Some shareware applications only give you a short period of time to try an application out before the time expires. A program called RunAsDate can solve that issue by letting you specify a "simulated" date and time to run an application. It’s almost like setting your system clock back, except that your clock is not actually affected by this (meaning the time in

It looks like ad-supported games could be the new way for developers to prevent older games from becoming extinct. Well, at least that's the route that Ubisoft is taking on four of their popular computer games.

I've posted the download links for Far Cry, Ghost Recon, Prince of Persia, and Rayman Raving Rabbids below. Most of them are pretty big downloads (1GB+) so you may want to get

Making image thumbnails in bulk can be a rough process. Until now I’ve used Easy Thumbnails to batch create the thumbnails on Windows, but I just found a program called ThumbGen today that is extremely simple to use.

With ThumbGen all you have to do is drag over the images from Windows Explorer that you want

There are plenty of backup services available that offer small amounts of storage space at no cost, but very few offer unlimited storage. The first two that come to my mind is Allmydata which charges $4.99 a month for unlimited storage, and Mozy Home which charges $4.95 per month. So for about $60 per year you can walk away with all of your important data safely backed up.

Do you have empty directories cluttering up your computer? The truth of the matter is that you probably don’t realize how many empty folders actually reside on your PC. Before using the free Remove Empty Directories program I had no idea that I had 219 folders that were not being used.

The program does require that you install it, but the whole thing is

While this rumor may be completely unconfirmed, and the source of this rumor (Computer Symposiums) credits an anonymous tipster, it's still interesting to speculate. Apparently Microsoft is working on a "secret operating system" which is being built with touch devices in mind.  This finger friendly operating system code-named Omnigo is said to be released sometime in 2008. Also interesting is that this would be another version of Windows

One of the nicest features in the upcoming Opera 9.5 is that the "save this password" prompt doesn't hold back the website from loading. This gives the site an opportunity to log you in before saving would could potentially be an incorrect username or password.

The latest Firefox 3 nightlies also have a similar feature, but I believe it is implemented a little better