The idea of an individual or company giving away software or charging only a nominal sum for it makes a lot of PC users suspicious. Nevertheless, for little more than the cost of a PC magazine, you ...

Terms such as Freeware, Free software, Open source, Shareware, Trialware, Adware, Nagware, etc are often used to define programs. Does one really know the difference between freeware and free software ...

YOU MAY not know it, but not all software comes in shrink-wrapped boxes, nor is all software bought at retail stores. No, friends, there is a whole world of free and inexpensive software out there on ...

Our Special Focus this week takes a look at freeware and shareware tools you can use to monitor and track your network and applications. Our author ([email protected]) gathered up a few of the more ...

The concept of computer shareware goes back 15 years or more, and that’s a long time for anything connected with home PCs. In fact, shareware could be considered the first of many new marketing ...

The history of computer shareware began in the early days of networking nearly 20 years ago. And that’s a long time for anything associated with home PCs. In fact, shareware could be considered the ...

I just bought my first Windows box in about five years, and I miss all the freeware and shareware programs I had on my mac. Stuff like IRC clients and FTP programs and other apps that do other cool ...

A look at some tools that can help round out your management toolbox at little to no charge. In many cases, the best things in life are free – and when it comes to software applications that can help ...

ANSWER: A good place to look is on the Internet. One of the best shareware/freeware sites on the Internet is called Jumbo. It’s address is http://www.jumbo.com At ...

The early 1980s saw the emergence of a new breed of software developers who gave their games away for free (usually through dial-up BBSs) in the hope that some players would enjoy the games enough to ...

Have you ever read through the licence agreement that accompanies most commercial software packages these days? Don't bother, the gist of it is that you're basically only borrowing the program and ...