Category Archives: software

Software is the stuff that uses you PC hardware to complete some purpose.

My Essential Software List

Some of the useful applications that I have to have on my Windows XP based system to keep it running optimally. All are FREE!

Essential Free Software
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Creating Posts & Pages in Windows Live Writer

To start you should have some idea of what Posts and Pages are so you know which to create. Posts are great for information that is date specific and degrades with time. News and stories tend to fall in this … Continue reading

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Windows XP Service Pack 3

I have installed the service pack to these 5 systems so far with no hassles. P4 Desktop System HP 6110 Celeron Notebook Dell Precision M60 Celeron Notebook Acer Travelmate Notebook Dell Latitude D630 Notebook I will add more details as … Continue reading

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Windows Live Writer and WordPress

I use Windows Live Writer v2008 (WLW) to edit and create new pages for my WordPress (WP) blog. And I use it to enable my clients, who are often technologically challenged to be able to create new and edit old … Continue reading

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Free Open Source Replacements for Common Desktop Applications

Here I am specifically looking for desktop software for Windows XP, not online versions. This is mainly because in South Africa bandwidth is still a problem and most people are still on dial-up.

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