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• Posted iTap RDP Remote Desktop for iPad to Apps for iPad
  The iPad may be the most useful information consumption device to come along in ages, but there are still times when you may need to access something you left on your computer back at the office. When you need...
• Posted How can I add songs to my iPhone without syncing to Top Drawer Downloads
  iPhone/iTouch/iPod to Computer Transfer is designed to help you back up your iPhone or iPod, so that you can recover any lost or missing music. It helps you copy songs either to your iPhone from a computer or from a computer to your iPhone without needing to use iTunes. With this package, you can back up and restore all of your iPod, iPhone, or iTouch content, including your favorite songs, videos, photos, play lists and more....
• Posted Move Me - Application Relocation to Top Drawer Downloads
  Before you re-install all your favorite applications on your new computer, take a look at this solution. I have wasted countless hours reinstalling software when I could have used a solution like Move Me to automatically transfer my software and settings from an old computer to my new computer. This works great to transfer from Windows XP to Windows 7. It also works for upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7....
• Posted How do I limit access to songs on my iPhone or iPod? to Sync2Play
  "Is there a way I can limit access to songs on my iPhone so that no explicit material gets played? I let my kids listen to music with my phone when we are riding in the car, but I don't...
• Posted Where to buy an iPad to Sync2Play
  If you're looking to buy an iPad but don't have an Apple Store in your area, there are plenty of other locations where you might be able to track one down. The easiest solution is to simply order an...
• Posted iPhone 4 screen protector with invisibleSHIELD to Sync2Play
  Like the previous iPhone models, having a screen protector for your iPhone 4 is a good way to extend the life of the device and prevent unwanted harm. There are a ton of screen protection options for iPhone and iPad...
• Posted Photogene iPad Photo Editor to Apps for iPad
  A photo editor seems like a required feature for a device like the iPad, instead Apple left it to the App Store to build a solution for the iPad. Photogene was a great solution for the iPhone and is...
• Posted BlogPress iPad Blog Editor to Apps for iPad
  If you're looking to post to your blog from your iPad, there are two routes you can go. Log in to the blog from Safari on your iPad or use a blog editing app. BlogPress aims to be that...
• Posted Can I Connect a Keyboard to my iPad? to Sync2Play
  "I'm trying to decide between a Netbook and Apple's new iPad. I need to be able to type quickly, which I can't do with an on-screen keyboard. Is it possible to connect an external keyboard to an iPad?" The iPad...
• Posted New design launched using Movable Type to Sheppard Mulin Test
  Our web site is sporting a new look and feel thanks to Movable Type and the Professional Template Set. The Professional Template Set makes it possible for just about anyone to get up and running with a new web...
• Posted Best Mac Fax Application to Software Update
  "What's the best fax application for Mac OS X?" If you need a fax application to send the occasional fax with your Mac, I wouldn't use an application at all. For the very occasional use, I recommend free fax site FaxZero. It allows you to upload a file to fax and choose a recipient for your fax without spending any money. If you need to receive faxes or want to send many faxes every month, there are some other suggestions I would make instead....
• Posted Best Free Twitter Software Client to Best Free Windows Software
  If you use Twitter daily, you might realize that using the Twitter.com Web interface isn't giving you the best access to Twitter. In the sea of solutions for Twitter, it can be hard to sort out which Twitter software is the best solution for what you need. Here are some that we find to be the best on your desktop....
• Posted My Kingdom for the Princess Walkthrough, Tips, and Cheats to Game Guides
  My Kingdom for the Princess is one of those great beat-the-clock games where you have to choose the right sequence of events to complete the level before time runs out. By gathering materials and repairing buildings, you clear the path...
• Posted Recover Missing Outlook Express Email to Software Update
  When your computer crashes and you lose your Outlook Express data file, there's a good chance panic sets in and you're wondering how you're ever going to recover all those important emails. The Outlook Express .DBX file is volatile under the best of conditions, so having the data file missing is a frightening prospect. In many cases, you can still get your Outlook Express email back, but the solution won't be a free one....
