP has added three new ultraportables to its laptop lineup. All three have 12.1-inch wide-screen displays. Two of them, a 3.2-pound model with a built-in optical drive and a convertible tablet, are part of the new EliteBook line targeted at business users. The third is an HP Compaq model designed...

Tags: Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Battery, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Chip, 2230s, Engineering, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-08-19

IDF Opening Keynote: Are you listening, Washington?

IDF Opening Keynote: Are you listening, Washington?PURE BS!Look, I KNOW several people with advanced degrees in the sciences and math. Guess what? They have been laid off and replaced with offshoring and H1-B workers.Tech companies like Intel want to point the finger? Fine, hand them a mirror...We...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, Barrett, education, IT IS

Discussion threads 2008-08-19