Back in the late 90s, the rage was to make Internet software as easy to use as possible. Indeed, I ran a business based around producing a suite of software that got users on to the net with ease. One particular suite, Turnpike, was sold to Demon Internet, for millions of pounds, before Microsoft started […]
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Office & Business
Mar 20, 2026
Apache OpenOffice for Mac 4.1.16
If a friend or colleague asks you to recommend an office suite, your first thought is likely to be Office for PC or iWork for Mac. But both don’t come cheap, which can make it a prohibitive cost for an individual or small business. The need to run Office for compatibility’s sake is no longer […]
Internet Tools
Mar 14, 2026
FlagFox for Firefox 6.1.96
Flagfox is a simple Firefox extension that displays a flag icon to represent the current website’s server location. Hovering your mouse over the flag will reveal the server’s IP address, and double-clicking it provides access to a map of the server, ISP details, Whois records and more. While this all sounds very basic, it’s surprising […]
Desktop Software
Mar 13, 2026
QOwnNotes 26.8.5
QOwnNotes is a versatile open-source notepad and to-do list manager. The strong core editor handles rich text notes, with images, hyperlinks, tables and text styling. You can create documents by clicking buttons and menu items, or entering markdown, and the results may be exported as PDF or HTML. You’re able to organise your notes into […]
Desktop Software
Mar 12, 2026
FileSeek 7.2
FileSeek is a powerful portable search tool which can locate files by name, or matching text. The program’s familiar interface means you’ll be using it right away. Select a path to search and an “Include” pattern – like *.txt – to find files of a particular type, say, and optionally enter text to locate within […]
System Tools
Mar 3, 2026
PhraseExpress 18.0.76
PhraseExpress is a clever text replacement tool that adds productivity-boosting features to almost every Windows application. It can automatically expand commonly used phrases, for instance. Type “adr” and the program can replace it with your address; enter “sig” and it could be expanded to your regular signature. You’re able to create as many phrases as […]
Office & Business
Mar 2, 2026
ActivePresenter Free 10.1.0
ActivePresenter Free is a capable screen recorder with a lot of potential applications. At a minimum you might set it up to record a fixed area, an application window or the entire display. It’ll then record what’s happening at a click, before exporting the results to images (JPEG, PNG) or video (WMV, AVI, MPEG4, WebM). […]
System Tools
Feb 26, 2026
Multi Commander 16.1.0
Navigating files and folders in Windows has – it’s true – become easier with each successive release, but there’s still one major problem that’s never been addressed by Microsoft: the single folder view. Despite the existence of the Favorites Bar, copying or moving files from one folder to another usually involves opening two separate folder […]
Desktop Software
Feb 24, 2026
Advanced SystemCare 19.5.0.231
Without regular maintenance, your once fast PC is liable to grind to a crawl and become frustrating to use. Things might even slow down to the point that you think it’s time to invest in a new computer – but this is probably not necessary. With IObit Advanced SystemCare you have everything you need to […]
Internet Tools
Feb 20, 2026
OnionShare 2.6.5
OnionShare is an open-source Tor-based tool for sharing files securely and anonymously. Rather than using public servers (from companies such as Google Drive, DropBox, WeTransfer) to host your files for sharing, OnionShare uses the ‘DarkNet’, meaning no-one knows where they are hosted, sourced or who supplied them originally. This is powered by the popular Tor […]