• Posted How to Use BitTorrent to Vista Torrent
  My friend sent me a link to download a movie from BitTorrent but I can't get the link to work. What do I have to do to download movies from BitTorrent? BitTorrent downloads, usually simply referred to as Torrents are...
• Posted Convert Vinyl to MP3 with Better Ion Turntable Software to Software Update
  If you've got one of those Ion USB Turntables, you've probably recorded a few albums using either Audacity or ez Vinyl Converter. While both of these software solutions will work for recording your music collection and converting it to CD or MP3, they are both incredibly frustrating. There's a more automated way to record albums from your Ion Turntable, but you'll need to download some additional software to make it work. The software upgrade recommended for getting more from your Ion Turntable: Download Spin It Again. The software fixes pops and clicks from old records automatically. It records the full side of an album and divides it into individual tracks. Spin It Again also looks up album information, adds your tracks to iTunes, and handles CD burning all from one convenient location. Using Spin It Again you no longer have to sit and mark a new track the way ez Vinyl Converter works, and the number of clicks required to make an album makes conversion a snap. Download Spin It Again and start getting better MP3 recordings from your old vinyl records and cassettes....
• Posted Best Educational Program or Game 2009 SIC People's Choice Awards to Software Update
  AceReader Pro by StepWare, Inc. AceReader Pro is a genuinely awesome application! If you want to improve reading comprehension and read faster for any reason, you should download this app right now. The drills and training, coupled with the Online Reader feature dramatically improve your reading and comprehension with just a few minutes of time invested each day. The payoff is you get those minutes back in the form of less time spent reading later. I have personally used AceReader Pro to boost my reading speed by an additional 100wpm and seen my comprehension go up too. [Windows XP/Vista Mac OS X $49.95]...
• Posted Best Business Application or Utility 2009 SIC People's Choice Awards to Software Update
  PayWindow by ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc. I don't have a payroll to process, so I'm taking the people's word for this one. I did take a look at the app and it seems to do everything I'd need if I had any payroll to process (and it's less confusing to my mind than QuickBooks). Manage pay periods, salaried and hourly workers, contract employees, and commissioned sales people for payrolls ranging from the simple to the complex. Cut checks for payroll, pay 941 payroll taxes, and generate 1099-MISC and W2 statements at tax time. Built-in backup means you won't lose your payroll data (as long as you use it). [Windows XP/Vista $69.95]...
• Posted Best Graphics Program or Utility 2009 SIC People's Choice Awards to Software Update
  Paint Shop Pro by Corel Corporation Paint Shop Pro kind of fell off my radar when it went from being developed by JASC to being part of the software acquiring Corel Corporation. It's always been a solid independent contender against the Adobe Photoshop empire, with the advantage of also supporting Photoshop plug-ins. From the image editing basics, to custom masking and image enhancements, there is very little you can't accomplish using Paint Shop Pro. The interface is fairly intuitive, eliminating some of the poking around to figure out how stuff works I have found in many of the free image editing solutions. If you're into High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography, PSP is among the easiest tools I've seen for building HDR images. One of the strongest features of the X2 Ultimate version is it's background removal, which allows you to creatively replace the background on almost any image. [Windows XP/Vista $79.00 or $99.00]...
• Posted Best Application 2009 SIC People's Choice Awards to Software Update
  TuneUp Utilities 2009 by TuneUp Distribution GmbH TuneUp is one of those Swiss Army Knife software apps, with many features under one roof. Its Disk Doctor performs error checking and repair on your drives. A file viewer allows you to take quick inventory of your hard drive. Many Windows tweaks are exposed for convenient configuration. Start-up application management effectively speeds up boot time, so you spend less time waiting for your computer to load. Tweaking the Windows logon and start screens is a standard feature. And most importantly, TuneUp includes software to recover deleted files and also software designed to permanently delete files beyond recovery. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I could spend all day listing the features in TuneUp, or you could simply download it and try it out for yourself. The registered license is good for up to 3 computers. [Windows XP/Vista $49.95]...
