H&R Block is taking a cue from AOL. In major computer magazines this month, H&R Block is providing free CD-ROMs of its TaxCut tax software to readers. The CDs were spotted in PC Magazine and PC World. The same program costs $10 on TaxCut's Web site, so it's a pretty good deal. It's the ...

by Todd Carter on Jan 23rd 2006 3:10PM

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What's almost as good as freeware? How about 99-cent software that's available for Windows and Macs and that constantly backs up your files in the background? NTI Shadow 2 does just that for under a buck. It works with any attached drives, including pen drives, MP3 players and, of course, hard ...

by Todd Carter on Dec 12th 2005 3:30PM

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Is crap piling up on your hard drive? CCleaner, which stands for Crap Cleaner, is a freeware cleaning tool for Windows that's worth every penny -- and probably about $24.99 more.CCleaner's developer is constantly updating the program (just look at the extensive version history, the most recent ...

by Todd Carter on Jun 23rd 2005 12:47PM

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Haul me out back and hang me by my kneecaps, but I've never cared for the freeware photo viewer IrfanView. It's free ... and it's free. Those are the good words I have for a program that has what I consider an unintuitive interface (but, I understand, plenty of features). When I first saw it, I ...

by Todd Carter on Jun 21st 2005 8:30PM

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