7-Zip: A file archiver with a high compression ratio. Bulk Rename Utility: A free file renaming software for Windows. Bulk Rename Utility allows you to easily rename files and entire folders based upon extremely flexible criteria. Add date/time stamps, replace numbers, insert text, convert case, add auto-numbers, process folders and sub-folders….plus a whole lot more! CCleaner: A system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run [...]

Google Wave…the future of web-based personal communication/collaboration. Coming in late 2009.

Check out the evolution of answer-engine technology at Wolfram Alpha (tentatively scheduled to launch later this evening).

I’ve been playing with some software over the Christmas Holidays and I’m quite impressed with Digsby which is a multi-protocol IM (Instant Messaging) client.?On the never-ending quest for PC environmental simplification, I have used a number of multi-protocol IM clients over the years including;?Miranda,?Pidgin and?Trillian but never stuck with any of them. Up until a few weeks ago, I had been using?Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk (which alerted me to emails from my primary?Google Apps [...]

Gizmo’s Tech Support Alert is a great resource for finding legitimate freeware that, oftentimes, rival applications you are required to pay for. A few that I use and highly recommend are: CCleaner: Formerly branded as “Crap Cleaner”, CCleaner is a system optimizer that cleans temporary files from Windows operating system and a number of 3rd party applications, repairs the registry, uninstalls/removes programs from Uninstall menu and allows user to cleanup start menu, etc. Defraggler: File [...]