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Solar-powered calculator
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 29/09/2010
» More than a quarter of a century ago, a young man in America spent Christmas day finishing off a program he called Sun.
Fonts at a glance
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 08/09/2010
» Font C is simply the best small (21KB) font viewer I have had. It quickly shows you the full Roman alphabet in every font installed on your Windows computer.
One-task programs, small and fast
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 08/09/2010
» Time for another edition of Sharp Edged Tools. This is a collection of some recently discovered utilties which are small, fast, free and do one, and only one, exceptional thing, exceptionally well.
Make a website into a PDF
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 01/09/2010
» There are many reasons to make a web page into a PDF - to forward it, to save it, to print it, for example. But normal PDF printers usually make a terrible hash of the task.
Suite as it gets
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 01/09/2010
» There's a lot that goes into making "good" computer software, and the usual answer to the question of what is the best program is: "That depends."
Processes at work
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 25/08/2010
» At any sign of trouble, one of the more useful shortcuts on a Windows computer is Ctrl-Alt-Esc. It brings up the the Windows Task Manager, and there is a decent chance you can get help by clicking on the tabs labelled Applications and Processes.
Three-function deletion software
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 25/08/2010
» Multi Trash is an attractive solution to a potential problem which up until now could be solved only by having at least two programs to handle it.
New, fast way to read PDFs
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 18/08/2010
» Slim PDF Reader seems to be the smallest program available to read the popular PDF files that can be read on any computer.
Automate backups, and never forget
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 11/08/2010
» We all do backups, right? And almost all of us have incredibly sad stories, heart-wrenching stories, about why we don't have backups when the computer lets us down again.
Manage fonts more easily
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 11/08/2010
» It may seem like Microsoft-bashing that I'm picking on the pitiful giant for the second week in a row, but it's a coincidence. That said, the Microsoft Windows way of viewing and managing fonts is messier and less informative than the male method of managing his sock drawer.