Recently, one of my subscribers wanted to know about a free program to let him fill in PDF forms.
I made a quick check and realized that the free PDF reader Foxit Reader would do this. While Foxit Reader also has a Pro Pack available to add additional functions, the free version does almost everything that [...]

Subscriber Helen wrote about a software problem:
Terry, while my computer was being worked on I was told I had word pad but needed the code to be able to open it. Can you help me open it in order that I might be able to use it. I do not like [...]

What is Wikipedia? It’s the free encyclopedia. More interestingly, it’s a free online encyclopedia that is edited by its readers.
You may have already heard the name “wiki”, which is the name for a type of web site that is created by its visitors. Many wikis allow anonymous editing, at least to some extent.
More wiki’s require [...]

In the Using Google Maps article, we saw how we could find a location on the maps. Then, we saw that we could see a satellite view and even a hybrid view with the map superimposed over the satellite view. We could zoom, too.
Google has another neat satellite-view program. This one is Google Earth, which [...]

I guess it’s been a long time since I’ve gotten on the Firefox versus Internet Explorer subject in my newsletter. For a while last year, I beat it to death…
But, recently, in responding to a reader’s question, I mentioned that I recommended Firefox over IE for web browsing. His response was “You Do?”
The reason that [...]

OpenOffice.org is a free software office suite, available from the website of the same name. Most people just shorten the name to “OpenOffice,” but the “.org” is really part of the software’s name.
But, a lot of people like to drop the “.org” and refer to the free suite as OpenOffice.
Why is that part of the [...]

The Picasa photo editor and organizer will surprise you with its unique interface and its amazing power. With Picasa, you can easily edit photos with basic fixes, as well as adding any of 12 lighting and color effects. You can organize your photos, write captions on them, and even order prints.
One way you can [...]