The most recent Download Reviews from Computeractive

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 v9.0.0.459

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Friday 3 July 2009 at 00:00:00

Get the latest security suite and save 30%

Kaspersky Internet Security is the latest in the line of software packages offering full protection in one place. The antivirus component checks all emails as they arrive on the computer...

XnView 1.96.2

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Friday 3 July 2009 at 00:00:00

Convert images to another format

There is a huge number of different image formats and it is very frustrating to receive an image that cannot be opened....

Gdocbackup

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:19:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Friday 3 July 2009 at 11:19:00

Keep a local copy of your Google Docs files

Google Docs is a great online service but there are good reasons for keeping copies of your work on a computer....

Driver Genius Pro 9

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Wiles, Computeractive, Thursday 2 July 2009 at 00:00:00

Find & download the latest drivers

Re-installing Windows is actually an easy process. Although it can take time to get Windows back on your system, once it is installed you’re ready to go....

Joomla 1.5.12

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Thursday 2 July 2009 at 00:00:00

Host a complete website and let others contribute

Joomla is an impressive content management system that can be used for a solo effort website, or for websites with an active community of contributers....

Fast Duplicate File Finder 1.1

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:44:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Thursday 2 July 2009 at 10:44:00

Save hard-disk space without deleting important files

Duplicate files can be a big problem. They take up space that could be used for something else, and there can be confusion if one copy is edited and the...

NoScript for Firefox 1.9.5

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Tuesday 30 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Prevent websites from running potentially dangerous code

One security risk when browsing the internet is that many websites include scripts, small programs for particular tasks. Scripts can range from the wholly benign, for producing rounded corners on...

TeraCopy 2.01

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Monday 29 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Copy large numbers of files without risk

Copying files should be a very simple affair but if files are open or otherwise locked the operation will fail....

Cooliris for Firefox 1.11

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Monday 29 June 2009 at 00:00:00

View pictures as an image wall in Firefox

Cooliris for Firefox 3 (was Piclens) is a interesting way of viewing images from websites such as Flickr. The pictures are displayed as a photowall with a smooth 3D effect...

Vista Start Menu 3.151

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Sunday 28 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Much improved program Start menu

The Start Menu is something used everyday but the options for personalising it are rather limited. The Vista Start Menu is an alternative that puts more information on the screen...

Find and Run Robot 2.67.01

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:35:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Sunday 28 June 2009 at 15:35:00

Start programs without searching through the Start Menu

It doesn't take long for the Start Menu to contain so many sub menus that it becomes hard to find anything....

TweetDeck 0.26

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:52:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Saturday 27 June 2009 at 16:52:00

Get more from Twitter

Twitter is a great way to stay in touch with friends, but after you have started following a certain number of people it becomes hard to keep track of them...

Opera 10 Preview build 1606

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:54:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Saturday 27 June 2009 at 11:54:00

Take a look at the future of this web browser

Opera is a popular browser with some of the best support for standards. Opera 10 promises even faster web surfing, built in spell checker and HTML emails....

Bean 2.3.1

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Friday 26 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Lean and fast word processor for Mac

Rather than compete head to head with the like of Microsoft Word and OpenOffice, Bean is a small word processor with an emphasis on speed and not distracting from the...

Rapidweaver 4.2.3

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Friday 26 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Template-driven web design tool

It often seems that it is only possible to create really good-looking websites with an in-depth knowledge of complicated languages....

Digsby build 60

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Thursday 25 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Use one instant messenger for multiple networks

Keeping up to date with friends online is far more than just exchanging messages with instant messaging software. There are websites such as Facebook to consider, all with frequent updates....

Secunia PSI 1.5

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Check installed software is up-to-date

Keeping software up to date is an important part of staying safe online. It prevents problems from being exploited and may offer new features and improvements....

GoodSync 7.8.1.1

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Sync files across computers and USB keys

USB keys are very useful for transporting information but it can quickly become difficult to remember which files are the most up to date....

Always on Top Maker

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:27:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 14:27:00

Keep important information in view at all times

Some programs give you the option to keep them at the front of all other programs. The Windows Sidebar in Vista is a good example....

TED Notepad 5.4.2

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:21:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 14:21:00

An improved text editor for Windows

There are times when you need a text editor with better capabilities than Notepad, but without the formatting or Word....

TweakNow RegCleaner 4.4

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:53:00 GMT

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeractive, Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 10:53:00

Get rid of those old and obsolete registry entries

This is the software publisher's description. The Registry is a heart and soul of any Windows system. It contains information that controls how your Windows appears and how it behaves....

Google Chrome 2.0.172.33

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:56:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Tuesday 23 June 2009 at 16:56:00

Take a look at this exciting new web browser

Google Chrome is an interesting new web browser with some exciting technological changes. The most obvious of these is that the address bar is now 'inside' the tabs....

Notepad2 3.1.21

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Monday 22 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Excellent Notepad replacement

Notepad is great for quickly editing text documents but it is basic and this can make it harder to use....

Fresh Diagnose 8.10

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeractive, Monday 22 June 2009 at 00:00:00

Benchmark and diagnose PC faults

Find out exactly what your PC is doing with this diagnosis tool. It will analyse the PC and the tasks that are currently running, and will benchmark, or speed-test, the...

Microsoft Small Basic

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Monday 22 June 2009 at 16:21:00

A simple programming language for beginners

Learning how to program is an exciting project but one that can be hard to get into. Even the free Express Editions of the Visual Studio family are somewhat complicated....