April 14, 2011
What do you do with installed software that you don’t need? You uninstall them, and move on to the next candidates. But the problem is, uninstallation under Windows often equals litter, small and non-functional files that will only hog and slow down your system. Most of the time, you’ll need help from third-party uninstallers such as ZSoft Uninstaller.
November 10, 2010
They slow your computer down, they ask for your money annually and they rate no better than various free products when compared by AV-comparitives.org. If you have an ongoing relationship with Norton or McAfee, it’s time to break up. Happily, both companies provide free software for doing just that. Most people who have Norton or [...]
October 13, 2010
Most people have dropped their hard-earned cash on a brand new computer at some point. Unless you’re a Linux convert or Apple-enthusiast, chances are your shiny new PC came with the latest copy of Windows. But is that all it came with? Manufacturers have always seen fresh OEM Windows installs as blank canvases for passing [...]
June 3, 2010
The trouble with using a shared public computer is that you can’t really control what software is being installed there. The one that we use together at my office is so bloated with so many strange applications that the “Start – Applications” menu is bigger than the computer screen itself. While doing the research for [...]
June 1, 2010
By nature, humans always want to improve their quality of life by finding or inventing the easiest possible way to do something. This basic behavior continues on even in the digital age. Computer users rely on applications to make their computing life easier. But life is not static. What we consider as the best solution [...]
March 5, 2010
CleanMyMac is a handy all-in-one utility for keeping your Mac clean and healthy. In a matter of minutes, the app scans your files and folders for unnecessary items that are taking up valuable space on your machine – from caches and logs to extensions and universal binaries; saving you an average of 2-3GB on your [...]
March 3, 2010
You must be thinking, “If AppCleaner was already featured as one of the 15 must-have apps, then why on earth is MakeUseOf suggesting AppZapper?” You ask a valid question. AppZapper is so much more than just an uninstaller. Don’t let the simple outlook fool you. Under that basic drag-and-drop interface hides an amazingly capable app [...]
October 26, 2009
It’s a common problem among computer users: after a few months, our computers become weighed down by programs and all sorts of other junk, and inevitably become sluggish. For the less tech-savvy users, this may induce thoughts like “Why is my computer so terrible?” or “I guess I could always upgrade this… what-cha-ma-callit RAM thing”. [...]
September 29, 2009
Why is an uninstaller a useful app to have in your armory? Normally, the better designed programs come with an uninstaller of their own. They are designed keeping in mind ease of installation, upgrades, configuration and uninstallation. That’s a complete package. But not all in the scattering of software programs are made keeping in mind [...]
July 24, 2009
Have you ever tried to install a program only to get an error message that another installation or un-installation is pending? Maybe you have seen unknown errors during installs or just crap lying around from previous uninstalls? Maybe an installation did not complete and now you can not uninstall or re-install it? How do you [...]
