Windows Explorer is the tool built into Windows that can be used to navigate and organise folders. It can be used in a couple of ways – as individual folder windows or as a file navigator with a tree structure. While both options have their uses, they also have limitations and this goes some way […]
Month: September 2025
Office & Business
Sep 28, 2025
SoftMaker Office for Mac 2024 build 1222Recommended
The prevalence of Microsoft Office means that sometimes it is easy to forget that other office suites exist. One such example is SoftMaker Office. The suite is made up of three main components: PlanMaker the spreadsheet tool, Presentations the presentation tool, and TextMaker the word processor. There’s also a macro tool called BasicMaker. In terms […]
System Tools
Sep 21, 2025
TextPad 9.9.8
TextPad is an excellent Notepad replacement with a stack of essential features. An Explorer-type sidebar makes it easy to find and open plain text files, for instance (ANSI or OEM code sets; DOS, Unix, Mac, Netscape or mixed end-of-line sequences). A tabbed interface means you can work on several files at the same time. And you […]
Office & Business
Sep 18, 2025
TeamTalk for Mac 5.20Recommended
Instant messaging tools are very useful for keeping in touch with friends and family, and the likes of Skype have also found their way into the workplace. The ability to communicate with colleagues and contacts around the world can be a great productivity boost and a massive help to business. TeamTalk is a free conferencing […]
Desktop Software
Sep 18, 2025
HyperSnap 10.3.2 (64-bit)
HyperSnap is an extremely versatile screen capture tool that includes an array of essential features. The program provides a lengthy list of capture types, for instance: full screen, active window, region, the virtual desktop (even extending over multiple monitors), freehand shapes, scrolling windows (a web site that’s too large for the screen, say), and more. […]
Office & Business
Sep 15, 2025
Foxit PDF Reader for Mac 2026.1.0
Foxit PDF Reader is the latest generation of Foxit Software’s lightweight and speedy PDF reader. Performance is great, with the program loading documents much faster than Adobe Reader. And it makes fewer demands on your system resources, too, consuming the minimal of hard drive space (Adobe Reader requires more than 100MB), and very little RAM when […]
Desktop Software
Sep 4, 2025
Take Command 36.52.87
Take Command is an alternative Windows command shell with many additional functions and features. The program’s interface provides a much more comfortable way to work at the command line. You’re able to have multiple tabbed console sessions; these have all the usual Windows editing features, and many more (you can cut and paste text from […]
Internet Tools
Sep 3, 2025
Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac 154.0Recommended
Thunderbird is an email client from Mozilla, the organisation better known for the Firefox web browser which has a great deal to offer. In addition to handling multiple email accounts, the program can also be used to subscribe to RSS feeds and access online newsgroups and a new tabbed interface makes it easy to jump […]