Google is more than a search engine. It also offers a catalog of excellent utilities like Google Talk, Google Earth, Picasa, Blogger and more. Plus a free SMART-based hard disk monitor. Continue reading →

After nearly 7 years clear run my regular publisher Cyber India Online (CIOL) is pulling the plug on their version of the Freeloader column. But this blog will survive. Oh Yes! It Will! This week read more about AudioManage, plus what’s happening at SourceForge: open-source Mecca and a quick take on WinRAR 3.5 versus open-source 7-Zip 4.25, as well as Microsoft August 2005 updates and why the Zotob worm failed. Continue reading →