There are plenty of tools around to check your PC for missing updates, but most have significant issues. Soft4Boost Update Checker is good at detecting updates, for instance, but it won’t download or install them …

Managing the software on your PC can sometimes feel like a full-time job, as you have to find the best applications, download and install each one, then do your best to keep them up-to-date.
If you …

Oracle has released a major update to VirtualBox taking it up to version 4.2. The virtualization software is available for Windows, Linux and Mac, and now includes a new VM Group features that makes it easier …

Package managers are one of the best features of Linux, (mostly) straightforward tools which make it easy to install and update your preferred applications. Nothing gets even close to this on Windows, but several tools …

Popular media player VLC has been updated to version 2.0.2 and despite the minor version number increase, the changes should be immediately noticeable. The big news here is addition of support for Retina display so if …

Danish software developer Secunia ApS has released a brand new version of its free security audit tool for Windows users. Secunia PSI (Personal Software Inspector) 3.0 allows users to automatically scan their computer for missing Windows …

When managing a PC you’ll normally want software updates to be installed just as soon as they become available. But there may be occasional exceptions.
If you’re working on a slow and expensive mobile internet connection, …

It’s important for your PC’s security to install application updates just as soon as they become available, but if a program doesn’t check for these itself then that can be a challenge. Unless you have …

Google has just pumped out another stable release of its web browser as Chrome 19 sees the light of day. It seems as though new browser releases are becoming an almost daily occurrence these days, …

The PDF format is commonly used to deliver documents online and people are increasingly discovering that there is no need to use a bloated piece of software such as Adobe Reader to open them. Foxit …

Anyone with more than a passing interest in tweaking the look and feel of Windows is likely to be aware of the existence of WindowBlinds. This highly impressive customization tool from Stardock has been updated …