About OnSoftware
OnSoftware was started in the early days of 2007 as a place to open up the discussion about software and its impact on our daily lives. Sitting on top of Softonic, an archive of over 55,000 free and commercial applications, OnSoftware offers original, expert writing covering software news, reviews, help, advice and tips.
The same editors who have reviewed thousands of applications and who scour the net to keep Softonic up-to-date, bring their experience to a new format that allows for a broader discussion surrounding the central idea that software is an essential part of our daily lives.
Editor
Tom Clarke
A keen blogger in his spare time, he brings an eagle-eyed editorial attitude to the blog and never misses an opportunity to spend some time on fact checking and grammar-police duties. His other hobbies include tinkering with his iMac and reading popular fiction.
Contributing Editors
Cyril Roger
After studies in business and journalism, Cyril joined Softonic where he covers all the new Mac and Windows software. He points the finger squarely at RSS as the reason why he’s hooked on 24 hour news. You can expect him to use his journalistic reasoning to squeeze the relevant points from any story.
Elena Santos
Despite her degree in English Literature, Elena has recovered nicely and now correctly spends too much time in front of the computer, like the rest of us. Everything she knows about bits and bytes is self-taught, led by her interest in technology and a healthy addiction to WoW.
Nick Mead
When Softonic first informed Nick that he’d be doing Windows, he turned up to work with a bucket and sponge. Since then, it has been a steep learning curve from the exalted position of Windows Content Editor to the stage where if there’s something about shareware he doesn’t know, it ain’t worth knowing. Nick’s interests range from political issues to helping people who don’t know what keyboards are on Yahoo Answers.
James Thornton
James has been a tech journalist for several years, and has written for and edited several PC and Internet-related magazines and web sites. Analysing the latest developments and trends in the software world represents a big turnaround in James journalism career, which began years ago with a radio report from the local sewage treatment plant.
Francesca Migliorini
After years of semiotics - nobody really knows what that is - communication science and multimedia communication, Francesca worked as reporter in Rome and London. Now she has landed in Barcelona to cast her critical eye on what’s happening online, always keeping in mind that new technologies must be at people’s service to improve their quality life, and not the other way round.
Former Contributing Editors
Tony Aldridge
It has long been Tony’s ambition to bring computers to the masses. A computer in every home, he says. How about it? He has worked as a journalist, PR guru, English teacher and curry-maker - a complex skill set he intends to use in its totality at Softonic. Expect attention to detail and spicy industry news from this former spinmeister.
Eric Lussier
Eric had spent several years developing financial software for the Canadian government before immersing himself full time in the world of software reviews. With a life long digital love affair and a computer engineering degree, he brings solid technical knowledge and a perfectionist eye towards interfaces, even though he couldn’t design one if his life depended on it.