You may not know the name IAC, but we’re betting you recognize the names Ask.com, FunWebProducts, Ask Toolbar, and SmileyCentral. They’re all products of Interactive Corporation which is IAC. And we’ve long been fighting against this corporate parasite because IAC makes a lot of money by deceiving and tricking computer users, just like you. They promise you everything… Read More »
Most of you know by now that one of the ways to keep your shutdown and startup times faster is by preventing unnecessary programs from starting with Windows. You don’t need things like printer monitoring software, chat programs, image editors/viewers, browsers, Adobe reader, email programs, etc. starting up with Windows. The more programs you have starting with Windows… Read More »
SoftPedia was once a great place to go for bug-free freeware. The other day I (TC) was working on someone’s computer wearing my Cloudeight Direct hat, when I determined that the customer could benefit from a freeware program. I wasn’t sure of the developer’s Web site URL so I google the name of the program and ended up… Read More »
OK so you finally bought a new computer after using that Windows XP computer for ten years. And you just brought your new Windows 8 computer home and you find, not to your surprise, that it’s loaded with bloatware, trialware, garbageware and all kinds of stuff you don’t want. And if it’s a brand new Windows 8 computer,… Read More »
If you don’t have a tablet and you don’t have a smartphone, you probably think you’re left out when it comes to some of those cool apps your Android friends are playing with. And if you have Windows 8, you’ve probably noticed the Windows App Store is rather barren compared to Apple’s App Store and Google Play. The… Read More »
About 2/3 (67%) of IncrediMail’s income comes from Google searches and advertisements. So Google is IncrediMail’s lifeblood. But now it seems there are rumblings that Google may soon terminate its contract with Google, maybe as soon as January 31, 2013. (Google has banned IncrediMail before — for six months in 2010). The speculation is that Google, whose policy… Read More »