April 2016

Keep Until Closed is a brand new browser add-on for the Firefox web browser that improves the whitelisting of cookies in the web browser.

Mozilla removed one cookie related option with Firefox 44. Previously, Firefox users were able to select ask me every time in regards to cookie handling in the browser.

Seer is a free program for the Windows operating system that brings Mac-like file and folder previews to the Windows operating system.

While Windows ships with its own file preview system in Windows Explorer / File Explorer (use Alt-P to toggle it), it is limited to Explorer and not available elsewhere.

You cannot use it for instance to preview a file on your desktop, unless you open Explorer first, navigate to the desktop to do so.

Diskovery is a brand new storage analyzer for the Windows operating system by the makers of the great Bvckup 2 backup program.

The application is available as a beta version only currently, and only from third-party sites as the official project site has not been published yet.

You can download the program from Download Crew for instance currently. We will update the review once the site goes up, and then again when the program loses its beta status.

Advanced SystemCare Free, Pro and Ultimate are three programs for the Windows operating system designed to manage, optimize and protect PCs.

All programs are compatible with all recent and not so recent versions of the Windows operating system starting with Windows XP.

Advanced SystemCare 9.2 was the version used.

Windows 10 replaced the long-standing champion OS for gamers Windows 7 in Valve's Hardware and Software Survey for March 2016 as the most popular operating system.

Steam's Hardware and Software Survey, as the name suggests, is based on information that users who have participated in the survey have provided Valve with. It is therefore not a 100% accurate representation of all systems running Steam but still useful when it comes to hardware and software trends.

Project Centennial is an upcoming feature of Windows 10 that allows users to run converted desktop programs as UWP apps on PCs running the OS.

If you have followed Microsoft's Build 2016 Developer Conference last wee , you may know already that Microsoft plans to release release a converter that turns desktop programs into Universal Windows Platform apps.

Microsoft demonstrated the conversion of two games during the keynote but did not reveal information about the process at that time.

Find out how to convert a Microsoft Account to a Local Account on a computer system running Microsoft's new operating system Windows 10.

Microsoft Accounts are the default account type on machines running Windows 10. When you set up an account, it is the option that is offered to you first, and when you create new accounts on the system afterwards, the system suggests to sign in to a Microsoft Account or create a new one, before the option to create a local account is presented to you.

SMPlayer is a free media player for Windows operating systems and Linux that uses the free media engines MPV and MPlayer for playback.

Like most media players nowadays, SMPlayer ships with built-in support for many popular and even lesser known video and audio formats so that it does not rely on installed codecs for playback.

Kaspersky Internet Security is a long-standing security program for the Windows operating system by Russian security firm Kaspersky.

The program sits functionality-wise between the company's Anti-Virus and Total Security offerings. From a security point of view, it is offering more security features than Anti-Virus, and the same level of protective features as the more expensive Total Security product.

In addition to offering all features of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, it ships with a firewall, host intrusion prevention system and other security features.

Simplenote is a popular note taking app for Mac and various mobile operating systems that is now also available for Windows and Linux.

Windows users have quite a few options at their disposal to jot down some notes, from plain text files to sophisticated note taking applications with tagging and markdown support.

Simplenote, as the name suggests, wants to make things simple for the user. Problem is, there are a couple things that make it not as simple as it sounds.