Category Archives: Freeware Picks

Every week we feature a freeware program that meets our very high standards. All freeware picks are free for home & personal use and contain no spyware or adware and do not bundle other applications with them.

Our freeware picks are the best of the best…

Don’t Despair. Come to think of it, why not?

Despair.com “…The secret to success is knowing who to blame for your failures.” Enough of those smiley faces! Down with those perky people who smile in the face of disaster, laugh at the inequity in the world, and ride their bikes through rain puddles giggling like a hyena. Enough! I tell you. Are you sick of inspiring aphorisms… Read More »

Deleted files are not really deleted…but

Secure Delete Files NOTICE- AS OF JUNE 16, 2015,  this program, in fact, this web site was not available. To erase deleted files beyond recover you can use Recuva, CCleaner, or Eraser. Recuva can be downloaded from http://goo.gl/5ayYTl CCleaner can be downloaded from (make sure  you get the free version)  http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner Eraser can be downloaded from http://eraser.heidi.ie/ These three programs… Read More »

Wander through the forest and find great photos

Forest Wander Who doesn’t like beautiful pictures of nature, besides EB? She doesn’t like anything. But really, who doesn’t like looking at beautiful photos of forests, mountains, flowers, wildlife, landscapes, etc.? This Cloudeight Site Pick features hundreds of high-resolution photos of nature — by category – from Forest Trails, to Mountains, to Wildlife to the unusual. It’s too bad this… Read More »

A New Kind of Sushi

VocabSushi I really don’t like sushi, its taste reminds me of the smell of rotting carp floating on Sandusky Bay in the waning days of summer. I had enough rotting carp growing up, thank you. But his is not your standard seaweed saturated sushi — this is VocabSushi, no seaweed here, just words to learn and, better yet,… Read More »

You Say It’s Your Birthday…

The Birthday Calculator I want to tell you that if you were born after 1811 you can use this site. EB was the first one to test this site and she told me it didn’t work for her since she was born in ought nine — 1809 that is. She’s had numerous facelifts and a lot of plastic… Read More »

RAM: It’s Not Just a Pickup Truck

RAM: It’s Not Just a Pickup Truck Darcy used to tell me that the single biggest boost you can give your computer is to add more RAM. Way back then (1996) I was fearful of opening my computer case and playing inside with the computer’s innards. But good ol’ EB, bent on impressing me with her vast computer… Read More »