Freeware & Open-Source Software
Software can be obtained using several different purchasing models. While most modern software is now paid for on a subscription…
Defragmentation
During the normal functioning of a computer, the data stored on a hard disk drive (“HDD”) becomes fragmented. This negatively…
Anti-virus software
Anti-virus software looks for software or activities that it recognises as malware. The software searches through files on a computer…
Voice recognition software
Under construction… For many years, the only speech-to-text applications available were costly proprietary apps such as Dragon Speech-to-Text software. Speech…
The boot process
Rather than “starting” a computer, we talk about the boot process and booting up. This process covers what happens from…
File compression
File size can be reduced by compressing (“squashing”) files using a file compression utility. The amount of “space saved” depends…
Software compatibility
This post deals with software compatibility issues and solutions. Software is usually designed to be backwards compatible, in other words,…
Beta version software
A Beta release (or Beta version) of software is when software is provided to a select group of customer users…