by Lee Mathews on July 31, 2009 at 05:00 PM

What's better than a free trial? Why, when something's free forever, of course! While I agree with that statement on the Nero 9 Free Edition download page, I'm not going to recommend any of you rush over to download it. Why not? I've got eight reasons. 1. They're asking for your email before giving out the download link. Not a huge deal, I know, but it's still annoying. I'd recommend using ...
by Lee Mathews on April 28, 2009 at 01:00 PM

Most of my customers still think Nero and Roxio are the only people that make burning software. Most of you know better - there are tons of good, free burning applications for Windows. Here's a quick list of five that I enjoy using. If your favorite isn't mentioned, share it with us in the comments!
ImgBurn (pictured above) Since most of my recording tasks involve ISO files or burning entire ...
by Brad Linder on September 29, 2008 at 04:00 AM

Nero and TiVo are launching a new application called LiquidTV. Basically, LiquidTV is TiVo. But instead of running on a set top box, the software runs on a Windows PC. Users get all the basic features that come with TiVo, including the abililty to watch live and recorded TV, pause live programs, and record programs for viewing later. You can also burn videos to a DVD or compress them to save ...
by Lee Mathews on August 5, 2008 at 01:00 PM

If you frequent our site (and you do, because you're cool), you've probably read this article about the 5 most annoying apps on your PC. Well, it's time for another installment - this time with alternatives that offer the functionality you want without the annoying, fetid bloat that you don't. Note: before the gripes start, to compare apples to apples I'm only offering apps that need to be ...
by Brad Linder on November 28, 2007 at 12:00 PM

TiVo, the company that has become pretty much synonymous with the idea of the digital video recorder plans to create a PC version of the software it uses on set top boxes. The company is partnering with Nero to develop the software. Up until recently, TiVo's Linux-based software was designed to run only on TiVo-branded boxes. But over the past year TiVo has been partnering with cable companies ...
by Brad Linder on October 22, 2007 at 04:00 PM

Here at Download Squad we're always installing the latest and greatest version of whatever software we can get our hands on. But you know what? Sometimes there are more problems and solutions in those updates. And sometimes we get nostalgic for the early days of Winamp 2 or Nero 5. It turns out there are plenty of places to download old versions of newer software. If you've got a computer in the ...
by Brad Linder on October 2, 2007 at 01:00 PM

Looking for a good CD/DVD burning utility, but short on cash? Yesterday we mentioned that CDBurnerXP had been updated to include Blu-Ray and HD-DVD support among other things. And in the comments one reader pointed out another excellent (and free) disc burner. InfraRecorder is an open source utility that doesn't skimp on features or accessibility. Once installed, you'll notice you can either ...
by Brad Linder on September 29, 2007 at 02:00 PM

It's been a busy week here at Download Squad headquarters. And we assume you've had a busy week too. So if you've fallen behind on your tech news, here are a few things you might have missed during the week ending September 29th, 2007. Download Squad interviews Evan Jones of 360desktop - Video Ever get the feeling that there's just not enough space for all the shortcuts, temporary files, and ...
by Brad Linder on September 27, 2007 at 11:00 AM
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Nero 8 is due out next week, although if you look around, you might be able to find a download link today. The latest version of Nero's popular CD/DVD burning suite includes support for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD videos, uploading videos to websites including YouTube, and MySpace, and a new disc recovery tool that lets you salvage data from corrupted CDs and DVDs. Probably the most striking thing ...
by Brad Linder on September 11, 2007 at 02:00 PM

Sure, Nero 8 is due out on October 1st. But if you can't wait to get your hands on the next version of this popular CD/DVD burning application, you can download a trial version at Softpedia today. What's intriguing is that word on the street is that there's a full version of the software floating around the BitTorrent networks already. There's a good chance it's the same version you can ...
by Brad Linder on August 30, 2007 at 05:00 PM

Nero has announced that it will release the next version of its popular CD/DVD burning suite on October 1. Nero 8 will include a new interface for burning and ripping audio and video discs. The software is optimized for Windows Vista, and includes support for creating Blu-Ray and HD-DVD video discs. Other updates include:
Upload videos to Youtube, MySpace, and My Nero with one click
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