The Windows Package Manager is a free and open-source package manager designed by Microsoft for Windows 10 and Windows 11. It consists of a command-line utility and a set of services for installing applications. Independent software vendors can use it as a distribution channel for their software packages. If you’ve ever used Linux, it is king…
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What is Virtualbox?
Oracle VM VirtualBox is a type-2 hypervisor for x86 virtualization developed by Oracle Corporation. VirtualBox was originally created by InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2008, which was in turn acquired by Oracle in 2010. VirtualBox may be installed on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Solaris and OpenSolaris. There are also ports…
Gimp’s Foreground Selection Tool
Making precise selections in GIMP is crucial in almost any project. GIMP has several tools to do this. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. There is no one tool for everything. The new kid on the block is “Foreground Selection Tool.” This tool lets you extract the foreground from the active layer or from a…
GIMP The Free Photoshop Alternative
GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image manipulation and image editing, free-form drawing, transcoding between different image file formats, and more specialized tasks. It is not designed to be used for drawing, though some artists and creators have used it in this way. Like photoshop, playing the piano, or anything…
Snappy Driver Installer
If you’ve lost your driver discs, you’re unable to find drivers on the manufacturer’s web site or Windows Update can’t configure your hardware, use Snappy Driver Installer to quickly find and install all missing drivers. Snappy Driver Installer is a utility that accesses a massive database of divers against the hardware on your computer, updates…
Amazing Features In Rufus
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc. Rufus is amazing at creating OS installation media form ISO files that you’ve downloaded from the Internet, but did you know that Rufus can download those ISO files for you? Rufus can also disable all…
Free Diagram Editor
Dia is an application for creating technical diagrams. Its interface and features are loosely patterned after the Windows program Visio. Features of Dia include multiple-page printing, export to many formats (EPS, SVG, CGM, and PNG), and the ability to use custom shapes created by the user as simple XML descriptions. Get Dia! Get more Dia…
Best Free Video Editor
Kdenlive is a powerful free and open source cross-platform video editing program made by the KDE community. Feature rich and production ready. I’m not a professional video editor therefore I’ve never used any of the paid editors like Adobe Premiere, or Final Cut Pro, but I have tried a lot of free ones. I’ve used…
Revive An Old PC Or Chromebook
Chrome OS On An Old Computer Old PCs can still be useful even after viability. Installing Chrome OS on your old computer is a perfect option for that old machine. Chrome OS Flex is a version that you can install on almost anything. Flex can be installed on almost any computer manufactured in the last…
PhotoScape X Marks The Spot
PhotoScape X is a free/cheap photo editor that combines the ease Instagram with the power of LightRoom. You can make changes to a photo simply adding a filter for some pop, or you can dive deep and make lots of manual adjustment. In many ways it remind me of Google Photos, but more powerful. The…
Good-N-Free Meetup 