• Posted Best Overall Utility 2009 SIC People's Choice Awards to Software Update
  WinZip by WinZip International, LLC. With great free zip utilities like 7-zip it's hard to get excited about a file compression utility that costs money, but WinZip went way beyond just doing file compression years ago. If you download WinZip Pro, there are a ton of automation features that make it a handy solution for file management. Being able to run a scheduled zip job on your files and then automatically upload those files to an FTP site for backup is among the handiest of the WinZip features. Built-in DVD burning allows you to put your zip files on DVD. If you want to quickly dump your photos from SD card to a Netbook, WinZip also helps with some routine image processing tasks, without creating a massive footprint the way an image editor would. I'm still a big fan of WinRAR, but WinZip certainly has it's place too. [Windows XP/Vista $29.95 or $49.95]...
• Posted Can I watch Hulu on my Tivo? to Sync2Play
  Hulu and Tivo seem like the perfect marriage of two great services that achieve a similar goal - giving you the video you want, when you want it, without drowning you in commercials. Unfortuantely, there's no way to watch any...
• Posted Locking HDMI Cables? Really? to Sync2Play
  I can almost buy the hype Monster tries to sell us about needing heavily shielded HDMI cables. I say almost because there's some good evidence to suggest that you're simply overpaying for HDMI cables when you purchase the ones...
• Posted Must-Have Free Outlook Add-ins to Best Free Windows Software
  Extending Outlook with add-ins is a great way to maximize your productivity, as long as you choose wisely. In the list below, we include a bunch of handy features with an added benefit - all these add-ins are free....
• Posted How to Put PDF on Kindle to Sync2Play
  One of the biggest annoyances of Amazon's Kindle is lousy direct support for PDF files. With millions (billions? trillions?) of PDFs already out there, it seems short sighted to not make reading a PDF an integral part of the Kindle experience. So be it, if you want to read PDF files on your Kindle, here's the easy way to get the job done.
• Posted Recycle Electronics at Best Buy to Sync2Play
  Now, every U.S. Best Buy store will recycle just about any electronic device you have. Every store has free kiosks, just inside the door, for the small things like inkjet cartridges, batteries, cell phones, CDs/DVDs, PDAs, smartphones and Best Buy...
• Posted SoundClip Sound Enhancer for iPhone 3G to Sync2Play
  Ten One Design has just launched SoundClip, a passive sound enhancer that amplifies the audio on your iPhone 3G by 10dB between 5kH and 20kHz. It's a tuned conical deflection chamber designed to make the audio from your iPhone clearer...
• Posted HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA to Sync2Play
  I don't normally get excited about gaming systems. For the HP Firebird I'm making an exception. HP has done something interesting by rolling out a high performance gaming PC with a highly reasonable price.
• Posted My Email Buddy - Worst Gadget of CES09 to Sync2Play
  And the winner of Worst Gadget of CES 2009 goes to My Email Buddy. This device connects to your computer via USB and notifies you with lights, sounds, and a spinning postman when new email arrives. You can configure My Email Buddy for one or several email accounts. Why am I rating this worst gadget of CES09? Because it is probably the biggest productivity killer I've seen in a long time. All of the gurus who help people get focused on being more productive recommend turning off email notifications as one of the first steps to eliminating distraction in the workplace. My Email Buddy does the exact opposite, drawing massive attention to each new message. The only thing missing is something to drop confetti from the ceiling (maybe next year?).
• Posted Beats Tour In-ear Headphones Review to Sync2Play
  I listen to the audio in a ton of in-ear headphones ranging in price from the $20 range up to the $500 range. At the low end of the price range, the headphones typically sound cheap. At the high end, they sound amazing, but never amazing enough that I'm willing to pay for it. Monster Cable hits the sweet spot with the Beats by Dr. Dre Beats Tour in-ear headphones, offering a great sounding headphone at a price that isn't going to break the bank.