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The newest revision of Auslogics Disk Defragmentation utility is gaining functionality that once was the domain of paid programs. Where it once only defragmented files, it now defragments files, consolidates space, and will move system files to the beginning of the drive – essentially most of what Diskeeper revision 6 did a few years back.
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First, the title choice is mine. There seems to be no Plus Pack for Windows 7 from Microsoft. There also appears to be no Power Toys coming either. With the changes to the way Microsoft does things, there might be a few things that get very popular, and come from CodePlex, but there’s no guarantee.
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It’s getting less and less often that freeware for the Windows operating system stays free. The trend I’m seeing is to update the software, then make it shareware or incredibly annoying nagware.
Auslogics must be doing well with their paid products (which you should take a look at, out of courtesy), because the Disk Defragmenter has [...]

One of the things I do everyday, between other things I must do, is check out what software has been released, both commercial and freeware, as well as the ever dwindling category known as shareware.
As I was perusing the releases this morning on Betanews, I happened to take a closer look at the Panda Antivirus [...]

Yes, it’s happening. Microsoft has the idea that opening a storefront will somehow be a good thing this year.
In truth, the lack of things to fill a store would seem to make it an improbable thing to do. You can only stack Xboxes, Zunes, and palettes of Windows 7 a few times before it becomes [...]

Some of us never grow up. I know I’m trying hard to not lose that part of me that enjoys play.
Toward that, I was looking around for something fun to do on the computer, when I found this program.
This has got to be the coolest thing for anyone who ever played with LEGO bricks! You [...]

When I started in computers, DOS 3.3 was what most of the computers ran on, and we were anxiously awaiting the release of DOS 4.0. (What did we know, this was before Microsoft had problems with programming) In those days, the operating system did not do anything but the most essential things, and Microsoft left [...]