Finding unique, cheap art to hang on the wall is completely simple if you have a library full of digital photos. Regardless of photo quality or artistic ability, a small program called FotoSketcher can turn photos into pencil sketches, oil or watercolor paintings in minutes.

First, click File>Open a Picture and choose a photo to turn…

In the course of the last few years, there have been a few great web sites that have stood out as trusted resources for downloading free software legally.  Let me list the top 5 sites that offer this service, so you can use them as resource:

1.  Tucows.com – tucows earned its reputation as one of the…

Was it inevitable?  For years, Microsoft has taken a great deal of criticism regarding their security, or lack thereof, with the Windows operating system.  Some may argue that because of the widespread distribution of the Windows OS, it just makes it a more practical target.  Other point to poor programming of Windows code making it easy for attackers…

Have you ever wanted to control your Windows remotely using the command line? With the SSH network protocol, you can! Telnet is another way to achieve this, but it is not as secure as SSH. In this simple guide, I will tell you on how to setup a SSH server in Windows with freeSSHd.

With this setup, you can…

Maxthon is probably one of the best free alternative browsers that you have not heard of.  With Maxthon you get a lot of extra functionality on top of the basic browsing features.

Unlike Mozilla Firefox, Maxthon has the more advanced features preinstalled so you won’t have to download plugins just to customize the program.  Don’t get me wrong though, Maxthon…

After upgrading to Firefox 3.5, Google Gears users may notice that Google Gears is not compatible with Firefox version 3.5, rendering many web applications’ features that dependent on Google Gears not functioning, or not working. However, a new version of Google Gears, version 0.5.30.0 has been released to support Firefox 3.5 or above.

Google Gears is used by…

Internet Explorer 8 is the latest version of the familiar web browser you are most comfortable using, helping you get everything you want from the web faster, easier, more privately and securely than ever before.

Faster:
Internet Explorer 8 is more responsive with new pages and tabs, opening up fast and reliably. You can now get to the information…

Advanced System Care is a freeware used for system maintenance, system diagnostics, and system tune-up.  This utility offers all-in-one solution for speeding up your computer.  You may download the free version from CNET.

To start system maintenance, click on the Maintain Windows button. You will see the functions on the module such…

GSplit, from http://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/, is a free application used to split large files into smaller files. These smaller files can be easily copied to a floppy disk or any removable media.  It is also a good work around if your email has a quota on attachment size.

After transferring the smaller files, you don’t have to worry joining…

Vuze is a torrent client used to download files via the torrent protocol. It is one of the many peer-to-peer file sharing programs used to download torrent files over the internet. Vuze enables the user to browse, share, and search for high definition multimedia contents.

To start searching for torrent files type the keyword…