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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We’ve decided to break away from our normal CyberNotes today to take an exclusive look at the features in Opera 9.5 (codename Kestrel). Opera has done a remarkable job of keeping the specs and features of Opera 9.5 under wraps.