Adobe Photoshop is a legend of a program. Unfortunately, it is also legendarily complicated and expensive, which makes things difficult for the average user. Even if you get past the intimidating price tag, Photoshop’s maze of layers, masks and magic tools can make even the bravest prospective user doubt their ability. Surely there’s an easier […]

Windows: Reinstalling the operating system is a pain, especially when you come to the part where you have to search, download and install your favorite apps. With Smart Installer Pack you can avoid these three boring steps and install your most frequently used utilities in a snap. Simply click on its icon and the installation […]

When looking for a decent suite for photo editing and designing, one usually considers the most popular choices such as Photoshop or GIMP. But in the Web 2.0 era, desktop software is not the only alternative. In fact, you can find excellent online graphic tools with which to edit, optimize and share your images – […]

One of the great things about blogs is that they’re often a great source of the latest news before it’s officially been announced. Time is therefore of the essence when blogging and one way to significantly speed-up your blogging response time is by adding a blogging widget to your dashboard. Mac users are spoilt for […]

The world financial crisis everybody has been talking about during the last few months does not affect only big banks and international corporations. Average people, people like you and me, also have trouble trying to make ends meet by the end of the month. Prices, taxes and mortgage rates are constantly raising while wages seem […]

In previous articles, we’ve often dedicated time to extolling the virtues of Linux. However, as with Windows and Mac OS X, there are plenty of reasons why the OS with the penguin mascot might not be the best choice for your PC.
Here are our top 10 reasons why you should leave Linux to the geeks […]

Windows: I guess you already know GIMP, the popular open-source image editor. The good news is that now you can take GIMP anywhere with you with Portable GIMP, a special version of this powerful photo editing software that has been specifically developed to be installed and run from a removable USB memory device.
Mac:  After playing […]

Gimp is one of the most popular free open source image editors around and quite rightly - it’s remarkably powerful and easy to use for a free image editor. However, those Mac users used to the the luxurious surrounds of Photoshop probably have a hard time a) using a program called “Gimp” to edit their […]

Linux is one of those things that most general PC users stay clear of because traditionally it has been viewed as intimidating to setup and use especially when it comes to installing external components. Nowadays, that’s not really the case because the most recent releases of Linux distributions are the most user friendly ever.
Still, for […]

I don’t think many people would dispute the claim that Photoshop is the best desktop photo editing suite out there. Likewise, most people would agree that it’s probably too expensive for the average home computer user. Things are changing though, and there are now a number of viable alternatives to the Adobe package that won’t […]

I don’t know about you, but I think there are way too many ridiculous brand and product names in today’s tech world. I’ve just taken this quiz that illustrates the similarity between nonsensical Web 2.0 names and some the equally ridiculous pharmaceutical brands out there. Testing software all the time, I regularly come across applications […]

It wouldn’t be too daring to say that everyone has a digital photo camera at home which, in turn, means that most of us have an impressive photo collection. We no longer need to care about film rolls being wasted or pictures not coming up well, so we simply keep on clicking and capturing anything […]

My friend and colleague Nick just published a post comparing the merits of internet TV programs Miro (formerly known as ‘Democracy Player’) and Joost. While he has laid out a convincing argument for why he believes Miro to be the better option, I must say that I completely disagree with him.
Here’s why:
(1) The open-source question. […]

People tend to believe that proprietary software is better simply because you pay for it. A paid license is somehow taken as a quality certificate that makes sure this application has been created by a professional team of developers, designers and testers. But you know that’s not always true.
While proprietary software is usually a high […]

Adobe are behind some of the most important technologies and applications in modern computing. Much like Google and Microsoft, it’s difficult to imagine a normal working day which doesn’t involve using at least one of their products. Blog posts like this beg the question - can you replace your Adobe apps with a free alternative? […]